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Osteosarcoma of the nude rat. A model for experimental magnetic resonance imaging studies of bone tumors.
Authors:J G Witzel  K Bohndorf  A Prescher  G Adam
Affiliation:Institute for Anatomy I, Technical University of Aachen, Germany.
Abstract:
A 144cerium-induced osteosarcoma was transplanted to athymic nude rats (Han:rnu/rnu). Nineteen of the tumor-bearing animals were used to demonstrate the characteristics of the osteosarcoma on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in comparison with a group of nine animals that had not received any tumor transplant. The tumor-free animals showed homogeneous results in the measurements of their lower legs (T1, 800-898 mseconds; T2, 33-45 mseconds). The osteosarcomas of the tumor-bearing rats were clearly demonstrated and delineated from adjacent structures by MRI at tumor volumes between 0.3 and 7.5 cm3. A significant increase in T1 and T2 relaxation times was found, which corresponded to the increase in tumor volume. T1 relaxation times decreased slightly when tumor volumes reached greater than 5 cm3, whereas T2 relaxation times remained constant at tumor volumes greater than 2.5 cm3. Histologic changes in the structure of the tumors, occurring naturally during their growth, were proven by immersion-fixed sections embedded in paraffin and stained with hematoxylin-eosin. The water content of small and large tumors was determined by lyophilization and heat drying. Both histologic changes and differences in water content were reflected in the variations of relaxation times.
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