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Detection of in situ mammary cancer in a transgenic mouse model: in vitro and in vivo MRI studies demonstrate histopathologic correlation.

Abstract：

:Improving the prevention and detection of preinvasive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is expected to lower both morbidity and mortality from breast cancer. Transgenic mouse models can be used as a 'test bed' to develop new imaging methods and to evaluate the efficacy of candidate preventive therapies. We hypothesized that despite its microscopic size, early murine mammary cancer, including DCIS, might be accurately detected by MRI. C3(1) SV40 TAg female mice (n=23) between 10 and 18 weeks of age were selected for study. Eleven mice were subjected to in vitro imaging using a T(2)-weighted spin echo sequence and 12 mice were selected for in vivo imaging using a T(1)-weighted gradient echo, a T(2)-weighted spin echo and high spectral and spatial resolution imaging sequences. The imaged glands were carefully dissected, formalin fixed and paraffin embedded, and then H&E stained sections were obtained. The ratio of image-detected versus histologically detected cancers was obtained by reviewing the MR images and H&E sections independently and using histology as the gold standard. MR images were able to detect 12/12 intramammary lymph nodes, 1/1 relatively large (approximately 5 mm) tumor, 17/18 small (approximately 1 mm) tumors and 13/16 ducts distended with DCIS greater than 300 microm. Significantly, there were no false positives--i.e., image detection always corresponded to a histologically detectable cancer in this model. These results indicate that MR imaging can reliably detect both preinvasive in situ and early invasive mammary cancers in mice with high sensitivity. This technology is an important step toward the more effective use of non-invasive imaging in pre-clinical studies of breast cancer prevention, detection and treatment.

journal_name

Phys Med Biol

journal_title

Physics in medicine and biology

authors

Jansen SA,Conzen SD,Fan X,Krausz T,Zamora M,Foxley S,River J,Newstead GM,Karczmar GS

doi

10.1088/0031-9155/53/19/014

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-10-07 00:00:00

pages

5481-93

issue

eissn

0031-9155

issn

1361-6560

pii

S0031-9155(08)71368-X

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Detection of in situ mammary cancer in a transgenic mouse model: in vitro and in vivo MRI studies demonstrate histopathologic correlation.