OBJECTIVE: Optical contrast agents for brain tumor delineation have been previously evaluated in ex vivo specimens from animals with implanted gliomas and may not reflect the true visual parameters encountered during surgery. This study describes a novel model system designed to evaluate optical contrast agents for tumor delineation in vivo. METHODS: Biparietal craniectomies were performed on 8-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats. 9L glioma cells were injected intraparenchymally. A cover slip was bonded to the cranial defect with cyanoacrylate glue. When the tumor radius reached 1 mm, Coomassie Blue was administered intravenously while the appearance of the cortical surface was recorded. Computerized image analysis of the red/green/blue color components was used to quantify visible differences between tumor and nonneoplastic tissue and to compare delineation in the brain tumor window (BTW) model with the conventional 9L glioma model. RESULTS: The tumor margin in the BTW model was poorly defined before contrast administration but readily apparent after contrast administration. Based on red component intensity, tumor delineation improved 4-fold at 50 minutes after contrast administration in the BTW model (P < .002). The conventional 9L glioma model overestimated the degree of delineation compared with the BTW model at the same dose of Coomassie Blue (P < .03). CONCLUSION: Window placement overlying an implanted glioma is technically possible and well tolerated in the rat. The BTW model is a valid system for evaluating optical contrast agents designed to delineate brain tumor margins. To our knowledge, we have described the first in vivo model system for evaluating optical contrast agents for tumor delineation.
OBJECTIVE: Optical contrast agents for brain tumor delineation have been previously evaluated in ex vivo specimens from animals with implanted gliomas and may not reflect the true visual parameters encountered during surgery. This study describes a novel model system designed to evaluate optical contrast agents for tumor delineation in vivo. METHODS: Biparietal craniectomies were performed on 8-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats. 9L glioma cells were injected intraparenchymally. A cover slip was bonded to the cranial defect with cyanoacrylate glue. When the tumor radius reached 1 mm, Coomassie Blue was administered intravenously while the appearance of the cortical surface was recorded. Computerized image analysis of the red/green/blue color components was used to quantify visible differences between tumor and nonneoplastic tissue and to compare delineation in the brain tumor window (BTW) model with the conventional 9L glioma model. RESULTS: The tumor margin in the BTW model was poorly defined before contrast administration but readily apparent after contrast administration. Based on red component intensity, tumor delineation improved 4-fold at 50 minutes after contrast administration in the BTW model (P < .002). The conventional 9L glioma model overestimated the degree of delineation compared with the BTW model at the same dose of Coomassie Blue (P < .03). CONCLUSION: Window placement overlying an implanted glioma is technically possible and well tolerated in the rat. The BTW model is a valid system for evaluating optical contrast agents designed to delineate brain tumor margins. To our knowledge, we have described the first in vivo model system for evaluating optical contrast agents for tumor delineation.
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