Longitudinal Changes in Placental Magnetic Resonance Imaging Relaxation Parameter in Murine Pregnancy: Compartmental Analysis.
Longitudinal Changes in Placental Magnetic Resonance Imaging Relaxation Parameter in Murine Pregnancy: Compartmental Analysis.
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DOI:
10.1159/000431223
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Neelavalli J
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Krishnamurthy U;Szalai G;Shen Y;Xu Z;Yadav BK;Tarca AL;Chaiworapongsa T;Hernandez-Andrade E;Than NG;Haacke EM;Romero R;Neelavalli J
To quantify gestation-dependent longitudinal changes in the magnetic resonance transverse relaxation parameter (T2) of the major constituent regions of the mouse placenta and evaluate their relative contributions to changes in overall placental T2. Timed-pregnant CD-1 mice underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 7.0 Tesla field strength, on gestational days (GD) 13, 15 and 17. T2 of placenta and its constituent high blood perfusion and low blood perfusion regions were quantified. A linear mixed-effects model was used to fit the T2 across gestation, and significance of coefficients was tested. A decrease in the T2 values of the placenta and its constituent regions was observed across gestation. Temporal change in T2 was estimated to be -1.85 msec/GD (p<0.0001) for the placenta, -1.00 msec/GD (p<0.001) for the high, and -1.66 msec/GD (p<0.0001) for the low perfusion zones. T2 of the constituent zones of the murine placenta decreases with advancing gestation. While the T2 of the low perfusion zone is smaller than the high perfusion zone, there is no difference in their decrease rate relative to that of the whole placenta (p=0.24). The results suggest increased role of constituent volume fractions in affecting overall gestation-dependent placental T2 decrease in mice.