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Consistent intensity inhomogeneity correction in water-fat MRI
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In: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 1053-1807 .- 1522-2586. ; 42:2
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- PURPOSE: To quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the water-signal performance of the consistent intensity inhomogeneity correction (CIIC) method to correct for intensity inhomogeneitiesMETHODS: Water-fat volumes were acquired using 1.5 Tesla (T) and 3.0T symmetrically sampled 2-point Dixon three-dimensional MRI. Two datasets: (i) 10 muscle tissue regions of interest (ROIs) from 10 subjects acquired with both 1.5T and 3.0T whole-body MRI. (ii) Seven liver tissue ROIs from 36 patients imaged using 1.5T MRI at six time points after Gd-EOB-DTPA injection. The performance of CIIC was evaluated quantitatively by analyzing its impact on the dispersion and bias of the water image ROI intensities, and qualitatively using side-by-side image comparisons.RESULTS: CIIC significantly ( P1.5T≤2.3×10-4,P3.0T≤1.0×10-6) decreased the nonphysiological intensity variance while preserving the average intensity levels. The side-by-side comparisons showed improved intensity consistency ( Pint≤10-6) while not introducing artifacts ( Part=0.024) nor changed appearances ( Papp≤10-6).CONCLUSION: CIIC improves the spatiotemporal intensity consistency in regions of a homogenous tissue type.
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- Forsgren, Mikael, et al.
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Whole Body Mechanistic Minimal Model for Gd-EOB-DTPA Contrast Agent Pharmacokinetics in Evaluation of Diffuse Liver Disease
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Purpose: Aiming for non-invasive diagnostic tools to decrease the need for biopsy in diffuse liver disease and to quantitatively describe liver function, we applied a mechanistic pharmacokinetic modelling analysis of liver MRI with Gd-EOB-DTPA. This modelling method yields physiologically relevant parameters and was compared to previously developed methods in a patient group with diffuse liver disease. Materials and Methods: Using data from healthy volunteers undergoing liver MRI, an identifiable mechanistic model was developed, based on compartments described by ordinary differential equations and kinetic expressions, and validated with independent data including Gd-EOB-DTPA concentration measurements in blood samples. Patients (n=37) with diffuse liver disease underwent liver biopsy and MRI with Gd-EOB-DTPA. The model was used to derive pharmacokinetic parameters which were then compared with other quantitative estimates in their ability to separate mild from severe liver fibrosis. Results: The estimations produced by the mechanistic model allowed better separation between mild and severe fibrosis than previously described methods for quantifying hepatic Gd-EOB-DTPA uptake. Conclusions: With a mechanistic pharmacokinetic modelling approach, the estimation of liver uptake function and its diagnostic information can be improved compared to current methods.
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- Norén, Bengt, et al.
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Separation of advanced from mild hepatic fibrosis by quantification of the hepatobiliary uptake of Gd-EOB-DTPA
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In: European Radiology. - : Springer. - 0938-7994 .- 1432-1084. ; 23:1, s. 174-181
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- ObjectivesTo apply dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI on patients presenting with elevated liver enzymes without clinical signs of hepatic decompensation in order to quantitatively compare the hepatocyte-specific uptake of Gd-EOB-DTPA with histopathological fibrosis stage.MethodsA total of 38 patients were prospectively examined using 1.5-T MRI. Data were acquired from regions of interest in the liver and spleen by using time series of single-breath-hold symmetrically sampled two-point Dixon 3D images (non-enhanced, arterial and venous portal phase; 3, 10, 20 and 30 min) following a bolus injection of Gd-EOB-DTPA (0.025 mmol/kg). The signal intensity (SI) values were reconstructed using a phase-sensitive technique and normalised using multiscale adaptive normalising averaging (MANA). Liver-to-spleen contrast ratios (LSC_N) and the contrast uptake rate (KHep) were calculated. Liver biopsy was performed and classified according to the Batts and Ludwig system.ResultsArea under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUROC) values of 0.71, 0.80 and 0.78, respectively, were found for KHep, LSC_N10 and LSC_N20 with regard to severe versus mild fibrosis. Significant group differences were found for KHep (borderline), LSC_N10 and LSC_N20.ConclusionsLiver fibrosis stage strongly influences the hepatocyte-specific uptake of Gd-EOB-DTPA. Potentially the normalisation technique and KHep will reduce patient and system bias, yielding a robust approach to non-invasive liver function determination.
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