Abstract
We performed three-dimensional, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of fixed mouse brains to determine whether MRI can detect amyloid plaques in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Plaque-like structures in the cortex and hippocampus could be clearly identified in T 2-weighted images with an image resolution of 46 μm × 72 μm × 72 μm. The locations of plaques were confirmed in coregistration studies comparing MR images with Congo red-stained histological results. This technique is quantitative, less labor-intensive compared to histology, and is free from artifacts related to sectioning process (deformation and missing tissues). It enabled us to study the distribution of plaques in the entire brain in 3D. The results of this study suggest that this method may be useful for assessing treatment efficacy in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 452-457 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Magnetic resonance in medicine |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2004 |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- Amyloid
- MRI
- Microimaging
- Mouse
- Plaque
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging