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There has been a tremendous amount of interest in developing new MR contrast agents for cellular and molecular imaging applications such as the visualization of tumors, highlighting areas of angiogenesis, highlighting of contrast agent-labeled therapeutic stem cells, and highlighting of contrast agent-labeled drug delivery vehicles. The contrast properties of paramagnetic and super-paramagnetic relaxation-based agents have allowed MR imaging to be used as a tool for all of the above applications. However, a new class of MR contrast agents, chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) agents, provides additional features such as (1) the ability to highlight multiple biological events at once within an image through the distinguishability of the different CEST contrast agents, (2) the ability to toggle the contrast "off-to-on" by applying a saturation pulse, and (3) potentially providing more information about the environment surrounding the contrast agent such as the pH or concentration of metabolites. In this chapter, we will focus on the methods which can be used in terms of acquisition schemes and hardware to screen these agents through MR imaging.
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- Xiaolei Song
- Division of MR Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Grande S, Palma A, Luciani AM, Rosi A, Guidoni L, Viti V. Glycosidic intermediates identified in 1H MR spectra of intact tumour cells may contribute to the clarification of aspects of glycosylation pathways. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2011; 24:68-79. [PMID: 20669171 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The glycosylation process, through the addition of carbohydrates, is a major post-translational modification of proteins and glycolipids. Proteins may be glycosylated in either the secretory pathway leading to N-linked or O-linked glycoproteins or as nucleocytoplasmic glycosylation that targets only single proteins involving a single β-linked N-acetylglucosamine. In both cases, the key precursors are the uridine diphospho-N-acetylhexosamines synthesised by the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway. Furthermore, uridine diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine participates in the biosynthesis of sialic acid. In this work, we propose MRS for the detection of uridine diphospho-N-acetylhexosamines visible in high-resolution MR spectra of intact cells from different human tumours. Signals from the nucleotide and amino sugar moieties, including amide signals observed for the first time in whole cells, are assigned, also taking advantage of spectral changes that follow cell treatment with ammonium chloride. Finally, parallel changes in uridine diphospho-N-acetylhexosamines and glutamine pools, observed after pH changes induced by ammonium chloride in the different tumour cell lines, may provide more details on the glycosylation processes.
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- Sveva Grande
- Dipartimento di Tecnologie e Salute and INFN Gruppo Collegato Sanità, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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Amide proton transfer (APT) imaging is a new MRI technique that detects endogenous mobile proteins and peptides in tissue via saturation of the amide protons in the peptide bonds. Initial studies have shown promise in detecting tumor and stroke, but this technique was hampered by magnetic field inhomogeneity and a low signal-to-noise ratio. Several important prerequisites for performing APT imaging experiments include designing an effective APT imaging pulse sequence based on the hardware capability, optimizing the experimental protocol for the best clinical imaging quality, and developing data-processing approaches for effective image assessment. In this chapter, technical issues, such as pulse sequence design and optimization, magnetic field inhomogeneity correction, specific absorption rate minimization, and scan duration, are addressed.
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- Jinyuan Zhou
- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA, F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA,
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Zhou J, Tryggestad E, Wen Z, Lal B, Zhou T, Grossman R, Wang S, Yan K, Fu DX, Ford E, Tyler B, Blakeley J, Laterra J, van Zijl PCM. Differentiation between glioma and radiation necrosis using molecular magnetic resonance imaging of endogenous proteins and peptides. Nat Med 2010; 17:130-4. [PMID: 21170048 PMCID: PMC3058561 DOI: 10.1038/nm.2268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 401] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2010] [Accepted: 09/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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It remains difficult to distinguish tumor recurrence from radiation necrosis after brain tumor therapy. Here we show that these lesions can be distinguished using the amide proton transfer (APT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals of endogenous cellular proteins and peptides as an imaging biomarker. When comparing two models of orthotopic glioma (SF188/V+ glioma and 9L gliosarcoma) with a model of radiation necrosis in rats, we could clearly differentiate viable glioma (hyperintense) from radiation necrosis (hypointense to isointense) by APT MRI. When we irradiated rats with U87MG gliomas, the APT signals in the irradiated tumors had decreased substantially by 3 d and 6 d after radiation. The amide protons that can be detected by APT provide a unique and noninvasive MRI biomarker for distinguishing viable malignancy from radiation necrosis and predicting tumor response to therapy.
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- Jinyuan Zhou
- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Närväinen J, Hubbard PL, Kauppinen RA, Morris GA. Z-spectroscopy with Alternating-Phase Irradiation. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2010; 207:242-250. [PMID: 20920868 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2010.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2010] [Revised: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 09/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Magnetization transfer (MT) MRI and Z-spectroscopy are tools to study both water-macromolecule interactions and pH-sensitive exchange dynamics between water and the protons of mobile chemical groups within these macromolecules. Both rely on saturation of frequencies offset from water and observation of the on-resonance water signal. In this work, an RF saturation method called Z-spectroscopy with Alternating-Phase Irradiation (ZAPI) is introduced. Based on the T(2)-selectivity of the irradiation pulse, ZAPI can be used to separate the different contributions to a Z-spectrum, as well as to study the T(2) distribution of the macromolecules contributing to the MT signal. ZAPI can be run at resonance for water and with low power, thus minimizing problems with specific absorption rate (SAR) limits in clinical applications. In this paper, physical and practical aspects of ZAPI are discussed and the sequence is applied in vitro to sample systems and in vivo to rat head to demonstrate the method.
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- Johanna Närväinen
- A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Finland.
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Jin T, Autio J, Obata T, Kim SG. Spin-locking versus chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI for investigating chemical exchange process between water and labile metabolite protons. Magn Reson Med 2010; 65:1448-60. [PMID: 21500270 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 10/13/2010] [Accepted: 10/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) and spin-locking (SL) experiments were both able to probe the exchange process between protons of nonequivalent chemical environments. To compare the characteristics of the CEST and SL approaches in the study of chemical exchange effects, we performed CEST and SL experiments at varied pH and concentrated metabolite phantoms with exchangeable amide, amine, and hydroxyl protons at 9.4 T. Our results show that: (i) on-resonance SL is most sensitive to chemical exchanges in the intermediate-exchange regime and is able to detect hydroxyl and amine protons on a millimolar concentration scale. Off-resonance SL and CEST approaches are sensitive to slow-exchanging protons when an optimal SL or saturation pulse power matches the exchanging rate, respectively. (ii) Offset frequency-dependent SL and CEST spectra are very similar and can be explained well with an SL model recently developed by Trott and Palmer (J Magn Reson 2002;154:157-160). (iii) The exchange rate and population of metabolite protons can be determined from offset-dependent SL or CEST spectra or from on-resonance SL relaxation dispersion measurements. (iv) The asymmetry of the magnetization transfer ratio (MTR(asym)) is highly dependent on the choice of saturation pulse power. In the intermediate-exchange regime, MTR(asym) becomes complicated and should be interpreted with care.
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- Tao Jin
- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203, USA.
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Sun PZ, Benner T, Copen WA, Sorensen AG. Early experience of translating pH-weighted MRI to image human subjects at 3 Tesla. Stroke 2010; 41:S147-51. [PMID: 20876492 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.595777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In acute stroke, mismatch between lesions seen on diffusion- (DWI) and perfusion-weighted (PWI) MRI has been used to identify ischemic tissue before irreversible damage. Nevertheless, the concept of PWI/DWI mismatch is oversimplified and the ischemic tissue metabolic status and outcome are often heterogeneous. Tissue pH, a well-regulated physiological index that alters on disrupted tissue metabolism, may provide a surrogate metabolic imaging marker that augments the DWI and PWI for penumbra imaging. METHODS pH-weighted MRI was obtained by probing the pH-dependent amide proton transfer between endogenous mobile proteins/peptides and tissue water. The technique was validated using animal stroke models, optimized for human use, and preliminarily tested for imaging healthy volunteers. RESULTS pH-weighted MRI is sensitive and specific to ischemic tissue acidosis. pH MRI can be optimized for clinical use, and a pilot human study showed it is feasible using a standard 3 Tesla MRI scanner. CONCLUSIONS Ischemic acidosis can be imaged via an endogenous pH-weighted MRI technique, which complements conventional PWI and DWI for penumbra imaging. pH-weighted MRI has been optimized and appears feasible and practical in imaging human subjects. Additional study is necessary to elucidate the diagnostic use of pH MRI in stroke patients.
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- Phillip Zhe Sun
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Athinoula A Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, Mass 02129, USA.
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Haris M, Cai K, Singh A, Hariharan H, Reddy R. In vivo mapping of brain myo-inositol. Neuroimage 2010; 54:2079-85. [PMID: 20951217 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Revised: 09/29/2010] [Accepted: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Myo-Inositol (MI) is one of the most abundant metabolites in the human brain located mainly in glial cells and functions as an osmolyte. The concentration of MI is altered in many brain disorders including Alzheimer's disease and brain tumors. Currently available magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) methods for measuring MI are limited to low spatial resolution. Here, we demonstrate that the hydroxyl protons on MI exhibit chemical exchange with bulk water and saturation of these protons leads to reduction in bulk water signal through a mechanism known as chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST). The hydroxyl proton exchange rate (k=600 s(-1)) is determined to be in the slow to intermediate exchange regime on the NMR time scale (chemical shift (∆ω)>k), suggesting that the CEST effect of MI (MICEST) can be imaged at high fields such as 7 T (∆ω=1.2×10(3)rad/s) and 9.4 T (∆ω=1.6×10(3) rad/s). Using optimized imaging parameters, concentration dependent broad CEST asymmetry between ~0.2 and 1.5 ppm with a peak at ~0.6 ppm from bulk water was observed. Further, it is demonstrated that MICEST detection is feasible in the human brain at ultra high fields (7 T) without exceeding the allowed limits on radiofrequency specific absorption rate. Results from healthy human volunteers (N=5) showed significantly higher (p=0.03) MICEST effect from white matter (5.2±0.5%) compared to gray matter (4.3±0.5%). The mean coefficient of variations for intra-subject MICEST contrast in WM and GM were 0.49 and 0.58 respectively. Potential overlap of CEST signals from other brain metabolites with the observed MICEST map is discussed. This noninvasive approach potentially opens the way to image MI in vivo and to monitor its alteration in many disease conditions.
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- Mohammad Haris
- Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging (CMROI), Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6100, USA
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Shah T, Lu L, Dell KM, Pagel MD, Griswold MA, Flask CA. CEST-FISP: a novel technique for rapid chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI at 7 T. Magn Reson Med 2010; 65:432-7. [PMID: 20939092 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2009] [Revised: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) and magnetization transfer techniques provide unique and potentially quantitative contrast mechanisms in multiple MRI applications. However, the in vivo implementation of these techniques has been limited by the relatively slow MRI acquisition techniques, especially on high-field MRI scanners. A new, rapid CEST-fast imaging with steady-state free precession technique was developed to provide sensitive CEST contrast in ∼20 sec. In this study at 7 T with in vitro bovine glycogen samples and initial in vivo results in a rat liver, the CEST-fast imaging with steady-state free precession technique was shown to provide equivalent CEST sensitivity in comparison to a conventional CEST-spin echo acquisition with a 50-fold reduction in acquisition time. The sensitivity of the CEST-fast imaging with steady-state free precession technique was also shown to be dependent on k-space encoding with centric k-space encoding providing a 30-40% increase in CEST sensitivity relative to linear encoding for 256 or more k-space lines. Overall, the CEST-fast imaging with steady-state free precession acquisition technique provides a rapid and sensitive imaging platform with the potential to provide quantitative CEST and magnetization transfer imaging data.
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- T Shah
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Hancu I, Dixon WT, Woods M, Vinogradov E, Sherry AD, Lenkinski RE. CEST and PARACEST MR contrast agents. Acta Radiol 2010; 51:910-23. [PMID: 20828299 DOI: 10.3109/02841851.2010.502126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In this review we describe the status of development for a new class of magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agents, based on chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST). The mathematics and physics relevant to the description of the CEST effect in MR are presented in an appendix published in the online version only. We discuss the issues arising when translating in vitro results obtained with CEST agents to using these MR agents in in vivo model studies and in humans. Examples are given on how these agents are imaged in vivo. We summarize the status of development of these CEST agents, and speculate about the next steps that may be taken towards the demonstration of CEST MR imaging in clinical applications.
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- University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Sun PZ, Cheung JS, Wang E, Benner T, Sorensen AG. Fast multislice pH-weighted chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI with Unevenly segmented RF irradiation. Magn Reson Med 2010; 65:588-94. [PMID: 20872859 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Revised: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI is a versatile imaging technique for measuring microenvironment properties via dilute CEST labile groups. Conventionally, CEST MRI is implemented with a long radiofrequency irradiation module, followed by fast image acquisition to obtain the steady state CEST contrast. Nevertheless, the sensitivity, scan time, and spatial coverage of the conventional CEST MRI method may not be optimal. Our study proposed a segmented radiofrequency labeling scheme that includes a long primary radiofrequency irradiation module to generate the steady state CEST contrast and repetitive short secondary radiofrequency irradiation module immediately after the image acquisition so as to maintain the steady state CEST contrast for multislice acquisition and signal averaging. The proposed CEST MRI method was validated experimentally with a tissue-like pH phantom and optimized for the maximal contrast-to-noise ratio. In addition, the proposed sequence was evaluated for imaging ischemic acidosis via pH-weighted endogenous amide proton transfer MRI, which showed similar contrast as conventional amide proton transfer MRI. In sum, a fast multislice relaxation self-compensated CEST MRI sequence was developed, with significantly improved sensitivity and suitable for in vivo applications.
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- Phillip Zhe Sun
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.
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Park SH, Duong TQ. Brain MR perfusion-weighted imaging with alternate ascending/descending directional navigation. Magn Reson Med 2010; 65:1578-91. [PMID: 20860002 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Revised: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In this study, a new arterial spin labeling technique that requires no separate spin preparation pulse was developed. Sequential two-dimensional slices were acquired in ascending and descending orders by turns using balanced steady state free precession for pair-wise subtraction. Simulation studies showed this new technique, alternate ascending/descending directional navigation (ALADDIN), has high sensitivity to both slow- (1-10 cm/sec) and fast-moving (>10 cm/sec) blood because of the presence of multiple labeling planes proximal to imaging planes and sensitivity of balanced steady state free precession to initial magnetization differences. ALADDIN provided high-resolution multislice perfusion-weighted images in ∼ 3 min. About 80-90% of signals in a slice were ascribed to spins saturated in the four prior slices. Three to five edge slices on each side of imaging group were affected by transient magnetization transfer effects and incomplete T(1) recovery between successive acquisitions. ALADDIN signals were dependent on many imaging parameters, implying room for improvement. Sagittal and coronal ALADDIN images demonstrated perfusion direction in gray matter regions was mostly from center to lateral, anterior, or posterior, whereas that in some white matter regions was reversed. ALADDIN is likely useful for many studies requiring perfusion-weighted imaging with short scan time, insensitiveness to arterial transit time, directional information, high resolution, and/or wide coverage.
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- Sung-Hong Park
- Research Imaging Institute and Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.
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Encoding the frequency dependence in MRI contrast media: the emerging class of CEST agents. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2010; 5:78-98. [PMID: 20419761 DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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CEST agents represent a very promising class of MRI contrast media as they encode a frequency dependence that is not like the classical relaxation-based agents. This peculiar property enables novel applications such as the detection of more than one agent in the same MR image as well as the set-up of ratiometric methods for the quantitative assessment of physico-chemical and biological parameters that characterize the micro-environment in which they are distributed. This survey is aimed at providing the reader with the basic properties and the potential of these compounds. Fundamental aspects, such as the theoretical basis of the saturation transfer via chemical exchange, the generation of the CEST contrast, the classification and sensitivity of CEST agents, and some representative examples displaying their potential in the field of MR-molecular imaging, are presented and discussed in detail.
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Jones CK, Li AX, Suchý M, Hudson RHE, Menon RS, Bartha R. In vivo detection of PARACEST agents with relaxation correction. Magn Reson Med 2010; 63:1184-92. [PMID: 20432289 PMCID: PMC3427884 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Several pulse sequences have been used to detect paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (PARACEST) contrast agents in animals to quantify the uptake over time following a bolus injection. The observed signal change is a combination of relaxation effects and PARACEST contrast. The purpose of the current study was to isolate the PARACEST effect from the changes in bulk water relaxation induced by the PARACEST agent in vivo for the fast low-angle shot pulse sequence. A fast low-angle shot–based pulse sequence was used to acquire continuous images on a 9.4-T MRI of phantoms and the kidneys of mice following PARACEST agent (Tm3+-DOTAM-Gly-Lys) injection. A WALTZ-16 pulse was applied before every second image to generate on-resonance paramagnetic chemical exchange effects. Signal intensity changes of up to 50% were observed in the mouse kidney in the control images (without a WALTZ-16 preparation pulse) due to altered bulk water relaxation induced by the PARACEST agent. Despite these changes, a clear on-resonance paramagnetic chemical exchange effect of 4-7% was also observed. A four-pool exchange model was used to describe image signal intensity. This study demonstrates that in vivo on-resonance paramagnetic chemical exchange effect contrast can be isolated from tissue relaxation time constant changes induced by a PARACEST agent that dominate the signal change. Magn Reson Med 63:1184–1192, 2010. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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- Craig K Jones
- Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping, Robarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Glunde K, Artemov D, Penet MF, Jacobs MA, Bhujwalla ZM. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in metabolic and molecular imaging and diagnosis of cancer. Chem Rev 2010; 110:3043-59. [PMID: 20384323 DOI: 10.1021/cr9004007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Kristine Glunde
- JHU ICMIC Program, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Sun PZ. Simplified and scalable numerical solution for describing multi-pool chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI contrast. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2010; 205:235-41. [PMID: 20570196 PMCID: PMC2902598 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2010.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Revised: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 05/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging is sensitive to dilute labile proton and microenvironment properties such as pH and temperature, and provides vital information complementary to the conventional MRI methods. Whereas the Bloch equations coupled by exchange terms (i.e., Bloch-McConnell equations) have been utilized to quantify 2-pool CEST contrast, it is tedious to extend the Bloch-McConnell equations to describe CEST contrast beyond four saturation transfer sites. Hence, it is necessary to develop a scalable yet reasonably accurate numerical solution to describe the complex multi-pool CEST contrast. It is postulated here that the multi-pool CEST contrast can be quantified by modifying the classic 2-pool model. Although the direct exchange among labile proton groups is often negligible, labile protons may be coupled indirectly through their interaction with bulk water protons, which has to be quantified. The coupling term was solved empirically, and the proposed simplified solution was shown in good agreement with the conventional simulation. Moreover, the proposed solution is scalable, and can be easily extended to describe multi-pool CEST contrast. In sum, our study established a simplified and scalable, yet reasonably accurate numerical solution, suitable for quantitatively describing multi-pool CEST contrast.
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- Phillip Zhe Sun
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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Park SH, Duong TQ. Alternate ascending/descending directional navigation approach for imaging magnetization transfer asymmetry. Magn Reson Med 2010; 65:1702-10. [PMID: 20677233 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2010] [Revised: 05/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A new method for imaging magnetization transfer (MT) asymmetry with no separate saturation pulse is proposed in this article. MT effects were generated from sequential two-dimensional balanced steady-state free precession imaging, where interslice MT asymmetry was separated from interslice blood flow and magnetic field inhomogeneity with alternate ascending/descending directional navigation (ALADDIN). Alternate ascending/descending directional navigation provided high-resolution multislice MT asymmetry images within a reasonable imaging time of ∼ 3 min. MT asymmetry signals measured with alternate ascending/descending directional navigation were 1-2% of baseline signals (N = 6), in agreement with those from the conventional methods. About 70% of MT asymmetry signals were determined by the first prior slice. The frequency offset ranges in this study were >8 ppm from the water resonance frequency, implying that the MT effects were mostly associated with solid-like macromolecules. Potential methods to make alternate ascending/descending directional navigation feasible for imaging amide proton transfer (∼ 3.5 ppm offset from the water resonance frequency) were discussed.
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- Sung-Hong Park
- Research Imaging Institute and Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.
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Viswanathan S, Kovacs Z, Green KN, Ratnakar SJ, Sherry AD. Alternatives to gadolinium-based metal chelates for magnetic resonance imaging. Chem Rev 2010; 110:2960-3018. [PMID: 20397688 PMCID: PMC2874212 DOI: 10.1021/cr900284a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Subha Viswanathan
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390 and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390 and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390 and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390 and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390 and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080
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Coman D, Trubel HK, Hyder F. Brain temperature by Biosensor Imaging of Redundant Deviation in Shifts (BIRDS): comparison between TmDOTP5- and TmDOTMA-. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2010; 23:277-85. [PMID: 19957287 PMCID: PMC2843767 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Chemical shifts of complexes between paramagnetic lanthanide ions and macrocyclic chelates are sensitive to physiological variations (of temperature and/or pH). Here we demonstrate utility of a complex between thulium ion (Tm(3+)) and the macrocyclic chelate 1,4,7,10-tetramethyl 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetate (or DOTMA(4-)) for absolute temperature mapping in rat brain. The feasibility of TmDOTMA(-) is compared with that of another Tm(3+)-containing biosensor which is based on the macrocyclic chelate 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane- 1,4,7,10-tetrakis(methylene phosphonate) (or DOTP(8-)). In general, the in vitro and in vivo results suggest that Biosensor Imaging of Redundant Deviation in Shifts (BIRDS) which originate from these agents (but exclude water) can provide temperature maps with good accuracy. While TmDOTP(5-) emanates three major distinct proton resonances which are differentially sensitive to temperature and pH, TmDOTMA(-) has a dominant pH-insensitive proton resonance from a -CH(3) group to allow higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) temperature assessment. Temperature (and pH) sensitivities of these resonances are practically identical at low (4.0T) and high (11.7T) magnetic fields and at nominal repetition times only marginal SNR loss is expected at the lower field. Since these resonances have extremely short relaxation times, high-speed chemical shift imaging (CSI) is needed to detect them. Repeated in vivo CSI scans with BIRDS demonstrate excellent measurement stability. Overall, results with TmDOTP(5-) and TmDOTMA(-) suggest that BIRDS can be reliably applied, either at low or high magnetic fields, for functional studies in rodents.
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- Daniel Coman
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Core Center for Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance (QNMR), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Department of Pediatrics at HELIOS-Klinikum Wuppertal and University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Core Center for Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance (QNMR), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Wen Z, Hu S, Huang F, Wang X, Guo L, Quan X, Wang S, Zhou J. MR imaging of high-grade brain tumors using endogenous protein and peptide-based contrast. Neuroimage 2010; 51:616-22. [PMID: 20188197 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Revised: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 02/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Amide proton transfer (APT) imaging is a novel MRI technique, in which the amide protons of endogenous proteins and peptides are irradiated to accomplish indirect detection using the bulk water signal. In this paper, the APT approach was added to a standard brain MRI protocol at 3T, and twelve patients with high-grade gliomas confirmed by histopathology were scanned. It is shown that all tumors, including one with minor gadolinium enhancement, showed heterogeneous hyperintensity on the APT images. The average APT signal intensities of the viable tumor cores were significantly higher than those of peritumoral edema and normal-appearing white matter (P<0.001). The average APT signal intensities were significantly lower in the necrotic regions than in the viable tumor cores (P=0.004). The APT signal intensities of the cystic cavities were similar to those of the viable tumor cores (P>0.2). The initial results show that APT imaging at the protein and peptide level may enhance non-invasive identification of tissue heterogeneity in high-grade brain tumors.
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- Zhibo Wen
- Department of Radiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Terreno E, Stancanello J, Longo D, Castelli DD, Milone L, Sanders HMHF, Kok MB, Uggeri F, Aime S. Methods for an improved detection of the MRI-CEST effect. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2010; 4:237-47. [PMID: 19839029 DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CEST imaging is a recently introduced MRI contrast modality based on the use of endogenous or exogenous molecules whose exchangeable proton pools transfer saturated magnetization to bulk water, thus creating negative contrast. One of the critical issues for further development of these agents is represented by their limited sensitivity in vivo. The aim of this work is to improve the detection of CEST agents by exploring new approaches through which the saturation transfer (ST) effect can be enhanced. The performance of the proposed methods has been tested in vitro and in vivo using highly sensitive and highly shifted lipoCEST agents, and the results were compared with the standard ST evaluation mode. The acquired Z-spectra were interpolated locally and voxel-by-voxel by smoothing splines. Besides expressing the ST in the standard mode, we explore two methods, enhanced and integral ST, which better exploit all the information contained in the Z-spectrum. By combining different modes for ST assessment a significant improvement in the detection of the lipoCEST agents, both in vitro and in vivo, has been found. The results obtained from the application of the proposed methods outline the importance of post-processing analysis for highlighting the CEST-MRI contrast.
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- Enzo Terreno
- Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and Molecular Imaging Center, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Sun PZ. Simultaneous determination of labile proton concentration and exchange rate utilizing optimal RF power: Radio frequency power (RFP) dependence of chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2010; 202:155-61. [PMID: 19926319 PMCID: PMC2818407 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2009] [Revised: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI is increasingly used to probe mobile proteins and microenvironment properties, and shows great promise for tumor and stroke diagnosis. However, CEST MRI contrast mechanism is complex, depending not only on the CEST agent concentration, exchange and relaxation properties, but also varying with experimental conditions such as magnetic field strength and RF power. Hence, it remains somewhat difficult to quantify apparent CEST MRI contrast for properties such as pH, temperature and protein content. In particular, CEST MRI is susceptible to RF spillover effects in that RF irradiation may directly saturate the bulk water MR signal, leading to an optimal RF power at which the CEST contrast is maximal. Whereas RF spillover is generally considered an adverse effect, it is noted here that the optimal RF power strongly varies with exchange rate, although with negligible dependence on labile proton concentration. An empirical solution suggested that optimal RF power may serve as a sensitive parameter for simultaneously determining the labile proton content and exchange rate, hence, allowing improved characterization of the CEST system. The empirical solution was confirmed by numerical simulation, and experimental validation is needed to further evaluate the proposed technique.
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- Phillip Zhe Sun
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Rm 2301, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129-2020, USA.
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Jokivarsi KT, Hiltunen Y, Tuunanen PI, Kauppinen RA, Gröhn OHJ. Correlating tissue outcome with quantitative multiparametric MRI of acute cerebral ischemia in rats. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2010; 30:415-27. [PMID: 19904287 PMCID: PMC2949115 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2009.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Predicting tissue outcome remains a challenge for stroke magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this study, we have acquired multiparametric MRI data sets (including absolute T(1), T(2), diffusion, T(1rho) using continuous wave and adiabatic pulse approaches, cerebral blood flow (CBF), and amide proton transfer ratio (APTR) images) during and after 65 mins of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) in rats. The MRI scans were repeated 24 h after MCAo, when the animals were killed for quantitative histology. Magnetic resonance imaging parameters acquired at three acute time points were correlated with regionally matching cell count at 24 h. The results emphasize differences in the temporal profile of individual MRI contrasts during MCAo and especially during early reperfusion, and suggest that complementary information from CBF and tissue damage can be obtained with appropriate MRI contrasts. The data show that by using three to four MRI parameters, sensitive to both hemodynamic changes and different aspects of parenchymal changes, the fate of the tissue can be predicted with increased correlation compared with single-parameter techniques. Combined multiparametric MRI data and multiparametric analysis may provide an excellent tool for preclinical testing of new treatments and also has the potential to facilitate decision-making in the management of acute stroke patients.
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- Kimmo T Jokivarsi
- Department of Neurobiology, AI Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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The objective was to study the effect of phosphate salts and fixation solutions on the proton dynamics in articular cartilage in vitro. Microscopic magnetic resonance imaging (μMRI) T(2) anisotropy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) double quantum-filtered (DQF) spectroscopy were used to study the full-thickness articular cartilage from several canine humeral heads. The in-plane pixel size across the depth of the cartilage tissue was 13 μm. The acid phosphate salt was an effective exchange catalyst for proton exchange in the cartilage with an organized structure of collagen fibrils, while the alkaline phosphate salt was not. For cartilage tissue containing less organized collagen fibrils, both acid and alkaline phosphate salts have no significant effect on the T(2) value at low concentration but decrease the T(2) value at high concentration. The solutions of NaCl, KCl, CaCl(2), and D-PBS were found to have no significant effect on T(2) and DQF in cartilage. This study demonstrates the ability to modify the proton exchange in articular cartilage using the solutions of phosphate salts. The ability to modify the proton exchange in articular cartilage can be used to modulate the laminar appearance of articular cartilage in MRI.
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- Department of Physics and Center for Biomedical Research, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
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Nwe K, Andolina CM, Huang CH, Morrow JR. PARACEST properties of a dinuclear neodymium(III) complex bound to DNA or carbonate. Bioconjug Chem 2009; 20:1375-82. [PMID: 19555071 DOI: 10.1021/bc900146z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A dinuclear Nd(III) macrocyclic complex of 1 (1,4-bis[1-(4,7,10-tris(carbamoylmethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane]-p-xylene) and mononuclear complexes of 1,4,7-tris-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, 2, and 1,4,7-tris[(N-N-diethyl)carbamoylmethyl]-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, 3, are prepared. Complexes of 1 and 2 give rise to a PARACEST (paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer) peak from exchangeable amide protons that resonate approximately 12 ppm downfield from the bulk water proton resonance. The dinuclear Nd(III) complex is promising as a PARACEST contrast agent for MRI applications, because it has an optimal pH of 7.5 and the rate constant for amide proton exchange (2700 s(-1)) is nearly as large as it can be within slow exchange conditions with bulk water. Dinuclear Ln(2)(1) complexes (Ln(III) = Nd(III), Eu(III)) bind tightly to anionic ligands including carbonate, diethyl phosphate, and DNA. The CEST amide peak of Nd(2)(1) is enhanced by certain DNA sequences that contain hairpin loops, but decreases in the presence of diethyl phosphate or carbonate. Direct excitation luminescence studies of Eu(2)(1) show that double-stranded and hairpin-loop DNA sequences displace one water ligand on each Eu(III) center. DNA displaces carbonate ion despite the low dissociation constant for the Eu(2)(1) carbonate complex (K(d) = 15 microM). Enhancement of the CEST effect of a lanthanide complex by binding to DNA is a promising step toward the preparation of PARACEST agents containing DNA scaffolds.
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- Kido Nwe
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
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Li AX, Suchy M, Jones CK, Hudson RHE, Menon RS, Bartha R. Optimized MRI contrast for on-resonance proton exchange processes of PARACEST agents in biological systems. Magn Reson Med 2009; 62:1282-91. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Kim M, Gillen J, Landman BA, Zhou J, van Zijl PCM. Water saturation shift referencing (WASSR) for chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) experiments. Magn Reson Med 2009; 61:1441-50. [PMID: 19358232 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 520] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) is a contrast mechanism that exploits exchange-based magnetization transfer (MT) between solute and water protons. CEST effects compete with direct water saturation and conventional MT processes, and generally can only be quantified through an asymmetry analysis of the water saturation spectrum (Z-spectrum) with respect to the water frequency, a process that is exquisitely sensitive to magnetic field inhomogeneities. Here it is shown that direct water saturation imaging allows measurement of the absolute water frequency in each voxel, allowing proper centering of Z-spectra on a voxel-by-voxel basis independently of spatial B(0) field variations. Optimal acquisition parameters for this "water saturation shift referencing" (WASSR) approach were estimated using Monte Carlo simulations and later confirmed experimentally. The optimal ratio of the WASSR sweep width to the linewidth of the direct saturation curve was found to be 3.3-4.0, requiring a sampling of 16-32 points. The frequency error was smaller than 1 Hz at signal-to-noise ratios of 40 or higher. The WASSR method was applied to study glycogen, where the chemical shift difference between the hydroxyl (OH) protons and bulk water protons at 3T is so small (0.75-1.25 ppm) that the CEST spectrum is inconclusive without proper referencing.
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- Mina Kim
- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Neurology Section, Division of MR Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Mougin OE, Coxon RC, Pitiot A, Gowland PA. Magnetization transfer phenomenon in the human brain at 7 T. Neuroimage 2009; 49:272-81. [PMID: 19683581 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Revised: 08/06/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Magnetization transfer is an important source of contrast in magnetic resonance imaging which is sensitive to the concentration of macromolecules and other solutes present in the tissue. Magnetization transfer effects can be visualized in magnetization transfer ratio images or quantified via the z-spectrum. This paper presents methods of measuring the z-spectrum and of producing high-resolution MTR images and maps of z-spectrum asymmetry in vivo at 7 T, within SAR limits. It also uses a 3-compartment model to measure chemical exchange and magnetization transfer parameters from the z-spectrum data. The peak in the z-spectrum associated with chemical exchange between amide and water protons (amide proton transfer, APT, effects) is much more apparent at 7 T than at 3 T. Furthermore at 7 T quantitative APT results varied between the corpus callosum and other white matter structures, suggesting that quantitative APT imaging could be used as a method of measuring myelination. The results also suggest that chemical exchange is not responsible for the phase shift observed in susceptibility weighted images between grey matter and white matter.
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- O E Mougin
- Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, UK
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De Leon-Rodriguez LM, Lubag AJM, Malloy CR, Martinez GV, Gillies RJ, Sherry AD. Responsive MRI agents for sensing metabolism in vivo. Acc Chem Res 2009; 42:948-57. [PMID: 19265438 DOI: 10.1021/ar800237f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has inherent advantages in safety, three-dimensional output, and clinical relevance when compared with optical and radiotracer imaging methods. However, MRI contrast agents are inherently less sensitive than agents used in other imaging modalities primarily because MRI agents are detected indirectly by changes in either the water proton relaxation rates (T(1), T(2), and T(*)(2)) or water proton intensities (chemical exchange saturation transfer and paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer, CEST and PARACEST). Consequently, the detection limit of an MRI agent is determined by the characteristics of the background water signal; by contrast, optical and radiotracer-based methods permit direct detection of the agent itself. By virtue of responding to background water (which reflects bulk cell properties), however, MRI contrast agents have considerable advantages in "metabolic" imaging, that is, spatially resolving tissue variations in pH, redox state, oxygenation, or metabolite levels. In this Account, we begin by examining sensitivity limits in targeted contrast agents and then address contrast agents that respond to a physiological change; these responsive agents are effective metabolic imaging sensors. The sensitivity requirements for a metabolic imaging agent are quite different from those for a targeted Gd(3+)-based T(1) agent (for example, sensing cell receptors). Targeted Gd(3+) agents must have either an extraordinarily high water proton relaxivity (r(1)) or multiple Gd(3+) complexes clustered together at the target site on a polymer platform or nanoparticle assembly. Metabolic MRI agents differ in that the high relaxivity requirement, although helpful, is eased because these agents respond to bulk properties of tissues rather than low concentrations of a specific biological target. For optimal sensing, metabolic imaging agents should display a large change in relaxivity (deltar(1)) in response to the physiological or metabolic parameter of interest. Metabolic imaging agents have only recently begun to appear in the literature and only a few have been demonstrated in vivo. MRI maps of absolute tissue pH have been obtained with Gd(3+)-based T(1) sensors. The requirement of an independent measure of agent concentration in tissues complicates these experiments, but if qualitative changes in tissue pH are acceptable, then these agents can be quite useful. In this review, we describe examples of imaging extracellular pH in brain tumors, ischemic hearts, and pancreatic islets with Gd(3+)-based pH sensors and discuss the potential of CEST and PARACEST agents as metabolic imaging sensors.
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Internal Medicine
- VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas 75216
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33612
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33612
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083
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Avni R, Mangoubi O, Bhattacharyya R, Degani H, Frydman L. Magnetization transfer magic-angle-spinning z-spectroscopy of excised tissues. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2009; 199:1-9. [PMID: 19409825 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2009] [Accepted: 03/11/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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NMR experiments devised to aid in analyses of tissues include magnetization transfer (MT), which can highlight the signals of biological macromolecules through cross-relaxation and/or chemical exchange processes with the bulk (1)H water resonance, and high-resolution magic-angle-spinning (HRMAS) methods, akin to those used in solid-state NMR to introduce additional spectral resolution via the averaging of spin anisotropies. This paper explores the result of combining these methodologies, and reports on MT "z-spectroscopy" between water and cell components in excised tissues under a variety of HRMAS conditions. Main features arising from the resulting (1)H "MTMAS" experiments include strong spinning sideband manifolds centered at the liquid water shift, high-resolution isotropic features coinciding with aliphatic and amide proton resonances, and a second sideband manifold arising as spinning speeds are increased. Interpretations are given for the origin of these various features, including simulations shedding further light onto the nature of MT NMR signals observed for tissue samples. Concurrently, histological examinations are reported validating the limits of HRMAS NMR procedures to the analysis of tissue samples preserved in a number of different ways.
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- Reut Avni
- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel
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Khemtong C, Kessinger CW, Gao J. Polymeric nanomedicine for cancer MR imaging and drug delivery. Chem Commun (Camb) 2009:3497-510. [PMID: 19521593 PMCID: PMC2850565 DOI: 10.1039/b821865j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Multifunctional nanomedicine is emerging as a highly integrated platform that allows for molecular diagnosis, targeted drug delivery, and simultaneous monitoring and treatment of cancer. Advances in polymer and materials science are critical for the successful development of these multi-component nanocomposites in one particulate system with such a small size confinement (<200 nm). Currently, several nanoscopic therapeutic and diagnostic systems have been translated into clinical practice. In this feature article, we will provide an up-to-date review on the development and biomedical applications of nanocomposite materials for cancer diagnosis and therapy. An overview of each functional component, i.e. polymer carriers, MR imaging agents, and therapeutic drugs, will be presented. Integration of different functional components will be illustrated in several highlighted examples to demonstrate the synergy of the multifunctional nanomedicine design.
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- Chalermchai Khemtong
- Department of Pharmacology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA. Fax: +1 214 645 6347; Tel: +1 214 645 6370
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA. Fax: +1 214 645 6347; Tel: +1 214 645 6370
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA. Fax: +1 214 645 6347; Tel: +1 214 645 6370
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Ng MC, Hua J, Hu Y, Luk KD, Lam EY. Magnetization transfer (MT) asymmetry around the water resonance in human cervical spinal cord. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009; 29:523-8. [PMID: 19243033 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To demonstrate the presence of magnetization transfer (MT) asymmetry in human cervical spinal cord due to the interaction between bulk water and semisolid macromolecules (conventional MT), and the chemical exchange dependent saturation transfer (CEST) effect. MATERIALS AND METHODS MT asymmetry in the cervical spinal cord (C3/C4-C5) was investigated in 14 healthy male subjects with a 3T magnetic resonance (MR) system. Both spin-echo (SE) and gradient-echo (GE) echo-planar imaging (EPI) sequences, with low-power off-resonance radiofrequency irradiation at different frequency offsets, were used. RESULTS Our results show that the z-spectrum in gray/white matter (GM/WM) is asymmetrical about the water resonance frequency in both SE-EPI and GE-EPI, with a more significant saturation effect at the lower frequencies (negative frequency offset) far away from water and at the higher frequencies (positive offset) close to water. These are attributed mainly to the conventional MT and CEST effects respectively. Furthermore, the amplitude of MT asymmetry is larger in the SE-EPI sequence than in the GE-EPI sequence in the frequency range of amide protons. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate the presence of MT asymmetry in human cervical spinal cord, which is consistent with the ones reported in the brain.
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- Man-Cheuk Ng
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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Coman D, Trubel HK, Rycyna RE, Hyder F. Brain temperature and pH measured by (1)H chemical shift imaging of a thulium agent. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2009; 22:229-39. [PMID: 19130468 PMCID: PMC2735415 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Temperature and pH are two of the most important physiological parameters and are believed to be tightly regulated because they are intricately related to energy metabolism in living organisms. Temperature and/or pH data in mammalian brain are scarce, however, mainly because of lack of precise and non-invasive methods. At 11.7 T, we demonstrate that a thulium-based macrocyclic complex infused through the bloodstream can be used to obtain temperature and pH maps of rat brain in vivo by (1)H chemical shift imaging (CSI) of the sensor itself in conjunction with a multi-parametric model that depends on several proton resonances of the sensor. Accuracies of temperature and pH determination with the thulium sensor - which has a predominantly extracellular presence - depend on stable signals during the course of the CSI experiment as well as redundancy for temperature and pH sensitivities contained within the observed signals. The thulium-based method compared well with other methods for temperature ((1)H MRS of N-acetylaspartate and water; copper-constantan thermocouple wire) and pH ((31)P MRS of inorganic phosphate and phosphocreatine) assessment, as established by in vitro and in vivo studies. In vitro studies in phantoms with two compartments of different pH value observed under different ambient temperature conditions generated precise temperature and pH distribution maps. In vivo studies in alpha-chloralose-anesthetized and renal-ligated rats revealed temperature (33-34 degrees C) and pH (7.3-7.4) distributions in the cerebral cortex that are in agreement with observations by other methods. These results show that the thulium sensor can be used to measure temperature and pH distributions in rat brain in vivo simultaneously and accurately using Biosensor Imaging of Redundant Deviation in Shifts (BIRDS).
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- Daniel Coman
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance (QNMR), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance (QNMR), Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Biomedical Engineering Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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McMahon MT, Gilad AA, DeLiso MA, Berman SMC, Bulte JWM, van Zijl PCM. New "multicolor" polypeptide diamagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (DIACEST) contrast agents for MRI. Magn Reson Med 2009; 60:803-12. [PMID: 18816830 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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An array of 33 prototype polypeptides was examined as putative contrast agents that can be distinguished from each other based on the chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) mechanism. These peptides were chosen based on predictions of the chemical exchange rates of exchangeable amide, amine, and hydroxyl protons that produce this contrast, and tested at 11.7T for their CEST suitability. Artificial colors were assigned to particular amino acid units (lysine, arginine, threonine, and serine) based on the separate resonance frequencies of these exchangeable protons. The magnitude of the CEST effect could be fine-tuned by altering the amino acid sequence, and these three exchangeable groups could be distinguished in an MR phantom based on their different chemical shifts ("colors"). These new diamagnetic CEST (DIACEST) agents possess a wide range of electrostatic charges, compositions, and protein stabilities in vivo, making them potentially suitable for a variety of biological applications such as designing MR reporter genes for imaging cells and distinguishing multiple targets within the same MR image.
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- Michael T McMahon
- F.M. Kirby Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Zhou J, Blakeley JO, Hua J, Kim M, Laterra J, Pomper MG, van Zijl PCM. Practical data acquisition method for human brain tumor amide proton transfer (APT) imaging. Magn Reson Med 2009; 60:842-9. [PMID: 18816868 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Amide proton transfer (APT) imaging is a type of chemical exchange-dependent saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in which amide protons of endogenous mobile proteins and peptides in tissue are detected. Initial studies have shown promising results for distinguishing tumor from surrounding brain in patients, but these data were hampered by magnetic field inhomogeneity and a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Here a practical six-offset APT data acquisition scheme is presented that, together with a separately acquired CEST spectrum, can provide B(0)-inhomogeneity corrected human brain APT images of sufficient SNR within a clinically relevant time frame. Data from nine brain tumor patients at 3T shows that APT intensities were significantly higher in the tumor core, as assigned by gadolinium-enhancement, than in contralateral normal-appearing white matter (CNAWM) in patients with high-grade tumors. Conversely, APT intensities in tumor were indistinguishable from CNAWM in patients with low-grade tumors. In high-grade tumors, regions of increased APT extended outside of the core into peripheral zones, indicating the potential of this technique for more accurate delineation of the heterogeneous areas of brain cancers.
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- Jinyuan Zhou
- Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Glunde K, Jacobs MA, Pathak AP, Artemov D, Bhujwalla ZM. Molecular and functional imaging of breast cancer. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2009; 22:92-103. [PMID: 18792419 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Despite several major advances in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, the American Cancer Society has estimated that in the US alone 43300 women and 400 men will die from breast cancer in 2007. Breast cancer typically is a multi-focal, multi-faceted disease, with the major cause of mortality being complications due to metastasis. Whereas a decade ago genetic alterations were the primary focus in cancer research, it is now apparent that the physiological tumor microenvironment, interactions between cancer cells and stromal cells such as endothelial cells, fibroblasts and macrophages, the extracellular matrix, and a multitude of secreted factors and cytokines influence progression, aggressiveness, and response of the disease to treatment. Prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment are the three broad challenges for MR molecular and functional imaging in reducing mortality from this disease. Multi-parametric molecular and functional MRI provides unprecedented opportunities for identifying novel targets for imaging and therapy at the bench, as well as for accurate diagnosis and monitoring response to therapy at the bedside. Here we provide an overview of the current status of molecular and functional MRI of breast cancer, outlining some key developments, as well as identifying some of the important challenges facing this field in the future.
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- K Glunde
- JHU ICMIC Program, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Michael E Moseley
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Ballesteros P, Pérez-Mayoral E, Benito M, Cerdán S. Espectroscopía e imagen del pH intra y extracelular mediante métodos de resonancia magnética. Implicaciones clínicas. RADIOLOGIA 2008; 50:463-70; quiz 470. [DOI: 10.1016/s0033-8338(08)76333-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sun PZ, Sorensen AG. Imaging pH using the chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI: Correction of concomitant RF irradiation effects to quantify CEST MRI for chemical exchange rate and pH. Magn Reson Med 2008; 60:390-7. [PMID: 18666128 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI has been shown capable of detecting dilute labile protons and abnormal tissue glucose/oxygen metabolism, and thus, may serve as a complementary imaging technique to the conventional MRI methods. CEST imaging, however, is also dependent on experimental parameters such as the power, duration, and waveform of the irradiation RF pulse. As a result, its sensitivity and specificity for microenvironment properties such as pH is not optimal. In this study, the dependence of CEST contrast on experimental parameters was solved and an iterative compensation algorithm was proposed that corrects the experimentally measured CEST contrast from the concomitant RF irradiation effects. The proposed algorithm was verified with both numerical simulation and experimental measurements from a tissue-like pH phantom, and showed that pH derived from the compensated CEST imaging agrees reasonably well with pH-electrode measurements within 0.1 pH unit. In sum, our study validates the use of a correction algorithm to compensate CEST imaging from concomitant RF irradiation effects for accurate calibration of the chemical exchange rate, and demonstrates the feasibility of pH imaging with CEST MRI.
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- Phillip Zhe Sun
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.
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Grande S, Luciani AM, Rosi A, Guidoni L, Viti V. Identification of amide protons of glutathione in MR spectra of tumour cells. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2008; 21:1057-65. [PMID: 18561207 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Signals attributable to amide protons and used in previous studies to measure intracellular pH were observed in the low-field region of the (1)H-MR spectra of four tumour cell lines: T98G, MCF-7, A172 and HeLa. The signals were more intense in the spectra of the two cell lines (T98G and MCF-7) characterised by higher concentrations of glutathione (GSH). After comparison with (1)H-MR spectra of GSH in solution at different pH values, the peaks were attributed to NHs of the Cys and Gly residues of GSH. Modification of the intracellular concentration of GSH by treatment with buthionine sulfoximine produced comparable decreases in the intensity of aliphatic signals of GSH and NHs under examination. The assignment was therefore confirmed.
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- Sveva Grande
- Dipartimento di Tecnologie e Salute and INFN Gruppo Collegato Sanità, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Roma, Italy
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Regatte RR, Schweitzer ME. Novel contrast mechanisms at 3 Tesla and 7 Tesla. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2008; 12:266-80. [PMID: 18850506 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common musculoskeletal degenerative disease, affecting millions of people. Although OA has been considered primarily a cartilage disorder associated with focal cartilage degeneration, it is accompanied by well-known changes in subchondral and trabecular bone, including sclerosis and osteophyte formation. The exact cause of OA initiation and progression remains under debate, but OA typically first affects weightbearing joints such as the knee. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been recognized as a potential tool for quantitative assessment of cartilage abnormalities due to its excellent soft tissue contrast. Over the last two decades, several new MR biochemical imaging methods have been developed to characterize the disease process and possibly predict the progression of knee OA. These new MR biochemical methods play an important role not only for diagnosis of disease at an early stage, but also for their potential use in monitoring outcome of various drug therapies (success or failure). Recent advances in multicoil radiofrequency technology and high field systems (3 T and above) significantly improve the sensitivity and specificity of imaging studies for the diagnosis of musculoskeletal disorders. The current state-of-the-art MR imaging methods are briefly reviewed for the quantitative biochemical and functional imaging assessment of musculoskeletal systems.
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- Ravinder R Regatte
- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10003, USA.
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Accurate prediction of ischemic tissue fate could aid clinical decision-making in the treatment of acute stroke. We investigated predictions of tissue fate for three (30-min, 60-min and permanent) stroke models in rats. Quantitative cerebral blood flow (CBF), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and spin-spin relaxation time constant (T(2)) were acquired during the acute phase and at the end point followed by histological examination. Probability-of-infarct profiles based on ADC and CBF data were constructed using a training dataset. Probability-of-infarct maps were predicted using only acute stroke data from a separate experimental dataset, revealing the likelihood of future infarction. Performance measures of sensitivity and specificity showed accurate predictions. Sensitivities (mean +/- SD) for the 30-min, 60-min and permanent stroke were, respectively, 82 +/- 6%, 82 +/- 7%, and 86 +/- 4%, specificities were 83 +/- 5%, 86 +/- 5%, and 89 +/- 6%, and the areas under the receiver operating curve were 87 +/- 3%, 90 +/- 4%, and 93 +/- 3%. Importantly, to improve prediction accuracy, we took into account regional susceptibility to infarction. Spatial frequency-of-infarct maps were constructed and predictions were made by taking the weighted average of the probability-of-infarct map and spatial frequency-of-infarct map. The optimal weighting coefficient of spatial frequency-of-infarct was small (10%) for the permanent occlusion group but surprisingly large (40%) for the reperfusion groups, indicating that regional susceptibility of infarction was important for accurate prediction in reperfusion stroke. We concluded that the likelihood of cerebral infarction in rats can be accurately predicted and that accounting for regional susceptibility of infarct further improves prediction accuracy. Predictive models have the potential to provide a valuable quantitative framework for clinicians to consider different stroke treatment options.
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- Correspondence to: T. Q. Duong, Yerkes Imaging Center, Emory University, 954 Gatewood Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
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Sun PZ, Benner T, Kumar A, Sorensen AG. Investigation of optimizing and translating pH-sensitive pulsed-chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging to a 3T clinical scanner. Magn Reson Med 2008; 60:834-41. [PMID: 18816867 PMCID: PMC2678923 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Accepted: 05/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI provides a sensitive detection mechanism that allows characterization of dilute labile protons usually undetectable by conventional MRI. Particularly, amide proton transfer (APT) imaging, a variant of CEST MRI, has been shown capable of detecting ischemic acidosis, and may serve as a surrogate metabolic imaging marker. For preclinical CEST imaging, continuous-wave (CW) radiofrequency (RF) irradiation is often applied so that the steady state CEST contrast can be reached. On clinical scanners, however, specific absorption rate (SAR) limit and hardware preclude the use of CW irradiation, and instead require an irradiation scheme of repetitive RF pulses (pulsed-CEST imaging). In this work, CW- and pulsed-CEST MRI were systematically compared using a tissue-like pH phantom on an imager capable of both CW and pulsed RF irradiation schemes. The results showed that the maximally obtainable pulsed-CEST contrast is approximately 95% of CW-CEST contrast, and their optimal RF irradiation powers are equal. Moreover, the pulsed-CEST sequence was translated to a 3 Tesla clinical scanner and detected pH contrast from the labile creatine amine groups (1.9 ppm). Furthermore, pilot endogenous APT imaging of normal human volunteers was demonstrated, warranting future APT MRI of stroke patients to elucidate its diagnostic value.
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- Phillip Zhe Sun
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiology and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.
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Piriou V, Gueugniaud PY, Mignon A, Payen JF. [The French did dit!]. ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION 2008; 27 Suppl 2:S275-S280. [PMID: 18722081 DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2008.07.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- V Piriou
- Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, 69495 Pierre-Benite cedex 03, France.
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Ling W, Eliav U, Navon G, Jerschow A. Chemical exchange saturation transfer by intermolecular double-quantum coherence. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2008; 194:29-32. [PMID: 18571444 PMCID: PMC2562429 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2008.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2008] [Revised: 05/20/2008] [Accepted: 05/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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A number of contrast enhancement effects based on the use of intermolecular multiple-quantum coherences, or distant dipolar field effects are known. This phenomenon is characterized by the dependence on the mth power of the initial magnetization (where m is the coherence order used). In this paper, we describe the contrast enhancement based on chemical exchange saturation transfer and NOE, which is achieved by the use of intermolecular double-quantum coherences (iDQC). The method was validated using clinically relevant systems based on glycosaminoglycans and a sample of cartilage tissue, showing that the CEST contrast, as well as, NOE are enhanced by iDQC.
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- Wen Ling
- Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY 10003
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- School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY 10003
- corresponding author, Alexej Jerschow, Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY 10003, Phone: 212 998 8451, Fax: 212 260 7905, E-mail:
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Gillies RJ, Robey I, Gatenby RA. Causes and consequences of increased glucose metabolism of cancers. J Nucl Med 2008; 49 Suppl 2:24S-42S. [PMID: 18523064 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.047258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 453] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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In this review we examine the mechanisms (causes) underlying the increased glucose consumption observed in tumors within a teleological context (consequences). In other words, we will ask not only "How do cancers have high glycolysis?" but also, "Why?" We believe that the insights gained from answering the latter question support the conclusion that elevated glucose consumption is a necessary component of carcinogenesis. Specifically we propose that glycolysis is elevated because it produces acid, which provides an evolutionary advantage to cancer cells vis-à-vis normal parenchyma into which they invade.
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Sun PZ, Murata Y, Lu J, Wang X, Lo EH, Sorensen AG. Relaxation-compensated fast multislice amide proton transfer (APT) imaging of acute ischemic stroke. Magn Reson Med 2008; 59:1175-82. [PMID: 18429031 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Amide proton transfer (APT) imaging is a variant form of chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging that is based on the magnetization exchange between bulk water and labile endogenous amide protons. Given that chemical exchange is pH-dependent, APT imaging has been shown capable of imaging ischemic tissue acidosis, and as such, may serve as a surrogate metabolic imaging marker complementary to perfusion and diffusion MRI. In order for APT imaging to properly diagnose heterogeneous pathologies such as stroke and cancer, fast volumetric APT imaging has to be developed. In this study the evolution of CEST contrast after RF irradiation was solved showing that although the CEST steady state is reached by the apparent longitudinal relaxation rate, the decreases of CEST contrast after irradiation is governed by the intrinsic relaxation constant. A volumetric APT imaging sequence is proposed that acquires multislice images immediately after a single long continuous wave (CW) RF irradiation, wherein the relaxation-induced loss of CEST contrast is compensated for during postprocessing. The proposed technique was verified by numerical simulation, a tissue-like dual-pH phantom, and demonstrated on an embolic stroke animal model. In summary, our study has established a fast volumetric pH-weighted APT imaging technique, allowing further investigation to fully evaluate its diagnostic power.
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- Phillip Zhe Sun
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiology and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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Stancanello J, Terreno E, Castelli DD, Cabella C, Uggeri F, Aime S. Development and validation of a smoothing-splines-based correction method for improving the analysis of CEST-MR images. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2008; 3:136-49. [DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Salhotra A, Lal B, Laterra J, Sun PZ, van Zijl PCM, Zhou J. Amide proton transfer imaging of 9L gliosarcoma and human glioblastoma xenografts. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2008; 21:489-97. [PMID: 17924591 PMCID: PMC2943209 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Amide proton transfer (APT) imaging is a variant of magnetization transfer (MT) imaging, in which the contrast is determined by a change in water intensity due to chemical exchange with saturated amide protons of endogenous mobile proteins and peptides. In this study, eight Fisher 344 rats implanted with 9L gliosarcoma cells and six nude rats implanted with human glioblastoma cells were imaged at 4.7 T. There were increased signal intensities in tumors in the APT-weighted images. The contrast of APT imaging between the tumor and contralateral brain tissue was about 3.9% in water intensity (1.49 +/- 0.66% vs -2.36 +/- 0.19%) for the more uniformly hypercellular 9L brain tumors, and it was reduced to 1.6% (-1.18 +/- 0.60% vs -2.77 +/- 0.42%) for the human glioblastoma xenografts that contained hypocellular zones of necrosis. The preliminary results show that the APT technique at the protein level may provide a unique MRI contrast for the characterization of brain tumors.
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- Amandeep Salhotra
- Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Gallagher FA, Kettunen MI, Day SE, Hu DE, Ardenkjaer-Larsen JH, Zandt RI', Jensen PR, Karlsson M, Golman K, Lerche MH, Brindle KM. Magnetic resonance imaging of pH in vivo using hyperpolarized 13C-labelled bicarbonate. Nature 2008; 453:940-3. [PMID: 18509335 DOI: 10.1038/nature07017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 639] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2008] [Accepted: 04/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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As alterations in tissue pH underlie many pathological processes, the capability to image tissue pH in the clinic could offer new ways of detecting disease and response to treatment. Dynamic nuclear polarization is an emerging technique for substantially increasing the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging experiments. Here we show that tissue pH can be imaged in vivo from the ratio of the signal intensities of hyperpolarized bicarbonate (H(13)CO(3)(-)) and (13)CO(2) following intravenous injection of hyperpolarized H(13)CO(3)(-). The technique was demonstrated in a mouse tumour model, which showed that the average tumour interstitial pH was significantly lower than the surrounding tissue. Given that bicarbonate is an endogenous molecule that can be infused in relatively high concentrations into patients, we propose that this technique could be used clinically to image pathological processes that are associated with alterations in tissue pH, such as cancer, ischaemia and inflammation.
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- Ferdia A Gallagher
- Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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