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@ARTICLE{Bendinger:176996,
author = {A. Bendinger$^*$ and T. Welzel$^*$ and L. Huang$^*$ and I.
Babushkina$^*$ and P. Peschke$^*$ and J. Debus$^*$ and C.
Glowa$^*$ and C. P. Karger$^*$ and M. Saager$^*$},
title = {{DCE}-{MRI} detected vascular permeability changes in the
rat spinal cord do not explain shorter latency times for
paresis after carbon ions relative to photons.},
journal = {Radiotherapy and oncology},
volume = {165},
issn = {0167-8140},
address = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier Science},
reportid = {DKFZ-2021-02229},
pages = {126-134},
year = {2021},
note = {#EA:E040#LA:E040# / Volume 165, December 2021, Pages
126-134},
abstract = {Radiation-induced myelopathy, an irreversible complication
occurring after a long symptom-free latency time, is
preceded by a fixed sequence of magnetic resonance- (MR-)
visible morphological alterations. Vascular degradation is
assumed the main reason for radiation-induced myelopathy. We
used dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE-) MRI to identify
different vascular changes after photon and carbon ion
irradiation, which precede or coincide with morphological
changes.The cervical spinal cord of rats was irradiated with
iso-effective photon or carbon (12C-)ion doses. Afterwards,
animals underwent frequent DCE-MR imaging until they
developed symptomatic radiation-induced myelopathy (paresis
II). Measurements were performed at certain time points: 1
month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, and 6 months after
irradiation, and when animals showed morphological (such as
edema/ syrinx/ contrast agent (CA) accumulation) or
neurological alterations (such as, paresis I, and paresis
II). DCE-MRI data was analyzed using the extended Toft's
model.Fit quality improved with gradual disintegration of
the blood spinal cord barrier (BSCB) towards paresis II.
Vascular permeability increased three months after photon
irradiation, and rapidly escalated after animals showed
MR-visible morphological changes until paresis II. After
12C-ion irradiation, vascular permeability increased when
animals showed morphological alterations and increased
further until animals had paresis II. The volume transfer
constant and the plasma volume showed no significant
changes.Only after photon irradiation, DCE-MRI provides a
temporal advantage in detecting early physiological signs in
radiation-induced myelopathy compared to morphological MRI.
As a generally lower level of vascular permeability after
12C-ions led to an earlier development of paresis as
compared to photons, we conclude that other mechanisms
dominate the development of paresis II.},
keywords = {(12)C-ion irradiation (Other) / cervical spinal cord
(Other) / dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance
imaging (Other) / late radiation effects (Other) /
myelopathy (Other)},
cin = {E040 / W240 / E050},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)E040-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)W240-20160331 /
I:(DE-He78)E050-20160331},
pnm = {315 - Bildgebung und Radioonkologie (POF4-315)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-315},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:34634380},
doi = {10.1016/j.radonc.2021.09.035},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/176996},
}