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Weyers JJ, Ramanan V, Javed A, Barry J, Larsen M, Nayak K, Wright GA, Ghugre NR. Myocardial blood flow is the dominant factor influencing cardiac magnetic resonance adenosine stress T2. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2022; 35:e4643. [PMID: 34791720 PMCID: PMC8828684 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Stress imaging identifies ischemic myocardium by comparing hemodynamics during rest and hyperemic stress. Hyperemia affects multiple hemodynamic parameters in myocardium, including myocardial blood flow (MBF), myocardial blood volume (MBV), and venous blood oxygen levels (PvO2 ). Cardiac T2 is sensitive to these changes and therefore is a promising non-contrast option for stress imaging; however, the impact of individual hemodynamic factors on T2 is poorly understood, making the connection from altered T2 to changes within the tissue difficult. To better understand this interplay, we performed T2 mapping and measured various hemodynamic factors independently in healthy pigs at multiple levels of hyperemic stress, induced by different doses of adenosine (0.14-0.56 mg/kg/min). T1 mapping quantified changes in MBV. MBF was assessed with microspheres, and oxygen consumption was determined by the rate pressure product (RPP). Simulations were also run to better characterize individual contributions to T2. Myocardial T2, MBF, oxygen consumption, and MBV all changed to varying extents between each level of adenosine stress (T2 = 37.6-41.8 ms; MBF = 0.48-1.32 mL/min/g; RPP = 6507-4001 bmp*mmHg; maximum percent change in MBV = 1.31%). Multivariable analyses revealed MBF as the dominant influence on T2 during hyperemia (significant β-values >7). Myocardial oxygen consumption had almost no effect on T2 (β-values <0.002); since PvO2 is influenced by both oxygen consumption and MBF, PvO2 changes detected by T2 during adenosine stress can be attributed to MBF. Simulations varying PvO2 and MBV confirmed that PvO2 had the strongest influence on T2, but MBV became important at high PvO2 . Together, these data suggest a model where, during adenosine stress, myocardial T2 responds predominantly to changes in MBF, but at high hyperemia MBV is also influential. Thus, changes in adenosine stress T2 can now be interpreted in terms of the physiological changes that led to it, enabling T2 mapping to become a viable non-contrast option to detect ischemic myocardial tissue.
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- Jill J Weyers
- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Van Houten M, Yang Y, Hauser A, Glover DK, Gan LM, Yeager M, Salerno M. Adenosine stress CMR perfusion imaging of the temporal evolution of perfusion defects in a porcine model of progressive obstructive coronary artery occlusion. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2019; 32:e4136. [PMID: 31373732 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Adenosine stress CMR perfusion imaging can quantify absolute perfusion and myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) in coronary artery disease (CAD) with higher spatial resolution than positron emission tomography, the only clinically available technique for quantitative myocardial perfusion imaging. While porcine models of CAD are excellent for studying perfusion abnormalities in chronic CAD, to date there are a limited number of studies that use quantitative perfusion for evaluation. Therefore, we developed an adenosine stress CMR protocol to evaluate the temporal evolution of perfusion defects in a porcine model of progressive obstructive CAD. 10 Yucatan minipigs underwent placement of an ameroid occluder around the left circumflex artery (LCX) to induce a progressive chronic coronary obstruction. Four animals underwent a hemodynamic dose range experiment to determine the adenosine dose inducing maximal hyperemia. Each animal had a CMR examination, including stress/rest spiral quantitative perfusion imaging at baseline and 1, 3, and 6 weeks. Late gadolinium enhancement images determined the presence of myocardial infarction, if any existed. Pixelwise quantitative perfusion maps were generated using Fermi deconvolution. The results were statistically analyzed with a repeated mixed measures model to block for physiological variation between the animals. Five animals developed myocardial infarction by 3 weeks, while three developed ischemia without an infarction. The perfusion defects were located in the inferolateral myocardium in the perfusion territory of the LCX. Stress perfusion values were higher in remote segments than both the infarcted and ischemic segments (p < 0.01). MPR values were significantly greater in the remote segments than infarcted and ischemic segments (p < 0.01). While the MPR decreased in all segments, the MPR recovered by the sixth week in the remote regions. We developed a model of progressive CAD and evaluated the temporal evolution of the development of quantitative perfusion defects. This model will serve as a platform for understanding the development of perfusion abnormalities in chronic occlusive CAD.
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- M Van Houten
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, VA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, VA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, VA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, VA, USA
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- Early Clinical Development, CVRM IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca R&D, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, VA, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, VA, USA
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Cabiati M, Svezia B, Guzzardi MA, Mattii L, D'Amico A, Caselli C, Prescimone T, Morales MA, Del Ry S. Adenosine receptor transcriptomic profile in cardiac tissue of a Zucker rat model. DNA Cell Biol 2015; 34:333-41. [PMID: 25710208 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2014.2770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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To evaluate the possible variations of adenosine receptor (AR) profile together with TNF-α and IL-6 mRNA in cardiac tissue of obese Zucker rats (OZR) during fasting conditions (fc) and during the induction of acute hyperglycemia (AH). OZR (O, n=21) and age-matched lean control rats (CO, n=18) were studied during fc (COfc, n=8; Ofc, n=13) and during the induction of AH (COAH, n=10; OAH, n=8). The histopathologic analysis performed on O and CO heart samples did not show abnormalities of myocardial structure. The AR transcriptomic profile was analyzed in O and CO by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a significantly lower mRNA expression was observed for A2AR in O with respect to CO (p=0.047), while a significant upregulation was observed for A3R in O with respect to CO (p=0.002). No significant differences between O and CO were observed for TNF-α or IL-6. Correlations were found between glycemia and A1R (p=0.03) and A2BR (p=0.002); total cholesterol and A2BR (p=0.02) and A3R (p=0.0002), as well as between IL-6 and A1R (p=0.05) and TNF-α and A2AR (p<0.0001). The modulation of ARs in these settings could represent a promising approach to pharmacological treatment, which must be supported by diet restrictions and physical exercise.
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- Manuela Cabiati
- 1 CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Biochemical and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Biochemistry , Pisa, Italy
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Kumar AHS, Martin K, Doyle B, Huang CL, Pillai GKM, Ali MT, Skelding KA, Wang S, Gleeson BM, Jahangeer S, Ritman EL, Russell SJ, Caplice NM. Intravascular cell delivery device for therapeutic VEGF-induced angiogenesis in chronic vascular occlusion. Biomaterials 2014; 35:9012-22. [PMID: 25096850 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Site specific targeting remains elusive for gene and stem cell therapies in the cardiovascular field. One promising option involves use of devices that deliver larger and more sustained cell/gene payloads to specific disease sites using the versatility of percutaneous vascular access technology. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) engineered to deliver high local concentrations of an angiogenic molecule (VEGF) were placed in an intravascular cell delivery device (ICDD) in a porcine model of chronic total occlusion (CTO) involving ameroid placement on the proximal left circumflex (LCx) artery. Implanted SMC were retained within the ICDD and were competent for VEGF production in vitro and in vivo. Following implantation, micro-CT analyses revealed that ICDD-VEGF significantly enhanced vasa vasora microvessel density with a concomitant increase in tissue VEGF protein levels and formation of endothelial cell colonies suggesting increased angiogenic potential. ICDD-VEGF markedly enhanced regional blood flow determined by microsphere and contrast CT analysis translating to a functional improvement in regional wall motion and global left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function. Our data indicate robust, clinically relevant angiogenesis can be achieved in a human scale porcine chronic vascular occlusion model following ICDD-VEGF-based delivery of angiogenic cells. This may have implications for percutaneous delivery of numerous therapeutic factors promoting creation of microvascular bypass networks in chronic vaso-occlusive diseases.
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- Arun H S Kumar
- Centre for Research in Vascular Biology (CRVB), Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Vascular Biology (CRVB), Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Centre for Research in Vascular Biology (CRVB), Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Vascular Biology (CRVB), Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Vascular Biology (CRVB), Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Centre for Research in Vascular Biology (CRVB), Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Cork Cancer Research Centre, Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Centre for Research in Vascular Biology (CRVB), Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Lario FC, Miname MH, Tsutsui JM, Santos RD, Kowatsch I, Sbano JC, Ramires JA, Filho RK, Mathias W. Atorvastatin Treatment Improves Myocardial and Peripheral Blood Flow in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Subjects without Evidence of Coronary Atherosclerosis. Echocardiography 2012; 30:64-71. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01810.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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- Fabio C. Lario
- Echocardiography Laboratory; Heart Institute (InCor)-University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo; Brazil
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- Dislipidemia Department; Heart Institute (InCor)-University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo; Brazil
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- Fleury Group; Echocardiography Laboratory; Heart Institute (InCor)-University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo; Brazil
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- Dislipidemia Department; Heart Institute (InCor)-University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo; Brazil
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- Echocardiography Laboratory; Heart Institute (InCor)-University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo; Brazil
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- Echocardiography Laboratory; Heart Institute (InCor)-University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo; Brazil
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- Dislipidemia Department; Heart Institute (InCor)-University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo; Brazil
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- Echocardiography Laboratory; Heart Institute (InCor)-University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo; Brazil
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- Echocardiography Laboratory; Heart Institute (InCor)-University of São Paulo Medical School; São Paulo; Brazil
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Barillari G, Iovane A, Bonuglia M, Albonici L, Garofano P, Di Campli E, Falchi M, Condò I, Manzari V, Ensoli B. Fibroblast growth factor-2 transiently activates the p53 oncosuppressor protein in human primary vascular smooth muscle cells: Implications for atherogenesis. Atherosclerosis 2010; 210:400-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2009] [Revised: 12/31/2009] [Accepted: 01/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Osipov RM, Bianchi C, Feng J, Clements RT, Liu Y, Robich MP, Glazer HP, Sodha NR, Sellke FW. Effect of hypercholesterolemia on myocardial necrosis and apoptosis in the setting of ischemia-reperfusion. Circulation 2009; 120:S22-30. [PMID: 19752371 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.842724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypercholesterolemia is prevalent in patients who experience myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (IR). We investigate the impact of dietary-induced hypercholesterolemia on the myocardium in the setting of acute IR. METHODS AND RESULTS In normocholesterolemic (NC, n=7) and hypercholesterolemic (HC, n=7) Yucatan male pigs, the left anterior descending coronary artery was occluded for 60 minutes, followed by reperfusion for 120 minutes. Hemodynamic values were recorded, and TTC staining was used to assess necrosis. Oxidative stress was measured. Specific cell death and survival signaling pathways were assessed by Western blot and TUNEL staining. Infarct size was 45% greater in HC versus NC (42% versus 61%, P<0.05), whereas the area at risk (AAR) was similar in both groups (P=0.61). Whereas global LV function (+dP/dt, P<0.05) was higher during entire period of IR in HC versus NC, regional function deteriorated more following reperfusion in HC (P<0.05). Ischemia increased indices of myocardial oxidative stress such as protein oxidation (P<0.05), lipid peroxidation (P<0.05), and nitrotyrosylation in HC versus NC, as well as the expression of phospho-eNOS (P<0.05). The expression of myeloperoxidase, p38 MAPK, and phospho-p38 MAPK was higher in HC versus NC (all P<05). Ischemia caused higher expression of the proapoptotic protein PARP (P<0.05), and lower expression of the prosurvival proteins Bcl2 (P<0.05), phospho-Akt, (P<0.05), and phospho-PKCepsilon (P<0.05) in the HC versus NC. TUNEL-positive cell count was 3.8-fold (P<0.05) higher in the AAR of HC versus NC. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that experimental hypercholesterolemia is associated with increased myocardial oxidative stress and inflammation, attenuation of cell survival pathways, and induction of apoptosis in the ischemic territory, which together may account for the expansion of myocardial necrosis in the setting of acute IR.
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- Robert M Osipov
- Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, 02905, USA
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Gössl M, Herrmann J, Tang H, Versari D, Galili O, Mannheim D, Rajkumar SV, Lerman LO, Lerman A. Prevention of vasa vasorum neovascularization attenuates early neointima formation in experimental hypercholesterolemia. Basic Res Cardiol 2009; 104:695-706. [PMID: 19458984 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-009-0036-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2008] [Revised: 05/11/2009] [Accepted: 05/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Vasa vasorum (VV) neovascularization is a key feature of early atherosclerosis and adds substantial endothelial exchange-surface to the coronary vessel wall. Thus, it is conceivable that VV neovascularization favors the entry of pro-inflammatory and pro-atherosclerotic blood components into the coronary vessel wall. We sought to investigate the effects of Thalidomide (Th), a potent anti-angiogenic drug on vasa vasorum (VV) neovascularization, vessel wall inflammation, and neointima formation in early experimental atherosclerosis. Female domestic swine, 3 months old, were fed normal (N, n = 12) or high-cholesterol diet (HC, n = 12) for 3 months. In each group six pigs were randomized to 200 mg Thalidomide daily for the diet period (N + Th, HC + Th). LADs were scanned with micro-CT (20 microm cubic voxel size) to determine VV spatial density (#/mm2). Fresh-frozen coronary tissue was used for western blotting (VEGF, TNF-alpha, LOX-1, Ikappabetaalpha and Gro-alpha) and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA, NFkappabeta). Treatment with Thalidomide preserved VV spatial density [2.7 +/- 0.3 (N), 6.4 +/- 0.7 (HC), 3.5 +/- 0.8 (HC + Th); p = ns HC + Th vs. N] and inhibited the expression of VEGF, TNF-alpha and LOX-1, but not NFkappabeta activity in the coronary vessel wall. Immunofluorescence analyses revealed co-localization of vWF but not SMA and NFkappabeta, TNF-alpha as well as VEGF in HC and HC + Th coronaries. Intima-media thickness was significantly inhibited in HC + Th compared to HC. Serum levels of hs-CRP and TNF-alpha did not differ among the groups. Our study supports a role of VV neovascularization in the development of and a therapeutic potential for anti-angiogenic intervention in early atherosclerosis.
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- Mario Gössl
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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Primak AN, Dong Y, Dzyubak OP, Jorgensen SM, McCollough CH, Ritman EL. A technical solution to avoid partial scan artifacts in cardiac MDCT. Med Phys 2008; 34:4726-37. [PMID: 18196800 DOI: 10.1118/1.2805476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Quantitative evaluation of cardiac image data obtained using multidetector row computed tomography (CT) is compromised by partial scan reconstructions, which improve the temporal resolution but significantly increase image-to-image CT number variations for a fixed region of interest compared to full reconstruction images. The feasibility of a new approach to solve this problem is assessed. An anthropomorphic cardiac phantom and an anesthetized pig were scanned on a dual-source CT scanner using both full and partial scan acquisition modes under different conditions. Additional scans were conducted with the electrocardiogram (ECG) signal being in synchrony with the gantry rotation. In the animal study, a simple x-ray detector was used to generate a signal once per gantry rotation. This signal was then used to pace the pig's heart. Phantom studies demonstrated that partial scan artifacts are strongly dependent on the rotational symmetry of angular projections, which is determined by the object shape and composition and its position with respect to the isocenter. The degree of partial scan artifacts also depends on the location of the region of interest with respect to highly attenuating materials (bones, iodine, etc.) within the object. Single-source partial scan images (165 ms temporal resolution) were significantly less affected by partial scan artifacts compared to dual-source partial scan images (82 ms temporal resolution). When the ECG signal was in synchrony with the gantry rotation, the same cardiac phase always corresponded to the same positions of the x-ray tube(s) and, hence, the same scattering and beam hardening geometry. As a result, the range of image-to-image CT number variations for partial scan reconstruction images acquired in synchronized mode was decreased to that achieved using full reconstruction image data. The success of the new approach, which synchronizes the ECG signal with the position of the x-ray tube(s), was demonstrated both in the phantom and animal experiments.
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- A N Primak
- CT Clinical Innovation Center, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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