The renal function study of MR perfusion of hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction in the rabbit model

Objective To study the feasibility of MR perfusion imaging in assessing renal function of hydronephrosis in animal model.Methods Ten New Zealand rabbits(10-week-old,Male) underwent ureteropelvic junction obstruction by embolied the right ureter of ureteropelvic junction into a plastic cannula.Before and two months after the surgery,the animals were performed both on SPECT and MR perfusion,MR perfusion parameters were assessed,and statistical analyses were performed on the GFR of SPECT and MR perfusion parameters.Results Majority MR perfusion parameters,such as volume of renal parenchyma(7608.00±951.29 mm3) and pSRF(0.3455±0.1226 ml/min) after operation were decreased than those before operation(8400.82±1082.25 mm3,0.5709±0.1472 ml/min,respectively).Statistic analysis showed that pSRF had good statistically relationship with GFR of SPECT(preoperation r=0.712,p=0.041,postoperation r=0.633,p=0.037).However,there were no obvious relation of volume of renal parenchyma with GFR after operation(r=0.312,p=0.079).Conclusions MR perfusion imaging can accurately assess animal model' renal function in hydronephrosis.MR perfusion nephrogram can provide the sufficient message which may have statistically relation with GFR of SPECT. Key words: Ureteral obstruction; Nuclear medicine; Models,animal