Rat model of reperfused partial liver infarction: characterization with multiparametric MRI, microangiography and histomorphology KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Rat model of reperfused partial liver infarction (RPLI) has been increasingly used in studying new diagnostics and therapeutics. PURPOSE: To characterize the RPLI model using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), microangiography, and histopathology. MATERIAL AND METHODS: RPLI was induced in eight rats by occluding hepatic inflow to the right liver lobe for 3 hours. MRI was performed at a 1.5 T clinical scanner 6 hours after reperfusion ...