2009
Ventricular dilation and elevated aqueductal pulsations in a new experimental model of communicating hydrocephalus
Wagshul M, McAllister J, Rashid S, Li J, Egnor M, Walker M, Yu M, Smith S, Zhang G, Chen J, Benveniste H. Ventricular dilation and elevated aqueductal pulsations in a new experimental model of communicating hydrocephalus. Experimental Neurology 2009, 218: 33-40. PMID: 19348801, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.03.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular dilationAqueductal flowVentricular volumeInjection of kaolinNew experimental modelCSF pulsatilityClinical presentationMild ventriculomegalyVentricular sizeBasal cisternsChronic elevationAbnormal pulsationsCerebral aqueductHydrocephalic animalsEffective treatmentAdult ratsIntact controlsNormal levelsHydrocephalusExperimental modelT MRIRatsMonth periodVentriculomegalyDilation
2005
A three-dimensional digital atlas database of the adult C57BL/6J mouse brain by magnetic resonance microscopy
Ma Y, Hof P, Grant S, Blackband S, Bennett R, Slatest L, McGuigan M, Benveniste H. A three-dimensional digital atlas database of the adult C57BL/6J mouse brain by magnetic resonance microscopy. Neuroscience 2005, 135: 1203-1215. PMID: 16165303, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Tracking Brain Volume Changes in C57BL/6J and ApoE-Deficient Mice in a Model of Neurodegeneration: A 5-Week Longitudinal Micro-MRI Study
McDaniel B, Sheng H, Warner D, Hedlund L, Benveniste H. Tracking Brain Volume Changes in C57BL/6J and ApoE-Deficient Mice in a Model of Neurodegeneration: A 5-Week Longitudinal Micro-MRI Study. NeuroImage 2001, 14: 1244-1255. PMID: 11707081, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2001.0934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoproteins EAtrophyBrainBrain IschemiaBrain MappingCerebral VentriclesDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusImage EnhancementImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Neurologic MutantsMicroscopyNeurodegenerative DiseasesProsencephalonConceptsApoE-deficient miceModels of neurodegenerationPostischemic dayBrain atrophyMouse modelNeurodegenerative diseasesDorsal hippocampal volumeBrain volume changesMin of ischemiaHigh signal intensity areaTransgenic mouse modelProgression of pathologyCorresponding time pointsSignal intensity areaMagnetic resonance imagingHigh-resolution MRIT1-weighted MR imagingC57 miceDorsal hippocampusHippocampal volumeClinical conditionsIschemiaMRI studiesPredetermined protocolCognitive decline