scholarly journals Value of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) in Differentially Diagnosing Angiomatous Meningiomas and Solitary Fibrous Tumors/Hemangiopericytomas

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 5992-5996
Author(s):  
Chen Chen ◽  
Cui-Ping Ren
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Dce Mri ◽  
Solitary Fibrous Tumors ◽  
Dynamic Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Apparent Diffusion

scholarly journals Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for monitoring neovascularization during bone regeneration—a randomized in vivo study in rabbits

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. R. Righesso ◽  
M. Terekhov ◽  
H. Götz ◽  
M. Ackermann ◽  
T. Emrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Blood Perfusion ◽  
Autogenous Bone ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Dce Mri ◽  
Dynamic Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Contrast Enhanced

Abstract Objectives Micro-computed tomography (μ-CT) and histology, the current gold standard methods for assessing the formation of new bone and blood vessels, are invasive and/or destructive. With that in mind, a more conservative tool, dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), was tested for its accuracy and reproducibility in monitoring neovascularization during bone regeneration. Additionally, the suitability of blood perfusion as a surrogate of the efficacy of osteoplastic materials was evaluated. Materials and methods Sixteen rabbits were used and equally divided into four groups, according to the time of euthanasia (2, 3, 4, and 6 weeks after surgery). The animals were submitted to two 8-mm craniotomies that were filled with blood or autogenous bone. Neovascularization was assessed in vivo through DCE-MRI, and bone regeneration, ex vivo, through μ-CT and histology. Results The defects could be consistently identified, and their blood perfusion measured through DCE-MRI, there being statistically significant differences within the blood clot group between 3 and 6 weeks (p = 0.029), and between the former and autogenous bone at six weeks (p = 0.017). Nonetheless, no significant correlations between DCE-MRI findings on neovascularization and μ-CT (r =−0.101, 95% CI [−0.445; 0.268]) or histology (r = 0.305, 95% CI [−0.133; 0.644]) findings on bone regeneration were observed. Conclusions These results support the hypothesis that DCE-MRI can be used to monitor neovascularization but contradict the premise that it could predict bone regeneration as well.

scholarly journals The Use of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Evaluation of Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Traumatic Brain Injury: What Is the Evidence?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 775
Author(s):  
Sung-Suk Oh ◽  
Eun-Hee Lee ◽  
Jong-Hoon Kim ◽  
Young-Beom Seo ◽  
Yoo-Jin Choo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Blood Brain Barrier ◽  
Brain Barrier ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Dce Mri ◽  
Dynamic Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Contrast Enhanced

(1) Background: Blood brain barrier (BBB) disruption following traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in a secondary injury by facilitating the entry of neurotoxins to the brain parenchyma without filtration. In the current paper, we aimed to review previous dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) studies to evaluate the occurrence of BBB disruption after TBI. (2) Methods: In electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and the Cochrane Library), we searched for the following keywords: dynamic contrast-enhanced OR DCE AND brain injury. We included studies in which BBB disruption was evaluated in patients with TBI using DCE-MRI. (3) Results: Four articles were included in this review. To assess BBB disruption, linear fit, Tofts, extended Tofts, or Patlak models were used. KTrans and ve were increased, and the values of vp were decreased in the cerebral cortex and predilection sites for diffusion axonal injury. These findings are indicative of BBB disruption following TBI. (4) Conclusions: Our analysis supports the possibility of utilizing DCE-MRI for the detection of BBB disruption following TBI.

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