电刺激诱发大鼠慢性颞叶癫痫模型的磁共振成像和波谱特征的研究

应用磁共振成像(MRI)和质子定域波谱(¹H-MRS)对强直流电刺激大鼠基树突区诱发慢性颞叶癫痫模型进行研究. MRI实验表明： 随着强直流电刺激时间的延长,在T₂加权像(T₂-MRI)中,模型大鼠的海马区腹、中侧区单侧或双侧,呈现异常高信号,扩散加权像(DWI)信号呈低信号,质子密度像无明显改变,表明T₂值和表观扩散系数(ADC) 值较大的自由水比例增大. 磁共振波谱实验发现：模型大鼠T₂-MRI中信号异常区与其对侧区的¹H-MRS相比,NAA,PCr（包括Cr）和Cho的峰面积均无显著改变,表明在慢性颞叶癫痫模型早期¹H-MRS不能检测到神经元损伤或死亡.     

用核磁共振成象研究大白鼠的光化学反应脑缺血模型

用不同权重的核磁共振T₂加权成象数据在采样过程中完成叠加,所得到的核磁共振T₂加权图象清晰地显示出大白鼠大脑中缺血损伤区域的位置和大小.用该方法研究大白鼠的光化学反应局部脑缺血模型,在大白鼠脑缺血发生后大约一小时即可以用T₂加权的MRI图象发现缺血区,证明该种方法有很大的应用潜力.     

油井样品NMR T2谱的影响因素及T2截止值的确定方法

T₂ 谱是核磁共振（NMR）测、录井技术应用与解释、评价的基础. 岩样T₂ 谱受仪器测量参数、样品性质（岩性、颗粒大小、样品粒度、样品干湿状态、孔隙流体含量及性质、磁化率、润湿性）及地层水矿化度等因素的影响. T₂ 截止值是T₂ 谱中最重要的参数之一,选取的科学性与准确性直接影响到核磁共振测量结果. 通过文献查询,对T2 谱的影响因素及T₂ 截止值的确定方法进行了分析.     

固体核磁共振中膜蛋白双交叉极化效率与动力学参数相关的定量分析

固体核磁共振（NMR）中双交叉极化（DCP）是用于膜蛋白信号指认的多维异核相关实验的基本技术模块.DCP的效率在很大程度上决定了多维异核相关实验的效率.本文分析了3种典型的膜环境中的膜蛋白（AQPZ、DAGK和EV71 2B）的DCP效率及其影响因素.结果显示,在相同的实验条件下,3种蛋白样品的DCP效率存在明显差异：其中AQPZ的DCP效率最高（31%）,DAGK的效率次之（23%）,EV71 2B的效率最低（14%）.通过测量它们在旋转坐标下的自旋-晶格弛豫时间（T_1ρ）和偶极耦合常数（D_HN）,发现膜蛋白的运动会明显缩短T_1ρ,但对D_HN的影响较小.在实验的基础上,建立了T_1ρ与DCP效率相关的模型,并基于DCP动力学的定量分析,证明了运动导致的T_1ρ缩短是降低DCP效率的主要原因.因此,可以通过定量分析未知样品的T_1ρ来预测其DCP的最优效率,为DCP实验的优化提供依据.     

基于改进非线性拟合的核磁共振T2谱多指数反演

核磁共振T₂谱多指数反演算法是开展复杂体系样品核磁共振(NMR)弛豫研究最重要的数学工具. 常用的T₂谱多指数反演算法一般都是事先给出弛豫时间T₂分布的布点, 然后转化为线性拟合问题进行求解. 在求解的T₂谱较为分散的时候, 反演得到的T₂谱精确度不高, 分辨率较低. 非线性拟合是解决这个问题的有效办法. 本文针对分散T₂谱反演利用非线性拟合时遇到的初值依赖及运算复杂问题, 利用线性回归最小二乘方法, 改进了其中的带非负约束非线性优化模型, 将搜索的反演参数从T₂, f 减少为T₂, 加快了收敛速度, 减少了对初值的依赖, 提高了反演精度, 使算法更加稳健. 通过用改进的Levenberg-Marquardt算法和差分进化算法进行计算机模拟反演及实验数据反演, 验证了改进方法在核磁共振T₂ 谱反演中的有效性.     

正十二烷基硫酸钠在聚丙烯酰胺溶液中聚集的1H NMR研究

利用核磁共振自旋-晶格弛豫时间（T₁）、自旋-自旋弛豫时间（T₂）、自扩散系数（D）以及二维核Overhause增强谱（2D NOESY）技术研究了表面活性剂正十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）在聚丙烯酰胺（PAM）浓度固定为10 g/L水溶液中的聚集. 结合与SDS水溶液体系核磁共振实验数据比较,得到了如下信息：（1） 当溶液中有PAM存在时,SDS分子的运动性下降,临界聚集浓度提前;（2） 随着SDS浓度的增加,PAM分子的自扩散性能下降,同时分子链的柔软性也下降了;（3） 2D NOESY谱结果表明,PAM与SDS分子间未发生直接的缔合作用.     

水/甲醇混合溶剂中PNIPAAM相变行为的NMR研究

通过液体核磁共振（NMR）谱以及动力学参数测量研究了聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺（PNIPAAM）在水和甲醇的混合溶液中的相变行为. 通过PNIPAAM在水和甲醇混合溶剂中¹H核磁共振谱、纵向弛豫时间T₁、横向弛豫时间T₂和自扩散系数D随甲醇含量的变化发现,大分子在发生相变时,在¹H核磁共振谱中伴随有宽峰的出现和消失,同时弛豫时间和自扩散系数均有显著变化. 实验结果表明,¹H NMR谱图以及弛豫时间和自扩散系数等多种核磁共振参数可以用来灵敏表征PNIPAAM在水和甲醇混合溶液中的相变行为     

丙烯腈γ辐射聚合的NMR研究

用¹H NMR、¹³C NMR谱、自旋-晶格弛豫时间（T₁）和自旋-自旋弛豫时间（T₂）研究了丙烯腈在⁶⁰Co γ射线辐射聚合后的大分子结构变化与大分子链的运动. 结果表明随着辐射剂量增大，在单体形成聚合物的过程中，聚合物主链上出现了少量的-OH基团，继续增大辐射剂量， -OH部分被氧化. 对聚合物溶液的变温氢谱的研究表明，溶剂中的残余水与上述-OH形成氢键，且随着温度升高氢键被破坏，同时H₂O与-OH之间还存在着质子交换. 利用¹³C NMR谱对丙烯腈辐射聚合的产物进行了序列结构分析. 对T₁和T₂的研究表明，辐射剂量的增大并未影响到聚丙烯腈的链运动，证明了在丙烯腈的辐射聚合过程交联反应未发生.     

超顺磁性氧化铁-胶束体系的制备和T2弛豫增强作用 

制备了在负离子型胶束十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）、羧甲基纤维素钠（CMC），正离子型胶束十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）和非离子型胶束Triton X-100、PEG-400中的氧 化铁粒子(SPIO)溶胶分散体系. 测定了这些SPIO胶束体系水质子的横向弛豫时间T₂, 并讨论了不同胶束性质对T₂的影响. 对PEG-400分散SPIO溶胶体系进行了动物急性毒性测试和活体T₂加权成像实验. 结果表明：该溶胶体系无明显急性毒性，且对大鼠肝区有显著的负增强.     

表面活性剂CTAB水溶液中的T2弛豫分散研究

用CPMG脉冲序列测定了表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）分子中的氮甲基(N-CH₃)质子的横向弛豫时间（T₂表观）,并发现测得的T₂表观\}与序列中的重聚脉冲间隔时间的一半τ _cp有关,说明存在横向弛豫分散现象. 当在τ_cp≤1 ms时,T₂表观与τ²_cp}呈线性关系;而当τ_cp≥4.6 ms时,T₂表观变得与τ_cp无关. 利用Luz-Meiboom两体化学交换模型计算了不同浓度的CTAB溶液中的N-CH₃质子的本征横向弛豫时间（T₂本征）和化学交换速率k_ex,发现k_ex与T₂本征和自扩散系数D一样,在临界胶束浓度（CMC）附近发生突变. 这个突变反映了CTAB分子在从单体到胶束的转变过程中其动力学特性发生了改变.      

大鼠眼球的高场磁共振成像研究

该文旨在研究微型磁共振（MRI）对大鼠眼球的成像效果和应用. 通过对10只SD大鼠的20只眼球进行7.0 T MRI检查,应用常规T1WI和T2WI序列高分辨率扫描;观察MRI图像上大鼠眼球的结构,并比较MRI测量与组织学显微镜下测量视网膜厚度结果. 磁共振扫描清楚地显示了所有受试大鼠眼球的主要结构,包括角膜、晶状体、玻璃体、视网膜、巩膜、虹膜、睫状体、视神经. 球壁结构磁共振图像层次与组织学结构层次有良好对应性; 磁共振视网膜厚度测量值与显微镜下视网膜厚度测量数据进行配对 t 检验,P＞0.05,二者无显著差异. 由此得出的结论是小动物MRI可以对大鼠眼球细微解剖结构进行无创性的成像,为我们提供了一个研究大鼠眼科疾病模型的形态学及功能变化的手段.      

Quantitative NumART2* mapping in functional MRI studies at 1.5 T

Quantitative mapping of the effective transverse relaxation time, T₂* and proton density was performed in a motor activation functional MRI (fMRI) study using multi-echo, echo planar imaging (EPI) and NumART₂* (Numerical Algorithm for Real time T₂*). Comparisons between NumART₂* and conventional single echo EPI with an echo time of 64 ms were performed for five healthy participants examined twice. Simulations were also performed to address specific issues associated with the two techniques, such as echo time-dependent signal variation. While the single echo contrast varied with the baseline T₂* value, relative changes in T₂* remained unaffected. Statistical analysis of the T₂* maps yielded fMRI activation patterns with an improved statistical detection relative to conventional EPI but with less activated voxels, suggesting that NumART₂* has superior spatial specificity. Two effects, inflow and dephasing, that may explain this finding were investigated. Particularly, a statistically significant increase in proton density was found in a brain area that was detected as activated by conventional EPI but not by NumART₂* while no such changes were observed in brain areas that showed stimulus correlated signal changes on T₂* maps.     

How does brain MRI lesion volume change on serial scans in patients with multiple sclerosis?

Although lesion load changes on conventional T₂-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are used to monitor the effect of treatment, there is no clear definition of how lesion load changes over years according to the lesion load present at a baseline evaluation. In the present study, we evaluated the relationship between lesion load changes over time and lesion load at a baseline evaluation in a group of untreated patients with MS. We scanned nineteen patients on two separate occasions with a mean interval 16.4 months between the two examinations. In each scanning session, a scan with forty contiguous 3-mm-thick axial slices was acquired. We assessed MRI lesion loads using a semi-automated local thresholding technique. Both a linear (p < 0.0001) and a quadratic component (p = 0.0008) of the baseline volume were significant in describing the follow-up volume. The equation to model this finding was as follows: V_f = β₀ V_b + β₁ (V_b)², where V_f is the lesion volume at follow-up, V_b is the lesion volume at baseline, β₀ = 0.834 (SE = 0.098), and β₁ = 0.014 (SE = 0.003) (mL)⁻¹. Our data indicate that lesion volume changes detectable on serial brain MRI studies from patients with MS are dependent on the extent of lesion burden present on the baseline MRI scans. This finding has to be considered when planning phase III trials.     

Abnormal uterine cavity: differential diagnosis with MR imaging

The objective of the study was to assess the usefulness of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in distinguishing malignant from benign conditions in patients with an abnormal uterine cavity. Fifty-four patients that were suspected of having abnormal uterine cavities were retrospectively evaluated by using MR imaging. The diagnosis of an abnormal uterine cavity included a thickened endometrium, and/or a endometrial mass, and/or a submucosal mass. Threshold values to classify the uterine cavity as abnormal on sagittal T₂-weighted images were >10 mm for premenopausal women and >5 mm for postmenopausal women. Malignancy was diagnosed when lesions invaded the myometrial/junctional zone, and/or lesion enhancement was lower than that of the adjacent myometrium. The results found that histology confirmed 18 malignant and 37 benign lesions. Twelve of 15 endometrial carcinomas and 3 malignant mixed mesodermal tumors (MMMT) were correctly characterized as malignant on enhanced T₁-weighted images; whereas 6 of 15 endometrial carcinomas and 3 MMMT were correctly characterized on T₂-weighted images. Thirty-four of 37 benign cases were correctly characterized as not malignant on enhanced T₁-weighted images. One of 14 submucosal leiomyomas, one endometrial stromal metaplasia, and one of ten pathologically normal endometria were misdiagnosed on enhanced T₁-weighted images but were correctly diagnosed on T₂-weighted images. The overall sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for distinguishing malignant from benign central uterine masses were 83%, 92%, and 89% for enhanced T₁-weighted image, and 50%, 97%, and 82% for T₂-weighted image, respectively. We came to the conclusion that in diagnosing patients with abnormal uterine cavity, MR imaging may help differentiate malignant from benign disorders.     

固体高分辨NMR研究PPU/PMAs,AB-交联聚合物中的分子运动和相容性

本文使用固体高分辨NMR测量了PPU/PMAs,AB-交联聚合物中PPU的侧甲基的¹³C自旋-晶格弛豫时间(T₁)。使用内旋转运动的平均谱密度函数分析了PPU侧甲基的内旋转和PMA的侧基的多重内旋转运动。结果表明PMA中的侧基距主链越远,其旋转速度越快并且PPU侧甲基的内旋转速度随ABCP中PMA侧链长度增加而变快。还使用质子的T_1ρ和T₂及自旋扩散研究了体系的相容性和相行为。得到了有关相应尺度下的每相的组成和软相微区尺度的信息。     

水溶液中组氨酸的14N NMR研究

用NMK法测得不同pH值条件下组氨酸的¹⁴N谱,用反转恢复法测得¹⁴N的T1值。根据¹⁴N谱及T₁值快速且准确地证实了组氨酸在不同电离情况下的结构。     

电池正极材料中Li+运动特性的7Li NMR研究

利用变温⁷LiNMR实验对Li-电池正极材料LiMn₂O₄和LiCoO₂中Li⁺的运动特性进行了研究,结果表明,随实验温度的提高,LiMn₂O₄的⁷LiNMR谱线窄化,表明其中Li⁺迁移能力增加,而LiCoO₂的谱线无变化.此外随温度提高,LiMn₂O₄的⁷Li的T₁变短,而LiCoO₂的T₁变长,产生这种不同变化趋势的原因在于LiMn₂O₄和LiCoO₂晶相结构的差异造成其中Li⁺迁移能力的差别,它们各自的相关时间τ_c使⁷Li核的T₁分别位于T₁-τ_c曲线极小点两侧.     

小白鼠肌肉组织的NMR质子自旋交换分析

本文在Zimmerman-Brittin两相质子交换核磁共振弛豫模型基础上,分析了NMR弛豫实验中检测信号与各相表现和本征弛豫多数的关系,编写了自动化处理实验数据的计算机程序,这一技术可用于复相系统中不同成分的NMR表现和本征弛豫特性研究中,本文中的样品是选用健康新鲜的小白鼠肌肉,没加任何处理,用h-h,s-h,s-s脉冲序列,反转恢复法(π-τ-π/2)在强场下(0.92T)做T₁、T₂测定实验,分析结果表明本征弛豫参数T₁=1050ms,T₂=4500μs的成分是由肌肉中的"自由水"引起的,其质子相对含量为69%;本征弛豫参数T₁=530ms,T₂=26μs的成分是由肌肉中的"束附水"引起的,其质子相对含量为9%,本征弛豫多数T₁=530ms,T₂=1250μs的成分是由肌肉中的各种大分子和有机物引起的,其质子相对含量为9%,本征弛豫参数T₁=470ms,T₂=1250μs的成分由样品中的脂肪引起的,其质子相对含量为13%,在肌肉组织中的质子与水中质子之间有强烈的交换作用,其交换率k=1000s^-1.在脂肪中的质子与其它成分之间没有交换作用。     

The oral administration of MnCl2: A potential alternative to IV injection for tissue contrast enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging

Mn⁺² (as MnCl₂) was administered to rabbits intravenously and orally (a route of administration which based upon our previous experiments in rats⁷ promises to give selective hepatobiliary enhancement with less systemic toxicity). Nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion or T₁ (NMRD) was performed on selected tissues (heart, liver, kidney, serum, and bile) in both animal groups to examine possible qualitative and semiquantitative differences in T₁ relaxation at equivalent sacrifice times. One animal was given an oral dose of MnCl₂ (620 micromoles/kg) and imaged sequentially (T₁ weighted sequence, .12T) for 30 minutes. The NMRD curves for organ tissues show an increase in relaxation efficacy in the 10–20MHz range characteristic of Mn-macromolecular complexes and are similar irrespective of the route of administration. The lack of increased relaxation enhancement for bile in this frequency range reflects cleavage of this complex upon excretion. Decreased overall relaxation in the liver is observed when oral Mn⁺² is compared to IV Mn⁺² due to the small fraction of administered dose that is absorbed. However, the images document a significant increase in the intensity of liver signal after the oral dose. We suspect this dose may ultimately be adjusted downward to give selective hepatobiliary effects.