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Shalom ES, Kim H, van der Heijden RA, Ahmed Z, Patel R, Hormuth DA, DiCarlo JC, Yankeelov TE, Sisco NJ, Dortch RD, Stokes AM, Inglese M, Grech-Sollars M, Toschi N, Sahoo P, Singh A, Verma SK, Rathore DK, Kazerouni AS, Partridge SC, LoCastro E, Paudyal R, Wolansky IA, Shukla-Dave A, Schouten P, Gurney-Champion OJ, Jiřík R, Macíček O, Bartoš M, Vitouš J, Das AB, Kim SG, Bokacheva L, Mikheev A, Rusinek H, Berks M, Hubbard Cristinacce PL, Little RA, Cheung S, O'Connor JPB, Parker GJM, Moloney B, LaViolette PS, Bobholz S, Duenweg S, Virostko J, Laue HO, Sung K, Nabavizadeh A, Saligheh Rad H, Hu LS, Sourbron S, Bell LC, Fathi Kazerooni A. The ISMRM Open Science Initiative for Perfusion Imaging (OSIPI): Results from the OSIPI-Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced challenge. Magn Reson Med 2024; 91:1803-1821. [PMID: 38115695 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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PURPOSE K trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ has often been proposed as a quantitative imaging biomarker for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment response assessment for various tumors. None of the many software tools forK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ quantification are standardized. The ISMRM Open Science Initiative for Perfusion Imaging-Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced (OSIPI-DCE) challenge was designed to benchmark methods to better help the efforts to standardizeK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ measurement. METHODS A framework was created to evaluateK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ values produced by DCE-MRI analysis pipelines to enable benchmarking. The perfusion MRI community was invited to apply their pipelines forK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ quantification in glioblastoma from clinical and synthetic patients. Submissions were required to include the entrants'K trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ values, the applied software, and a standard operating procedure. These were evaluated using the proposedOSIP I gold $$ \mathrm{OSIP}{\mathrm{I}}_{\mathrm{gold}} $$ score defined with accuracy, repeatability, and reproducibility components. RESULTS Across the 10 received submissions, theOSIP I gold $$ \mathrm{OSIP}{\mathrm{I}}_{\mathrm{gold}} $$ score ranged from 28% to 78% with a 59% median. The accuracy, repeatability, and reproducibility scores ranged from 0.54 to 0.92, 0.64 to 0.86, and 0.65 to 1.00, respectively (0-1 = lowest-highest). Manual arterial input function selection markedly affected the reproducibility and showed greater variability inK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ analysis than automated methods. Furthermore, provision of a detailed standard operating procedure was critical for higher reproducibility. CONCLUSIONS This study reports results from the OSIPI-DCE challenge and highlights the high inter-software variability withinK trans $$ {K}^{\mathrm{trans}} $$ estimation, providing a framework for ongoing benchmarking against the scores presented. Through this challenge, the participating teams were ranked based on the performance of their software tools in the particular setting of this challenge. In a real-world clinical setting, many of these tools may perform differently with different benchmarking methodology.
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- Eve S Shalom
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Biomedical Imaging Center, Livestrong Cancer Institutes, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Diagnostic Medicine, Oncology, Livestrong Cancer Institutes, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
- Department of Imaging Physics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
- Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
- Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Imaging and Biomarkers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Radiology, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Center for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
- Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, UK
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, Oregon Health & Science Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Center for Data-Driven Discovery, Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Quantitative MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Group, Research Center for Molecular and Cellular Imaging, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Center for Computational Imaging & Simulation Technologies in Biomedicine, School of Computing/School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Clinical Imaging Group, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Group, Research Center for Molecular and Cellular Imaging, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kim M, Naish JH, Needleman SH, Tibiletti M, Taylor Y, O'Connor JPB, Parker GJM. Feasibility of dynamic T 2 *-based oxygen-enhanced lung MRI at 3T. Magn Reson Med 2024; 91:972-986. [PMID: 38013206 PMCID: PMC10952203 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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PURPOSE To demonstrate proof-of-concept of a T2 *-sensitized oxygen-enhanced MRI (OE-MRI) method at 3T by assessing signal characteristics, repeatability, and reproducibility of dynamic lung OE-MRI metrics in healthy volunteers. METHODS We performed sequence-specific simulations for protocol optimisation and acquired free-breathing OE-MRI data from 16 healthy subjects using a dual-echo RF-spoiled gradient echo approach at 3T across two institutions. Non-linear registration and tissue density correction were applied. Derived metrics included percent signal enhancement (PSE), ∆R2 * and wash-in time normalized for breathing rate (τ-nBR). Inter-scanner reproducibility and intra-scanner repeatability were evaluated using intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), repeatability coefficient, reproducibility coefficient, and Bland-Altman analysis. RESULTS Simulations and experimental data show negative contrast upon oxygen inhalation, due to substantial dominance of ∆R2 * at TE > 0.2 ms. Density correction improved signal fluctuations. Density-corrected mean PSE values, aligned with simulations, display TE-dependence, and an anterior-to-posterior PSE reduction trend at TE1 . ∆R2 * maps exhibit spatial heterogeneity in oxygen delivery, featuring anterior-to-posterior R2 * increase. Mean T2 * values across 32 scans were 0.68 and 0.62 ms for pre- and post-O2 inhalation, respectively. Excellent or good agreement emerged from all intra-, inter-scanner and inter-rater variability tests for PSE and ∆R2 *. However, ICC values for τ-nBR demonstrated limited agreement between repeated measures. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate the feasibility of a T2 *-weighted method utilizing a dual-echo RF-spoiled gradient echo approach, simultaneously capturing PSE, ∆R2 * changes, and oxygen wash-in during free-breathing. The excellent or good repeatability and reproducibility on intra- and inter-scanner PSE and ∆R2 * suggest potential utility in multi-center clinical applications.
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- Mina Kim
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC)University College LondonLondonUK
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- Bioxydyn LimitedManchesterUK
- BHF Manchester Centre for Heart and Lung Magnetic Resonance Research (MCMR)Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchesterUK
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC)University College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC)University College LondonLondonUK
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- Division of Cancer SciencesUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
- Division of Radiotherapy and ImagingInstitute of Cancer ResearchLondonUK
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC)University College LondonLondonUK
- Bioxydyn LimitedManchesterUK
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Needleman SH, Kim M, McClelland JR, Naish JH, Tibiletti M, O'Connor JPB, Parker GJM. Independent component analysis (ICA) applied to dynamic oxygen-enhanced MRI (OE-MRI) for robust functional lung imaging at 3 T. Magn Reson Med 2024; 91:955-971. [PMID: 37984456 PMCID: PMC10952250 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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PURPOSE Dynamic lung oxygen-enhanced MRI (OE-MRI) is challenging due to the presence of confounding signals and poor signal-to-noise ratio, particularly at 3 T. We have created a robust pipeline utilizing independent component analysis (ICA) to automatically extract the oxygen-induced signal change from confounding factors to improve the accuracy and sensitivity of lung OE-MRI. METHODS Dynamic OE-MRI was performed on healthy participants using a dual-echo multi-slice spoiled gradient echo sequence at 3 T and cyclical gas delivery. ICA was applied to each echo within a thoracic mask. The ICA component relating to the oxygen-enhancement signal was automatically identified using correlation analysis. The oxygen-enhancement component was reconstructed, and the percentage signal enhancement (PSE) was calculated. The lung PSE of current smokers was compared with nonsmokers; scan-rescan repeatability, ICA pipeline repeatability, and reproducibility between two vendors were assessed. RESULTS ICA successfully extracted a consistent oxygen-enhancement component for all participants. Lung tissue and oxygenated blood displayed the opposite oxygen-induced signal enhancements. A significant difference in PSE was observed between the lungs of current smokers and nonsmokers. The scan-rescan repeatability and the ICA pipeline repeatability were good. CONCLUSION The developed pipeline demonstrated sensitivity to the signal enhancements of the lung tissue and oxygenated blood at 3 T. The difference in lung PSE between current smokers and nonsmokers indicates a likely sensitivity to lung function alterations that may be seen in mild pathology, supporting future use of our methods in patient studies.
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- Sarah H. Needleman
- Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC), Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC), Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC), Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Bioxydyn LimitedManchesterUK
- BHF Manchester Centre for Heart and Lung Magnetic Resonance Research (MCMR), Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchesterUK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC), Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Bioxydyn LimitedManchesterUK
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Powell E, Dickie BR, Ohene Y, Maskery M, Parker GJM, Parkes LM. Blood-brain barrier water exchange measurements using contrast-enhanced ASL. NMR Biomed 2023; 36:e5009. [PMID: 37666494 PMCID: PMC10909569 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.5009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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A technique for quantifying regional blood-brain barrier (BBB) water exchange rates using contrast-enhanced arterial spin labelling (CE-ASL) is presented and evaluated in simulations and in vivo. The two-compartment ASL model describes the water exchange rate from blood to tissue,k b , but to estimatek b in practice it is necessary to separate the intra- and extravascular signals. This is challenging in standard ASL data owing to the small difference inT 1 values. Here, a gadolinium-based contrast agent is used to increase thisT 1 difference and enable the signal components to be disentangled. The optimal post-contrast bloodT 1 (T 1 , b post ) at 3 T was determined in a sensitivity analysis, and the accuracy and precision of the method quantified using Monte Carlo simulations. Proof-of-concept data were acquired in six healthy volunteers (five female, age range 24-46 years). The sensitivity analysis identified the optimalT 1 , b post at 3 T as 0.8 s. Simulations showed thatk b could be estimated in individual cortical regions with a relative error ϵ < 1 % and coefficient of variation CoV = 30 %; however, a high dependence on bloodT 1 was also observed. In volunteer data, mean parameter values in grey matter were: arterial transit timet A = 1 . 15 ± 0 . 49 s, cerebral blood flow f = 58 . 0 ± 14 . 3 mL blood/min/100 mL tissue and water exchange ratek b = 2 . 32 ± 2 . 49 s-1 . CE-ASL can provide regional BBB water exchange rate estimates; however, the clinical utility of the technique is dependent on the achievable accuracy of measuredT 1 values.
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- Elizabeth Powell
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research CentreUniversity of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchesterUK
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research CentreUniversity of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchesterUK
- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Department of NeurologyLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPrestonUK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Queen Square MS Centre, Institute of NeurologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Bioxydyn LimitedManchesterUnited Kingdom
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research CentreUniversity of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchesterUK
- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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Hu C, Grech‐Sollars M, Statton B, Li Z, Gao F, Williams GR, Parker GJM, Zhou F. Direct jet coaxial electrospinning of axon-mimicking fibers for diffusion tensor imaging. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2023; 34:2573-2584. [PMID: 38505514 PMCID: PMC10946859 DOI: 10.1002/pat.6073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Hollow polymer microfibers with variable microstructural and hydrophilic properties were proposed as building elements to create axon-mimicking phantoms for validation of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The axon-mimicking microfibers were fabricated in a mm-thick 3D anisotropic fiber strip, by direct jet coaxial electrospinning of PCL/polysiloxane-based surfactant (PSi) mixture as shell and polyethylene oxide (PEO) as core. Hydrophilic PCL-PSi fiber strips were first obtained by carefully selecting appropriate solvents for the core and appropriate fiber collector rotating and transverse speeds. The porous cross-section and anisotropic orientation of axon-mimicking fibers were then quantitatively evaluated using two ImageJ plugins-nearest distance (ND) and directionality based on their scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. Third, axon-mimicking phantom was constructed from PCL-PSi fiber strips with variable porous-section and fiber orientation and tested on a 3T clinical MR scanner. The relationship between DTI measurements (mean diffusivity [MD] and fractional anisotropy [FA]) of phantom samples and their pore size and fiber orientation was investigated. Two key microstructural parameters of axon-mimicking phantoms including normalized pore distance and dispersion of fiber orientation could well interpret the variations in DTI measurements. Two PCL-PSi phantom samples made from different regions of the same fiber strips were found to have similar MD and FA values, indicating that the direct jet coaxial electrospun fiber strips had consistent microstructure. More importantly, the MD and FA values of the developed axon-mimicking phantoms were mostly in the biologically relevant range.
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- Chunyan Hu
- College of Textiles and ClothingQingdao UniversityQingdaoChina
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- Department of Computer ScienceUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, National Hospital for Neurology and NeurosurgeryUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondonUK
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- Medical Research Council, London Institute of Medical SciencesImperial College LondonLondonUK
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- College of Textile and Clothing EngineeringSoochow UniversitySuzhouChina
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- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of MedicineShandong UniversityJinanChina
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Bioxydyn LimitedManchesterUK
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- College of Textiles and ClothingQingdao UniversityQingdaoChina
- School of PharmacyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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Teh I, Shelley D, Boyle JH, Zhou F, Poenar A, Sharrack N, Foster RJ, Yuldasheva NY, Parker GJM, Dall'Armellina E, Plein S, Schneider JE, Szczepankiewicz F. Cardiac q-space trajectory imaging by motion-compensated tensor-valued diffusion encoding in human heart in vivo. Magn Reson Med 2023; 90:150-165. [PMID: 36941736 PMCID: PMC10952623 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Tensor-valued diffusion encoding can probe more specific features of tissue microstructure than what is available by conventional diffusion weighting. In this work, we investigate the technical feasibility of tensor-valued diffusion encoding at high b-values with q-space trajectory imaging (QTI) analysis, in the human heart in vivo. METHODS Ten healthy volunteers were scanned on a 3T scanner. We designed time-optimal gradient waveforms for tensor-valued diffusion encoding (linear and planar) with second-order motion compensation. Data were analyzed with QTI. Normal values and repeatability were investigated for the mean diffusivity (MD), fractional anisotropy (FA), microscopic FA (μFA), isotropic, anisotropic and total mean kurtosis (MKi, MKa, and MKt), and orientation coherence (Cc ). A phantom, consisting of two fiber blocks at adjustable angles, was used to evaluate sensitivity of parameters to orientation dispersion and diffusion time. RESULTS QTI data in the left ventricular myocardium were MD = 1.62 ± 0.07 μm2 /ms, FA = 0.31 ± 0.03, μFA = 0.43 ± 0.07, MKa = 0.20 ± 0.07, MKi = 0.13 ± 0.03, MKt = 0.33 ± 0.09, and Cc = 0.56 ± 0.22 (mean ± SD across subjects). Phantom experiments showed that FA depends on orientation dispersion, whereas μFA was insensitive to this effect. CONCLUSION We demonstrated the first tensor-valued diffusion encoding and QTI analysis in the heart in vivo, along with first measurements of myocardial μFA, MKi, MKa, and Cc . The methodology is technically feasible and provides promising novel biomarkers for myocardial tissue characterization.
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- Irvin Teh
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals TrustLeedsUK
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- Faculty of Industrial Design EngineeringDelft University of TechnologyDelftNetherlands
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- Center for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering and Department of NeuroinflammationUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Astrea BioseparationCombertonUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Center for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering and Department of NeuroinflammationUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Bioxydyn LimitedManchesterUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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Powell E, Ohene Y, Battiston M, Dickie BR, Parkes LM, Parker GJM. Blood-brain barrier water exchange measurements using FEXI: Impact of modeling paradigm and relaxation time effects. Magn Reson Med 2023; 90:34-50. [PMID: 36892973 PMCID: PMC10962589 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate potential modeling paradigms and the impact of relaxation time effects on human blood-brain barrier (BBB) water exchange measurements using FEXI (BBB-FEXI), and to quantify the accuracy, precision, and repeatability of BBB-FEXI exchange rate estimates at 3 T $$ \mathrm{T} $$ . METHODS Three modeling paradigms were evaluated: (i) the apparent exchange rate (AXR) model; (ii) a two-compartment model (2 CM $$ 2\mathrm{CM} $$ ) explicitly representing intra- and extravascular signal components, and (iii) a two-compartment model additionally accounting for finite compartmentalT 1 $$ {\mathrm{T}}_1 $$ andT 2 $$ {\mathrm{T}}_2 $$ relaxation times (2 CM r $$ 2{\mathrm{CM}}_r $$ ). Each model had three free parameters. Simulations quantified biases introduced by the assumption of infinite relaxation times in the AXR and2 CM $$ 2\mathrm{CM} $$ models, as well as the accuracy and precision of all three models. The scan-rescan repeatability of all paradigms was quantified for the first time in vivo in 10 healthy volunteers (age range 23-52 years; five female). RESULTS The assumption of infinite relaxation times yielded exchange rate errors in simulations up to 42%/14% in the AXR/2 CM $$ 2\mathrm{CM} $$ models, respectively. Accuracy was highest in the compartmental models; precision was best in the AXR model. Scan-rescan repeatability in vivo was good for all models, with negligible bias and repeatability coefficients in grey matter ofRC AXR = 0 . 43 $$ {\mathrm{RC}}_{\mathrm{AXR}}=0.43 $$ s - 1 $$ {\mathrm{s}}^{-1} $$ ,RC 2 CM = 0 . 51 $$ {\mathrm{RC}}_{2\mathrm{CM}}=0.51 $$ s - 1 $$ {\mathrm{s}}^{-1} $$ , andRC 2 CM r = 0 . 61 $$ {\mathrm{RC}}_{2{\mathrm{CM}}_r}=0.61 $$ s - 1 $$ {\mathrm{s}}^{-1} $$ . CONCLUSION Compartmental modelling of BBB-FEXI signals can provide accurate and repeatable measurements of BBB water exchange; however, relaxation time and partial volume effects may cause model-dependent biases.
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- Elizabeth Powell
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science CentreUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Queen Square MS CentreUCL Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science CentreUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data SciencesSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science CentreUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Queen Square MS CentreUCL Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
- Bioxydyn LimitedManchesterUK
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Dubec MJ, Buckley DL, Berks M, Clough A, Gaffney J, Datta A, McHugh DJ, Porta N, Little RA, Cheung S, Hague C, Eccles CL, Hoskin PJ, Bristow RG, Matthews JC, van Herk M, Choudhury A, Parker GJM, McPartlin A, O'Connor JPB. First-in-human technique translation of oxygen-enhanced MRI to an MR Linac system in patients with head and neck cancer. Radiother Oncol 2023; 183:109592. [PMID: 36870608 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Tumour hypoxia is prognostic in head and neck cancer (HNC), associated with poor loco-regional control, poor survival and treatment resistance. The advent of hybrid MRI - radiotherapy linear accelerator or 'MR Linac' systems - could permit imaging for treatment adaptation based on hypoxic status. We sought to develop oxygen-enhanced MRI (OE-MRI) in HNC and translate the technique onto an MR Linac system. MATERIALS AND METHODS MRI sequences were developed in phantoms and 15 healthy participants. Next, 14 HNC patients (with 21 primary or local nodal tumours) were evaluated. Baseline tissue longitudinal relaxation time (T1) was measured alongside the change in 1/T1 (termed ΔR1) between air and oxygen gas breathing phases. We compared results from 1.5 T diagnostic MR and MR Linac systems. RESULTS Baseline T1 had excellent repeatability in phantoms, healthy participants and patients on both systems. Cohort nasal concha oxygen-induced ΔR1 significantly increased (p < 0.0001) in healthy participants demonstrating OE-MRI feasibility. ΔR1 repeatability coefficients (RC) were 0.023-0.040 s-1 across both MR systems. The tumour ΔR1 RC was 0.013 s-1 and the within-subject coefficient of variation (wCV) was 25% on the diagnostic MR. Tumour ΔR1 RC was 0.020 s-1 and wCV was 33% on the MR Linac. ΔR1 magnitude and time-course trends were similar on both systems. CONCLUSION We demonstrate first-in-human translation of volumetric, dynamic OE-MRI onto an MR Linac system, yielding repeatable hypoxia biomarkers. Data were equivalent on the diagnostic MR and MR Linac systems. OE-MRI has potential to guide future clinical trials of biology guided adaptive radiotherapy.
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- Michael J Dubec
- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Christie Medical Physics and Engineering, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
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- Christie Medical Physics and Engineering, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; Biomedical Imaging, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Radiotherapy, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Christie Medical Physics and Engineering, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Radiotherapy, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Department of Clinical Oncology, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, UK; Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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Ohene Y, Harris WJ, Powell E, Wycech NW, Smethers KF, Lasič S, South K, Coutts G, Sharp A, Lawrence CB, Boutin H, Parker GJM, Parkes LM, Dickie BR. Filter exchange imaging with crusher gradient modelling detects increased blood-brain barrier water permeability in response to mild lung infection. Fluids Barriers CNS 2023; 20:25. [PMID: 37013549 PMCID: PMC10071630 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-023-00422-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction occurs in many brain diseases, and there is increasing evidence to suggest that it is an early process in dementia which may be exacerbated by peripheral infection. Filter-exchange imaging (FEXI) is an MRI technique for measuring trans-membrane water exchange. FEXI data is typically analysed using the apparent exchange rate (AXR) model, yielding estimates of the AXR. Crusher gradients are commonly used to remove unwanted coherence pathways arising from longitudinal storage pulses during the mixing period. We first demonstrate that when using thin slices, as is needed for imaging the rodent brain, crusher gradients result in underestimation of the AXR. To address this, we propose an extended crusher-compensated exchange rate (CCXR) model to account for diffusion-weighting introduced by the crusher gradients, which is able to recover ground truth values of BBB water exchange (kin) in simulated data. When applied to the rat brain, kin estimates obtained using the CCXR model were 3.10 s-1 and 3.49 s-1 compared to AXR estimates of 1.24 s-1 and 0.49 s-1 for slice thicknesses of 4.0 mm and 2.5 mm respectively. We then validated our approach using a clinically relevant Streptococcus pneumoniae lung infection. We observed a significant 70 ± 10% increase in BBB water exchange in rats during active infection (kin = 3.78 ± 0.42 s-1) compared to before infection (kin = 2.72 ± 0.30 s-1; p = 0.02). The BBB water exchange rate during infection was associated with higher levels of plasma von Willebrand factor (VWF), a marker of acute vascular inflammation. We also observed 42% higher expression of perivascular aquaporin-4 (AQP4) in infected animals compared to non-infected controls, while levels of tight junction proteins remain consistent between groups. In summary, we propose a modelling approach for FEXI data which removes the bias in estimated water-exchange rates associated with the use of crusher gradients. Using this approach, we demonstrate the impact of peripheral infection on BBB water exchange, which appears to be mediated by endothelial dysfunction and associated with an increase in perivascular AQP4.
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- Yolanda Ohene
- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering and Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL, London, UK
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Random Walk Imaging, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Evotec (UK) Ltd., Alderley Park, Block 23F, Mereside, Cheshire, SK10 4TG, UK
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering and Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL, London, UK
- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Tibiletti M, Eaden JA, Naish JH, Hughes PJC, Waterton JC, Heaton MJ, Chaudhuri N, Skeoch S, Bruce IN, Bianchi S, Wild JM, Parker GJM. Imaging biomarkers of lung ventilation in interstitial lung disease from 129Xe and oxygen enhanced 1H MRI. Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 95:39-49. [PMID: 36252693 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2022.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare imaging biomarkers from hyperpolarised 129Xe ventilation MRI and dynamic oxygen-enhanced MRI (OE-MRI) with standard pulmonary function tests (PFT) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients. To evaluate if biomarkers can separate ILD subtypes and detect early signs of disease resolution or progression. STUDY TYPE Prospective longitudinal. POPULATION Forty-one ILD (fourteen idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), eleven hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), eleven drug-induced ILD (DI-ILD), five connective tissue disease related-ILD (CTD-ILD)) patients and ten healthy volunteers imaged at visit 1. Thirty-four ILD patients completed visit 2 (eleven IPF, eight HP, ten DIILD, five CTD-ILD) after 6 or 26 weeks. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE MRI was performed at 1.5 T, including inversion recovery T1 mapping, dynamic MRI acquisition with varying oxygen levels, and hyperpolarised 129Xe ventilation MRI. Subjects underwent standard spirometry and gas transfer testing. ASSESSMENT Five 1H MRI and two 129Xe MRI ventilation metrics were compared with spirometry and gas transfer measurements. STATISTICAL TEST To evaluate differences at visit 1 among subgroups: ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis rank tests with correction for multiple comparisons. To assess the relationships between imaging biomarkers, PFT, age and gender, at visit 1 and for the change between visit 1 and 2: Pearson correlations and multilinear regression models. RESULTS The global PFT tests could not distinguish ILD subtypes. Percentage ventilated volumes were lower in ILD patients than in HVs when measured with 129Xe MRI (HV 97.4 ± 2.6, CTD-ILD: 91.0 ± 4.8 p = 0.017, DI-ILD 90.1 ± 7.4 p = 0.003, HP 92.6 ± 4.0 p = 0.013, IPF 88.1 ± 6.5 p < 0.001), but not with OE-MRI. 129Xe reported more heterogeneous ventilation in DI-ILD and IPF than in HV, and OE-MRI reported more heterogeneous ventilation in DI-ILD and IPF than in HP or CTD-ILD. The longitudinal changes reported by the imaging biomarkers did not correlate with the PFT changes between visits. DATA CONCLUSION Neither 129Xe ventilation nor OE-MRI biomarkers investigated in this study were able to differentiate between ILD subtypes, suggesting that ventilation-only biomarkers are not indicated for this task. Limited but progressive loss of ventilated volume as measured by 129Xe-MRI may be present as the biomarker of focal disease progresses. OE-MRI biomarkers are feasible in ILD patients and do not correlate strongly with PFT. Both OE-MRI and 129Xe MRI revealed more spatially heterogeneous ventilation in DI-ILD and IPF.
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- Marta Tibiletti
- Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford House, Manchester Science Park, Manchester M15 6SZ, United Kingdom
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- POLARIS, University of Sheffield MRI Unit, Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford House, Manchester Science Park, Manchester M15 6SZ, United Kingdom; MCMR, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK
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- POLARIS, University of Sheffield MRI Unit, Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford House, Manchester Science Park, Manchester M15 6SZ, United Kingdom; Centre for Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford House, Manchester Science Park, Manchester M15 6SZ, United Kingdom
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- North West Lung Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Academic Directorate of Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- POLARIS, University of Sheffield MRI Unit, Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; Insigneo Insititute for in silico medicine, Sheffield, UK
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford House, Manchester Science Park, Manchester M15 6SZ, United Kingdom; Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
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Hubbard Cristinacce PL, Keaveney S, Aboagye EO, Hall MG, Little RA, O'Connor JPB, Parker GJM, Waterton JC, Winfield JM, Jauregui-Osoro M. Clinical translation of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers - An overview and gap analysis of current practice. Phys Med 2022; 101:165-182. [PMID: 36055125 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This overview of the current landscape of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers (qMR IBs) aims to support the standardisation of academic IBs to assist their translation to clinical practice. METHODS We used three complementary approaches to investigate qMR IB use and quality management practices within the UK: 1) a literature search of qMR and quality management terms during 2011-2015 and 2016-2020; 2) a database search for clinical research studies using qMR IBs during 2016-2020; and 3) a survey to ascertain the current availability and quality management practices for clinical MRI scanners and associated equipment at research institutions across the UK. RESULTS The analysis showed increased use of all qMR methods between the periods 2011-2015 and 2016-2020 and diffusion-tensor MRI and volumetry to be popular methods. However, the "translation ratio" of journal articles to clinical research studies was higher for qMR methods that have evidence of clinical translation via a commercial route, such as fat fraction and T2 mapping. The number of journal articles citing quality management terms doubled between the periods 2011-2015 and 2016-2020; although, its proportion relative to all journal articles only increased by 3.0%. The survey suggested that quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) of data acquisition procedures are under-reported in the literature and that QA/QC of acquired data/data analysis are under-developed and lack consistency between institutions. CONCLUSIONS We summarise current attempts to standardise and translate qMR IBs, and conclude by outlining the ideal quality management practices and providing a gap analysis between current practice and a metrological standard.
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- MRI Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Division of Cancer, Imperial College London, W12 0NN London, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington TW11 0LW, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, 90 High Holborn, London WC1V 6LJ, UK; Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester M15 6SZ, UK
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- Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester M15 6SZ, UK; Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- MRI Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Division of Cancer, Imperial College London, W12 0NN London, UK
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Jandric D, Parker GJM, Haroon H, Tomassini V, Muhlert N, Lipp I. A tractometry principal component analysis of white matter tract network structure and relationships with cognitive function in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Neuroimage Clin 2022; 34:102995. [PMID: 35349892 PMCID: PMC8958271 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.102995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Understanding the brain changes underlying cognitive dysfunction is a key priority in multiple sclerosis (MS) to improve monitoring and treatment of this debilitating symptom. Functional connectivity network changes are associated with cognitive dysfunction, but it is less well understood how changes in normal appearing white matter relate to cognitive symptoms. If white matter tracts have network structure it would be expected that tracts within a network share susceptibility to MS pathology. In the present study, we used a tractometry approach to explore patterns of variance in white matter metrics across white matter (WM) tracts, and assessed how such patterns relate to neuropsychological test performance across cognitive domains. A sample of 102 relapsing-remitting MS patients and 27 healthy controls underwent MRI and neuropsychological testing. Tractography was performed on diffusion MRI data to extract 40 WM tracts and microstructural measures were extracted from each tract. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to decompose metrics from all tracts to assess the presence of any co-variance structure among the tracts. Similarly, PCA was applied to cognitive test scores to identify the main cognitive domains. Finally, we assessed the ability of tract co-variance patterns to predict test performance across cognitive domains. We found that a single co-variance pattern which captured microstructure across all tracts explained the most variance (65% variance explained) and that there was little evidence for separate, smaller network patterns of pathology. Variance in this pattern was explained by effects related to lesions, but one main co-variance pattern persisted after this effect was regressed out. This main WM tract co-variance pattern contributed to explaining a modest degree of variance in one of our four cognitive domains in MS. These findings highlight the need to investigate the relationship between the normal appearing white matter and cognitive impairment further and on a more granular level, to improve the understanding of the network structure of the brain in MS.
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- Danka Jandric
- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK; Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Neurology, SS. Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; Department of Neurophysics, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
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Jandric D, Lipp I, Paling D, Rog D, Castellazzi G, Haroon H, Parkes L, Parker GJM, Tomassini V, Muhlert N. Mechanisms of Network Changes in Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology 2021; 97:e1886-e1897. [PMID: 34649879 PMCID: PMC8601205 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with functional connectivity abnormalities. While there have been calls to use functional connectivity measures as biomarkers, there remains to be a full understanding of why they are affected in MS. In this cross-sectional study, we tested the hypothesis that functional network regions may be susceptible to disease-related “wear and tear” and that this can be observable on co-occurring abnormalities on other magnetic resonance metrics. We tested whether functional connectivity abnormalities in cognitively impaired patients with MS co-occur with (1) overlapping, (2) local, or (3) distal changes in anatomic connectivity and cerebral blood flow abnormalities. Methods Multimodal 3T MRI and assessment with the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological tests were performed in 102 patients with relapsing-remitting MS and 27 healthy controls. Patients with MS were classified as cognitively impaired if they scored ≥1.5 SDs below the control mean on ≥2 tests (n = 55) or as cognitively preserved (n = 47). Functional connectivity was assessed with Independent Component Analysis and dual regression of resting-state fMRI images. Cerebral blood flow maps were estimated, and anatomic connectivity was assessed with anatomic connectivity mapping and fractional anisotropy of diffusion-weighted MRI. Changes in cerebral blood flow and anatomic connectivity were assessed within resting-state networks that showed functional connectivity abnormalities in cognitively impaired patients with MS. Results Functional connectivity was significantly decreased in the anterior and posterior default mode networks and significantly increased in the right and left frontoparietal networks in cognitively impaired relative to cognitively preserved patients with MS (threshold-free cluster enhancement corrected at p ≤ 0.05, 2 sided). Networks showing functional abnormalities showed altered cerebral blood flow and anatomic connectivity locally and distally but not in overlapping locations. Discussion We provide the first evidence that functional connectivity abnormalities are accompanied by local cerebral blood flow and structural connectivity abnormalities but also demonstrate that these effects do not occur in exactly the same location. Our findings suggest a possibly shared pathologic mechanism for altered functional connectivity in brain networks in MS.
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- Danka Jandric
- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- From the Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology (D.J., H.H., L.P., G.P., N.M.), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Neurophysics (I.L.), Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Royal Hallamshire Hospital (D.P.), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS UK; Salford Royal Hospital (D.R.), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS UK; NMR Research Unit (G.C.), Queens Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, and Centre for Medical Image Computing (G.C., G.P.), Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London; Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (V.T.), Cardiff University, UK; Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) (V.T.), Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara; and Multiple Sclerosis Centre (V.T.), Department of Neurology, SS Annunziata University Hospital, Chieti, Italy.
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Berks M, Little RA, Watson Y, Cheung S, Datta A, O'Connor JPB, Scaramuzza D, Parker GJM. A model selection framework to quantify microvascular liver function in gadoxetate-enhanced MRI: Application to healthy liver, diseased tissue, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Magn Reson Med 2021; 86:1829-1844. [PMID: 33973674 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE We introduce a novel, generalized tracer kinetic model selection framework to quantify microvascular characteristics of liver and tumor tissue in gadoxetate-enhanced dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI). METHODS Our framework includes a hierarchy of nested models, from which physiological parameters are derived in 2 regimes, corresponding to the active transport and free diffusion of gadoxetate. We use simulations to show the sensitivity of model selection and parameter estimation to temporal resolution, time-series duration, and noise. We apply the framework in 8 healthy volunteers (time-series duration up to 24 minutes) and 10 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (6 minutes). RESULTS The active transport regime is preferred in 98.6% of voxels in volunteers, 82.1% of patients' non-tumorous liver, and 32.2% of tumor voxels. Interpatient variations correspond to known co-morbidities. Simulations suggest both datasets have sufficient temporal resolution and signal-to-noise ratio, while patient data would be improved by using a time-series duration of at least 12 minutes. CONCLUSIONS In patient data, gadoxetate exhibits different kinetics: (a) between liver and tumor regions and (b) within regions due to liver disease and/or tumor heterogeneity. Our generalized framework selects a physiological interpretation at each voxel, without preselecting a model for each region or duplicating time-consuming optimizations for models with identical functional forms.
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- Michael Berks
- Division of Cancer Sciences, Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, UK
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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Huang CC, Hsu CCH, Zhou FL, Kusmia S, Drakesmith M, Parker GJM, Lin CP, Jones DK. Validating pore size estimates in a complex microfiber environment on a human MRI system. Magn Reson Med 2021; 86:1514-1530. [PMID: 33960501 PMCID: PMC7613441 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Recent advances in diffusion-weighted MRI provide "restricted diffusion signal fraction" and restricting pore size estimates. Materials based on co-electrospun oriented hollow cylinders have been introduced to provide validation for such methods. This study extends this work, exploring accuracy and repeatability using an extended acquisition on a 300 mT/m gradient human MRI scanner, in substrates closely mimicking tissue, that is, non-circular cross-sections, intra-voxel fiber crossing, intra-voxel distributions of pore-sizes, and smaller pore-sizes overall. METHODS In a single-blind experiment, diffusion-weighted data were collected from a biomimetic phantom on a 3T Connectom system using multiple gradient directions/diffusion times. Repeated scans established short-term and long-term repeatability. The total scan time (54 min) matched similar protocols used in human studies. The number of distinct fiber populations was estimated using spherical deconvolution, and median pore size estimated through the combination of CHARMED and AxCaliber3D framework. Diffusion-based estimates were compared with measurements derived from scanning electron microscopy. RESULTS The phantom contained substrates with different orientations, fiber configurations, and pore size distributions. Irrespective of one or two populations within the voxel, the pore-size estimates (~5 μm) and orientation-estimates showed excellent agreement with the median values of pore-size derived from scanning electron microscope and phantom configuration. Measurement repeatability depended on substrate complexity, with lower values seen in samples containing crossing-fibers. Sample-level repeatability was found to be good. CONCLUSION While no phantom mimics tissue completely, this study takes a step closer to validating diffusion microstructure measurements for use in vivo by demonstrating the ability to quantify microgeometry in relatively complex configurations.
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- Chu-Chung Huang
- Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (MOE & STCSM), Affiliated Mental Health Center (ECNU), Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Epilepsy Society MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Kerkelä L, Nery F, Callaghan R, Zhou F, Gyori NG, Szczepankiewicz F, Palombo M, Parker GJM, Zhang H, Hall MG, Clark CA. Comparative analysis of signal models for microscopic fractional anisotropy estimation using q-space trajectory encoding. Neuroimage 2021; 242:118445. [PMID: 34375753 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Microscopic diffusion anisotropy imaging using diffusion-weighted MRI and multidimensional diffusion encoding is a promising method for quantifying clinically and scientifically relevant microstructural properties of neural tissue. Several methods for estimating microscopic fractional anisotropy (µFA), a normalized measure of microscopic diffusion anisotropy, have been introduced but the differences between the methods have received little attention thus far. In this study, the accuracy and precision of µFA estimation using q-space trajectory encoding and different signal models were assessed using imaging experiments and simulations. Three healthy volunteers and a microfibre phantom were imaged with five non-zero b-values and gradient waveforms encoding linear and spherical b-tensors. Since the ground-truth µFA was unknown in the imaging experiments, Monte Carlo random walk simulations were performed using axon-mimicking fibres for which the ground truth was known. Furthermore, parameter bias due to time-dependent diffusion was quantified by repeating the simulations with tuned waveforms, which have similar power spectra, and with triple diffusion encoding, which, unlike q-space trajectory encoding, is not based on the assumption of time-independent diffusion. The truncated cumulant expansion of the powder-averaged signal, gamma-distributed diffusivities assumption, and q-space trajectory imaging, a generalization of the truncated cumulant expansion to individual signals, were used to estimate µFA. The gamma-distributed diffusivities assumption consistently resulted in greater µFA values than the second order cumulant expansion, 0.1 greater when averaged over the whole brain. In the simulations, the generalized cumulant expansion provided the most accurate estimates. Importantly, although time-dependent diffusion caused significant overestimation of µFA using all the studied methods, the simulations suggest that the resulting bias in µFA is less than 0.1 in human white matter.
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- Leevi Kerkelä
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK; UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK; UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, US; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, US; Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK; Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK; UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK; National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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Dickie BR, Boutin H, Parker GJM, Parkes LM. Alzheimer's disease pathology is associated with earlier alterations to blood-brain barrier water permeability compared with healthy ageing in TgF344-AD rats. NMR Biomed 2021; 34:e4510. [PMID: 33723901 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The effects of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and ageing on blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown are investigated in TgF344-AD and wild-type rats aged 13, 18 and 21 months. Permeability surface area products of the BBB to water (PSw ) and gadolinium-based contrast agent (PSg ) were measured in grey matter using multiflip angle multiecho dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. At 13 months of age, there was no significant difference in PSw between TgF344-AD and wild-types (p = 0.82). Between 13 and 18 months, PSw increased in TgF344-AD rats (p = 0.027), but not in wild-types (p = 0.99), leading to significantly higher PSw in TgF344-AD rats at 18 months, as previously reported (p = 0.012). Between 18 and 21 months, PSw values increased in wild-types (p = 0.050), but not in TgF344-AD rats (p = 0.50). These results indicate that BBB water permeability is affected by both AD pathology and ageing, but that changes occur earlier in the presence of AD pathology. There were no significant genotype or ageing effects on PSg (p > 0.05). In conclusion, we detected increases in BBB water permeability with age in TgF344-AD and wild-type rats, and found that changes occurred at an earlier age in rats with AD pathology.
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- Ben R Dickie
- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
- Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, UK
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, University College London, London, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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Zhou FL, McHugh DJ, Li Z, Gough JE, Williams GR, Parker GJM. Coaxial electrospun biomimetic copolymer fibres for application in diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. Bioinspir Biomim 2021; 16:046016. [PMID: 33706299 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/abedcf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Objective. The use of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) opens the door to characterizing brain microstructure because water diffusion is anisotropic in axonal fibres in brain white matter and is sensitive to tissue microstructural changes. As dMRI becomes more sophisticated and microstructurally informative, it has become increasingly important to use a reference object (usually called an imaging phantom) for validation of dMRI. This study aims to develop axon-mimicking physical phantoms from biocopolymers and assess their feasibility for validating dMRI measurements.Approach. We employed a simple and one-step method-coaxial electrospinning-to prepare axon-mimicking hollow microfibres from polycaprolactone-b-polyethylene glycol (PCL-b-PEG) and poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA), and used them as building elements to create axon-mimicking phantoms. Electrospinning was firstly conducted using two types of PCL-b-PEG and two types of PLGA with different molecular weights in various solvents, with different polymer concentrations, for determining their spinnability. Polymer/solvent concentration combinations with good fibre spinnability were used as the shell material in the following co-electrospinning process in which the polyethylene oxide polymer was used as the core material. Following the microstructural characterization of both electrospun and co-electrospun fibres using optical and electron microscopy, two prototype phantoms were constructed from co-electrospun anisotropic hollow microfibres after inserting them into water-filled test tubes.Main results. Hollow microfibres that mimic the axon microstructure were successfully prepared from the appropriate core and shell material combinations. dMRI measurements of two phantoms on a 7 tesla (T) pre-clinical scanner revealed that diffusivity and anisotropy measurements are in the range of brain white matter.Significance. This feasibility study showed that co-electrospun PCL-b-PEG and PLGA microfibre-based axon-mimicking phantoms could be used in the validation of dMRI methods which seek to characterize white matter microstructure.
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- Feng-Lei Zhou
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London WC1V 6LJ, United Kingdom
- UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom
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- Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials and Henry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, London WC1V 6LJ, United Kingdom
- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Manning C, Stringer M, Dickie B, Clancy U, Valdés Hernandez MC, Wiseman SJ, Garcia DJ, Sakka E, Backes WH, Ingrisch M, Chappell F, Doubal F, Buckley C, Parkes LM, Parker GJM, Marshall I, Wardlaw JM, Thrippleton MJ. Sources of systematic error in DCE-MRI estimation of low-level blood-brain barrier leakage. Magn Reson Med 2021; 86:1888-1903. [PMID: 34002894 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) -MRI with Patlak model analysis is increasingly used to quantify low-level blood-brain barrier (BBB) leakage in studies of pathophysiology. We aimed to investigate systematic errors due to physiological, experimental, and modeling factors influencing quantification of the permeability-surface area product PS and blood plasma volume vp , and to propose modifications to reduce the errors so that subtle differences in BBB permeability can be accurately measured. METHODS Simulations were performed to predict the effects of potential sources of systematic error on conventional PS and vp quantification: restricted BBB water exchange, reduced cerebral blood flow, arterial input function (AIF) delay and B 1 + error. The impact of targeted modifications to the acquisition and processing were evaluated, including: assumption of fast versus no BBB water exchange, bolus versus slow injection of contrast agent, exclusion of early data from model fitting and B 1 + correction. The optimal protocol was applied in a cohort of recent mild ischaemic stroke patients. RESULTS Simulation results demonstrated substantial systematic errors due to the factors investigated (absolute PS error ≤ 4.48 × 10-4 min-1 ). However, these were reduced (≤0.56 × 10-4 min-1 ) by applying modifications to the acquisition and processing pipeline. Processing modifications also had substantial effects on in-vivo normal-appearing white matter PS estimation (absolute change ≤ 0.45 × 10-4 min-1 ). CONCLUSION Measuring subtle BBB leakage with DCE-MRI presents unique challenges and is affected by several confounds that should be considered when acquiring or interpreting such data. The evaluated modifications should improve accuracy in studies of neurodegenerative diseases involving subtle BBB breakdown.
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- Cameron Manning
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, School for Mental Health & Neuroscience and School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing and Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,Edinburgh Imaging, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,Edinburgh Imaging, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,Edinburgh Imaging, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Mahmood RD, Shaw D, Descamps T, Zhou C, Morgan RD, Mullamitha S, Saunders M, Mescallado N, Backen A, Morris K, Little RA, Cheung S, Watson Y, O'Connor JPB, Jackson A, Parker GJM, Dive C, Jayson GC. Effect of oxaliplatin plus 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine on circulating and imaging biomarkers in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a prospective biomarker study. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:354. [PMID: 33794823 PMCID: PMC8017714 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08097-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer are treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy supplemented by molecularly targeted therapies. There is a critical need to define biomarkers that can optimise the use of these therapies to maximise efficacy and avoid unnecessary toxicity. However, it is important to first define the changes in potential biomarkers following cytotoxic chemotherapy alone. This study reports the impact of standard cytotoxic chemotherapy across a range of circulating and imaging biomarkers. METHODS A single-centre, prospective, biomarker-driven study. Eligible patients included those diagnosed with colorectal cancer with liver metastases that were planned to receive first line oxaliplatin plus 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine. Patients underwent paired blood sampling and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and biomarkers were associated with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Twenty patients were recruited to the study. Data showed that chemotherapy significantly reduced the number of circulating tumour cells as well as the circulating concentrations of Ang1, Ang2, VEGF-A, VEGF-C and VEGF-D from pre-treatment to cycle 2 day 2. The changes in circulating concentrations were not associated with PFS or OS. On average, the MRI perfusion/permeability parameter, Ktrans, increased in response to cytotoxic chemotherapy from pre-treatment to cycle 2 day 2 and this increase was associated with worse OS (HR 1.099, 95%CI 1.01-1.20, p = 0.025). CONCLUSIONS In patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer with liver metastases, treatment with standard chemotherapy changes cell- and protein-based biomarkers, although these changes are not associated with survival outcomes. In contrast, the imaging biomarker, Ktrans, offers promise to direct molecularly targeted therapies such as anti-angiogenic agents.
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- Reem D Mahmood
- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK.
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Wirral, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, UK
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- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK
- Department of Computer Science, Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, UK
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- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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McFadden JJ, Matthews JC, Scott LA, Parker GJM, Lohézic M, Parkes LM. Optimization of quantitative susceptibility mapping for regional estimation of oxygen extraction fraction in the brain. Magn Reson Med 2021; 86:1314-1329. [PMID: 33780045 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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PURPOSE We sought to determine the degree to which oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) estimated using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) depends on two critical acquisition parameters that have a significant impact on acquisition time: voxel size and final echo time. METHODS Four healthy volunteers were imaged using a range of isotropic voxel sizes and final echo times. The 0.7 mm data were downsampled at different stages of QSM processing by a factor of 2 (to 1.4 mm), 3 (2.1 mm), or 4 (2.8 mm) to determine the impact of voxel size on each analysis step. OEF was estimated from 11 veins of varying diameter. Inter- and intra-session repeatability were estimated for the optimal protocol by repeat scanning in 10 participants. RESULTS Final echo time was found to have no significant effect on OEF. The effect of voxel size was significant, with larger voxel sizes underestimating OEF, depending on the proximity of the vein to the superficial surface of the brain and on vein diameter. The last analysis step of estimating vein OEF values from susceptibility images had the largest dependency on voxel size. Inter-session coefficients of variation on OEF estimates of between 5.2% and 8.7% are reported, depending on the vein. CONCLUSION QSM acquisition times can be minimized by reducing the final echo time but an isotropic voxel size no larger than 1 mm is needed to accurately estimate OEF in most medium/large veins in the brain. Such acquisitions can be achieved in under 4 min.
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- John J McFadden
- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Applications & Workflow, GE Healthcare, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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MacKay JW, Nezhad FS, Rifai T, Kaggie JD, Naish JH, Roberts C, Graves MJ, Waterton JC, Janiczek RL, Roberts AR, McCaskie A, Gilbert FJ, Parker GJM. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis: repeatability, discrimination and sensitivity to change in a prospective experimental study. Eur Radiol 2021; 31:5746-5758. [PMID: 33591383 PMCID: PMC8270862 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-07698-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Evaluate test-retest repeatability, ability to discriminate between osteoarthritic and healthy participants, and sensitivity to change over 6 months, of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) biomarkers in knee OA. METHODS Fourteen individuals aged 40-60 with mild-moderate knee OA and 6 age-matched healthy volunteers (HV) underwent DCE-MRI at 3 T at baseline, 1 month and 6 months. Voxelwise pharmacokinetic modelling of dynamic data was used to calculate DCE-MRI biomarkers including Ktrans and IAUC60. Median DCE-MRI biomarker values were extracted for each participant at each study visit. Synovial segmentation was performed using both manual and semiautomatic methods with calculation of an additional biomarker, the volume of enhancing pannus (VEP). Test-retest repeatability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Smallest detectable differences (SDDs) were calculated from test-retest data. Discrimination between OA and HV was assessed via calculation of between-group standardised mean differences (SMD). Responsiveness was assessed via the number of OA participants with changes greater than the SDD at 6 months. RESULTS Ktrans demonstrated the best test-retest repeatability (Ktrans/IAUC60/VEP ICCs 0.90/0.84/0.40, SDDs as % of OA mean 33/71/76%), discrimination between OA and HV (SMDs 0.94/0.54/0.50) and responsiveness (5/1/1 out of 12 OA participants with 6-month change > SDD) when compared to IAUC60 and VEP. Biomarkers derived from semiautomatic segmentation outperformed those derived from manual segmentation across all domains. CONCLUSIONS Ktrans demonstrated the best repeatability, discrimination and sensitivity to change suggesting that it is the optimal DCE-MRI biomarker for use in experimental medicine studies. KEY POINTS • Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) provides quantitative measures of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis which may permit early assessment of efficacy in experimental medicine studies. • This prospective observational study compared DCE-MRI biomarkers across domains relevant to experimental medicine: test-retest repeatability, discriminative validity and sensitivity to change. • The DCE-MRI biomarker Ktrans demonstrated the best performance across all three domains, suggesting that it is the optimal biomarker for use in future interventional studies.
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- James W MacKay
- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. .,Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK.
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- Department of Radiology, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK.,Centre for Imaging Sciences, Division of Informatics Imaging & Data Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine & Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Clinical Imaging, GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK.,Antaros Medical, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK.,Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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McHugh DJ, Porta N, Little RA, Cheung S, Watson Y, Parker GJM, Jayson GC, O’Connor JPB. Image Contrast, Image Pre-Processing, and T 1 Mapping Affect MRI Radiomic Feature Repeatability in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:E240. [PMID: 33440685 PMCID: PMC7826650 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13020240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Imaging biomarkers require technical, biological, and clinical validation to be translated into robust tools in research or clinical settings. This study contributes to the technical validation of radiomic features from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by evaluating the repeatability of features from four MR sequences: pre-contrast T1- and T2-weighted images, pre-contrast quantitative T1 maps (qT1), and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images. Fifty-one patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases were scanned twice, up to 7 days apart. Repeatability was quantified using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and repeatability coefficient (RC), and the impact of non-Gaussian feature distributions and image normalisation was evaluated. Most radiomic features had non-Gaussian distributions, but Box-Cox transformations enabled ICCs and RCs to be calculated appropriately for an average of 97% of features across sequences. ICCs ranged from 0.30 to 0.99, with volume and other shape features tending to be most repeatable; volume ICC > 0.98 for all sequences. 19% of features from non-normalised images exhibited significantly different ICCs in pair-wise sequence comparisons. Normalisation tended to increase ICCs for pre-contrast T1- and T2-weighted images, and decrease ICCs for qT1 maps. RCs tended to vary more between sequences than ICCs, showing that evaluations of feature performance depend on the chosen metric. This work suggests that feature-specific repeatability, from specific combinations of MR sequence and pre-processing steps, should be evaluated to select robust radiomic features as biomarkers in specific studies. In addition, as different repeatability metrics can provide different insights into a specific feature, consideration of the appropriate metric should be taken in a study-specific context.
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- Damien J. McHugh
- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (D.J.M.); (R.A.L.); (S.C.); (Y.W.); (G.C.J.)
- Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit, Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK;
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (D.J.M.); (R.A.L.); (S.C.); (Y.W.); (G.C.J.)
- Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (D.J.M.); (R.A.L.); (S.C.); (Y.W.); (G.C.J.)
- Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (D.J.M.); (R.A.L.); (S.C.); (Y.W.); (G.C.J.)
- Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London WC1V 6LJ, UK;
- Bioxydyn Ltd., Manchester M15 6SZ, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (D.J.M.); (R.A.L.); (S.C.); (Y.W.); (G.C.J.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie Hospital, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; (D.J.M.); (R.A.L.); (S.C.); (Y.W.); (G.C.J.)
- Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
- Department of Radiology, The Christie Hospital, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK
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Dziemidowicz K, Sang Q, Wu J, Zhang Z, Zhou F, Lagaron JM, Mo X, Parker GJM, Yu DG, Zhu LM, Williams GR. Electrospinning for healthcare: recent advancements. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:939-951. [DOI: 10.1039/d0tb02124e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
This perspective explores recent developments and innovations in the electrospinning technique and their potential applications in biomedicine.
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- UCL School of Pharmacy
- University College London
- London WC1N 1AX
- UK
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- UCL School of Pharmacy
- University College London
- London WC1N 1AX
- UK
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, UCL Computer Science
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- Novel Materials and Nanotechnology Group
- Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology
- Spanish Council for Scientific Research
- Valencia 46100
- Spain
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, UCL Computer Science
- University College London
- London WC1V 6LJ
- UK
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200093
- China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Donghua University
- Shanghai 201620
- China
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Al-Bachari S, Naish JH, Parker GJM, Emsley HCA, Parkes LM. Blood-Brain Barrier Leakage Is Increased in Parkinson's Disease. Front Physiol 2020; 11:593026. [PMID: 33414722 PMCID: PMC7784911 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.593026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption has been noted in animal models of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and forms the basis of the vascular hypothesis of neurodegeneration, yet clinical studies are lacking. Objective To determine alterations in BBB integrity in PD, with comparison to cerebrovascular disease. Methods Dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance images were collected from 49 PD patients, 15 control subjects with cerebrovascular disease [control positive (CP)] and 31 healthy control subjects [control negative (CN)], with all groups matched for age. Quantitative maps of the contrast agent transfer coefficient across the BBB (Ktrans) and plasma volume (vp) were produced using Patlak analysis. Differences in Ktrans and vp were assessed with voxel-based analysis as well as in regions associated with PD pathophysiology. In addition, the volume of white matter lesions (WMLs) was obtained from T2-weighted fluid attenuation inversion recovery (FLAIR) images. Results Higher Ktrans, reflecting higher BBB leakage, was found in the PD group than in the CN group using voxel-based analysis; differences were most prominent in the posterior white matter regions. Region of interest analysis confirmed Ktrans to be significantly higher in PD than in CN, predominantly driven by differences in the substantia nigra, normal-appearing white matter, WML and the posterior cortex. WML volume was significantly higher in PD compared to CN. Ktrans values and WML volume were similar in PD and CP, suggesting a similar burden of cerebrovascular disease despite lower cardiovascular risk factors. Conclusion These results show BBB disruption in PD.
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- Sarah Al-Bachari
- Lancaster Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.,Department of Neurology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, United Kingdom.,Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Lancaster Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.,Department of Neurology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, United Kingdom.,Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Sathianandan S, Rawal B, Price L, Mccabe C, Tibiletti M, Naish J, Parker GJM, Semple T, Padley S, Wort SJ. Dynamic oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging-based quantification of pulmonary hypertension. Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Bajada CJ, Costa Campos LQ, Caspers S, Muscat R, Parker GJM, Lambon Ralph MA, Cloutman LL, Trujillo-Barreto NJ. A tutorial and tool for exploring feature similarity gradients with MRI data. Neuroimage 2020; 221:117140. [PMID: 32650053 PMCID: PMC7116330 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
There has been an increasing interest in examining organisational principles of the cerebral cortex (and subcortical regions) using different MRI features such as structural or functional connectivity. Despite the widespread interest, introductory tutorials on the underlying technique targeted for the novice neuroimager are sparse in the literature. Articles that investigate various "neural gradients" (for example based on region studied "cortical gradients," "cerebellar gradients," "hippocampal gradients" etc … or feature of interest "functional gradients," "cytoarchitectural gradients," "myeloarchitectural gradients" etc …) have increased in popularity. Thus, we believe that it is opportune to discuss what is generally meant by "gradient analysis". We introduce basics concepts in graph theory, such as graphs themselves, the degree matrix, and the adjacency matrix. We discuss how one can think about gradients of feature similarity (the similarity between timeseries in fMRI, or streamline in tractography) using graph theory and we extend this to explore such gradients across the whole MRI scale; from the voxel level to the whole brain level. We proceed to introduce a measure for quantifying the level of similarity in regions of interest. We propose the term "the Vogt-Bailey index" for such quantification to pay homage to our history as a brain mapping community. We run through the techniques on sample datasets including a brain MRI as an example of the application of the techniques on real data and we provide several appendices that expand upon details. To maximise intuition, the appendices contain a didactic example describing how one could use these techniques to solve a particularly pernicious problem that one may encounter at a wedding. Accompanying the article is a tool, available in both MATLAB and Python, that enables readers to perform the analysis described in this article on their own data. We refer readers to the graphical abstract as an overview of the analysis pipeline presented in this work.
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- Claude J Bajada
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, The University of Malta, Malta; Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK; Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Centre Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany.
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Centre Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany; Institute of Complex Systems and Institute for Advanced Simulation (ICS-2/IAS-2), Research Centre Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Centre Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany; Institute for Anatomy I, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, 40221, Duesseldorf, Germany; JARA-BRAIN, Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, The University of Malta, Malta
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, and Queen Square MS Centre, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK; Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK
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Dickie BR, Parker GJM, Parkes LM. Measuring water exchange across the blood-brain barrier using MRI. Prog Nucl Magn Reson Spectrosc 2020; 116:19-39. [PMID: 32130957 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2019.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) regulates the transfer of solutes and essential nutrients into the brain. Growing evidence supports BBB dysfunction in a range of acute and chronic brain diseases, justifying the need for novel research and clinical tools that can non-invasively detect, characterize, and quantify BBB dysfunction in-vivo. Many approaches already exist for measuring BBB dysfunction in man using positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (e.g. dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI measurements of gadolinium leakage). This review paper focusses on MRI measurements of water exchange across the BBB, which occurs through a wide range of pathways, and is likely to be a highly sensitive marker of BBB dysfunction. Key mathematical models and acquisition methods are discussed for the two main approaches: those that utilize contrast agents to enhance relaxation rate differences between the intravascular and extravascular compartments and so enhance the sensitivity of MRI signals to BBB water exchange, and those that utilize the dynamic properties of arterial spin labelling to first isolate signal from intravascular spins and then estimate the impact of water exchange on the evolving signal. Data from studies in healthy and pathological brain tissue are discussed, in addition to validation studies in rodents.
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- Ben R Dickie
- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester M15 6SZ, United Kingdom; Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroinflammation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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Mitsides N, McHugh D, Swiecicka A, Mitra R, Brenchley P, Parker GJM, Mitra S. Extracellular resistance is sensitive to tissue sodium status; implications for bioimpedance-derived fluid volume parameters in chronic kidney disease. J Nephrol 2020; 33:119-127. [PMID: 31214996 PMCID: PMC7007413 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-019-00620-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Multifrequency bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is an established method for assessing fluid status in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the technique is lacking in predictive value and accuracy. BIS algorithms assume constant tissue resistivity, which may vary with changing tissue ionic sodium concentration (Na+). This may introduce significant inaccuracies to BIS outputs. To investigate this, we used 23Na magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure Na+ in muscle and subcutaneous tissues of 10 healthy controls (HC) and 20 patients with CKD 5 (not on dialysis). The extracellular (Re) and intracellular (Ri) resistance, tissue capacitance, extracellular (ECW) and total body water (TBW) were measured using BIS. Tissue water content was assessed using proton density-weighted MRI with fat suppression. BIS-derived volume indices were comparable in the two groups (OH: HC - 0.4 ± 0.9 L vs. CKD 0.5 ± 1.9 L, p = 0.13). However, CKD patients had higher Na+ (HC 21.2 ± 3.0, CKD 25.3 ± 7.4 mmol/L; p = 0.04) and significantly lower Re (HC 693 ± 93.6, CKD 609 ± 74.3 Ohms; p = 0.01); Ri and capacitance did not vary. Na+ showed a significant inverse linear relationship to Re (rs = - 0.598, p < 0.01) but not Ri. This relationship of Re (y) and Na+ (x) is described through equation y = - 7.39x + 814. A 20% increase in tissue ionic Na+ is likely to overestimate ECW by 1.2-2.4L. Tissue Na+ concentration has a significant inverse linear relationship to Re. BIS algorithms to account for this effect could improve prediction accuracy of bioimpedance derived fluid status in CKD.
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- Nicos Mitsides
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
- Nephrology Department, Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD, UK.
- NIHR Devices for Dignity Medical Technology Co-operative, Sheffield, UK.
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- Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Andrology Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Diabetes, School of Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Healthy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
- Department of Renal Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Quantitative Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
- NIHR Devices for Dignity Medical Technology Co-operative, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Renal Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Bajada CJ, Trujillo-Barreto NJ, Parker GJM, Cloutman LL, Lambon Ralph MA. A structural connectivity convergence zone in the ventral and anterior temporal lobes: Data-driven evidence from structural imaging. Cortex 2019; 120:298-307. [PMID: 31377672 PMCID: PMC6838667 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The hub-and-spoke model of semantic cognition seeks to reconcile embodied views of a fully distributed semantic network with patient evidence, primarily from semantic dementia, who demonstrate modality-independent conceptual deficits associated with atrophy centred on the ventrolateral anterior temporal lobe. The proponents of this model have recently suggested that the temporal cortex is a graded representational space where concepts become less linked to a specific modality as they are processed farther away from primary and secondary sensory cortices and towards the ventral anterior temporal lobe. To explore whether there is evidence that the connectivity patterns of the temporal lobe converge in its ventral anterior end the current study uses three dimensional Laplacian eigenmapping, a technique that allows visualisation of similarity in a low dimensional space. In this space similarity is encoded in terms of distances between data points. We found that the ventral and anterior temporal lobe is in a unique position of being at the centre of mass of the data points within the connective similarity space. This can be interpreted as the area where the connectivity profiles of all other temporal cortex voxels converge. This study is the first to explicitly investigate the pattern of connectivity and thus provides the missing link in the evidence that the ventral anterior temporal lobe can be considered a multi-modal graded hub.
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- Claude J Bajada
- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK; Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Malta.
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK; Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK; Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, and Queen Square MS Centre, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK; Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Malta
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK; MRC, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Zhou FL, Wu H, McHugh DJ, Wimpenny I, Zhang X, Gough JE, Hubbard Cristinacce PL, Parker GJM. Co-electrospraying of tumour cell mimicking hollow polymeric microspheres for diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2019; 101:217-227. [PMID: 31029314 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.03.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) is considered as a useful tool to study solid tumours. However, the interpretation of dMRI signal and validation of quantitative measurements of is challenging. One way to address these challenges is by using a standard reference material that can mimic tumour cell microstructure. There is a growing interest in using hollow polymeric microspheres, mainly prepared by multiple steps, as mimics of cells in healthy and diseased tissue. The present work reports on tumour cell-mimicking materials composed of hollow microspheres for application as a standard material in dMRI. These microspheres were prepared via one-step co-electrospraying process. The shell material was poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) polymers with different molecule weights and/or ratios of glycolic acid-to-lactic, while the core was polyethylene glycol (PEG) or ethylene glycol. The resultant co-electrosprayed products were characterised by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and synchrotron X-ray micro-CT. These products were found to have variable structures and morphologies, e.g. from spherical particles with/without surface hole, through beaded fibres to smooth fibres, which mainly depend on PLGA composition and core materials. Only the shell material of PLGA polymer with ester terminated, Mw 50,000-75,000 g mol-1, and lactide:glycolide 85:15 formed hollow microspheres via the co-electrospraying process using the core material of 8 wt% PEG/chloroform as the core. A water-filled test object (or phantom) was designed and constructed from samples of the material generated from co-electrosprayed PLGA microspheres and tested on a 7 T MRI scanner. The preliminary MRI results provide evidence that hollow PLGA microspheres can restrict/hinder water diffusion as cells do in tumour tissue, implying that the phantom may be suitable for use as a quantitative validation and calibration tool for dMRI.
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- Feng-Lei Zhou
- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom; The School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
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- The School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom; Pan Tianshou Arts and Design Academy, Ningbo University, No.818, Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315200, China
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom; The School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Henry Moseley X-ray Imaging Facility, School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- The School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom; Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford House, Manchester Science Park, Pencroft Way, Manchester M15 6SZ, United Kingdom.
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Barkhof F, Parker GJM. Reproducing Fingerprints: A Step toward Clinical Adoption. Radiology 2019; 292:438-439. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2019191146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Frederik Barkhof
- From the Center for Medical Image Computing and Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, England (F.B., G.J.M.P.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (F.B.)
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- From the Center for Medical Image Computing and Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, England (F.B., G.J.M.P.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (F.B.)
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Salem A, Little RA, Latif A, Featherstone AK, Babur M, Peset I, Cheung S, Watson Y, Tessyman V, Mistry H, Ashton G, Behan C, Matthews JC, Asselin MC, Bristow RG, Jackson A, Parker GJM, Faivre-Finn C, Williams KJ, O'Connor JPB. Oxygen-enhanced MRI Is Feasible, Repeatable, and Detects Radiotherapy-induced Change in Hypoxia in Xenograft Models and in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:3818-3829. [PMID: 31053599 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Hypoxia is associated with poor prognosis and is predictive of poor response to cancer treatments, including radiotherapy. Developing noninvasive biomarkers that both detect hypoxia prior to treatment and track change in tumor hypoxia following treatment is required urgently. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We evaluated the ability of oxygen-enhanced MRI (OE-MRI) to map and quantify therapy-induced changes in tumor hypoxia by measuring oxygen-refractory signals in perfused tissue (perfused Oxy-R). Clinical first-in-human study in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was performed alongside preclinical experiments in two xenograft tumors (Calu6 NSCLC model and U87 glioma model). RESULTS MRI perfused Oxy-R tumor fraction measurement of hypoxia was validated with ex vivo tissue pathology in both xenograft models. Calu6 and U87 experiments showed that MRI perfused Oxy-R tumor volume was reduced relative to control following single fraction 10-Gy radiation and fractionated chemoradiotherapy (P < 0.001) due to both improved perfusion and reduced oxygen consumption rate. Next, evaluation of 23 patients with NSCLC showed that OE-MRI was clinically feasible and that tumor perfused Oxy-R volume is repeatable [interclass correlation coefficient: 0.961 (95% CI, 0.858-0.990); coefficient of variation: 25.880%]. Group-wise perfused Oxy-R volume was reduced at 14 days following start of radiotherapy (P = 0.015). OE-MRI detected between-subject variation in hypoxia modification in both xenograft and patient tumors. CONCLUSIONS These findings support applying OE-MRI biomarkers to monitor hypoxia modification, to stratify patients in clinical trials of hypoxia-modifying therapies, to identify patients with hypoxic tumors that may fail treatment with immunotherapy, and to guide adaptive radiotherapy by mapping regional hypoxia.
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- Ahmed Salem
- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pharmacy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pharmacy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Imaging and Flow Cytometry, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pharmacy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Division of Pharmacy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Histology, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Histology, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pharmacy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. James.O'
- Department of Radiology, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Lundell H, Nilsson M, Dyrby TB, Parker GJM, Cristinacce PLH, Zhou FL, Topgaard D, Lasič S. Multidimensional diffusion MRI with spectrally modulated gradients reveals unprecedented microstructural detail. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9026. [PMID: 31227745 PMCID: PMC6588609 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45235-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Characterization of porous media is essential in a wide range of biomedical and industrial applications. Microstructural features can be probed non-invasively by diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI). However, diffusion encoding in conventional dMRI may yield similar signatures for very different microstructures, which represents a significant limitation for disentangling individual microstructural features in heterogeneous materials. To solve this problem, we propose an augmented multidimensional diffusion encoding (MDE) framework, which unlocks a novel encoding dimension to assess time-dependent diffusion specific to structures with different microscopic anisotropies. Our approach relies on spectral analysis of complex but experimentally efficient MDE waveforms. Two independent contrasts to differentiate features such as cell shape and size can be generated directly by signal subtraction from only three types of measurements. Analytical calculations and simulations support our experimental observations. Proof-of-concept experiments were applied on samples with known and distinctly different microstructures. We further demonstrate substantially different contrasts in different tissue types of a post mortem brain. Our simultaneous assessment of restriction size and shape may be instrumental in studies of a wide range of porous materials, enable new insights into the microstructure of biological tissues or be of great value in diagnostics.
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- H Lundell
- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.
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- Clinical Sciences Lund, Radiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- Random Walk Imaging AB, Lund, Sweden
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Whitley CB, Vijay S, Yao B, Pineda M, Parker GJM, Rojas-Caro S, Zhang X, Dai Y, Cinar A, Bubb G, Patki KC, Escolar ML. Final results of the phase 1/2, open-label clinical study of intravenous recombinant human N-acetyl-α-d-glucosaminidase (SBC-103) in children with mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB. Mol Genet Metab 2019; 126:131-138. [PMID: 30635159 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB is caused by a marked decrease in N-acetyl-α-d-glucosaminidase (NAGLU) enzyme activity, which leads to the accumulation of heparan sulfate in key organs, progressive brain atrophy, and neurocognitive decline. In this open-label study, 11 eligible patients aged 2 to <12 years (developmental age ≥ 1 year) were sequentially allocated to recombinant human NAGLU enzyme (SBC-103) in 3 staggered- and escalating-dose groups (0.3 mg/kg [n = 3], 1.0 mg/kg [n = 4], or 3.0 mg/kg [n = 4]) by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks for 24 weeks, followed by a 4-week interruption (Part A), treatment at 1.0 and/or 3.0 mg/kg every 2 weeks starting at week 28 (Part B), and treatment at 5.0 or 10.0 mg/kg every 2 weeks (Part C) for approximately 2 total years in the study. The primary objective of the study was safety and tolerability evaluation; secondary objectives included evaluation of SBC-103 effects on total heparan sulfate levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), brain structural magnetic resonance imaging (cortical gray matter volume), and neurocognitive status (age equivalent/developmental quotient). During the study, 13 treatment-emergent serious adverse events (SAEs) occurred in 3 patients; 32 infusion-associated reactions (IARs) occurred in 8 patients. Most AEs were mild and intravenous treatment with SBC-103 was well tolerated. Mean (SD) changes from baseline at 52 weeks in Part C for the 5.0 and 10.0 mg/kg doses, respectively, were: -4.7% (8.3) and - 4.7% (14.7) for heparan sulfate levels in CSF, -8.1% (3.5) and - 10.3% (9.4) for cortical gray matter volume, +2.3 (6.9) points and +1.0 (9.2) points in cognitive age equivalent and -8.9 (10.2) points and -14.4 (9.2) points in developmental quotient. In summary, SBC-103 was generally well tolerated. Changes in heparan sulfate levels in CSF were small and were not maintained from earlier study time points, there was no clear evidence overall of clinically meaningful improvement in neurocognitive function at the higher doses investigated, and no dose-dependent effects were observed.
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- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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- Centre de recerca e iIvestigació Fundacio Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK, and Imaging Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Busby N, Halai AD, Parker GJM, Coope DJ, Lambon Ralph MA. Mapping whole brain connectivity changes: The potential impact of different surgical resection approaches for temporal lobe epilepsy. Cortex 2018; 113:1-14. [PMID: 30557759 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In neurosurgery there are several situations that require transgression of the temporal cortex. For example, a subset of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy require surgical resection (most typically, en-bloc anterior temporal lobectomy). This procedure is the gold standard to alleviate seizures but is associated with chronic cognitive deficits. In recent years there have been multiple attempts to find the optimum balance between minimising the size of resection in order to preserve cognitive function, while still ensuring seizure freedom. Some attempts involve reducing the distance that the resection stretches back from the temporal pole, whilst others try to preserve one or more of the temporal gyri. More recent advanced surgical techniques (selective amygdalo-hippocamptectomies) try to remove the least amount of tissue by going under (sub-temporal), over (trans-Sylvian) or through the temporal lobe (middle-temporal), which have been related to better cognitive outcomes. Previous comparisons of these surgical techniques focus on comparing seizure freedom or behaviour post-surgery, however there have been no systematic studies showing the effect of surgery on white matter connectivity. The main aim of this study, therefore, was to perform systematic 'pseudo-neurosurgery' based on existing resection methods on healthy neuroimaging data and measuring the effect on long-range connectivity. We use anatomical connectivity maps (ACM) to determine long-range disconnection, which is complementary to existing measures of local integrity such as fractional anisotropy or mean diffusivity. ACMs were generated for each diffusion scan in order to compare whole-brain connectivity with an 'ideal resection', nine anterior temporal lobectomy and three selective approaches. For en-bloc resections, as distance from the temporal pole increased, reduction in connectivity was evident within the arcuate fasciculus, inferior longitudinal fasciculus, inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, and the uncinate fasciculus. Increasing the height of resections dorsally reduced connectivity within the uncinate fasciculus. Sub-temporal amygdalohippocampectomy resections were associated with connectivity patterns most similar to the 'ideal' baseline resection, compared to trans-Sylvian and middle-temporal approaches. In conclusion, we showed the utility of ACM in assessing long-range disconnections/disruptions during temporal lobe resections, where we identified the sub-temporal resection as the least disruptive to long-range connectivity which may explain its better cognitive outcome. These results have a direct impact on understanding the amount and/or type of cognitive deficit post-surgery, which may not be obtainable using local measures of white matter integrity.
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- Natalie Busby
- Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
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- Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK; MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, UK; Bioxydyn Ltd., Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK; Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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- Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK; MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, UK.
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Jones DK, Alexander DC, Bowtell R, Cercignani M, Dell'Acqua F, McHugh DJ, Miller KL, Palombo M, Parker GJM, Rudrapatna US, Tax CMW. Microstructural imaging of the human brain with a 'super-scanner': 10 key advantages of ultra-strong gradients for diffusion MRI. Neuroimage 2018; 182:8-38. [PMID: 29793061 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The key component of a microstructural diffusion MRI 'super-scanner' is a dedicated high-strength gradient system that enables stronger diffusion weightings per unit time compared to conventional gradient designs. This can, in turn, drastically shorten the time needed for diffusion encoding, increase the signal-to-noise ratio, and facilitate measurements at shorter diffusion times. This review, written from the perspective of the UK National Facility for In Vivo MR Imaging of Human Tissue Microstructure, an initiative to establish a shared 300 mT/m-gradient facility amongst the microstructural imaging community, describes ten advantages of ultra-strong gradients for microstructural imaging. Specifically, we will discuss how the increase of the accessible measurement space compared to a lower-gradient systems (in terms of Δ, b-value, and TE) can accelerate developments in the areas of 1) axon diameter distribution mapping; 2) microstructural parameter estimation; 3) mapping micro-vs macroscopic anisotropy features with gradient waveforms beyond a single pair of pulsed-gradients; 4) multi-contrast experiments, e.g. diffusion-relaxometry; 5) tractography and high-resolution imaging in vivo and 6) post mortem; 7) diffusion-weighted spectroscopy of metabolites other than water; 8) tumour characterisation; 9) functional diffusion MRI; and 10) quality enhancement of images acquired on lower-gradient systems. We finally discuss practical barriers in the use of ultra-strong gradients, and provide an outlook on the next generation of 'super-scanners'.
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- D K Jones
- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK; School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3065, Australia.
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC), Department of Computer Science, UCL (University College London), Gower Street, London, UK; Clinical Imaging Research Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Natbrainlab, Department of Neuroimaging, King's College London, London, UK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, Cambridge and Manchester, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC), Department of Computer Science, UCL (University College London), Gower Street, London, UK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, Cambridge and Manchester, UK; Bioxydyn Ltd., Manchester, UK
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- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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Jayson GC, Zhou C, Backen A, Horsley L, Marti-Marti K, Shaw D, Mescallado N, Clamp A, Saunders MP, Valle JW, Mullamitha S, Braun M, Hasan J, McEntee D, Simpson K, Little RA, Watson Y, Cheung S, Roberts C, Ashcroft L, Manoharan P, Scherer SJ, Del Puerto O, Jackson A, O'Connor JPB, Parker GJM, Dive C. Plasma Tie2 is a tumor vascular response biomarker for VEGF inhibitors in metastatic colorectal cancer. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4672. [PMID: 30405103 PMCID: PMC6220185 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07174-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Oncological use of anti-angiogenic VEGF inhibitors has been limited by the lack of informative biomarkers. Previously we reported circulating Tie2 as a vascular response biomarker for bevacizumab-treated ovarian cancer patients. Using advanced MRI and circulating biomarkers we have extended these findings in metastatic colorectal cancer (n = 70). Bevacizumab (10 mg/kg) was administered to elicit a biomarker response, followed by FOLFOX6-bevacizumab until disease progression. Bevacizumab induced a correlation between Tie2 and the tumor vascular imaging biomarker, Ktrans (R:-0.21 to 0.47) implying that Tie2 originated from the tumor vasculature. Tie2 trajectories were independently associated with pre-treatment tumor vascular characteristics, tumor response, progression free survival (HR for progression = 3.01, p = 0.00014; median PFS 248 vs. 348 days p = 0.0008) and the modeling of progressive disease (p < 0.0001), suggesting that Tie2 should be monitored clinically to optimize VEGF inhibitor use. A vascular response is defined as a 30% reduction in Tie2; vascular progression as a 40% increase in Tie2 above the nadir. Tie2 is the first, validated, tumor vascular response biomarker for VEGFi.
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- Gordon C Jayson
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK.
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute & Manchester Centre for Cancer Biomarker Sciences, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool, CH63 4JY, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Trials Co-ordination Unit, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Withington Hall Block C, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Trials Co-ordination Unit, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Withington Hall Block C, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Trials Co-ordination Unit, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Withington Hall Block C, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Trials Co-ordination Unit, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Withington Hall Block C, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Trials Co-ordination Unit, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Withington Hall Block C, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Trials Co-ordination Unit, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Withington Hall Block C, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute & Manchester Centre for Cancer Biomarker Sciences, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Trials Co-ordination Unit, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Withington Hall Block C, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health Plaza, 337, East Hanover, NJ, 07936-1080, USA
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- Del Puerto Limited, 23 Porters Wood; Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6PQ, UK
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- Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, M20 4GJ, UK
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- Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
- Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, M15 6SZ, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute & Manchester Centre for Cancer Biomarker Sciences, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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Datta A, Aznar MC, Dubec M, Parker GJM, O'Connor JPB. Delivering Functional Imaging on the MRI-Linac: Current Challenges and Potential Solutions. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2018; 30:702-710. [PMID: 30224203 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a highly versatile imaging modality that can be used to measure features of the tumour microenvironment including cell death, proliferation, metabolism, angiogenesis, and hypoxia. Mapping and quantifying these pathophysiological features has the potential to alter the use of adaptive radiotherapy planning. Although these methods are available for use on diagnostic machines, several challenges exist for implementing these functional MRI methods on the MRI-linear accelerators (linacs). This review considers these challenges and potential solutions.
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- A Datta
- Department of Radiology, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Christie Medical Physics and Engineering, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, UK; Centre for Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Radiology, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK; Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Grech-Sollars M, Zhou FL, Waldman AD, Parker GJM, Hubbard Cristinacce PL. Stability and reproducibility of co-electrospun brain-mimicking phantoms for quality assurance of diffusion MRI sequences. Neuroimage 2018; 181:395-402. [PMID: 29936312 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.06.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Grey and white matter mimicking phantoms are important for assessing variations in diffusion MR measures at a single time point and over an extended period of time. This work investigates the stability of brain-mimicking microfibre phantoms and reproducibility of their MR derived diffusion parameters. The microfibres were produced by co-electrospinning and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Grey matter and white matter phantoms were constructed from random and aligned microfibres, respectively. MR data were acquired from these phantoms over a period of 33 months. SEM images revealed that only small changes in fibre microstructure occurred over 30 months. The coefficient of variation in MR measurements across all time-points was between 1.6% and 3.4% for MD across all phantoms and FA in white matter phantoms. This was within the limits expected for intra-scanner variability, thereby confirming phantom stability over 33 months. These specialised diffusion phantoms may be used in a clinical environment for intra and inter-site quality assurance purposes, and for validation of quantitative diffusion biomarkers.
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- Matthew Grech-Sollars
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK; Department of Imaging, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; The School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK
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Dickie BR, Vandesquille M, Ulloa J, Boutin H, Parkes LM, Parker GJM. Water-exchange MRI detects subtle blood-brain barrier breakdown in Alzheimer's disease rats. Neuroimage 2018; 184:349-358. [PMID: 30219292 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown has been hypothesized to play a key role in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the question of whether AD itself contributes to loss of BBB integrity is still uncertain, as many in-vivo studies have failed to detect signs of AD-related BBB breakdown. We hypothesize AD-related BBB damage is subtle, and that these negative results arise from a lack of measurement sensitivity. With the aim of developing a more sensitive measure of BBB breakdown, we have designed a novel MRI scanning protocol to quantify the trans-BBB exchange of endogenous water. Using this method, we detect increased BBB water permeability in a rat model of AD that is associated with reduced expression of the tight junction protein occludin. BBB permeability to MRI contrast agent, assessed using dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI, did not differ between transgenic and wild-type animals and was uncorrelated with occludin expression. Our data supports the occurrence of AD-related BBB breakdown, and indicates that such BBB pathology is subtle and may be undetectable using existing 'tracer leakage' methods. Our validated water-exchange MRI method provides a new powerful tool with which to study BBB damage in-vivo.
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- Ben R Dickie
- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, UK.
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, UK; Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, UK
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Little RA, Jamin Y, Boult JKR, Naish JH, Watson Y, Cheung S, Holliday KF, Lu H, McHugh DJ, Irlam J, West CML, Betts GN, Ashton G, Reynolds AR, Maddineni S, Clarke NW, Parker GJM, Waterton JC, Robinson SP, O’Connor JPB. Mapping Hypoxia in Renal Carcinoma with Oxygen-enhanced MRI: Comparison with Intrinsic Susceptibility MRI and Pathology. Radiology 2018; 288:739-747. [PMID: 29869970 PMCID: PMC6122194 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2018171531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Purpose To cross-validate T1-weighted oxygen-enhanced (OE) MRI measurements of tumor hypoxia with intrinsic susceptibility MRI measurements and to demonstrate the feasibility of translation of the technique for patients. Materials and Methods Preclinical studies in nine 786-0-R renal cell carcinoma (RCC) xenografts and prospective clinical studies in eight patients with RCC were performed. Longitudinal relaxation rate changes (∆R1) after 100% oxygen inhalation were quantified, reflecting the paramagnetic effect on tissue protons because of the presence of molecular oxygen. Native transverse relaxation rate (R2*) and oxygen-induced R2* change (∆R2*) were measured, reflecting presence of deoxygenated hemoglobin molecules. Median and voxel-wise values of ∆R1 were compared with values of R2* and ∆R2*. Tumor regions with dynamic contrast agent-enhanced MRI perfusion, refractory to signal change at OE MRI (referred to as perfused Oxy-R), were distinguished from perfused oxygen-enhancing (perfused Oxy-E) and nonperfused regions. R2* and ∆R2* values in each tumor subregion were compared by using one-way analysis of variance. Results Tumor-wise and voxel-wise ∆R1 and ∆R2* comparisons did not show correlative relationships. In xenografts, parcellation analysis revealed that perfused Oxy-R regions had faster native R2* (102.4 sec-1 vs 81.7 sec-1) and greater negative ∆R2* (-22.9 sec-1 vs -5.4 sec-1), compared with perfused Oxy-E and nonperfused subregions (all P < .001), respectively. Similar findings were present in human tumors (P < .001). Further, perfused Oxy-R helped identify tumor hypoxia, measured at pathologic analysis, in both xenografts (P = .002) and human tumors (P = .003). Conclusion Intrinsic susceptibility biomarkers provide cross validation of the OE MRI biomarker perfused Oxy-R. Consistent relationship to pathologic analyses was found in xenografts and human tumors, demonstrating biomarker translation. Published under a CC BY 4.0 license. Online supplemental material is available for this article.
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- Ross A. Little
- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
| | - Damien J. McHugh
- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
| | - Joely Irlam
- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
| | - Catharine M. L. West
- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
| | - Guy N. Betts
- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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- From the Centre for Imaging Sciences (R.A.L., J.H.N., Y.W., S.C.,
K.F.H., H.L., D.J.M., G.J.M.P., J.C.W.) and Division of Cancer Sciences (J.I.,
C.M.L.W., N.W.C., J.P.B.O.), University of Manchester, Manchester, England;
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London,
England (Y.J., J.K.R.B., S.P.R.); Department of Pathology, Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England (G.N.B.);
Department of Histology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, England (G.A.);
Tumour Biology Team, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The
Institute of Cancer Research, London, England (A.R.R.); Department of Urology,
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, England (S.M., N.W.C.);
Bioxydyn Ltd, Manchester, England (G.J.M.P., J.C.W.); and Department of
Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England
(J.P.B.O.)
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Martini K, Gygax CM, Benden C, Morgan AR, Parker GJM, Frauenfelder T. Volumetric dynamic oxygen-enhanced MRI (OE-MRI): comparison with CT Brody score and lung function in cystic fibrosis patients. Eur Radiol 2018; 28:4037-4047. [PMID: 29654559 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5383-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To demonstrate, in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), the correlation between three-dimensional dynamic oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (OE-MRI) measurements and computed tomography Brody score (CF-CT) and lung function testing (LFT). METHODS Twenty-one patients (median age, 25 years; female, n = 8) with a range of CF lung disease and five healthy volunteers (median age, 31 years; female, n = 2) underwent OE-MRI performed on a 1.5-T MRI scanner. Coronal volumes were acquired while patients alternately breathed room air and 100% oxygen. Pre-oxygen T1 was measured. Dynamic series of T1-weighted volumes were then obtained while breathing oxygen. T1-parameter maps were generated and the following OE-MRI parameters were measured: oxygen uptake (ΔPO2max), wash-in time and wash-out time. High-resolution CT and LFT were performed. The relationship between CF-CT, LFT and OE-MRI parameters were evaluated using Pearson correlation for the whole lung and regionally. RESULTS Mean CF-CT was 24.1±17.1. Mean ΔPO2max and mean wash-in as well as skewness of wash-out showed significant correlation with CF-CT (ΔPO2max: r = -0.741, p < 0.001; mean wash-in: r = 0.501, p = 0.017; skewness of wash-out: r = 0.597, p = 0.001). There was significant correlation for the whole lung and regionally between LFT parameters and OE-MR (ΔPO2max: r = 0.718, p < 0.001; wash-in: r = -0.576, p = 0.003; wash-out skewness: r = -0.552, p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS Functional lung imaging using OE-MRI has the capability to assess the severity of CF lung disease and shows a significant correlation with LFT and CF-CT. KEY POINTS • Oxygen-enhanced MRI might play a future role in evaluation and follow-up of cystic fibrosis. • Heterogeneity of parameter maps reflects localised functional impairment in cystic fibrosis. • Avoidance of cumulative radiation burden in CF is feasible using OE-MRI.
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- K Martini
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
- University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK
- Centre for Imaging Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK
- Centre for Imaging Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
- University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Zhou FL, Chirazi A, Gough JE, Hubbard Cristinacce PL, Parker GJM. Hollow Polycaprolactone Microspheres with/without a Single Surface Hole by Co-Electrospraying. Langmuir 2017; 33:13262-13271. [PMID: 28901145 PMCID: PMC5821410 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
We describe the co-electrospraying of hollow microspheres from a polycaprolactone (PCL) shell solution and various core solutions including water, cyclohexane, poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), and polyethylene glycol (PEG), using different collectors. The morphologies of the resultant microspheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), confocal microscopy, and nano-X-ray computed tomography (nano-XCT). The core/shell solution miscibility played an important role in the co-electrospraying process and the formation of microsphere structures. Spherical particles were more likely to be produced from miscible combinations of core/shell solutions than from immiscible ones. Hollow PCL microspheres with a single hole in their surfaces were produced when an ethanol bath was used as the collector. The mechanism by which the core/shell structure is transformed into single-hole hollow microspheres is proposed to be primarily based on the evaporation through the shell and extraction by ethanol of the core solution and is described in detail. Additionally, we present a 3D macroscopic tubular structure composed of hollow PCL microspheres, directly assembled on a copper wire collector during co-electrospraying. SEM and nano-XCT confirm that microspheres in the 3D bulk structure remain hollow.
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- Feng-Lei Zhou
- Division
of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences and School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
- The School of Materials and Henry Moseley
X-ray Imaging Facility, School
of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer
Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, 27 Palatine Road, Manchester M20 3LJ, United Kingdom
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- The School of Materials and Henry Moseley
X-ray Imaging Facility, School
of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- The School of Materials and Henry Moseley
X-ray Imaging Facility, School
of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Division
of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences and School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division
of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences and School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
- Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford
House, Manchester Science Park, Pencroft
Way, Manchester M15 6SZ, United Kingdom
- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer
Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, 27 Palatine Road, Manchester M20 3LJ, United Kingdom
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Skeoch S, Hubbard Cristinacce PL, Dobbs M, Naish J, Woodhouse N, Ho M, Waterton JC, Parker GJM, Bruce IN. Evaluation of non-contrast MRI biomarkers in lupus nephritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2017; 35:954-958. [PMID: 28850028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the association of novel non-contrast MRI biomarkers with standard measurements of renal function and renal disease activity in lupus. METHODS A pilot study of lupus nephritis (LN) and lupus non-nephritis (LNN) patients, and healthy volunteers (HV), was undertaken. Multi-modal renal MRI was performed including sequences for arterial spin labelling (ASL) measuring blood flow, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), measuring microstructural disruption, and effective transverse relaxation time (T2*) which is a biomarker of micro-haemorrhage. MRI measurements were compared with urinary protein creatinine ratio (uPCR) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) measurements in the whole study population, then differences in imaging measurements between the groups were explored. RESULTS 21 patients (6 LN, 8 LNN and 7 HV) completed the study, although ASL data were not available in 4 subjects. In the whole cohort, eGFR correlated significantly with the apparent diffusion coefficient measurement from DTI in the medulla (r=0.47, p=0.03). uPCR correlated strongly with the fractional anisotropy (FA) DTI measurement in the cortex and moderately with T2* measurements (rho=-0.71, p<0.001 and rho=-0.53, p=0.013, respectively). Delayed blood flow to the medulla was found in LN subjects and there was a trend towards lower FA values in the cortex, suggesting micro-structural disruption (p=0.04 and p=0.07, respectively). CONCLUSIONS This preliminary study demonstrates that non-contrast renal MRI biomarkers are associated with standard measures of disease activity in lupus. The potential utility of these non-invasive biomarkers warrants further investigation, as there is an unmet need for reliable biomarkers of disease activity in lupus nephritis.
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- Sarah Skeoch
- Arthritis Res. Ctr. Epidemiology, Musculoskeletal Res. & Dermatological Sciences, Academic Health Science Ctr., Univ.of Manchester; and The Kellgren Ctr. for Rheumatology, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomed. Res. Ctr., Central Manchester Univ., UK
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- Centre for Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool, UK; formerly AstraZeneca R & D, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, UK
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- formerly AstraZeneca R & D, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, UK
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- Centre for Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester; formerly AstraZeneca R & D, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, UK
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- Centre for Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester; and Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford House, Pencroft Way, Manchester, UK
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- Arthritis Res. Ctr. Epidemiology, Musculoskeletal Res. & Dermatological Sciences, Academic Health Science Ctr., Univ.of Manchester; and The Kellgren Ctr. for Rheumatology, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomed. Res. Ctr., Central Manchester Univ., UK
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Abid KA, Sobowale OA, Parkes LM, Naish J, Parker GJM, du Plessis D, Brough D, Barrington J, Allan SM, Hinz R, Parry-Jones AR. Assessing Inflammation in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage with PK11195 PET and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI. J Neuroimaging 2017; 28:158-161. [PMID: 29064155 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Studies in animal models suggest that inflammation is a major contributor to secondary injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Direct, noninvasive monitoring of inflammation in the human brain after ICH will facilitate early-phase development of anti-inflammatory treatments. We sought to investigate the feasibility of multimodality brain imaging in subacute ICH. METHODS Acute ICH patients were recruited to undergo multiparametric MRI (including dynamic contrast-enhanced measurement of blood-brain barrier transfer constant (Ktrans ) and PET with [11 C]-(R)-PK11195). [11 C]-(R)-PK11195 binds to the translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO), which is rapidly upregulated in activated microglia. Circulating inflammatory markers were measured at the time of PET. RESULTS Five patients were recruited to this feasibility study with imaging between 5 and 16 days after onset. Etiologies included hypertension-related small vessel disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), cavernoma, and arteriovenous malformation (AVM). [11 C]-(R)-PK11195 binding was low in all hematomas and 2 (patient 2 [probable CAA] and 4 [AVM]) cases showed widespread increase in binding in the perihematomal region versus contralateral. All had increased Ktrans in the perihematomal region (mean difference = 2.2 × 10-3 minute-1 ; SD = 1.6 × 10-3 minute-1 ) versus contralateral. Two cases (patients 1 [cavernoma] and 4 [AVM]) had delayed surgery (3 and 12 months post-onset, respectively) with biopsies showing intense microglial activation in perilesional tissue. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates for the first time the feasibility of performing complex multimodality brain imaging for noninvasive monitoring of neuroinflammation for this severe stroke subtype.
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- Kamran A Abid
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Bioxydyn Limited, Manchester, UK
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- Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Jayson GC, Zhou C, Horsley LH, Marti K, Shaw D, Mescallado N, Clamp AR, Saunders MP, Valle JW, Backen AC, Simpson K, Little R, Watson Y, Cheung S, Roberts C, Manoharan P, Jackson A, O'Connor J, Parker GJM, Dive C. Inter-tumor validation, through advanced MRI and circulating biomarkers, of plasma Tie2 as the vascular response biomarker for bevacizumab. J Clin Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.11521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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11521 Background: VEGF inhibitor (VEGFi) use is compromised by lack of predictive/ response biomarkers. Previously, we identified plasma Tie2 (pTie2) as a vascular response biomarker (VRB) for bevacizumab (bev) in ovarian cancer (OC). Here, we applied dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and circulating biomarkers in colorectal cancer (CRC), to validate pTie2 as the first tumor VRB. Methods: Seventy patients were recruited, with untreated, mCRC and ≥1 lesion of 3-10cm diameter for DCE-MRI. Patients received bev 10mg/kg for 2 weeks to elicit a biomarker response and then FOLFOX6/bev until progressive disease (PD) Thirteen circulating and 6 imaging biomarkers were measured before and during treatment and at PD. Unsupervised correlation analysis identified bev-induced biomarker correlations. Biomarkers were evaluated by clustered parameter-time course studies to determine their epithelial or vascular origin. Clinical significance was determined by relating the biomarker data to tumor 3D volumetric change assessed by MRI and PFS. The emergent vascular biomarker signal was modelled with epithelial biomarkers to assess the independent contribution of the vascular compartment to PD. Results: Bev induced significant correlations between pTie2, Ang2 and Ktrans. Cluster analysis of Tie2 concentration-time course curves showed that pTie2 reflected tumor Ktransbut not CK18, an epithelial antigen, i.e. changes in pTie2 reflected tumor vascular biology Patients who had the greatest area under the pTie2-time curve had tumors with high Ktransand/or low pVEGFR2, pre-treatment. They also had the greatest reduction in tumor volume and longest PFS. Fusion of pTie2 and CK18 data significantly improved modelling of PD. Conclusions: Bev impacts tumor vasculature causing proportional changes in pTie2. Information from pTie2 adds clinical value to that derived from the epithelial compartment. Thus (i) pTie2 is the first vascular response biomarker for bev and probably all VEGFi and (ii) demonstration of separate vascular and epithelial compartments in ovarian and CRC validates the vascular compartment as a target. This work identifies the first assay that could optimise use of VEGFi. Clinical trial information: 2009-011377-33.
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- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cancer and Enabling Sciences, Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cancer and Enabling Sciences, Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, United Kingdom
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O'Connor JPB, Aboagye EO, Adams JE, Aerts HJWL, Barrington SF, Beer AJ, Boellaard R, Bohndiek SE, Brady M, Brown G, Buckley DL, Chenevert TL, Clarke LP, Collette S, Cook GJ, deSouza NM, Dickson JC, Dive C, Evelhoch JL, Faivre-Finn C, Gallagher FA, Gilbert FJ, Gillies RJ, Goh V, Griffiths JR, Groves AM, Halligan S, Harris AL, Hawkes DJ, Hoekstra OS, Huang EP, Hutton BF, Jackson EF, Jayson GC, Jones A, Koh DM, Lacombe D, Lambin P, Lassau N, Leach MO, Lee TY, Leen EL, Lewis JS, Liu Y, Lythgoe MF, Manoharan P, Maxwell RJ, Miles KA, Morgan B, Morris S, Ng T, Padhani AR, Parker GJM, Partridge M, Pathak AP, Peet AC, Punwani S, Reynolds AR, Robinson SP, Shankar LK, Sharma RA, Soloviev D, Stroobants S, Sullivan DC, Taylor SA, Tofts PS, Tozer GM, van Herk M, Walker-Samuel S, Wason J, Williams KJ, Workman P, Yankeelov TE, Brindle KM, McShane LM, Jackson A, Waterton JC. Imaging biomarker roadmap for cancer studies. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2017; 14:169-186. [PMID: 27725679 PMCID: PMC5378302 DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2016.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 660] [Impact Index Per Article: 94.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Imaging biomarkers (IBs) are integral to the routine management of patients with cancer. IBs used daily in oncology include clinical TNM stage, objective response and left ventricular ejection fraction. Other CT, MRI, PET and ultrasonography biomarkers are used extensively in cancer research and drug development. New IBs need to be established either as useful tools for testing research hypotheses in clinical trials and research studies, or as clinical decision-making tools for use in healthcare, by crossing 'translational gaps' through validation and qualification. Important differences exist between IBs and biospecimen-derived biomarkers and, therefore, the development of IBs requires a tailored 'roadmap'. Recognizing this need, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) assembled experts to review, debate and summarize the challenges of IB validation and qualification. This consensus group has produced 14 key recommendations for accelerating the clinical translation of IBs, which highlight the role of parallel (rather than sequential) tracks of technical (assay) validation, biological/clinical validation and assessment of cost-effectiveness; the need for IB standardization and accreditation systems; the need to continually revisit IB precision; an alternative framework for biological/clinical validation of IBs; and the essential requirements for multicentre studies to qualify IBs for clinical use.
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- James P B O'Connor
- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- CRUK and EPSRC Comprehensive Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, Kings College London, London, UK
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Radiology Department, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
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- Division of Biomedical Imaging, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Comprehensive Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, Kings College London, London, UK
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- CRUK Cancer Imaging Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester, UK
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- Radiotherapy Related Research Group, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Comprehensive Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, Kings College London, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Biometric Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Medical Physics, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- CRUK Cancer Imaging Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Imaging, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
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- CRUK Cancer Imaging Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Imaging Research Labs, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- EORTC Headquarters, EORTC, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Comprehensive Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, Kings College London, London, UK
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- Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- CRUK Cancer Imaging Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre at KCL and UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Radiotherapy Related Research Group, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- CRUK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Institute of Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas, Austin, TX
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Biometric Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- CRUK and EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre in Cambridge and Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Zhou FL, Hubbard Cristinacce PL, Eichhorn SJ, Parker GJM. Preparation and characterization of polycaprolactone microspheres by electrospraying. Aerosol Sci Technol 2016; 50:1201-1215. [PMID: 27928195 PMCID: PMC5111097 DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2016.1234707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The ability to reproducibly produce and effectively collect electrosprayed polymeric microspheres with controlled morphology and size in bulk form is challenging. In this study, microparticles were produced by electrospraying polycaprolactone (PCL) of various molecular weights and solution concentrations in chloroform, and by collecting materials on different substrates. The resultant PCL microparticles were characterized by optical and electron microscopy to investigate the effect of molecular weight, solution concentration, applied voltage, working distance, and flow rate on their morphology and size. The work demonstrates the key role of a moderate molecular weight and/or solution concentration in the formation of spherical PCL particles via an electrospraying process. Increasing the applied voltage was found to produce smaller and more uniform PCL microparticles. There was a relatively low increase in the particle average size with an increase in the working distance and flow rate. Four types of substrates were adopted to collect electrosprayed PCL particles: a glass slide, aluminium foil, liquid bath, and copper wire. Unlike 2D bulk structures collected on the other substrates, a 3D tubular structure of microspheres was formed on the copper wire which could find application in the construction of 3D tumor mimics.
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- Feng-Lei Zhou
- Centre for Imaging Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- The School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Imaging Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Bioxydyn Limited, Rutherford House, Manchester Science Park, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Mills SJ, du Plessis D, Pal P, Thompson G, Buonacorrsi G, Soh C, Parker GJM, Jackson A. Mitotic Activity in Glioblastoma Correlates with Estimated Extravascular Extracellular Space Derived from Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2016; 37:811-7. [PMID: 26705318 PMCID: PMC4817231 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A number of parameters derived from dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging and separate histologic features have been identified as potential prognosticators in high-grade glioma. This study evaluated the relationships between dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI-derived parameters and histologic features in glioblastoma multiforme. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-eight patients with newly presenting glioblastoma multiforme underwent preoperative imaging (conventional imaging and T1 dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI). Parametric maps of the initial area under the contrast agent concentration curve, contrast transfer coefficient, estimate of volume of the extravascular extracellular space, and estimate of blood plasma volume were generated, and the enhancing fraction was calculated. Surgical specimens were used to assess subtype and were graded (World Health Organization classification system) and were assessed for necrosis, cell density, cellular atypia, mitotic activity, and overall vascularity scores. Quantitative assessment of endothelial surface area, vascular surface area, and a vascular profile count were made by using CD34 immunostaining. The relationships between MR imaging parameters and histopathologic features were examined. RESULTS High values of contrast transfer coefficient were associated with the presence of frank necrosis (P = .005). High values of the estimate of volume of the extravascular extracellular space were associated with a fibrillary histologic pattern (P < .01) and with increased mitotic activity (P < .05). No relationship was found between mitotic activity and histologic pattern, suggesting that the correlation between the estimate of volume of the extravascular extracellular space and mitotic activity was independent of the histologic pattern. CONCLUSIONS A correlation between the estimate of volume of the extravascular extracellular space and mitotic activity is reported. Further work is warranted to establish how dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI parameters relate to more quantitative histologic measurements, including markers of proliferation and measures of vascular endothelial growth factor expression.
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- S J Mills
- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (S.J.M., G.T., C.S., A.J.) Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering (S.J.M., G.T., G.B., G.J.M.P., A.J.), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Neuropathology (D.d.P., P.P.), Salford National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Neuropathology (D.d.P., P.P.), Salford National Health Service Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (S.J.M., G.T., C.S., A.J.) Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering (S.J.M., G.T., G.B., G.J.M.P., A.J.), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering (S.J.M., G.T., G.B., G.J.M.P., A.J.), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (S.J.M., G.T., C.S., A.J.)
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- Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering (S.J.M., G.T., G.B., G.J.M.P., A.J.), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (S.J.M., G.T., C.S., A.J.) Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering (S.J.M., G.T., G.B., G.J.M.P., A.J.), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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