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Article: Part 1: Dual-tuned proton/sodium magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in a rabbit model
Title | Part 1: Dual-tuned proton/sodium magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in a rabbit model |
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Keywords | dual-tuned proton/sodium MR imaging dual-tuned RF coil intervertebral disc degeneration proteoglycan sodium concentration |
Issue Date | 2012 |
Citation | Spine, 2012, v. 37, n. 18 How to Cite? |
Abstract | STUDY DESIGN.: Development of a dual-tuned proton/sodium radiofrequency (RF) coil for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the rabbit spine and quantification of sodium concentration in intervertebral discs. OBJECTIVE.: To develop the dual-tuned proton/sodium MRI of rabbit lumbar spine to investigate proteoglycan matrix content and intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: IDD is a common chronic condition that may lead to back pain, limited activity, and disability. Early-stage IDD involves the loss of proteoglycan matrix and water content in the disc. Sodium MRI is a promising noninvasive technique for quantitative measurement of proteoglycan changes associated with IDD. The combined structural (proton) and biochemical (sodium) MRI facilitates the investigation of morphological and molecular changes associated with degeneration of discs. METHODS.: Multichannel dual-tuned proton/sodium transceiver RF coil of the rabbit spine was developed and optimized at 3T human scanner-8 channels allocated for the sodium coil and 4 channels for the proton coil. High-resolution anatomy proton images of the discs were acquired using turbo spin echo and dual echo steady state sequence. Sodium concentration of the discs was quantified from sodium magnetic resonance (MR) images that were calibrated for signal attenuation because of RF field inhomogeneity, sodium MR relaxation times, and disc thickness. Twelve rabbits (∼1-yr old, female, 5.2 ± 0.4 kg) were used for measuring disc sodium concentration. RESULTS.: High-resolution in vivo proton and sodium MR images of rabbit discs (≤2-mm thickness) were successfully obtained using an in-house dual-tuned proton/sodium RF coil at 3T. The total acquisition time for each set of images was approximately 40 minutes. Sodium concentration of normal rabbit lumbar discs was measured at 269.7 ± 6.3 mM, and this measurement was highly reproducible, with 5.3% of coefficient of variation. CONCLUSION.: Sodium concentrations of rabbit lumbar discs were reliably measured using our newly developed dual-tuned multichannel proton/sodium RF coil at 3T. Copyright © 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/316067 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.221 |
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dc.contributor.author | Moon, Chan Hong | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Jung Hwan | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jacobs, Lloydine | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhao, Tiejun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sowa, Gwendolyn | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vo, Nam | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kang, James | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bae, Kyongtae Ty | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-24T15:49:08Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-24T15:49:08Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Spine, 2012, v. 37, n. 18 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0362-2436 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/316067 | - |
dc.description.abstract | STUDY DESIGN.: Development of a dual-tuned proton/sodium radiofrequency (RF) coil for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the rabbit spine and quantification of sodium concentration in intervertebral discs. OBJECTIVE.: To develop the dual-tuned proton/sodium MRI of rabbit lumbar spine to investigate proteoglycan matrix content and intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: IDD is a common chronic condition that may lead to back pain, limited activity, and disability. Early-stage IDD involves the loss of proteoglycan matrix and water content in the disc. Sodium MRI is a promising noninvasive technique for quantitative measurement of proteoglycan changes associated with IDD. The combined structural (proton) and biochemical (sodium) MRI facilitates the investigation of morphological and molecular changes associated with degeneration of discs. METHODS.: Multichannel dual-tuned proton/sodium transceiver RF coil of the rabbit spine was developed and optimized at 3T human scanner-8 channels allocated for the sodium coil and 4 channels for the proton coil. High-resolution anatomy proton images of the discs were acquired using turbo spin echo and dual echo steady state sequence. Sodium concentration of the discs was quantified from sodium magnetic resonance (MR) images that were calibrated for signal attenuation because of RF field inhomogeneity, sodium MR relaxation times, and disc thickness. Twelve rabbits (∼1-yr old, female, 5.2 ± 0.4 kg) were used for measuring disc sodium concentration. RESULTS.: High-resolution in vivo proton and sodium MR images of rabbit discs (≤2-mm thickness) were successfully obtained using an in-house dual-tuned proton/sodium RF coil at 3T. The total acquisition time for each set of images was approximately 40 minutes. Sodium concentration of normal rabbit lumbar discs was measured at 269.7 ± 6.3 mM, and this measurement was highly reproducible, with 5.3% of coefficient of variation. CONCLUSION.: Sodium concentrations of rabbit lumbar discs were reliably measured using our newly developed dual-tuned multichannel proton/sodium RF coil at 3T. Copyright © 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Spine | - |
dc.subject | dual-tuned proton/sodium MR imaging | - |
dc.subject | dual-tuned RF coil | - |
dc.subject | intervertebral disc degeneration | - |
dc.subject | proteoglycan | - |
dc.subject | sodium concentration | - |
dc.title | Part 1: Dual-tuned proton/sodium magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in a rabbit model | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318259ee98 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22543251 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84865653068 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 37 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 18 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1528-1159 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000307787300003 | - |