ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2020
Evaluation of 3D multi-contrast carotid vessel wall MRI: a comparative study.
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Abstract
backgroundConventional reference multi-contrast black-blood (BB) MRI can be used for measuring luminal stenosis severity and plaque components, and its performance has been validated by intra- and inter-reader reproducibility test and histology. Recently, a set of 3D multi-contrast BB sequences have been developed, but its accuracy and reliability have not been well investigated. In this study, we evaluated the performance of 3D multi-contrast MRI (3D-MERGE, T2-VISTA, and SNAP) by comparing it with reference multi-contrast vessel wall MRI and assessing the inter-reader reproducibility.
methodsIn total, 27 patients were recruited in this study. Twenty-six participants underwent reference and 3D multi-contrast imaging in a 3.0T MR scanner. One participant underwent carotid endarterectomy (CEA) after 3D MR imaging. Two trained reviewers interpreted reference and 3D datasets. Lumen area (LA), wall area (WA), normalized wall index (NWI), maximum wall thickness (MaxWT), and mean wall thickness (MWT) were measured, and the presence of lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC), intra-plaque hemorrhage (IPH) and calcification (CA) were identified. Inter-reader reproducibility of 3D interpretation was assessed.
results3D imaging provided comparable measurements with reference imaging in LA (43.81±25.74
conclusions3D multi-contrast vessel wall imaging provides comparable performance in morphological measurements and identification of carotid plaque components as reference multi-contrast MRI, with good inter-reader reproducibility.
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