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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Effect of inversion time on the precision of myocardial late gadolinium enhancement quantification evaluated with synthetic inversion recovery MR imaging
European Radiology, Volume 27, No. 8, Year 2017
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Objectives: To evaluate the influence of inversion time (TI) on the precision of myocardial late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) quantification using synthetic inversion recovery (IR) imaging in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: Fifty-three patients with suspected prior MI underwent 1.5-T cardiac MRI with conventional magnitude (MagIR) and phase-sensitive IR (PSIR) LGE imaging and T1 mapping at 15 min post-contrast. T1-based synthetic MagIR and PSIR images were calculated with a TI ranging from −100 to +150 ms at 5-ms intervals relative to the optimal TI (TI0). LGE was quantified using a five standard deviation (5SD) and full width at half-maximum (FWHM) thresholds. Measurements were compared using one-way analysis of variance. Results: The MagIRsy technique provided precise assessment of LGE area at TIs ≥ TI0, while precision was decreased below TI0. The LGE area showed significant differences at ≤ −25 ms compared to TI0 using 5SD (P < 0.001) and at ≤ −65 ms using the FWHM approach (P < 0.001). LGE measurements did not show significant difference over the analysed TI range in the PSIRsy images using either of the quantification methods. Conclusions: T1 map-based PSIRsy images provide precise quantification of MI independent of TI at the investigated time point post-contrast. MagIRsy-based MI quantification is precise at TI0 and at longer TIs while showing decreased precision at TI values below TI0. Key Points: • Synthetic IR imaging retrospectively generates LGE images at any theoretical TI • Synthetic IR imaging can simulate the effect of TI on LGE quantification • Fifteen minutes post-contrast MagIRsyaccurately quantifies infarcts from TI0to TI0 + 150 ms • Fifteen minutes post-contrast PSIRsyprovides precise infarct size independent of TI • Synthetic IR imaging has further advantages in reducing operator dependence. © 2016, European Society of Radiology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Varga-Szemes, Akos
United States, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Schoepf, U. Joseph
United States, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Spottiswoode, Bruce S.
United States, New York
Siemens Usa
De Cecco, Carlo N.
United States, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Wichmann, Julian Lukas
United States, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt
Mangold, Stefanie
United States, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Maurovich-Horvat, Pál
Hungary, Budapest
Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia
Merkely, Béla D.Signla
Hungary, Budapest
Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia
Litwin, Sheldon E.
United States, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Surányi, Pál S.
United States, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00330-016-4665-z
ISSN:
09387994
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases