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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

The Value of MR-DWI and T1 Mapping in Indicating Radiation-Induced Soft Tissue Injury.

Zeng Wang, Bowen Xiong, Nannan Kang, Xiaoxian Pan, Caihong Wang, Li Su, Zhen Xing, Jinsheng Hong

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Zeng WangCentral Laboratory, Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Bowen XiongNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Personalized Diagnosis and Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Nannan KangDepartment of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Xiaoxian PanDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Caihong WangDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Li SuKey Laboratory of Radiation Biology of Fujian Higher Education Institutions, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Zhen XingKey Laboratory of Radiation Biology of Fujian Higher Education Institutions, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Jinsheng HongKey Laboratory of Radiation Biology of Fujian Higher Education Institutions, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · CNFujian Medical University · CNJiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital · CNZhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo explore the value of MR-DWI and T1 mapping in predicting radiation-induced soft tissue fibrosis and its correlation with radiation inflammation.

methods① a total of 30 C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into a control group (Nor group), irradiation group (IR group) and irradiation plus glycyrrhetinic acid group (GA group). The IR group and GA group were treated with 6MV X-rays to irradiate the right hind limbs of mice for 30 Gy in a single shot. MRI examinations were performed before and on the 7th day after irradiation to measure the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value and the longitudinal relaxation time (T1) value of the hind limb muscles of the mice. On the 90th day after irradiation, the hind limb contracture was measured, and the right hind limb muscle was taken for HE staining, masson staining, immunohistochemical staining and Western blot analysis to detect the expression of a-SMA and Fibronectin. ② The other 30 mice were grouped randomly as above. On the 7th day after irradiation, the right hind limbs of the mice were examined by MRI to measure the ADC value and T1 value of the thigh muscles, and then the right hind thigh muscles were immediately sacrificed to detect IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-a and TGF-β1 expression with ELISA.

resultsOn the 7th day after irradiation, the ADC values ​​of right hind thigh muscles of mice in Nor group, IR group and GA group were (1.35 ± 0.11)*10

conclusionThe MR-DWI and T1 mapping values on the 7th day after irradiation can reflect the early condition of tissue inflammation after the soft tissue is irradiated, and the values have a certain correlation with the degree of radiofibrosis of the soft tissue in the later period and may be used as an index to predict radiofibrosis.

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magnetic resonance diffusion imagingquantification of longitudinal relaxation timeradiation injuryradiofibrosissoft tissue fibrosis

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