Lesion evolution after gamma knife irradiation observed by magnetic resonance imaging
Jazyk angličtina Země Velká Británie, Anglie Médium print
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- MeSH
- dávka záření MeSH
- hipokampus zranění patologie MeSH
- krysa rodu Rattus MeSH
- magnetická rezonanční tomografie MeSH
- poranění mozku etiologie patologie MeSH
- potkani Long-Evans MeSH
- radiační poranění etiologie patologie MeSH
- radiochirurgie škodlivé účinky MeSH
- vztah dávky záření a odpovědi MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu Rattus MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
PURPOSE: Our study is focused on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) observation of lesion development and hippocampus related functional impairments in rats after irradiation with a Leksell Gamma knife (LGK). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We exposed 32 three-month-old Long-Evans rats to various radiation doses (25 Gy, 50 Gy or 75 Gy). The rats were scanned by a 4.7 T magnetic resonance (MR) spectrometer at several timepoints (1 - 18 months) after irradiation. The lesion size was evaluated by manual segmentation; the animals were behaviorally tested in a Morris water maze and examined histologically. RESULTS: We found that a dose of 25 Gy induced no edema, necrosis or behavioral change. The response of the rats to higher doses was not uniform; the first occurrence of lesions in the rat brains irradiated with 50 and 75 Gy was detected six months post-irradiation. Functional impairment correlated well with the lesion size and histology. CONCLUSIONS: Rat brains showed the development of expanding delayed lesions after 50 or 75 Gy doses from the LGK during the first year after irradiation.
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