Magnetic resonance angiography of rat spinal cord at 9.4 T: a feasibility study.
In this study we investigated the feasibility of performing 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography to remotely image the arteries of rat spinal cord. Using a custom-designed implantable radiofrequency coil, we acquired angiograms from normal and injured cords. The potential of the approach was evaluated in terms of longitudinally monitoring the vascular reorganization of spinal cord following an injury.
Bilgen
Mehmet
M
Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA. mbilgen@kumc.edu
Al-Hafez
Baraa
B
He
Yong-Yue
YY
Brooks
William M
WM
D000818:Animals; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology*