Abstract
AbstractWe investigated whether magnetic resonance imaging can visualize the distribution in the vitreous cavity via eye drops of ophthalmic solutions, gadolinium-based contrast agent, and 17O-water, and to clarify the usefulness of ultra-heavily T2-weighted sequences in the research of intraocular distribution. Five different solutions (V-ROHTO, TRAVATANZ, gadobutrol, H217O, and saline) were administered to excised pig eye specimens. The samples were scanned using T1 mapping, T2 mapping, 3D T2-weighted (echo times (TE): 500, 3200, and 4500 ms), a half-Fourier single-shot turbo-spin echo sequence (HASTE; TE: 440 and 3000 ms), and 3D-real inversion-recovery before eye drops administration. Subsequently, we used a plastic dropper to drop a 0.5 mL solution each, and images were obtained up to 26 h later. Temporal changes in the T1 and T2 values of the anterior chamber and vitreous cavity were compared. The other sequences were evaluated by determining temporal signal changes as signal intensity ratio (SIR) compared to “No drop.” The T1 and T2 values of samples treated with gadobutrol and H217O decreased over time. The SIR of samples treated with gadobutrol and H217O showed remarkable changes in the 3D T2-weighted images, whereas no remarkable temporal changes were observed in the other solutions. Longer TEs resulted in remarkable changes. We demonstrated that visualization of distribution in the vitreous cavity via eye drops could be achieved with excised pig eyes using gadobutrol and H217O, but not with ophthalmic solutions. Ultra-heavily T2-weighted sequences may be promising for the early and highly sensitive visualization of the intraocular distribution of eye drops.
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