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- Title
Longitudinal evaluation of tumor microenvironment in rat focal brainstem glioma using diffusion and perfusion MRI.
- Authors
Magdoom, Kulam Najmudeen; Delgado, Francisco; Bohórquez, Ana C.; Brown, Alec C.; Carney, Paul R.; Rinaldi, Carlos; Mareci, Thomas H.; Ewing, James R.; Sarntinoranont, Malisa
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Brainstem gliomas are aggressive and difficult to treat. Growth of these tumors may be characterized with MRI methods.<bold>Purpose: </bold>To visualize longitudinal changes in tumor volume, vascular leakiness, and tissue microstructure in an animal model of brainstem glioma.<bold>Study Type: </bold>Prospective animal model.<bold>Animal Model: </bold>Male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 9) were imaged with 9L gliosarcoma cells infused into the pontine reticular formation of the brainstem. The MRI tumor microenvironment was studied at 3 and 10 days postimplantation of tumor cells.<bold>Field Strength/sequence: </bold>Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI were performed at 4.7T using spin-echo multislice echo planar imaging and gradient echo multislice imaging, respectively.<bold>Assessment: </bold>Tumor leakiness was assessed by the forward volumetric transfer constant, Ktrans , estimated from DCE-MRI data. Tumor structure was evaluated with fractional anisotropy (FA) obtained from DTI. Tumor volumes, delineated by a T1 map, T2 -weighted image, FA, and DCE signal enhancement were compared.<bold>Statistical Tests: </bold>Changes in the assessed parameters within and across the groups (ie, rats 3 and 10 days post tumor cell implantation) were evaluated with Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.<bold>Results: </bold>Day 3 tumors were visible mainly on contrast-enhanced images, while day 10 tumors were visible in both contrast-enhanced and diffusion-weighted images. Mean Ktrans at day 10 was 41% lower than at day 3 (P = 0.23). In day 10 tumors, FA was regionally lower in the tumor compared to normal tissue (P = 0.0004), and tumor volume, segmented based on FA map, was significantly smaller (P ≤ 0.05) than that obtained from other contrasts.<bold>Data Conclusion: </bold>Contrast-enhanced MRI was found to be more sensitive in detecting early-stage tumor boundaries than other contrasts. Areas of the tumor outlined by DCE-MRI and DTI were significantly different. Over the observed period of tumor growth, average vessel leakiness decreased with tumor progression.<bold>Level Of Evidence: </bold>2 Technical Efficacy: Stage 3 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2019;49:1322-1332.
- Publication
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2019, Vol 49, Issue 5, p1322
- ISSN
1053-1807
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/jmri.26315