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Erschienen in: European Radiology 11/2016

02.02.2016 | Chest

Lung morphology assessment of cystic fibrosis using MRI with ultra-short echo time at submillimeter spatial resolution

verfasst von: Gaël Dournes, Fanny Menut, Julie Macey, Michaël Fayon, Jean-François Chateil, Marjorie Salel, Olivier Corneloup, Michel Montaudon, Patrick Berger, François Laurent

Erschienen in: European Radiology | Ausgabe 11/2016

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Abstract

Objectives

We hypothesized that non-contrast-enhanced PETRA (pointwise encoding time reduction with radial acquisition) MR (magnetic resonance) sequencing could be an alternative to unenhanced computed tomography (CT) in assessing cystic fibrosis (CF) lung structural alterations, as well as compared agreements and concordances with those of conventional T1-weighted and T2-weighted sequences.

Material and methods

Thirty consecutive CF patients completed both CT and MRI the same day. No contrast injection was used. Agreement in identifying structural alterations was evaluated at the segmental level using a kappa test. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman analysis were used to assess concordances and reproducibility in Helbich-Bhalla disease severity scoring.

Results

Agreement between PETRA and CT was higher than that of T1- or T2-weighted sequences, notably in assessing the segmental presence of bronchiectasis (Kappa = 0.83; 0.51; 0.49, respectively). The concordance in Helbich-Bhalla scores was very good using PETRA (ICC = 0.97), independently from its magnitude (mean difference (MD) = -0.3 [-2.8; 2.2]), whereas scoring was underestimated using both conventional T1 and T2 sequences (MD = -3.6 [-7.4; 0.1]) and MD = -4.6 [-8.2; -1.0], respectively). Intra- and interobserver reproducibility were very good for all imaging modalities (ICC = 0.86-0.98).

Conclusion

PETRA showed higher agreement in describing CF lung morphological changes than that of conventional sequences, whereas the Helbich-Bhalla scoring matched closely with that of CT.

Key Points

Spatial resolution of lung MRI is limited using non-ultra-short TE MRI technique
Ultra-short echo time (UTE) technique enables submillimeter 3D-MRI of airways
3D-UTE MRI shows very good concordance with CT in assessing cystic fibrosis
Radiation-free 3D-UTE MRI enables the Helbich-Bhalla scoring without a need for contrast injection
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Metadaten
Titel
Lung morphology assessment of cystic fibrosis using MRI with ultra-short echo time at submillimeter spatial resolution
verfasst von
Gaël Dournes
Fanny Menut
Julie Macey
Michaël Fayon
Jean-François Chateil
Marjorie Salel
Olivier Corneloup
Michel Montaudon
Patrick Berger
François Laurent
Publikationsdatum
02.02.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Radiology / Ausgabe 11/2016
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-016-4218-5

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