PURPOSE: To determine whether mild cooling of the egg reduces movement to the point where an ultra-high-field (7T) MRI system can be used to noninvasively monitor chick growth in ovo from 12 days incubation through to hatching. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Group A eggs were incubated at 37.5 degrees C for 21 days. Group B eggs were removed from the incubator on days 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20 of incubation, cooled for one hour, and then returned to the incubator. Group C eggs were cooled as for group B and then individually imaged for 25 minutes using a 7T MRI system before being returned to the incubator. The average size (volume) of the heart, liver, and brain at each stage of incubation was estimated from the T2-weighted images and compared with existing values in the literature. RESULTS: The combination of cooling and MRI significantly reduced chick movement to allow excellent image acquisition at each stage of incubation. Repeated cooling and/or MRI did not significantly slow down or arrest the development of the chicks in either of the experimental groups. CONCLUSION: MRI provides a powerful noninvasive tool to study chick development and the growth of individual organs, including the brain, liver, and heart, in ovo from 12 days' incubation. Copyright 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
PURPOSE: To determine whether mild cooling of the egg reduces movement to the point where an ultra-high-field (7T) MRI system can be used to noninvasively monitor chick growth in ovo from 12 days incubation through to hatching. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Group A eggs were incubated at 37.5 degrees C for 21 days. Group B eggs were removed from the incubator on days 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20 of incubation, cooled for one hour, and then returned to the incubator. Group C eggs were cooled as for group B and then individually imaged for 25 minutes using a 7T MRI system before being returned to the incubator. The average size (volume) of the heart, liver, and brain at each stage of incubation was estimated from the T2-weighted images and compared with existing values in the literature. RESULTS: The combination of cooling and MRI significantly reduced chick movement to allow excellent image acquisition at each stage of incubation. Repeated cooling and/or MRI did not significantly slow down or arrest the development of the chicks in either of the experimental groups. CONCLUSION: MRI provides a powerful noninvasive tool to study chick development and the growth of individual organs, including the brain, liver, and heart, in ovo from 12 days' incubation. Copyright 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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