Title: Rodent models and magnetic resonance imaging: diagnostic and therapeutic utilities for stroke

Authors: Feng Chen, Guy Marchal, Yicheng Ni

Addresses: Section of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences; Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center (MoSAIC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Radiology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. ' Section of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, Bus 7003, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. ' Section of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences, Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center (MoSAIC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

Abstract: This reviewing article is intended to provide an overview on rodent models of stroke and a summary of recent MRI findings from such animal models as well as their potential impacts on experimental and clinical stroke studies.

Keywords: rodents; animal models; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; strokes; medical diagnosis; therapy; modelling; medical imaging.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIC.2010.032808

International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 2010 Vol.9 No.3, pp.275 - 287

Published online: 23 Apr 2010 *

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