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ArticleThe British journal of radiology2016

T1ρ relaxation time in brain regions increases with ageing: an experimental MRI observation in rats.

Feng Zhao, Jing Yuan, Gang Lu, Li H Zhang, Zhi Y Chen, Yì-Xiáng J Wáng

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Article in The British journal of radiology, 2016. 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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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Feng Zhao1 Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Jing Yuan1 Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Gang Lu3 Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Li H Zhang4 School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Zhi Y Chen5 Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yì-Xiáng J Wáng1 Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKThird Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveT1ρ variation is associated with neurodegenerative diseases. This study aims to observe T1ρ relaxation time changes in rat brains associated with normal ageing in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneously hypertension rats (SHRs).

methods18 male SD rats, 11 male WKY rats and 11 male SHRs were used. T1ρ measurement was performed at 3-T MR with a spin-lock frequency of 500 Hz. SD rats were scanned at the ages of 5, 8, 10 and 15 months. SHRs and WKY rats were scanned at the ages of 6, 9 and 12 months.

resultsFor SD rats, T1ρ at the thalamus, hippocampus and frontal cortices increased significantly from 5 to 15 months (p < 0.05). For the WKY rats and SHRs, the T1ρ values in the thalamus, hippocampus and frontal cortices also increased significantly from 6 to 12 months (p < 0.05). Furthermore, T1ρ in the thalamus, hippocampus and frontal cortices of SHRs were consistently higher than those of WKY rats at the ages of 6, 9 and 12 months (p < 0.05). The percentage regional T1ρ differences between WKY rats and SHRs did not change during ageing.

conclusionAn increase in T1ρ was associated with age-related changes of the rat brain. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: An age-related and hypertension-related T1ρ increase in rat brain regions was observed in the thalamus, hippocampus and frontal cortical regions of the rat brain.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingAgingAnimalsBrainBrain MappingDisease Models, AnimalHypertensionMaleRatsRats, Inbred SHRRats, Inbred WKYRats, Sprague-Dawley

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