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Investigation of relayed nuclear Overhauser enhancement effect at -1.6 ppm in an ischemic stroke model.
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery 2023 December 2
BACKGROUND: When an ischemic stroke happens, it triggers a complex signalling cascade that may eventually lead to neuronal cell death if no reperfusion. Recently, the relayed nuclear Overhauser enhancement effect at -1.6 ppm [NOE(-1.6 ppm)] has been postulated may allow for a more in-depth analysis of the ischemic injury. This study assessed the potential utility of NOE(-1.6 ppm) in an ischemic stroke model.
METHODS: Diffusion-weighted imaging, perfusion-weighted imaging, and chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data were acquired from five rats that underwent scans at 9.4 T after middle cerebral artery occlusion.
RESULTS: The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), cerebral blood flow (CBF), and apparent exchange-dependent relaxations (AREX) at 3.5 ppm and NOE(-1.6 ppm) were quantified. AREX(3.5 ppm) and NOE(-1.6 ppm) were found to be hypointense and exhibited different signal patterns within the ischemic tissue. The NOE(-1.6 ppm) deficit areas were equal to or larger than the ADC deficit areas, but smaller than the AREX(3.5 ppm) deficit areas. This suggested that NOE(-1.6 ppm) might further delineate the acidotic tissue estimated using AREX(3.5 ppm). Since NOE(-1.6 ppm) is closely related to membrane phospholipids, NOE(-1.6 ppm) potentially highlighted at-risk tissue affected by lipid peroxidation and membrane damage. Altogether, the ADC/NOE(-1.6 ppm)/AREX(3.5 ppm)/CBF mismatches revealed four zones of increasing sizes within the ischemic tissue, potentially reflecting different pathophysiological information.
CONCLUSIONS: Using CEST coupled with ADC and CBF, the ischemic tissue may thus potentially be separated into four zones to better understand the pathophysiology after stroke and improve ischemic tissue fate definition. Further verification of the potential utility of NOE(-1.6 ppm) may therefore lead to a more precise diagnosis.
METHODS: Diffusion-weighted imaging, perfusion-weighted imaging, and chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data were acquired from five rats that underwent scans at 9.4 T after middle cerebral artery occlusion.
RESULTS: The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), cerebral blood flow (CBF), and apparent exchange-dependent relaxations (AREX) at 3.5 ppm and NOE(-1.6 ppm) were quantified. AREX(3.5 ppm) and NOE(-1.6 ppm) were found to be hypointense and exhibited different signal patterns within the ischemic tissue. The NOE(-1.6 ppm) deficit areas were equal to or larger than the ADC deficit areas, but smaller than the AREX(3.5 ppm) deficit areas. This suggested that NOE(-1.6 ppm) might further delineate the acidotic tissue estimated using AREX(3.5 ppm). Since NOE(-1.6 ppm) is closely related to membrane phospholipids, NOE(-1.6 ppm) potentially highlighted at-risk tissue affected by lipid peroxidation and membrane damage. Altogether, the ADC/NOE(-1.6 ppm)/AREX(3.5 ppm)/CBF mismatches revealed four zones of increasing sizes within the ischemic tissue, potentially reflecting different pathophysiological information.
CONCLUSIONS: Using CEST coupled with ADC and CBF, the ischemic tissue may thus potentially be separated into four zones to better understand the pathophysiology after stroke and improve ischemic tissue fate definition. Further verification of the potential utility of NOE(-1.6 ppm) may therefore lead to a more precise diagnosis.
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