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Carotid artery stenosis: intraindividual correlations of 3D time-of-flight MR angiography, contrast-enhanced MR angiography, conventional DSA, and rotational angiography for detection and grading.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15955853     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To compare three-dimensional (3D) time-of-flight (TOF) MR angiography, contrast-enhanced MR angiography, digital subtraction angiography (DSA), and rotational angiography for depiction of stenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study had Ethics Committee approval, and each patient gave written informed consent. Forty-nine patients (18 women, mean age, 67.2 years +/- 9.1 [+/- standard deviation], and 31 men, mean age, 63.1 years +/- 8.0) with symptomatic stenosis of internal carotid artery (ICA) diagnosed at duplex ultrasonography underwent transverse 3D TOF MR angiography with sliding interleaved kY acquisition and coronal contrast-enhanced MR angiography, followed by DSA and rotational angiography within 48 hours. MR angiography was performed at 1.5-T with a cervical coil. Contrast-enhanced MR angiograms were obtained after a bolus injection of 20 mL of gadobenate dimeglumine. Maximum ICA stenosis on maximum intensity projection and source images was quantified according to NASCET criteria. Correlations for 3D TOF MR angiography, contrast-enhanced MR angiography, DSA, and rotational angiography were determined by means of cross tabulation, and accuracy for detection and grading of stenoses were calculated. Data were evaluated with analysis of variance, Wilcoxon signed rank test, and McNemar test, all at significance of P < .05. RESULTS: Ninety-eight ICAs were evaluated at contrast-enhanced MR angiography, DSA, and rotational angiography, and 97 were evaluated at 3D TOF MR angiography. Correlations for contrast-enhanced MR angiography, 3D TOF MR angiography, and DSA relative to rotational angiography were r2 = 0.9332, r2 = 0.9048, and r2 = 0.9255, respectively. Lower correlation (r2 = 0.8593) was noted for contrast-enhanced MR angiography and DSA. Respective sensitivity and specificity for detection of hemodynamically relevant stenosis relative to rotational angiography were 100% and 90% for contrast-enhanced MR angiography, 95.5% and 87.2% for 3D TOF MR angiography, and 88.6% and 100% for DSA. Four of 31 severe stenoses were underestimated at DSA, and three were underestimated at contrast-enhanced MR angiography. Three severe stenoses were underestimated at 3D TOF MR angiography, and one was misclassified as occluded. Of 13 moderate (50%-69%) stenoses, one was overestimated at contrast-enhanced MR angiography, two were underestimated and three overestimated at 3D TOF MR angiography, and two were underestimated at DSA. CONCLUSION: DSA results in an underestimation of ICA stenosis compared with rotational angiography. Contrast-enhanced MR angiography correlates best with rotational angiography.
Authors:
Nicoletta Anzalone; Francesco Scomazzoni; Renata Castellano; Laura Strada; Claudio Righi; Letterio S Politi; Miles A Kirchin; Roberto Chiesa; Giuseppe Scotti
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2005-06-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  236     ISSN:  0033-8419     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  2005 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-06-30     Completed Date:  2005-08-04     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  204-13     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright RSNA, 2005
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Scientific Institute, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan 20132, Italy. anzalone@nicoletta@hsr.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angiography / methods*
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Carotid Stenosis / diagnosis*
Contrast Media
Female
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Statistics, Nonparametric
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media

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