We previously assessed the efficiency of intravenous injections of 125I-labeled mAbs for the treatment of small peritoneal carcinomatosis (Santoro et al, J. Nucl Med 2009). In the present study, athymic nude mice bearing intraperitoneal A-431 tumor cell xenografts expressing CEA receptors were intraperitoneally injected with 125I-35A7 mAb at days 4 following tumor cells xenograft. SPECT-CT imaging shows strong uptake of 125I-mAbs by tumors nodules, and demonstrates its usefulness for radioimmunotherapy of small solid tumors. Tracer details : The non-internalizing murine IgG1k 35A7 mAb, specific for the CEA Gold 2 epitope, was used to target CEA in transfected A-431 cells. Radiolabeling with iodine 125 was done according to the IODO-GEN method.
A tri-modality (grayscale MRI, green SPECT, NIH Fire2 CT) MIP of a rat brain acquired by inviCRO at the Center for Translational Neuroimaging in the newly created imaging facility at Northeastern University.
A rule set (written in the Definiens Developer package) was applied to the CT data to automatically segment the brain and bones. The resulting segmentation was used in inviCRO's digital scalpel to isolate brain from the MR and SPECT data with anatomical reference supplied by the bone CT data.
The MRI (100umx100umx500um, 30min acq.) was acquired on a 7T Bruker magnet using a spin-echo sequence (RARE) comprised of 50 slices with 6 averages. The SPECT (600um voxels, 30min acq.) and CT (400um voxels, 4.5min acq.) images were generated on a NanoSPECT/CT. 400 uCi of I125-beta-CIT (a dopamine and serotonin transporter imaging agent) was injected 4.5 hours prior to the SPECT study.
After this process, the image data is now ready for futher analysis, such as estimating uptake in different regions of the brain.
The unsegmented data can be found in [139] and [138].
Special thanks to Dr. Hesterman (Bioscan) for the data processing.
The transverse slices of rat brain data with MRI (grayscale), CT (NIH Fire 2), and SPECT (green) acquired by inviCRO at the Center for Translational Neuroimaging in the newly created imaging facility at Northeastern University (using a 7R Bruker magnet and Bioscan's NanoSPECT/CT).
Please see entry [141] for further details. The unsegmented data can be found in [139] and [138].
Transverse slices from a tri-modality study (MRI, SPECT, CT) of a rat brain acquired at the Center for Translational Neuroimaging in the newly created imaging facility at Northeastern University. The MRI (grayscale, 100umx100umx500um, 30min acq.) was acquired on a 7T Bruker magnet using a spin-echo sequence (RARE) comprised of 50 slices with 6 averages. The SPECT (green, 600um voxels, 30min acq.) and CT (NIH Fire2, 400um voxels, 4.5min acq.) images were generated on a NanoSPECT/CT. 400 uCi of I125-beta-CIT (a dopamine and serotonin transporter imaging agent) was injected 4.5 hours prior to the SPECT study. Tracer localized in eyes, striatum and thyroid. Animal was imaged on a Minerve bed under isoflurane. Data registration and presentation supported by inviCRO.
Mouse brain study. 300 uCi of I125-Iomazenil injected 30 minutes prior to imaging. 25 gram wild-type mouse. 6 minute CT image and a 30 minute SPECT image with standard 1.4mm multi-pinhole apertures (9 pinholes per head). I125-Iomazenil is a benzodiazepine receptor marker. Imaged by Dr. Fujii.
Maximum intensity projections from a tri-modality study (MRI, SPECT, CT) of a rat brain acquired at the Center for Translational Neuroimaging in the newly created imaging facility at Northeastern University. The MRI (grayscale, 100umx100umx500um, 30min acq.) was acquired on a 7T Bruker magnet using a spin-echo sequence (RARE) comprised of 50 slices with 6 averages. The SPECT (green, 600um voxels, 30min acq.) and CT (NIH Fire2, 400um voxels, 4.5min acq.) images were generated on a NanoSPECT/CT. 400 uCi of I125-beta-CIT (a dopamine and serotonin transporter imaging agent) was injected 4.5 hours prior to the SPECT study. Animal was imaged on a Minerve bed under isoflurane. Data registration and presentation supported by inviCRO.
