Contrast-enhanced susceptibility weighted imaging with ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide improves the detection of tumor vascularity in a hepatocellular carcinoma nude mouse model

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging : JMRI
Shuo-Hui YangHong-Chen Gu

Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness of contrast-enhanced susceptibility-weighted imaging with ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO-enhanced SWI) in the assessment of intratumoral vascularity in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Orthotopic xenograft HCC nude mouse models were established first and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations were performed on a 1.5T MR scanner 28 days later. Three groups of mice, 10 in each, were imaged using unenhanced and USPIO-enhanced SWI at doses of 4, 8, and 12 mg Fe/kg. Intratumoral susceptibility signal intensity (ITSS) was scored. ITSS-to-tumor contrast-to-noise ratio (ITSST-CNR) was measured. These measurements were compared between unenhanced and USPIO-enhanced SWI at each dose and differences in the measurements between different dose groups were estimated. Correlation between ITSS and tumor microvessel density (MVD) was analyzed. Compared with unenhanced SWI, significantly higher ITSS was identified on USPIO-enhanced SWI at doses of 8 mg Fe/kg (Z = -2.000, P = 0.046) and 12 mg Fe/kg (Z = -2.333, P = 0.020). Significantly higher ITSST-CNR was found on USPIO-enhanced SWI than that on unenhanced SWI (P < 0.05). Significantly higher ITSST-CNR at a dose of 8 mg Fe/kg was observed than...Continue Reading

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