Near-infrared II fluorescence for imaging hindlimb vessel regeneration with dynamic tissue perfusion measurement.
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging
; 7(3): 517-25, 2014 May.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24657826
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Real-time vascular imaging that provides both anatomic and hemodynamic information could greatly facilitate the diagnosis of vascular diseases and provide accurate assessment of therapeutic effects. Here, we have developed a novel fluorescence-based all-optical method, named near-infrared II (NIR-II) fluorescence imaging, to image murine hindlimb vasculature and blood flow in an experimental model of peripheral arterial disease, by exploiting fluorescence in the NIR-II region (1000-1400 nm) of photon wavelengths. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Because of the reduced photon scattering of NIR-II fluorescence compared with traditional NIR fluorescence imaging and thus much deeper penetration depth into the body, we demonstrated that the mouse hindlimb vasculature could be imaged with higher spatial resolution than in vivo microscopic computed tomography. Furthermore, imaging during 26 days revealed a significant increase in hindlimb microvascular density in response to experimentally induced ischemia within the first 8 days of the surgery (P<0.005), which was confirmed by histological analysis of microvascular density. Moreover, the tissue perfusion in the ischemic hindlimb could be quantitatively measured by the dynamic NIR-II method, revealing the temporal kinetics of blood flow recovery that resembled microbead-based blood flowmetry and laser Doppler blood spectroscopy.CONCLUSIONS:
The penetration depth of millimeters, high spatial resolution, and fast acquisition rate of NIR-II imaging make it a useful imaging tool for murine models of vascular disease.Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Circulação Colateral
/
Doença Arterial Periférica
/
Imagem Óptica
/
Fluorescência
/
Membro Posterior
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
/
CARDIOLOGIA
/
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article