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Martin Kramer

Imaging of Orthotopic Glioblastoma Xenografts in Mice Using a Clinical CT Scanner: Comparison with Micro-CT and Histology

Purpose There is an increasing need for small animal in vivo imaging in murine orthotopic glioma models. Because dedicated small animal scanners are not available ubiquitously, the applicability of a clinical CT scanner for visualization and measurement of intracerebrally growing glioma xenografts in living mice was validated. Materials and Methods 2.5x106 U87MG cells were orthotopically implanted in NOD/SCID/ᵞc-/- mice (n = 9). Mice underwent contrast-enhanced (300 μl Iomeprol i.v.) imaging using a micro-CT (80 kV, 75 μAs, 360° rotation, 1,000 projections, scan time 33 s, resolution 40 x 40 x 53 μm) and a clinical CT scanner (4-row multislice detector; 120 kV, 150 mAs, slice thickness 0.5 …

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Longitudinal imaging and evaluation of SAH-associated cerebral large artery vasospasm in mice using micro-CT and angiography

Longitudinal in vivo imaging studies characterizing subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)-induced large artery vasospasm (LAV) in mice are lacking. We developed a SAH-scoring system to assess SAH severity in mice using micro CT and longitudinally analysed LAV by intravenous digital subtraction angiography (i.v. DSA). Thirty female C57Bl/6J-mice (7 sham, 23 SAH) were implanted with central venous ports for repetitive contrast agent administration. SAH was induced by filament perforation. LAV was assessed up to 14 days after induction of SAH by i.v. DSA. SAH-score and neuroscore showed a highly significant positive correlation (rsp = 0.803, p < 0.001). SAH-score and survival showed a negative sig…

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JCB887052 Supplemetal Material - Supplemental material for Longitudinal imaging and evaluation of SAH-associated cerebral large artery vasospasm in mice using micro-CT and angiography

Supplemental material, JCB887052 Supplemetal Material for Longitudinal imaging and evaluation of SAH-associated cerebral large artery vasospasm in mice using micro-CT and angiography by Vanessa Weyer, Máté E Maros, Andrea Kronfeld, Stefanie Kirschner, Christoph Groden, Clemens Sommer, Yasemin Tanyildizi, Martin Kramer and Marc A Brockmann in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

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Endovascular stentectomy using the snare over stent-retriever (SOS) technique: An experimental feasibility study

PLoS one 12(5), e0178197 (2017). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178197

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Platelet function testing in pigs using the Multiplate® Analyzer.

PLOS ONE 14(8), e0222010 (2019). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222010

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Long Term Outcome after Application of the Angio-Seal Vascular Closure Device in Minipigs

PLoS one 11(9), e0163878 (2016). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163878

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Minimally Invasive Monitoring of Chronic Central Venous Catheter Patency in Mice Using Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA)

PLoS ONE 10(6), e0130661 (2015). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130661

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Reconstruction of critical-size mandibular defects in immunoincompetent rats with human adipose-derived stromal cells

In patients with bony defects, autologous bone grafts are the "gold standard" for reconstruction. In children, autologous bone harvesting is limited but tissue engineering offers an alternative. Next to bone marrow, adipose tissue is a source of mesenchymal stromal cells, and adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSC) can differentiate into osteocytes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of bioactive implants (ADSC in fibrin glue) for repair of critical-size mandibular defects in athymic rats. Human adult ADSC embedded in fibrin glue were implanted into a critical-size defect in the rat mandible and their efficacy was compared to those of protected bone healing (pbh), autologous bo…

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