TY - JOUR
T1 - Lymphangiography and Post-lymphangiographic Multidetector CT for Preclinical Lymphatic Interventions in a Rabbit Model
AU - Matsumoto, Tomohiro
AU - Tomita, Kosuke
AU - Maegawa, Shunto
AU - Nakamura, Takako
AU - Suzuki, Tetsuya
AU - Hasebe, Terumitsu
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding This work was supported in part by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant No. JP16K19861) and 2015 Tokai University School of Medicine Research Aid.
Funding Information:
We are grateful to Yoshiko Shinozaki and Sachie Tanaka of the Department of Laboratory Animal Science, the Education and Research Support Center, Tokai University for technical support, and staffs of the Department of Radiological Technology, Tokai University Hospital for taking MDCT images.
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© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE).
PY - 2019/3/15
Y1 - 2019/3/15
N2 - Purpose: To describe the feasibility of lymphangiography and the visibility of the lymphatic system using post-lymphangiographic multidetector CT (MDCT) for preclinical lymphatic interventions in a rabbit model. Materials and Methods: Lymphangiography via the popliteal lymph node or vessel after surgical exposure was performed, using six healthy female Japanese White rabbits. Lipiodol was manually injected for lymphangiography. Post-lymphangiographic MDCT examinations were performed in all rabbits. The dataset images were subjected to image processing analysis utilizing the three-dimensional maximum intensity projection technique. Three reviewers evaluated the degree of depiction of the lymphatic system using a four-point visual score (1, poor; 2, fair; 3, good; 4, excellent). The distance between the body surface and cisterna chyli was measured on post-lymphangiographic MDCT axial image. Results: Lymphangiography was successfully performed in all rabbits. The popliteal lymph node was detectable in 90%. The visualization of lymphatic system via the popliteal node was achieved in 89%. Mean visual scores of > 3.0 were realized by the right femoral lymphatic vessel, left femoral lymphatic vessel, left iliac lymphatic vessel, left lumbar lymphatic trunks and cisterna chyli, whereas mean visual scores of < 3.0 were yielded by the right iliac lymphatic vessel, right lumbar lymphatic trunks and thoracic duct. The distance between the body surface and cisterna chyli on post-lymphangiographic MDCT axial images was 4.33 ± 0.14 cm. Conclusion: Lymphangiography is feasible, and the visibility of the lymphatic system on post-lymphangiographic MDCT in a rabbit model provides enough information for interventional radiologists to perform preclinical lymphatic interventions.
AB - Purpose: To describe the feasibility of lymphangiography and the visibility of the lymphatic system using post-lymphangiographic multidetector CT (MDCT) for preclinical lymphatic interventions in a rabbit model. Materials and Methods: Lymphangiography via the popliteal lymph node or vessel after surgical exposure was performed, using six healthy female Japanese White rabbits. Lipiodol was manually injected for lymphangiography. Post-lymphangiographic MDCT examinations were performed in all rabbits. The dataset images were subjected to image processing analysis utilizing the three-dimensional maximum intensity projection technique. Three reviewers evaluated the degree of depiction of the lymphatic system using a four-point visual score (1, poor; 2, fair; 3, good; 4, excellent). The distance between the body surface and cisterna chyli was measured on post-lymphangiographic MDCT axial image. Results: Lymphangiography was successfully performed in all rabbits. The popliteal lymph node was detectable in 90%. The visualization of lymphatic system via the popliteal node was achieved in 89%. Mean visual scores of > 3.0 were realized by the right femoral lymphatic vessel, left femoral lymphatic vessel, left iliac lymphatic vessel, left lumbar lymphatic trunks and cisterna chyli, whereas mean visual scores of < 3.0 were yielded by the right iliac lymphatic vessel, right lumbar lymphatic trunks and thoracic duct. The distance between the body surface and cisterna chyli on post-lymphangiographic MDCT axial images was 4.33 ± 0.14 cm. Conclusion: Lymphangiography is feasible, and the visibility of the lymphatic system on post-lymphangiographic MDCT in a rabbit model provides enough information for interventional radiologists to perform preclinical lymphatic interventions.
KW - Lipiodol
KW - Lymphangiography
KW - Lymphatic interventions
KW - Post-lymphangiographic multidetector CT
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U2 - 10.1007/s00270-018-2123-9
DO - 10.1007/s00270-018-2123-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 30460384
AN - SCOPUS:85057004509
VL - 42
SP - 448
EP - 454
JO - Cardiovascular Radiology
JF - Cardiovascular Radiology
SN - 7415-5101
IS - 3
ER -