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Measurement of MRI enhancement kinetics for evaluation of inflammatory activity in Crohn's disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20122516     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the feasibility of determining local inflammatory activity of Crohn's disease by measurement of bowel wall perfusion kinetics using contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-six patients with histologically proven Crohn's disease who underwent magnetic resonance (MR) enteroclysis at 1.5 T were included in this retrospective study. Over 109 s, 150 images were acquired with a fat-saturated coronal T1-weighted 2D gradient echo sequence (TR, 9 ms; TE, 1.5 ms) during intravenous contrast administration by means of a pump (Magnevist, 0.2 ml/kg, flow 3 ml/s). On each image, signal intensity was measured in a region of interest placed in an area of maximum thickening of the inflamed bowel wall. Enhancement kinetics were correlated with the endoscopically determined severity of inflammatory activity (on a scale of 0-3). RESULTS: The slope of the contrast enhancement curve significantly correlated with local inflammatory activity determined by endoscopy (R=0.594, P=.007). No significant correlation was found for area under the curve and peak maximum (R=0.411, P=.08 and R=0.334, P=.15, respectively). CONCLUSION: Determination of the perfusion kinetics of the bowel wall by MRI enables quantitative evaluation of local inflammatory activity in patients with Crohn's disease.
Authors:
Rainer R?ttgen; Thomas Grandke; Christian Grieser; Lukas Lehmkuhl; Bernd Hamm; Lutz L?demann
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical imaging     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1873-4499     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Imaging     Publication Date:    2010 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-03     Completed Date:  2010-04-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8911831     Medline TA:  Clin Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  29-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Klinik f?r Strahlenheilkunde, Charit? Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Universit?tsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. rainer.roettgen@charite.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Algorithms
Computer Simulation
Contrast Media / pharmacokinetics
Crohn Disease / complications,  diagnosis*,  metabolism*
Feasibility Studies
Female
Gadolinium DTPA / diagnostic use*,  pharmacokinetics*
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods
Inflammation / complications,  diagnosis*,  metabolism*
Kinetics
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Metabolic Clearance Rate
Models, Biological
Perfusion Imaging / methods
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 80529-93-7/Gadolinium DTPA

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