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Effect of anesthesia on the signal intensity in tumors using BOLD-MRI: Comparison with flow measurements by Laser Doppler flowmetry and oxygen measurements by luminescence-based probes Export

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 2004), pp. 905-912.

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BOLD-contrast functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to assess the evolution of tumor oxygenation and blood flow after administration of four different anesthetics: pentobarbital (60 mg/kg), ketamine/xylazine (80/8 mg/kg), fentanyl/droperidol (0.078/3.9 mg/kg), and isoflurane (1.5%). Gradient echo sequences were carried out at 4.7 Tesla in a TLT tumor model implanted in the muscle of NMRI mice. In parallel experiments, tumor blood flow and tumor pO2 were measured using the OxyLite/OxyFlo probe system. A comparison was made with the changes occurring in the skeletal muscle (host tissue). The signal intensity was dramatically decreased in tumors after administration of anesthetics, except isoflurane. These results correlated well with measurements of oxygenation and blood perfusion. Isoflurane produced constant muscle pO2 and blood perfusion although large transient fluctuations in pO2 and blood flow were reported in some tumors. Our results emphasize the need for careful monitoring of the effects of anesthesia when trying to identify new therapeutic approaches that are aimed at modulating tumor hemodynamics.


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