Department of Radiology, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Magn Reson Med. 2013 Jun;69(6):1523-7. doi: 10.1002/mrm.24386. Epub 2012 Jul 6.
In vivo 17O magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been successfully applied for imaging the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption through the detection of metabolically produced H2(17)O from the inhaled 17O-labeled oxygen in animals at high field. In this study, we compared the 17O sensitivity for detecting natural abundance H2(17)O signals from a phantom solution and rat brains at 9.4 and 16.4 T. The 17O signal-to-noise ratio measured at 16.4 T was 2.9- and 2.7-2.8-fold higher than that at 9.4 T for the phantom and rat brain studies, respectively. Similarly, three-dimensional 17O magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging data showed a more than 2.7-fold higher signal-to-noise ratio in the central rat brain region at 16.4 T than that at 9.4 T. The substantial 17O signal-to-noise ratio gain at ultrahigh field significantly improved the reliability for imaging the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption and will provide an opportunity for in vivo assessment of altered oxidative metabolism associated with brain functions and neurological diseases.
在体 17O 磁共振波谱已成功应用于通过检测动物吸入的 17O 标记氧代谢产生的 H2(17)O,对脑氧代谢率进行成像。在这项研究中,我们比较了在 9.4 和 16.4 T 下,对来自模型溶液和大鼠脑的天然丰度 H2(17)O 信号的 17O 灵敏度。在 16.4 T 下测量的 17O 信噪比分别比在 9.4 T 下的模型溶液和大鼠脑研究高 2.9-和 2.7-2.8 倍。同样,三维 17O 磁共振波谱成像数据显示,在 16.4 T 下,大鼠脑中心区域的信噪比比在 9.4 T 下高 2.7 倍以上。超高场下的 17O 信号与噪声比的显著提高显著提高了对脑氧代谢率成像的可靠性,并将为与脑功能和神经疾病相关的氧化代谢变化的体内评估提供机会。