Fibrosis detection in renal artery stenosis mouse model using magnetization transfer MRI

Behzad Ebrahimi; Slobodan I. Macura; Bruce E. Knudsen; Joseph P. Grande; Lilach O. Lerman

doi:10.1117/12.2006469

29 March 2013 Fibrosis detection in renal artery stenosis mouse model using magnetization transfer MRI

Behzad Ebrahimi, Slobodan I. Macura, Bruce E. Knudsen, Joseph P. Grande, Lilach O. Lerman

Proceedings Volume 8672, Medical Imaging 2013: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging; 867205 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006469
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2013, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando Area), Florida, United States

Abstract

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) promotes fibrosis by excessive and irreversible collagen deposition which may lead to end stage renal failure. Currently, invasive tissue biopsy is the main tool to assess fibrosis. Magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) is a MR-based technique that is sensitive to the interaction of macromolecules (e.g. collagen) and free water. The characteristics of these interactions are notoriously organ and tissue dependent. This study tested the hypothesis that using MTI, renal fibrosis in RAS can be detected. MTI was applied in mice (n=7) with unilateral RAS induced by partial occlusion of the renal artery. In off-resonance MTI, to achieve highest sensitivity, offset frequency, RF pulse power and bandwidth were optimized towards enhancing the contrast between the fibrotic and non-fibrotic tissue. Moreover, magnetization exchange rates (k_f and k_r) and the fractional size of the restricted magnetization (F), as markers of tissue molecular-morphological change, were estimated using steady-state free precession, on-resonance MTI. The optimal contrast for visual differentiation was achieved at offset frequency, RF pulse power, and effective bandwidth of 6.6kHz, 10μT, and 300Hz, respectively. On-resonance MT demonstrated significantly higher F and k_f in the stenotic vs. the contra-lateral kidney. Therefore, off-resonance MT can qualitatively differentiate the fibrotic from the non-fibrotic tissue. Furthermore, k_f and F may serve as biomarkers for kidney morphological changes caused by RAS.

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Behzad Ebrahimi, Slobodan I. Macura, Bruce E. Knudsen, Joseph P. Grande, and Lilach O. Lerman "Fibrosis detection in renal artery stenosis mouse model using magnetization transfer MRI", Proc. SPIE 8672, Medical Imaging 2013: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 867205 (29 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006469

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