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Title: | ViceCT and whiceCT for simultaneous high-resolution visualization of craniofacial, brain and ventricular anatomy from micro-computed tomography |
Author: | Llambrich, Sergi Wouters, Jens Himmelreich, Uwe Dierssen, Mara Sharpe, James Gsell, Willy Martínez Abadías, Neus, 1978- Vande Velde, Greetje |
Keywords: | Malalties cerebrals Substàncies de contrast Diagnòstic radiològic Brain diseases Contrast media (Diagnostic imaging) Radioscopic diagnosis |
Issue Date: | 30-Oct-2020 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Abstract: | Up to 40% of congenital diseases present disturbances of brain and craniofacial development resulting in simultaneous alterations of both systems. Currently, the best available method to preclinically visualize the brain and the bones simultaneously is to co-register micro-magnetic resonance (µMR) and micro-computed tomography (µCT) scans of the same specimen. However, this requires expertise and access to both imaging techniques, dedicated software and post-processing knowhow. To provide a more affordable, reliable and accessible alternative, recent research has focused on optimizing a contrast-enhanced µCT protocol using iodine as contrast agent that delivers brain and bone images from a single scan. However, the available methods still cannot provide the complete visualization of both the brain and whole craniofacial complex. In this study, we have established an optimized protocol to diffuse the contrast into the brain that allows visualizing the brain parenchyma and the complete craniofacial structure in a single ex vivo µCT scan (whiceCT). In addition, we have developed a new technique that allows visualizing the brain ventricles using a bilateral stereotactic injection of iodine-based contrast (viceCT). Finally, we have tested both techniques in a mouse model of Down syndrome, as it is a neurodevelopmental disorder with craniofacial, brain and ventricle defects. The combined use of viceCT and whiceCT provides a complete visualization of the brain and bones with intact craniofacial structure of an adult mouse ex vivo using a single imaging modality. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75720-3 |
It is part of: | Scientific Reports, 2020, vol. 10, p. 18772 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/173504 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75720-3 |
ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) |
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