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Determination of pharmacokinetic parameters in DCE MRI: Consequence of nonlinearity between contrast agent concentration and signal intensity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16763473     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: We sought to compare pharmacokinetic modeling of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) data by assuming a linear and nonlinear relationship between signal intensity (SI) and contrast agent (CA) concentration. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data sets were generated by computer-based simulation studies and DCE-MRI examination of 5 tumor-bearing mice using a 1.5 T MR-scanner. Two approaches were investigated: a linear and nonlinear relationship between SI and CA concentration before pharmacokinetic analysis. In a pharmacokinetic 2-compartment model, values of exchange rate constant kep and amplitude A were compared for both assumptions. RESULTS: In the linear approach, A was as much as 30% less for kep values between 1.0 and 5.0 min, whereas kep was as much as 60% greater, for kep between 0.2 and 5.0 min compared with the nonlinear one, as demonstrated in simulations and animal studies. CONCLUSIONS: Nonlinearity between SI and CA concentration has to be considered for accurate parameter calculation in DCE-MRI studies.
Authors:
Melanie Heilmann; Fabian Kiessling; Marta Enderlin; Lothar R Schad
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Investigative radiology     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0020-9996     ISO Abbreviation:  Invest Radiol     Publication Date:  2006 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-06-09     Completed Date:  2006-11-14     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0045377     Medline TA:  Invest Radiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  536-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum), Heidelberg, Germany. melanie.heilmann@curie.u-psud.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms*
Animals
Computer Simulation*
Contrast Media / pharmacokinetics*
Linear Models
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Mice
Models, Biological
Sensitivity and Specificity
Statistics as Topic
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media

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