Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Studies of the Rat Olfactory System

In vivo MR-imaging was also applied to study effects of neonatal, unilateral olfactory denervation on postnatal olfactory bulb growth. The in vivo imaging data were used to quantify the reduction in laminar volumes of the denervated bulb, compared to contralateral control bulb, unoperated normal rat bulbs and with corresponding histological sections. Lastly, serial 2-D in vivo MR-images were utilized to develop 3-D reconstructions of olfactory bulb and cavity micro-structure, in normal and neonatally denervated animals. The 3-D images offered improved flexibility in the analysis of large experimental imaging data-sets and rather detailed, well differentiated representation of various olfactory structures.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Agahi, Saied

Contributors dc:contributor

• Esmail Meisami

• Biophysics, Medical

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9834766

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87262