In vivo magnetic resonance volumetric and spectroscopic analysis of mouse prostate Cancer Models
2006
BACKGROUND
Mouse prostate cancer modeling presents unique obstacles to the study of spontaneous tumor initiation and progression due to the anatomical location of the tissue.
RESULTS
High resolution (130 µmx × 130 µmy × 300 µmz), three-dimensional MRI allowed for the visualization, segmentation, and volumetric measurement of the prostate from normal and genetically engineered animals, in vivo. Additionally, MRS performed on the prostate epithelia of probasin-ErbB-2Δ × Pten+/− mice identified changes in the relative concentrations of the metabolites choline and citrate, which was not observed in TRAMP mice.
METHODS
T1-weighted MRI was performed on normal, TRAMP, probasin-ErbB-2/Her2/Neu (probasin-ErbB-2Δ), and probasin-ErbB-2Δ in the context of decreased Pten activity (probasin-ErbB-2Δ × Pten+/−) mice. Volume-localized single-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (SVS 1H MRS) was also performed.
CONCLUSIONS
The data presented supports the use of combined MRI and MRS for the measurement of biochemical and morphometric alterations in mouse models of prostate cancer. Prostate © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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