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  Developing formalin-based fixative agents for post mortem brain MRI at 9.4 T

Nazemorroaya, A., Aghaeifar, A., Shiozawa, T., Hirt, B., Schulz, H., Scheffler, K., et al. (2022). Developing formalin-based fixative agents for post mortem brain MRI at 9.4 T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 87(5), 2481-2494. doi:10.1002/mrm.29122.

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Nazemorroaya, A1, 2, Author           
Aghaeifar, A1, 2, Author           
Shiozawa, T, Author
Hirt, B, Author
Schulz, H1, 2, Author           
Scheffler, K1, 2, Author           
Hagberg, GE1, 2, Author           
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1Department High-Field Magnetic Resonance, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, ou_1497796              
2Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, ou_1497794              

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 Abstract: Purpose: To develop fixative agents for high-field MRI with suitable dielectric properties and measure MR properties in immersion-fixed brain tissue.

Methods: Dielectric properties of formalin-based agents were assessed (100 MHz-4.5 GHz), and four candidate fixatives with/without polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and different salt concentrations were formulated. B1 field and MR properties (T1 , R∗2
, R2 , R′2 , and magnetic susceptibility [QSM]) were observed in white and gray matter of pig brain samples during 0.5-35 days of immersion fixation. The kinetics were fitted using exponential functions. The immersion time required to reach maximum R∗2

values at different tissue depths was used to estimate the Medawar coefficient for fixative penetration. The effect of replacing the fixatives with Fluoroinert and phosphate-buffered saline as embedding media was also evaluated.

Results: The dielectric properties of formalin were nonlinearly modified by increasing amounts of additives. With 5% PVP and 0.04% NaCl, the dielectric properties and B1 field reflected in vivo conditions. The highest B1 values were found in white matter with PVP and varied significantly with tissue depth and embedding media, but not with immersion time. The MR properties depended on PVP yielding lower T1 , higher R∗2
, more paramagnetic QSM values, and a lower Medawar coefficient (0.9 mm/√h ; without PVP: 1.5). Regardless of fixative, switching to phosphate-buffered saline as embedder caused a paramagnetic shift in QSM and decreased R∗2

that progressed during 1 month of storage, whereas no differences were found with Fluorinert.

Conclusion: In vivo-like B1 fields can be achieved in formalin fixatives using PVP and a low salt concentration, yielding lower T1 , higher R∗2
, and more paramagnetic QSM than without additives. The kinetics of R∗2 allowed estimation of fixative tissue penetration.

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 Dates: 2021-122022-05
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29122
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Title: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
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Publ. Info: New York : Wiley-Liss
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 87 (5) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 2481 - 2494 Identifier: ISSN: 0740-3194
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954925538149