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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2012

Lung tumour growth kinetics in SPC-c-Raf-1-BB transgenic mice assessed by longitudinal in-vivo micro-CT quantification.

Thomas Rodt, Christian von Falck, Sabine Dettmer, Katja Hueper, Roman Halter, Ludwig Hoy, Matthias Luepke, Juergen Borlak, Frank Wacker

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas RodtDept. of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. rodt.thomas@mh-hannover.de
Christian von Falck
Sabine Dettmer
Katja Hueper
Roman Halter
Ludwig Hoy
Matthias Luepke
Juergen Borlak
Frank Wacker
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEFraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine · DEUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation · DEZimmer Biomet (Germany) · DE

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Abstract

backgroundSPC-c-Raf-1-BxB transgenic mice develop genetically induced disseminated lung adenocarcinoma allowing examination of carcinogenesis and evaluation of novel treatment strategies. We report on assessment of lung tumour growth kinetics using a semiautomated region growing segmentation algorithm.

methods156 non contrast-enhanced respiratory gated micro-CT of the lungs were obtained in 12 SPC-raf transgenic (n = 9) and normal (n = 3) mice at different time points. Region-growing segmentation of the aerated lung areas was obtained as an inverse surrogate for tumour burden. Time course of segmentation volumes was assessed to demonstrate the potential of the method for follow-up studies.

resultsMicro-CT allowed assessment of tumour growth kinetics and semiautomated region growing enabled quantitative analysis. Significant changes of the segmented lung volumes over time could be shown (p = 0.009). Significant group differences could be detected between transgenic and normal animals for time points 8 to 13 months (p = 0.043), when marked tumour progression occurred.

conclusionThe presented region-growing segmentation algorithm allows in-vivo quantification of multifocal lung adenocarcinoma in SPC-raf transgenic mice. This enables the assessment of tumour load and progress for the study of carcinogenesis and the evaluation of novel treatment strategies.

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Cell Transformation, NeoplasticAdenocarcinomaAnimalsLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, TransgenicPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein CX-Ray MicrotomographyProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein C

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PMID22348342
PMCPMC3308131
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