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MR angiographic investigation of transient focal cerebral ischemia in rat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11477649     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Contrast agent free time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) was applied to the intraluminal thread occlusion model of experimental stroke in rat. It was combined with perfusion- and diffusion-weighted imaging (PWI and DWI) sequences to correlate occlusion and reopening of the middle cerebral artery with alterations in these well-established magnetic resonance sequences. Since TOF-MRA can be repeated without limitations, the time course of vascular patency is demonstrated during an experimental period of up to 8 h (2 h control, 1 h ischemia, 3-6 h reperfusion). With an acquisition time of 10 min, TOF-MRA proved to be suitable to analyze the vascular state of occlusion and reperfusion repetitively in longitudinal studies. Spatial resolution was sufficient to observe neurovascular structural details. In eight out of 10 animals complete vessel occlusion by the intraluminal thread could be validated by an entirely extinguished signal of the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) in the angiograms. This was in accordance with a perfusion deficit in the MCA vascular territory detected by PWI (reduction to 30.4 +/- 7.4% relative to contralateral side) and a disturbance of water ion homeostasis monitored by DWI in this area. One animal showed a delayed occlusion after 30 min of MCA occlusion, in another animal vessel occlusion failed. In seven out of the eight successful occlusion experiments there was immediate reperfusion after withdrawal of the thread. One animal showed a delayed reperfusion after suture retraction. Remarkable hemispheric differences in vascular branching of the MCA could be recognized in three out of 10 animals. In conclusion, TOF-MRA is considered a helpful method to survey even in small laboratory animals the correct time course of vascular occlusion and reopening in experimental ischemia, and provides complementary information to the tissue perfusion status monitored by PWI and the ischemic lesion territory detected by DWI.
Authors:
M Besselmann; M Liu; M Diedenhofen; C Franke; M Hoehn
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  NMR in biomedicine     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0952-3480     ISO Abbreviation:  NMR Biomed     Publication Date:  2001 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-07-30     Completed Date:  2001-09-13     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8915233     Medline TA:  NMR Biomed     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  289-96     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research, Department of Experimental Neurology, Cologne, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Hemodynamics
Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnosis*,  physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Male
Models, Animal
Rats
Rats, Wistar

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