Visualizing the Distribution of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Ischemic Brain Using In Vivo ¹⁹F-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging

Figure 4

Representative MR images of the mice ischemia model. T₂-weighted images (the left column) and ¹⁹F-MRSI coregistered and superimposed with T₂-weighted images (the right column) of ischemia with intravenous administration of the saline (WT-saline) group (a), ischemia with intravenous administration of t-PA (t-PA) group (b), and MMP2 knockout (MMP2 KO) group (c).

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