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Identification of the Penumbra in an Ischemic Rat Model by MRI after Injection of a Superparamagnetic Contrast Agent

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Biology and Physiology of the Blood-Brain Barrier

Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology ((ABBI,volume 46))

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One of the most important issues for the therapy of cerebral stroke is the early detection of the ischaemic site and the identification of the penumbra surrounding the core of the lesion. In this context, we have studied the potential of a superparamagnetic contrast agent on a rat model of Middle Cerebral Artery occlusion (MCA-o). T2-weighted NMR images acquired after injection showed the ischaemic lesion as soon as one hour following the MCA-o. The use of the contrast agent revealed, on the diffusion-weighted images, a cortical zone where the signal intensity was reduced in comparison with the images before injection. This cortical zone may correspond to the penumbra, as also suggested by perfusion autoradiography.

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La détection précoce de la région ischémique et de la pénombre qui l’entoure est particulièrement importante pour le diagnostic et l’iation d’thérapie. Nous avons étudié l’effet de l’injection d’un produit de contraste superparamagnétique sur un modèle d’usion de l’re Cérébrale Moyenne (o-ACM) chez le rat. Les images par RMN pondérées en T2 après injection, permettent de détecter la lésion dès la première heure suivant l’o-ACM. Sur les images pondérées en diffusion, la présence de l’t de contraste met en évidence une zone essentiellement corticale où l’nsité du signal est réduite par rapport aux images avant injection et qui pourrait correspondre à la pénombre, comme cela semble être confirmé par une étude autoradiographique de perfusion.

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Ibarrola, D. et al. (1996). Identification of the Penumbra in an Ischemic Rat Model by MRI after Injection of a Superparamagnetic Contrast Agent. In: Couraud, PO., Scherman, D. (eds) Biology and Physiology of the Blood-Brain Barrier. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 46. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9489-2_50

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