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Detection of smoke‐induced pulmonary lesions by hyperpolarized 129 Xe diffusion kurtosis imaging in rat models
Author(s) -
Ruan Weiwei,
Zhong Jianping,
Guan Yu,
Xia Yi,
Zhao Xiuchao,
Han Yeqing,
Sun Xianping,
Liu Shiyuan,
Ye Chaohui,
Zhou Xin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.26566
Subject(s) - kurtosis , xenon , nuclear magnetic resonance , nuclear medicine , effective diffusion coefficient , diffusion , diffusion mri , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , chemistry , radiology , physics , mathematics , statistics , organic chemistry , thermodynamics
Purpose To demonstrate that hyperpolarized (HP) xenon diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) is able to detect smoke‐induced pulmonary lesions in rat models. Methods Multi‐b DKI with hyperpolarized xenon was used for the first time in five smoke‐exposed rats and five healthy rats. Additionally, DKI with b values of up to 80 s/cm 2 were used in two healthy rats to probe the critical b value (a limit beyond which the DKI cannot describe the non‐Gaussian diffusion). Results The mean apparent diffusion coefficient (D app ) and diffusion kurtosis (K app ) extracted by the DKI model revealed significant changes in the smoke‐exposed rats compared with those in the control group ( P = 0.027 and 0.039, respectively), exhibiting strong correlations with mean linear intercept (L m ) from the histology. Although the maximum b value was increased to 80 s/cm 2 , the DKI could still describe the non‐Gaussian diffusion (R 2 > 0.97). Conclusion DKI with hyperpolarized xenon exhibited sensitivity in the detection of pulmonary lesions induced by smoke, including moderate emphysema and small airway diseases. The critical b value was rarely exceeded in DKI of the lungs due to the limited gradient strength of the MRI scanner used in our study. Magn Reson Med 78:1891–1899, 2016. © 2016 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.