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Reproducibility of black blood dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in aortic plaques of atherosclerotic rabbits.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20578026     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the short-term reproducibility of black-blood dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in atherosclerotic rabbits to evaluate the potential of this technique to be a reliable readout of plaque progression and/or regression upon therapeutic intervention. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Atherosclerotic rabbits were imaged at baseline and 24 hours later with DCE-MRI on a 1.5T MRI system. DCE-MRI images were analyzed by calculating the area under the signal intensity versus time curve (AUC). Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to evaluate interscan, intraobserver, and interobserver reproducibility. In addition, the test-retest coefficient of variation (CoV) was evaluated. RESULTS: Statistical analyses showed excellent interscan, intraobserver, and interobserver agreement. All ICCs were greater than 0.75, P < 0.01 indicating excellent agreement between measurements. CONCLUSION: Experimental results show good interscan and excellent intra- and interobserver reproducibility, suggesting that DCE-MRI could be used in preclinical settings as a read-out for novel therapeutic interventions for atherosclerosis. This preliminary work encourages investigating the reproducibility of DCE-MRI also in clinical settings, where it could be used for monitoring high-risk patients and in longitudinal clinical drug trials.
Authors:
Claudia Calcagno; Esad Vucic; Venkatesh Mani; Gregg Goldschlager; Zahi A Fayad
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1522-2586     ISO Abbreviation:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-29     Completed Date:  2010-10-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9105850     Medline TA:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  191-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute, Imaging Science Laboratories, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aorta / pathology*
Aorta, Abdominal / pathology
Area Under Curve
Atherosclerosis / pathology*
Contrast Media / diagnostic use*
Disease Models, Animal
Gadolinium DTPA / diagnostic use*
Image Enhancement / methods*
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Observer Variation
Rabbits
Reproducibility of Results
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL71021/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 EB 009638/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R01 HL 78667/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 80529-93-7/Gadolinium DTPA

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