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MRI may be sufficient for noninvasive assessment of great vessel stents: an in vitro comparison of MRI, CT, and conventional angiography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20858811     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of MRI and CT assessment of great vessel stents in an in vitro model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three contemporary great vessel stent materials (nitinol, platinum-iridium, and stainless steel) were assessed with three luminal conditions: no stenosis, internal stenosis, and external stenosis. Stents of the same material were implanted into an aorta model that was attached to an animal bypass pump with pulsatile flow. Each stent was imaged with conventional angiography as reference standard, 10 different MRI sequences, and CT. The sensitivity and specificity for the identification of stent stenosis was determined and stent lumen measurements compared. RESULTS: Of the investigated MRI sequences, three had the highest overall sensitivity and specificity for the identification of stent stenosis in all studied materials: through-plane gradientrecalled echo (GRE) with 75° flip angle (100% and 95%, respectively), in- and through-plane steady-state free precession (SSFP) (99% and 90%) and MR angiography (MRA) with 75° flip angle (93% and 85%). Comparable sensitivity and specificity were achieved with CT (98% and 93%). GRE, SSFP, and MRA sequences tended to underestimate stent lumen diameter in externally nonstenosed stents and overestimate diameter in internally stenosed stents (p < 0.05). CT slightly underestimated external stenoses in all stent types (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Defined MRI sequences are feasible to assess nitinol, platinum-iridium, and stainless steel great vessel stents with diagnostic performance comparable with CT.
Authors:
Johannes Nordmeyer; Régis Gaudin; Oliver R Tann; Phillip C Lurz; Phillip Bonhoeffer; Andrew M Taylor; Vivek Muthurangu
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJR. American journal of roentgenology     Volume:  195     ISSN:  1546-3141     ISO Abbreviation:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-22     Completed Date:  2010-10-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7708173     Medline TA:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  865-71     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Cardiorespiratory Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Trust, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiography / methods*
Animals
Aorta
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Stents*
Swine
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CI/05/010//British Heart Foundation; FS/08/012/24454//British Heart Foundation

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