bacteriochlorophylls and Edema

To determine the optimal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methodology to assess photodynamic therapy (PDT)-induced histopathological responses in the prostate.. Laparotomy was performed in five healthy dogs. Cylindrical diffuser was placed in the prostates to deliver light of 50-300 J/cm at 150 mW/cm and 763 nm to activate IV-injected Tookad (1 mg/kg b.w.). Fast spin echo (FSE) T2-weighted, post-contrast-enhanced T1-(CE-T1) and diffusion weighted images (DWI) were obtained pre- and 2 days, 7 days, and 1 month post-PDT. Radiological-histopathological correlation was performed at 7 days (n = 4) and 1 month (n = 1) after PDT. A qualitative assessment of signal changes and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) mapping was performed.. At 2 or 7 days post-PDT, there was good spatial correlation between PDT-induced hemorrhagic necrosis and unenhanced regions on CE-T1 images. There was a rapidly and persistently enhancing rim corresponding to edema and inflammation. FSE T2 and DWI showed altered signal but did not clearly define necrosis in all cases. At 1 month, it was hard to correlate MR images to histopathologic changes as they represented a mixture of necrosis and developing fibrosis, which led to a mixed signal intensity and less demarcated contrast enhancement.. At 7 days after PDT, gadolinium DTPA contrast-enhanced MRI is superior to DWI and T2 imaging in assessing the boundary of Tookad PDT-induced tissue necrosis in the normal canine prostate.

Topics: Animals; Bacteriochlorophylls; Connective Tissue; Contrast Media; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Dogs; Edema; Epithelium; Fibrosis; Gadolinium DTPA; Hemorrhage; Image Enhancement; Leukocytes, Mononuclear; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Necrosis; Photochemotherapy; Photosensitizing Agents; Pilot Projects; Prostate; Time Factors