Journal
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Volume 54, Issue 4, Pages 1053-1065Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27638
Keywords
cerebral blood flow; oxygen extraction fraction; cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen; arterial spin labeling; neonatal brain injuries; neuronal cell death
Funding
- National Institutes of Health [R01 NS109029, R01 HL144751, R01 NS107417, R01 NS113921]
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This study utilized various MRI techniques to quantitatively measure cerebral hemodynamic parameters in neonatal piglets, demonstrating the feasibility of these techniques in assessing CBF, OEF, and CMRO2. The results indicate that non-contrast MRI can be used to measure cerebral hemodynamic parameters in normal and brain-injured piglets.
Background Disruption of brain oxygen delivery and consumption after hypoxic-ischemic injury contributes to neonatal mortality and neurological impairment. Measuring cerebral hemodynamic parameters, including cerebral blood flow (CBF), oxygen extraction fraction (OEF), and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2), is clinically important. Purpose Phase-contrast (PC), velocity-selective arterial spin labeling (VSASL), and T-2-relaxation-under-phase-contrast (TRUPC) are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques that have shown promising results in assessing cerebral hemodynamics in humans. We aimed to test their feasibility in quantifying CBF, OEF, and CMRO2 in piglets. Study Type Prospective. Animal Model Ten neonatal piglets subacutely recovered from global hypoxia-ischemia (N = 2), excitotoxic brain injury (N = 6), or sham procedure (N = 2). Field Strength/Sequence VSASL, TRUPC, and PC MRI acquired at 3.0 T. Assessment Regional CBF was measured by VSASL. Global CBF was quantified by both PC and VSASL. TRUPC assessed OEF at the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and internal cerebral veins (ICVs). CMRO2 was calculated from global CBF and SSS-derived OEF. End-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) levels of the piglets were also measured. Brain damage was assessed in tissue sections postmortem by counting damaged neurons. Statistical Tests Spearman correlations were performed to evaluate associations among CBF (by PC or VSASL), OEF, CMRO2, EtCO2, and the pathological neuron counts. Paired t-test was used to compare OEF at SSS with OEF at ICV. Results Global CBF was 32.1 +/- 14.9 mL/100 g/minute and 30.9 +/- 8.3 mL/100 g/minute for PC and VSASL, respectively, showing a significant correlation (r = 0.82, P < 0.05). OEF was 54.9 +/- 8.8% at SSS and 46.1 +/- 5.6% at ICV, showing a significant difference (P < 0.05). Global CMRO2 was 79.1 +/- 26.2 mu mol/100 g/minute and 77.2 +/- 12.2 mu mol/100 g/minute using PC and VSASL-derived CBF, respectively. EtCO2 correlated positively with PC-based CBF (r = 0.81, P < 0.05) but negatively with OEF at SSS (r = -0.84, P < 0.05). Relative CBF of subcortical brain regions and OEF at ICV did not significantly correlate, respectively, with the ratios of degenerating-to-total neurons (P = 0.30, P = 0.10). Data Conclusion Non-contrast MRI can quantify cerebral hemodynamic parameters in normal and brain-injured neonatal piglets. Level of Evidence 1 Technical Efficacy Stage 2
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