Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of Implanted VX2 tumors in rabbit muscle: comparison of Gd-DTPA and NMS60.
We studied the dynamics of injected contrast enhancement in implanted VX2 tumors in rabbit thigh muscle. We compared two contrast agents Gd-DTPA and NMS60, a novel gadolinium containing trimer of molecular weight 2.1 kd. T1-weighted spin echo images were acquired preinjection and at 5-60 min after i.v. injection of 0.1 mmol/kg of agent. Dynamic T1-weighted SPGR images (1.9 s/image) were acquired during the bolus injection. Male NZW rabbits (n = 13) were implanted with approximately 2 x 10(6) VX2 tumor cells and grew tumors of 28+/-27 mL over 12 to 21 days. NMS60 showed significantly greater peak enhancement in muscle, tumor rim, and core compared to DTPA in both T1-weighted and SPGR images. NMS60 also showed delayed peak enhancement in the dynamic scans (compared to Gd-DTPA) and significantly reduced leakage rate constant into the extravascular space for tumor rim (K21 = 5.1 min(-1) vs. 11.5 min(-1) based on a 2 compartment kinetic model). The intermediate weight contrast agent NMS60 offers greater tumor enhancement than Gd-DTPA and may offer improved regional differentiation on the basis of vascular permeability in tumors.
de Crespigny
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Lucas Center, Dept. Radiology, Stanford University, CA 94305-5488, USA. alex@s-word.stanford.edu
Howard
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D'Arceuil
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Muller
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Agoston
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Seri
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Hashiguchi
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Fujimoto
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Nakatani
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Moseley
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D000818:Animals; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors
D003287:Contrast Media; C403805:NMS60; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA