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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2011

Lamina-specific functional MRI of retinal and choroidal responses to visual stimuli.

Yen-Yu I Shih, Bryan H De la Garza, Eric R Muir, William E Rogers, Joseph M Harrison, Jeffrey W Kiel, Timothy Q Duong

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yen-Yu I ShihResearch Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Bryan H De la Garza
Eric R Muir
William E Rogers
Joseph M Harrison
Jeffrey W Kiel
Timothy Q Duong
Imaging Center · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

Ocular blood flow and intraocular pressure homeostasisR01EY009702 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI KIEL, JEFFREY W · 1992 to 2013
$3.3M
Layer-Specific Functional &Perfusion Imaging of RetinaR01EY014211 · NEI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI DUONG, TIMOTHY Q. · 2004 to 2011
$3.0M
Layer-specific imaging of retinal degenerationR01EY018855 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI DUONG, TIMOTHY Q. · 2009 to 2012
$769k
NEI NIH HHS EY018855NEI NIH HHS R01 EY009702NEI NIH HHS R01 EY014211NEI NIH HHS R01 EY018855NEI NIH HHS R01EY09702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo demonstrate lamina-specific functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of retinal and choroidal responses to visual stimulation of graded luminance, wavelength, and frequency. MATERIALS AND

methodsHigh-resolution (60 × 60 μm) MRI was achieved using the blood-pool contrast agent, monocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticles (MION) and a high-magnetic-field (11.7 T) scanner to image functional changes in the normal rat retina associated with various visual stimulations. MION functional MRI measured stimulus-evoked blood-volume (BV) changes. Graded luminance, wavelength, and frequency were investigated. Stimulus-evoked fMRI signal changes from the retinal and choroidal vascular layers were analyzed.

resultsMRI revealed two distinct laminar signals that corresponded to the retinal and choroidal vascular layers bounding the retina and were separated by the avascular layer in between. The baseline outer layer BV index was 2-4 times greater than the inner layer BV, consistent with higher choroidal vascular density. During visual stimulation, BV responses to flickering light of different luminance, frequency, and wavelength in the inner layer were greater than those in the outer layer. The inner layer responses were dependent on luminance, frequency, and wavelength, whereas the outer layer responses were not, suggesting differential neurovascular coupling between the two vasculatures.

conclusionsThis is the first report of simultaneous resolution of layer-specific functional responses of the retinal and choroid vascular layers to visual stimulation in the retina. This imaging approach could have applications in early detection and longitudinal monitoring of retinal diseases where retinal and choroidal hemodynamics may be differentially perturbed at various stages of the diseases.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingAnimalsBlood VolumeChoroidContrast MediaDose-Response Relationship, DrugFerrosoferric OxideMaleNanoparticlesPhotic StimulationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRegional Blood FlowRetinaRetinal VesselsContrast MediaFerrosoferric Oxidemonocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticle

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