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Timing bolus dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI assessment of hepatic perfusion: Initial experience.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19472388     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To assess whether dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI timing bolus data from routine clinical examinations can be postprocessed to obtain hepatic perfusion parameters for diagnosing cirrhosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively identified 57 patients (22 with cirrhosis and 35 without cirrhosis) who underwent abdominal MRI, which included a low-dose (2 mL gadodiamide) timing bolus using a volumetric spoiled gradient echo T1-weighted sequence through the abdomen. Using a dual-input single-compartment model, the following perfusion parameters were measured: arterial, portal, and total blood flow; arterial fraction; mean transit time; and distribution volume. Those parameters were compared between patients with and without cirrhosis using t-tests. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to identify the perfusion parameters that can best predict the presence of cirrhosis. RESULTS: The hepatic arterial fraction, arterial flow, and distribution volume in patients with cirrhosis (27.7 +/- 8.3%, 44.8 +/- 14.1 mL/minute/100 g, and 16.3 +/- 4.5%, respectively) were significantly higher than those without cirrhosis (18.7 +/- 4.4%, 28.5 +/- 11.7 mL/minute/100 g, and 14.0 +/- 4.2%, respectively; P < 0.05 for all). ROC analysis showed arterial fraction as the best predictor of cirrhosis, with sensitivity of 73% and specificity of 86%. CONCLUSION: Timing bolus DCE MR images from routine examinations can be postprocessed to yield potentially useful hepatic perfusion parameters.
Authors:
Simon Baxter; Zhen J Wang; Bonnie N Joe; Aliya Qayyum; Bachir Taouli; Benjamin M Yeh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1053-1807     ISO Abbreviation:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2009 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-01     Completed Date:  2009-07-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9105850     Medline TA:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1317-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Contrast Media / administration & dosage*
Female
Gadolinium DTPA / administration & dosage*
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Injections, Intravenous
Liver / blood supply*
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
ROC Curve
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Time Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1 T32 EB00161/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 122795-43-1/gadodiamide; 80529-93-7/Gadolinium DTPA

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