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Selvaganesan K, Wan Y, Ha Y, Wu B, Hancock K, Galiana G, Constable RT. Magnetic resonance imaging using a nonuniform Bo (NuBo) field-cycling magnet. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287344. [PMID: 37319289 PMCID: PMC10270621 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful noninvasive diagnostic tool with superior soft tissue contrast. However, access to MRI is limited since current systems depend on homogeneous, high field strength main magnets (B0-fields), with strong switchable gradients which are expensive to install and maintain. In this work we propose a new approach to MRI where imaging is performed in an inhomogeneous field using radiofrequency spatial encoding, thereby eliminating the need for uniform B0-fields and conventional cylindrical gradient coils. The proposed technology uses an innovative data acquisition and reconstruction approach by integrating developments in field cycling, parallel imaging and non-Fourier based algebraic reconstruction. The scanner uses field cycling to image in an inhomogeneous B0-field; in this way magnetization is maximized during the high field polarization phase, and B0 inhomogeneity effects are minimized by using a low field during image acquisition. In addition to presenting the concept, this work provides experimental verification of a long-lived spin echo signal, spatially varying resolution, as well as both simulated and experimental 2D images. Our initial design creates an open MR system that can be installed in a patient examination table for body imaging (e.g., breast or liver) or built into a wall for weighted-spine imaging. The proposed system introduces a new class of inexpensive, open, silent MRIs that could be housed in doctor's offices much like ultrasound is today, making MRI more widely accessible.
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- Kartiga Selvaganesan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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Stroud J, Hao Y, Read TS, Hankiewicz JH, Bilski P, Klodowski K, Brown JM, Rogers K, Stoll J, Camley RE, Celinski Z, Przybylski M. Magnetic particle based MRI thermometry at 0.2 T and 3 T. Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 100:43-54. [PMID: 36933774 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2023.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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This study provides insight into the advantages and disadvantages of using ferrite particles embedded in agar gel phantoms as MRI temperature indicators for low-magnetic field scanners. We compare the temperature-dependent intensity of MR images at low-field (0.2 T) to those at high-field (3.0 T). Due to a shorter T1 relaxation time at low-fields, MRI scanners operating at 0.2 T can use shorter repetition times and achieve a significant T2⁎ weighting, resulting in strong temperature-dependent changes of MR image brightness in short acquisition times. Although the signal-to-noise ratio for MR images at 0.2 T MR is much lower than at 3.0 T, it is sufficient to achieve a temperature measurement uncertainty of about ±1.0 °C at 37 °C for a 90 μg/mL concentration of magnetic particles.
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- John Stroud
- UCCS BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States; Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States
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- UCCS BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States; Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States
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- UCCS BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States
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- UCCS BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States
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- Department of Physics, A. Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego St. 2, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Colorado Center for Nanomedicine and Nanosafety, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States
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- Colorado Center for Nanomedicine and Nanosafety, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States
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- UCCS BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States; Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States
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- UCCS BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States; Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States
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- UCCS BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States; Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, United States
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- Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland; Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
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McCready MA, Handler WB, Chronik BA. An improved homogeneity design method for fast field‐cycling coils in molecular MRI. Magn Reson Med 2022; 87:3011-3021. [DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Matthew A. McCready
- Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada
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Ruggiero MR, Baroni S, Bitonto V, Ruiu R, Rapisarda S, Aime S, Geninatti Crich S. Intracellular Water Lifetime as a Tumor Biomarker to Monitor Doxorubicin Treatment via FFC-Relaxometry in a Breast Cancer Model. Front Oncol 2021; 11:778823. [PMID: 34926288 PMCID: PMC8678130 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.778823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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This study aims to explore whether the water exchange rate constants in tumor cells can act as a hallmark of pathology status and a reporter of therapeutic outcomes. It has been shown, using 4T1 cell cultures and murine allografts, that an early assessment of the therapeutic effect of doxorubicin can be detected through changes in the cellular water efflux rate constant kio. The latter has been estimated by analyzing the magnetization recovery curve in standard NMR T1 measurements when there is a marked difference in the proton relaxation rate constants (R1) between the intra- and the extra-cellular compartments. In cellular studies, T1 measurements were carried out on a relaxometer working at 0.5 T, and the required difference in R1 between the two compartments was achieved via the addition of a paramagnetic agent into the extracellular compartment. For in-vivo experiments, the large difference in the R1 values of the two-compartments was achieved when the T1 measurements were carried out at low magnetic field strengths. This task was accomplished using a Fast Field Cycling (FFC) relaxometer that was properly modified to host a mouse in its probe head. The decrease in kio upon the administration of doxorubicin is the result of the decreased activity of Na+/K+-ATPase, as shown in an independent test on the cellular uptake of Rb ions. The results reported herein suggest that kio can be considered a non-invasive, early and predictive biomarker for the identification of responsive patients immediately from the first doxorubicin treatment.
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- Maria Rosaria Ruggiero
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- *Correspondence: Simonetta Geninatti Crich,
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Bödenler M, Maier O, Stollberger R, Broche LM, Ross PJ, MacLeod M, Scharfetter H. Joint multi-field T 1 quantification for fast field-cycling MRI. Magn Reson Med 2021; 86:2049-2063. [PMID: 34110028 PMCID: PMC8362152 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Purpose Recent developments in hardware design enable the use of fast field‐cycling (FFC) techniques in MRI to exploit the different relaxation rates at very low field strength, achieving novel contrast. The method opens new avenues for in vivo characterizations of pathologies but at the expense of longer acquisition times. To mitigate this, we propose a model‐based reconstruction method that fully exploits the high information redundancy offered by FFC methods. Methods The proposed model‐based approach uses joint spatial information from all fields by means of a Frobenius ‐ total generalized variation regularization. The algorithm was tested on brain stroke images, both simulated and acquired from FFC patients scans using an FFC spin echo sequences. The results are compared to three non‐linear least squares fits with progressively increasing complexity. Results The proposed method shows excellent abilities to remove noise while maintaining sharp image features with large signal‐to‐noise ratio gains at low‐field images, clearly outperforming the reference approach. Especially patient data show huge improvements in visual appearance over all fields. Conclusion The proposed reconstruction technique largely improves FFC image quality, further pushing this new technology toward clinical standards.
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- Markus Bödenler
- Institute of Medical EngineeringGraz University of TechnologyGrazAustria
- Institute of eHealthUniversity of Applied Sciences FH JOANNEUMGrazAustria
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- Institute of Medical EngineeringGraz University of TechnologyGrazAustria
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- Institute of Medical EngineeringGraz University of TechnologyGrazAustria
- BioTechMed‐GrazGrazAustria
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging CentreUniversity of AberdeenForesterhill, AberdeenUK
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging CentreUniversity of AberdeenForesterhill, AberdeenUK
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- Institute of Medical SciencesUniversity of AberdeenForesterhill, AberdeenUK
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Waterton JC. Survey of water proton longitudinal relaxation in liver in vivo. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2021; 34:779-789. [PMID: 33978944 PMCID: PMC8578172 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-021-00928-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Objective To determine the variability, and preferred values, for normal liver longitudinal water proton relaxation rate R1 in the published literature. Methods Values of mean R1 and between-subject variance were obtained from literature searching. Weighted means were fitted to a heuristic and to a model. Results After exclusions, 116 publications (143 studies) remained, representing apparently normal liver in 3392 humans, 99 mice and 249 rats. Seventeen field strengths were included between 0.04 T and 9.4 T. Older studies tended to report higher between-subject coefficients of variation (CoV), but for studies published since 1992, the median between-subject CoV was 7.4%, and in half of those studies, measured R1 deviated from model by 8.0% or less. Discussion The within-study between-subject CoV incorporates repeatability error and true between-subject variation. Between-study variation also incorporates between-population variation, together with bias from interactions between methodology and physiology. While quantitative relaxometry ultimately requires validation with phantoms and analysis of propagation of errors, this survey allows investigators to compare their own R1 and variability values with the range of existing literature. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10334-021-00928-x.
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- John Charles Waterton
- Centre for Imaging Sciences, Division of Informatics Imaging and Data Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. .,Bioxydyn Ltd, Rutherford House, Manchester Science Park, Pencroft Way, Manchester, M15 6SZ, UK.
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Wang Y, van Gelderen P, de Zwart JA, Duyn JH. B 0-field dependence of MRI T 1 relaxation in human brain. Neuroimage 2020; 213:116700. [PMID: 32145438 PMCID: PMC7165058 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Tissue longitudinal relaxation characterized by recovery time T1 or rate R1 is a fundamental MRI contrast mechanism that is increasingly being used to study the brain's myelination patterns in both health and disease. Nevertheless, the quantitative relationship between T1 and myelination, and its dependence on B0 field strength, is still not well known. It has been theorized that in much of brain tissue, T1 field-dependence is driven by that of macromolecular protons (MP) through a mechanism called magnetization transfer (MT). Despite the explanatory power of this theory and substantial support from in-vitro experiments at low fields (<3 T), in-vivo evidence across clinically relevant field strengths is lacking. In this study, T1-weighted MRI was acquired in a group of eight healthy volunteers at four clinically relevant field strengths (0.55, 1.5, 3 and 7 T) using the same pulse sequence at a single site, and jointly analyzed based on the two-pool model of MT. MP fraction and free-water pool T1 were obtained in several brain structures at 3 and 7 T, which allowed distinguishing between contributions from macromolecular content and iron to tissue T1. Based on this, the T1 of MP in white matter, indirectly determined by assuming a field independent T1 of free water, was shown to increase approximately linearly with B0. This study advances our understanding of the T1 contrast mechanism and its relation to brain myelin content across the wide range of currently available MRI strengths, and it has the potential to inform design of T1 mapping methods for improved reproducibility in the human brain.
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- Yicun Wang
- Advanced MRI Section, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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- Advanced MRI Section, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Advanced MRI Section, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Advanced MRI Section, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Abbas H, Broche LM, Ezdoglian A, Li D, Yuecel R, James Ross P, Cheyne L, Wilson HM, Lurie DJ, Dawson DK. Fast field-cycling magnetic resonance detection of intracellular ultra-small iron oxide particles in vitro: Proof-of-concept. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2020; 313:106722. [PMID: 32248086 PMCID: PMC7167511 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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PURPOSE Inflammation is central in disease pathophysiology and accurate methods for its detection and quantification are increasingly required to guide diagnosis and therapy. Here we explored the ability of Fast Field-Cycling Magnetic Resonance (FFC-MR) in quantifying the signal of ultra-small superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (USPIO) phagocytosed by J774 macrophage-like cells as a proof-of-principle. METHODS Relaxation rates were measured in suspensions of J774 macrophage-like cells loaded with USPIO (0-200 μg/ml Fe as ferumoxytol), using a 0.25 T FFC benchtop relaxometer and a human whole-body, in-house built 0.2 T FFC-MR prototype system with a custom test tube coil. Identical non-imaging, saturation recovery pulse sequence with 90° flip angle and 20 different evolution fields selected logarithmically between 80 μT and 0.2 T (3.4 kHz and 8.51 MHz proton Larmor frequency [PLF] respectively). Results were compared with imaging flow cytometry quantification of side scatter intensity and USPIO-occupied cell area. A reference colorimetric iron assay was used. RESULTS The T1 dispersion curves derived from FFC-MR were excellent in detecting USPIO at all concentrations examined (0-200 μg/ml Fe as ferumoxytol) vs. control cells, p ≤ 0.001. FFC-NMR was capable of reliably detecting cellular iron content as low as 1.12 ng/µg cell protein, validated using a colorimetric assay. FFC-MR was comparable to imaging flow cytometry quantification of side scatter intensity but superior to USPIO-occupied cell area, the latter being only sensitive at exposures ≥ 10 µg/ml USPIO. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated for the first time that FFC-MR is capable of quantitative assessment of intra-cellular iron which will have important implications for the use of USPIO in a variety of biological applications, including the study of inflammation.
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- Hassan Abbas
- Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
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- Bio-Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom; Department of Medical Chemistry and Toxicology, NI Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow 117997, Russian Federation(1)
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- Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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- Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom; Cytomics Centre, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD, United Kingdom(1)
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- Bio-Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Bio-Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
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Lo Meo P, Mundo F, Terranova S, Conte P, Chillura Martino D. Water Dynamics at the Solid-Liquid Interface to Unveil the Textural Features of Synthetic Nanosponges. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:1847-1857. [PMID: 32069049 PMCID: PMC7997571 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b11935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A fast-field-cycling
NMR investigation was carried out on a set
of polyurethane cyclodextrin nanosponges, in order to gain information
on their textural properties, which have been proven to be quite difficult
to assess by means of ordinary porosimetric techniques. Experiments
were performed on both dry and wet samples, in order to evaluate the
behavior of the “nonexchangeable” C-bound 1H nuclei, as well as the one of the mobile protons belonging to the
skeletal hydroxyl groups and the water molecules. The results acquired
for the wet samples accounted for the molecular mobility of water
molecules within the channels of the nanosponge network, leading back
to the possible pore size distribution. Owing to the intrinsic difficulties
involved in a quantitative assessment of the textural properties,
in the present study we alternatively propose an extension to nanosponges
of the concept of “connectivity”, which has been already
employed to discuss the properties of soils.
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- Paolo Lo Meo
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, V.le delle Scienze ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Chanet N, Guillot G, Willoquet G, Jourdain L, Dubuisson RM, Reganha G, de Rochefort L. Design of a fast field-cycling magnetic resonance imaging system, characterization and methods for relaxation dispersion measurements around 1.5 T. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2020; 91:024102. [PMID: 32113406 DOI: 10.1063/1.5128851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The dependence of the nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation rate on the magnetic field has been widely studied, in particular, in biomedical areas with the objectives to better understand the underlying microscopic mechanisms in tissues and provide biomarkers of diseases. By combining fast-field cycling (FFC) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), it is possible to provide localized relaxation dispersion measurements in heterogeneous systems with recent demonstrations in solutions, biological samples, human beings, and small animals. We report here the developments and performances of a device designed for small animal FFC-MRI comprising a resistive insert technology operating inside a 1.5 T MRI system. Specific measurement methods were developed to characterize the system efficiency, response time, homogeneity, stability, and compensation. By adding a non-linear element in the system and using a dual amplifier strategy, it is shown that large field offsets can be produced during relaxation periods while maintaining precise field control during detection periods. The measurement of longitudinal nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion (NMRD) profiles in the range of 1.08 T-1.92 T is reported, essentially displaying a linear variation in this range for common MRI contrast agents. The slopes of both the longitudinal and transverse relaxation dispersion profiles at 1.5 T are measured and validated, extending the capabilities of previous approaches. The performances of a longitudinal relaxation dispersion mapping method are finally reported, opening the way to quantitative preclinical dispersion imaging studies at a high FFC-MRI field.
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- Nicolas Chanet
- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités (UMR8081) IR4M, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités (UMR8081) IR4M, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités (UMR8081) IR4M, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités (UMR8081) IR4M, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités (UMR8081) IR4M, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités (UMR8081) IR4M, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, CRMBM (Center for Magnetic Resonance in Biology and Medicine-UMR 7339), Marseille, France
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In vivo assessment of tumour associated macrophages in murine melanoma obtained by low-field relaxometry in the presence of iron oxide particles. Biomaterials 2020; 236:119805. [PMID: 32028168 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.119805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Tumour-associated macrophages (TAM) are forced by cancer cells to adopt an anti-inflammatory phenotype and secrete factors to promote tumour invasion thus being responsible for poor patient outcome. The aim of this study is to develop a clinically applicable, non-invasive method to obtain a quantitative TAM detection in tumour tissue. The method is based on longitudinal proton relaxation rate (R1) measurements at low field (0.01-1 MHz) to assess the localization of ferumoxytol (clinical approved iron oxide particles) in TAM present in melanoma tumours, where R1 = 1/T1. R1 at low magnetic fields appears highly dependent on the intra or extra cellular localization of the nanoparticles thus allowing an unambiguous TAM quantification. R1 profiles were acquired on a Fast Field-Cycling relaxometer equipped with a 40 mm wide bore magnet and an 11 mm solenoid detection coil placed around the anatomical region of interest. The R1 values measured 3 h and 24 h after the injection were significantly different. At 24 h R1 exhibited a behavior similar to "in vitro" ferumoxytol-labelled J774A.1 macrophages whereas at 3 h, when the ferumoxytol distribution was extracellular, R1 exhibited higher values similar to that of free ferumoxytol in solution. This finding clearly indicated the intracellular localization of ferumoxytol at 24 h, as confirmed by histological analysis (Pearls and CD68 assays). This information could be hardly achievable from measurements at a single magnetic field and opens new horizons for cell tracking applications using FFC-MRI.
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Bödenler M, Malikidogo KP, Morfin J, Aigner CS, Tóth É, Bonnet CS, Scharfetter H. High-Field Detection of Biomarkers with Fast Field-Cycling MRI: The Example of Zinc Sensing. Chemistry 2019; 25:8236-8239. [PMID: 30990914 PMCID: PMC6618089 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Many smart magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) probes provide response to a biomarker based on modulation of their rotational correlation time. The magnitude of such MRI signal changes is highly dependent on the magnetic field and the response decreases dramatically at high fields (>2 T). To overcome the loss of efficiency of responsive probes at high field, with fast-field cycling magnetic resonance imaging (FFC-MRI) we exploit field-dependent information rather than the absolute difference in the relaxation rate measured in the absence and in the presence of the biomarker at a given imaging field. We report here the application of fast field-cycling techniques combined with the use of a molecular probe for the detection of Zn2+ to achieve 166 % MRI signal enhancement at 3 T, whereas the same agent provides no detectable response using conventional MRI. This approach can be generalized to any biomarker provided the detection is based on variation of the rotational motion of the probe.
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- Markus Bödenler
- Institute of Medical EngineeringGraz University of TechnologyGrazAustria
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- Centre de Biophysique MoléculaireCNRSRue Charles Sadron45071Orléans Cedex 2France
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- Centre de Biophysique MoléculaireCNRSRue Charles Sadron45071Orléans Cedex 2France
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- Centre de Biophysique MoléculaireCNRSRue Charles Sadron45071Orléans Cedex 2France
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Brzozowski P, Penev KI, Martinez FM, Scholl TJ, Mequanint K. Gellan gum-based gels with tunable relaxation properties for MRI phantoms. Magn Reson Imaging 2019; 57:40-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2018.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Di Gregorio E, Ferrauto G, Lanzardo S, Gianolio E, Aime S. Use of FCC-NMRD relaxometry for early detection and characterization of ex-vivo murine breast cancer. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4624. [PMID: 30874603 PMCID: PMC6420649 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41154-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Breast Cancer is the most diffuse cancer among women and the treatment outcome is largely determined by its early detection. MRI at fixed magnetic field is already widely used for cancer detection. Herein it is shown that the acquisition of proton T1 at different magnetic fields adds further advantages. In fact, Fast Field Cycling Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Dispersion (FFC-NMRD) profiles have been shown to act as a high -sensitivity tool for cancer detection and staging in ex vivo murine breast tissues collected from Balb/NeuT mice. From NMRD profiles it was possible to extract two new cancer biomarkers, namely: (i) the appearance of 14N-quadrupolar peaks (QPs) reporting on tumor onset and (ii) the slope of the NMRD profile reporting on the progression of the tumor. By this approach it was possible to detect the presence of tumor in transgenic NeuT mice at a very early stage (5-7 weeks), when the disease is not yet detectable by using conventional high field (7 T) MRI and only minimal abnormalities are present in histological assays. These results show that, NMRD profiles may represent a useful tool for early breast cancer detection and for getting more insight into an accurate tumor phenotyping, highlighting changes in composition of the mammary gland tissue (lipids/proteins/water) occurring during the development of the neoplasia.
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- Enza Di Gregorio
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy. .,IBB-CNR, Sede secondaria c/o Molecular Biotechnology Center, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy.
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Bödenler M, de Rochefort L, Ross PJ, Chanet N, Guillot G, Davies GR, Gösweiner C, Scharfetter H, Lurie DJ, Broche LM. Comparison of fast field-cycling magnetic resonance imaging methods and future perspectives. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1557349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Markus Bödenler
- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- CNRS, Center for Magnetic Resonance in Biology and Medicine (CRMBM) UMR 7339, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités, IR4M UMR 8081, Université Paris Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités, IR4M UMR 8081, Université Paris Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Ruggiero MR, Baroni S, Pezzana S, Ferrante G, Geninatti Crich S, Aime S. Evidence for the Role of Intracellular Water Lifetime as a Tumour Biomarker Obtained by In Vivo Field-Cycling Relaxometry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:7468-7472. [PMID: 29575414 PMCID: PMC6175164 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201713318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
It was established through in vivo T1 measurements at low magnetic fields that tumour cells display proton T1 values that are markedly longer than those shown by healthy tissue. Moreover, it has been found that the elongation of T1 parallels the aggressiveness of the investigated tumour. The T1 lengthening is associated with an enhanced water exchange rate across the transcytolemmal membrane through an overexpression/upregulation of GLUT1 and Na+ /K+ ATPase transporters. It follows that the intracellular water lifetime represents a hallmark of tumour cells that can be easily monitored by measuring T1 at different magnetic field strengths ranging from 0.2 to 200 mT.
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- Maria Rosaria Ruggiero
- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health SciencesUniversity of Torinovia Nizza 52TorinoItaly
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health SciencesUniversity of Torinovia Nizza 52TorinoItaly
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health SciencesUniversity of Torinovia Nizza 52TorinoItaly
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health SciencesUniversity of Torinovia Nizza 52TorinoItaly
- IBB-CNRvia Nizza 52TorinoItaly
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Ruggiero MR, Baroni S, Pezzana S, Ferrante G, Geninatti Crich S, Aime S. Evidence for the Role of Intracellular Water Lifetime as a Tumour Biomarker Obtained by In Vivo Field-Cycling Relaxometry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201713318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Maria Rosaria Ruggiero
- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences; University of Torino; via Nizza 52 Torino Italy
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences; University of Torino; via Nizza 52 Torino Italy
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences; University of Torino; via Nizza 52 Torino Italy
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences; University of Torino; via Nizza 52 Torino Italy
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences; University of Torino; via Nizza 52 Torino Italy
- IBB-CNR; via Nizza 52 Torino Italy
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