Functional CT for quantifying tumor perfusion in antiangiogenic therapy in a rat model
Functional CT for quantifying tumor perfusion in antiangiogenic therapy in a rat model
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DOI:
10.1148/radiol.2363041293
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发表时间:
2005-10-01
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19.7
通讯作者:
Charnsangavej, C
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作者:
Kan, ZX;Phongkitkarun, S;Charnsangavej, C
PURPOSE: To determine the histologic basis of perfusion parameters measured at functional computed tomography (CT) and to examine the relationship between changes in perfusion and changes in histologic parameters after antiangiogenic therapy in a rat model.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study had institutional animal care and use committee approval. Among 20 Fischer rats with implanted FN13762 tumors in the liver, 10 were treated with SU5416, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, and 10 were treated with the diluent only as control rats. Six h rats chosen at random from each group underwent functional CT for the measurement of tumor blood flow, blood volume, mean transit time, and permeability-surface area product. Tumor tissue slides corresponding to functional CT sections were examined to measure tumor microvascular density, number of luminal vessels, vascular perimeter, and vascular area. Two-tailed Student t testing was used to determine differences in growth, numbers of metastases to major organs, vascularity, and perfusion between SU5416-treated and control tumors. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to investigate relationships between vascular parameters.RESULTS: Mean tumor volume and number of metastases, respectively, were lower in SU5416-treated rats than in control rats (1580 mm(3) +/- 830 [standard deviation] vs 2330 mm(3) +/- 960 and 22.4 +/- 11.0 vs 35.2 +/- 17.3); however, these differences were not significant (P =.084 and P =.079). Mean tumor microvascular density was significantly lower in SU5416-treated rats than in control rats (6.4 vessels per field +/- 4.6 vs 17.2 vessels per field +/- 7.5, P