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Diagnostic performance of gadobenate dimeglumine enhanced MR angiography of the iliofemoral and calf arteries: a large-scale multicenter trial.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17954665     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced MR angiography and unenhanced time-of-flight MR angiography for the detection of significant peripheral arterial occlusive disease using digital subtraction angiography as our reference standard. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Two hundred seventy-two patients underwent MR angiography and digital subtraction angiography of the iliofemoral arteries. MR angiography was performed before (2D time-of-flight acquisitions) and after (spoiled gradient-echo acquisitions) the administration of 0.1 mmol/kg of gadobenate dimeglumine at 1-2 mL/s. Contrast-enhanced MR angiography and digital subtraction angiography of the calf arteries were performed in 241 of 272 participants. Images were evaluated on-site and by four blinded reviewers (three for MR angiography, one for digital subtraction angiography). Comparative diagnostic performance for the detection of significant (> or = 51% vessel lumen narrowing) disease was evaluated using the McNemar test and generalized estimating equations. Interobserver agreement was assessed with generalized kappa statistics. The chi-square test was used to compare technical failure rates. RESULTS: Digital subtraction angiography confirmed significant disease (597 stenoses, 386 occlusions) in 983 iliofemoral segments. The sensitivity (54-80.9%), specificity (89.7-95.3%), and accuracy (85-87.5%) of contrast-enhanced MR angiography for the detection of significant iliofemoral disease were significantly (p < 0.001, all reviewers) better than those of time-of-flight MR angiography (33.2-62.8%, 74.3-88.9%, and 68-77.3%, respectively). Similar diagnostic performance was obtained for the calf arteries. The technical failure rate with contrast-enhanced MR angiography (2.5-3.4%) was similar to that of digital subtraction angiography (1.4%) and significantly (p < 0.001) lower than that of time-of-flight MR angiography (6.2-18.0%). Significantly better reproducibility (p < 0.001) was obtained with contrast-enhanced MR angiography (82% vs 65.2% agreement; kappa = 0.66 vs 0.45). CONCLUSION: Improved diagnostic performance and reproducibility are achievable with gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced MR angiography in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease.
Authors:
Siegfried Thurnher; Stephan Miller; Günther Schneider; Claudio Ballarati; Georg Bongartz; Christoph U Herborn; Stefan Schoenberg; Maria Assunta Cova; Giovanni Morana; Khusrow Niazi; Roberto Iezzi; Matthias Taupitz; David A Bluemke; Karl-Friedrich Kreitner; Miles A Kirchin; Gianpaolo Pirovano
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJR. American journal of roentgenology     Volume:  189     ISSN:  1546-3141     ISO Abbreviation:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Publication Date:  2007 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-23     Completed Date:  2007-11-20     Revised Date:  2008-02-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7708173     Medline TA:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1223-37     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Brothers of St. John of God, Grosse Mohrengasse 9, Vienna, Austria A-1020. siegfried.thurnher@bbwien.at
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis*
Contrast Media
Europe
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
Male
Meglumine / analogs & derivatives*,  therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Organometallic Compounds / therapeutic use*
Peripheral Vascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
South America
Thigh / blood supply*,  pathology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 0/Organometallic Compounds; 113662-23-0/gadobenic acid; 6284-40-8/Meglumine

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