| In Vitro Comparison of Water Displacement Method and 3 Tesla MRI for MR-Volumetry of the Olfactory Bulb Which Sequence Is Appropriate? | |
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PMID: 21782479 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Magnetic resonance imaging olfactory bulb (OB) volumetry (OBV) is already used as a complementary prognostic tool to assess olfactory disorders. However, a reference standard in imaging for OBV has not been established. The aim of this in vitro study was to compare volumetric results of different magnetic resonance sequences for OBV at 3 T to genuine OB volumes measured by water displacement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The volumes of 15 human cadaveric OBs were measured using the water displacement method in this institutional review board-approved prospective study. The magnetic resonance imaging protocol at 3 T included constructive interference in steady state (CISS), T2-weighted (T2w) three-dimensional (3D) sampling perfection with application-optimized contrasts using different flip-angle evolutions (SPACE), T2w two-dimensional (2D) turbo spin-echo (TSE), and T1-weighted (T1w) 3D fast low-angle shot (FLASH) sequences. Two blinded observers independently performed two OB volumetric assessments per bulbus and sequence. Intraobserver and interobserver reliabilities were assessed by intraclass correlation coefficients. Bland-Altman plots were analyzed to evaluate systematic biases and concordance correlation coefficients to assess reproducibility. RESULTS: For both observers, intraclass correlation coefficient analysis yielded almost perfect results for intraobserver reliability (CISS, 0.94-0.98; T2w 3D SPACE, 0.93-0.98; T2w 2D TSE, 0.98-0.98; T1w 3D FLASH, 0.95-0.99). Interobserver reliability showed almost perfect agreement for all sequences (CISS, 0.98; T2w 3D SPACE, 0.89; T2w 2D TSE, 0.93; T1w 3D FLASH, 0.97). The CISS sequence yielded the highest mean concordance correlation coefficient (0.95) and the highest combination of precision (0.97) and accuracy (0.98) values. In comparison with the water displacement method, Bland-Altman analyses revealed the lowest systematic bias (-0.5%) for the CISS sequence, followed by T1w 3D FLASH (-1.3%), T2w 3D SPACE (-7.5%), and T2w 2D TSE (-10.9%) sequences. CONCLUSIONS: Compared to the water displacement method, the CISS sequence is suited best to validly and reliably measure OB volumes because of its highest values for accuracy and precision and lowest systematic bias. |
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Hartmut Peter Burmeister; Constanze Möslein; Thomas Bitter; Rosemarie Fröber; Karl-Heinz Herrmann; Pascal Andreas Thomas Baltzer; Hilmar Gudziol; Matthias Dietzel; Orlando Guntinas-Lichius; Werner Alois Kaiser |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-20 |
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Title: Academic radiology Volume: - ISSN: 1878-4046 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9440159 Medline TA: Acad Radiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 AUR. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 3, D-07740 Jena, Germany. |
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