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ArticleJournal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI2016

MRI and histopathologic study of a novel cholesterol-fed rabbit model of xanthogranuloma.

Yuanxin Chen, Amanda M Hamilton, Katie M Parkins, Jian-Xiong Wang, Kem A Rogers, Michael M Zeineh, Brian K Rutt, John A Ronald

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Article in Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yuanxin ChenImaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Amanda M HamiltonImaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Katie M ParkinsImaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Jian-Xiong WangAdvanced Imaging Research Center and Radiology Department, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Kem A RogersDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Michael M ZeinehDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Brian K RuttDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
John A RonaldImaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Western University · CAStanford University · USLawson Health Research Institute · CASouthwestern Medical Center

Funding

Training and DisseminationP41EB015891 · NIBIB · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GLOVER, GARY H · 2012 to 2019
$10.7M
Next Generation 7T MRI Platform Upgrade with Parallel Transmit CapabilitiesS10RR026351 · NCRR · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI RUTT, BRIAN KEITH · 2011 to 2011
$600k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR026351NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015891
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo develop a rabbit model of xanthogranuloma based on supplementation of dietary cholesterol. The aim of this study was to analyze the xanthogranulomatous lesions using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histological examination. MATERIALS AND

methodsRabbits were fed a low-level cholesterol (CH) diet (n = 10) or normal chow (n = 5) for 24 months. In vivo brain imaging was performed on a 3T MR system using fast imaging employing steady state acquisition, susceptibility-weighted imaging, spoiled gradient recalled, T1 -weighted inversion recovery imaging and T1 relaxometry, PD-weighted and T2 -weighted spin-echo imaging and T2 relaxometry, iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation, ultrashort TE MRI (UTE-MRI), and T2* relaxometry. MR images were evaluated using a Likert scale for lesion presence and quantitative analysis of lesion size, ventricular volume, and T1 , T2 , and T2* values of lesions was performed. After imaging, brain specimens were examined using histological methods.

resultsIn vivo MRI revealed that 6 of 10 CH-fed rabbits developed lesions in the choroid plexus. Region-of-interest analysis showed that for CH-fed rabbits the mean lesion volume was 8.5 ± 2.6 mm(3) and the volume of the lateral ventricle was significantly increased compared to controls (P < 0.01). The lesions showed significantly shorter mean T2 values (35 ± 12 msec, P < 0.001), longer mean T1 values (1581 ± 146 msec, P < 0.05), and shorter T2* values (22 ± 13 msec, P < 0.001) compared to adjacent brain structures. The ultrashort T2* components were visible using UTE-MRI. Histopathologic evaluation of lesions demonstrated features of human xanthogranuloma.

conclusionRabbits fed a low-level CH diet develop sizable intraventricular masses that have similar histopathological features as human xanthogranuloma. Multiparametric MRI techniques were able to provide information about the complex composition of these lesions. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2016;44:673-682.

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Cholesterol, DietaryDisease Models, AnimalAnimalsBrain DiseasesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRabbitsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityXanthogranuloma, JuvenileCholesterol, Dietarycholesterolhypercholesterolemiamagnetic resonance imagingrabbit modelxanthogranuloma

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