Assessment of iron nanoparticle distribution in mouse models using ultrashort-echo-time MRI.
NMR Biomed
; 35(6): e4690, 2022 06.
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ABSTRACT
Microscopic magnetic field inhomogeneities caused by iron deposition or tissue-air interfaces may result in rapid decay of transverse magnetization in MRI. The aim of this study is to detect and quantify the distribution of iron-based nanoparticles in mouse models by applying ultrashort-echo-time (UTE) sequences in tissues exhibiting extremely fast transverse relaxation. In 24 C57BL/6 mice (two controls), suspensions containing either non-oxidic Fe or AuFeOx nanoparticles were injected into the tail vein at two doses (200 µg and 600 µg per mouse). Mice underwent MRI using a UTE sequence at 4.7 T field strength with five different echo times between 100 µs and 5000 µs. Transverse relaxation times T2 * were computed for the lung, liver, and spleen by mono-exponential fitting. In UTE imaging, the MRI signal could reliably be detected even in liver parenchyma exhibiting the highest deposition of nanoparticles. In animals treated with Fe nanoparticles (600 µg per mouse), the relaxation time substantially decreased in the liver (3418 ± 1534 µs (control) versus 228 ± 67 µs), the spleen (2170 ± 728 µs versus 299 ± 97 µs), and the lungs (663 ± 101 µs versus 413 ± 99 µs). The change in transverse relaxation was dependent on the number and composition of the nanoparticles. By pixel-wise curve fitting, T2 * maps were calculated showing nanoparticle distribution. In conclusion, UTE sequences may be used to assess and quantify nanoparticle distribution in tissues exhibiting ultrafast signal decay in MRI.
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Nanopartículas
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Animals
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NMR Biomed
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DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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MEDICINA NUCLEAR
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2022
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