2009
Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis with portal pressure gradient in rats
Wang Y, Booth CJ, Kim H, Qiu M, Constable RT. Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis with portal pressure gradient in rats. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2009, 61: 1185-1192. PMID: 19253377, PMCID: PMC11210607, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic fibrosisFibrosis scorePortal pressure gradientCirrhosis groupFibrosis groupLiver fibrosisLiver pathologyPortal veinHistological examinationAnimal studiesNoninvasive assessmentFibrosisNoninvasive meansGradient echo sequenceVessel areaSignificant differencesRatsContrast agentsEcho sequenceScoresCarbon tetrachlorideGroupPhantom study
2008
Induced Hepatic Fibrosis in Rats: Hepatic Steatosis, Macromolecule Content, Perfusion Parameters, and Their Correlations—Preliminary MR Imaging in Rats
Kim H, Booth CJ, Pinus AB, Chen P, Lee A, Qiu M, Whitlock M, Murphy PS, Constable RT. Induced Hepatic Fibrosis in Rats: Hepatic Steatosis, Macromolecule Content, Perfusion Parameters, and Their Correlations—Preliminary MR Imaging in Rats. Radiology 2008, 247: 696-705. PMID: 18403622, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2473070605.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Fetal nucleated red blood cells in a rat model of intrauterine growth restriction induced by hypoxia and nitric oxide synthase inhibition
Ravishankar V, Buhimschi CS, Booth CJ, Bhandari V, Norwitz E, Copel J, Buhimschi IA. Fetal nucleated red blood cells in a rat model of intrauterine growth restriction induced by hypoxia and nitric oxide synthase inhibition. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2007, 196: 482.e1-482.e8. PMID: 17466713, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionNucleated red blood cellsNitric oxide inhibitionFetal nucleated red blood cellsChronic hypoxiaL-NAMEErythropoietin levelsOxide inhibitionRed blood cellsFetal circulationGrowth restrictionFetal bloodHematocrit levelsNumber of NRBCsNitro-L-arginine methyl esterChronic nitric oxide inhibitionMaternal acid-base statusNitric oxide synthase inhibitionBlood cellsMaternal arterial blood gasesOxide synthase inhibitionArterial blood gasesSaline solutionAdult Sprague-DawleyElevated erythropoietin levels