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Reproducibility of reference tissue quantification of dynamic contrast-enhanced data: comparison with a fixed vascular input function.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17183129     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Reference tissues are currently used to analyse dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) data. The assessment of tumour response to treatment with anti-cancer drugs is a particularly important application of this type of analysis and requires a measure of reproducibility to define a level above which a significant change due to therapy can be inferred. This study compares the reproducibility of such quantification strategies with that found using a published, group-averaged uptake curve. It is shown that reference tissue quantification gives poorer reproducibility for most parameters than that found using a group-averaged plasma curve (a change in K(trans) of greater than 41.8% and 16.4% would be considered significant in the two approaches, respectively), but successfully incorporates some of the variability observed in plasma kinetics between visits and provides vascular input functions that, across the group, are comparable with the group-averaged curve. This study therefore provides an indirect validation of the methodology.
Authors:
S Walker-Samuel; C C Parker; M O Leach; D J Collins
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-12-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physics in medicine and biology     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0031-9155     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Med Biol     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-21     Completed Date:  2007-02-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401220     Medline TA:  Phys Med Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  75-89     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cancer Research UK Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Group, Institute of Cancer Research, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK. simon.walker@icr.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
Cohort Studies
Contrast Media / pharmacology
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
Kinetics
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Models, Statistical
Monte Carlo Method
Muscles / pathology
Protons
Reference Standards
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/Contrast Media; 0/Protons

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