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Lee JY, Lee KM, Kim HG, Woo HG, Lee JS, Kim EJ. The Clinical Significance of the Hyperintense Acute Reperfusion Marker Sign in Subacute Infarction Patients. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11112161. [PMID: 34829508 PMCID: PMC8625489 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11112161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purpose: The hyperintense acute reperfusion marker (HARM) is characterized by the delayed enhancement of the subarachnoid or subpial space observed on postcontrast fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images, and is considered a cerebral reperfusion marker for various brain disorders, including infarction. In this study, we evaluated the cerebral distribution patterns of HARM for discriminating between an enhancing subacute infarction and an enhancing mass located in the cortex and subcortical white matter. Materials and methods: We analyzed consecutive patients who experienced a subacute ischemic stroke, were hospitalized, and underwent conventional brain magnetic resonance imaging including postcontrast FLAIR within 14 days from symptom onset, as well as those who had lesions corresponding to a clinical sign detected by diffusion-weighted imaging and postcontrast T1-weighted imaging between May 2019 and May 2021. A total of 199 patients were included in the study. Of them, 94 were finally included in the subacute infarction group. During the same period, 76 enhancing masses located in the cortex or subcortical white matter, which were subcategorized as metastasis, malignant glioma, and lymphoma, were analyzed. We analyzed the overall incidence of HARM in subacute ischemic stroke cases, and compared the enhancement patterns between cortical infarctions and cortical masses. Results: Among 94 patients with subacute stroke, 78 patients (83%) presented HARM, and among 76 patients with subcortical masses, 48 patients (63%) presented peripheral rim enhancement. Of 170 subcortical enhancing lesions, 88 (51.8%) showed HARM, and 78 (88.6%) were determined to be subacute infarction. Among 94 patients with subacute stroke, 48 patients (51%) had diffusion restrictions, and HARM was found in 39 patients (81.2%). Of the 46 patients (49%) without diffusion restriction, 39 patients (84.8%) showed HARM. Conclusions: The presence of HARM was significantly associated with subacute infarctions. For the masses, a peripheral rim enhancement pattern was observed around the mass rather than the cerebral sulci on postcontrast FLAIR.
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- Ji Young Lee
- Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, #23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, #23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea; (H.-G.K.); (E.J.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-958-8623; Fax: +82-2-968-0787
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, #23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea; (H.-G.K.); (E.J.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, #23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea; (H.-G.W.); (J.S.L.)
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, #23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea; (H.-G.W.); (J.S.L.)
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, #23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea; (H.-G.K.); (E.J.K.)
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Coppola G, Morris J, Gutierrez-Quintana R, Burnside S, José-López R. Comparison of response assessment in veterinary neuro-oncology and two volumetric neuroimaging methods to assess therapeutic brain tumour responses in veterinary patients. Vet Comp Oncol 2021; 20:404-415. [PMID: 34792828 DOI: 10.1111/vco.12786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Standardized veterinary neuroimaging response assessment methods for brain tumours are lacking. Consequently, a response assessment in veterinary neuro-oncology (RAVNO) system which uses the sum product of orthogonal lesion diameters on 1-image section with the largest tumour area, has recently been proposed. In this retrospective study, 22 pre-treatment magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies from 18 dogs and four cats with suspected intracranial neoplasia were compared by a single observer to 32 post-treatment MRIs using the RAVNO system and two volumetric methods based on tumour margin or area delineation with HOROS and 3D Slicer software, respectively. Intra-observer variability was low, with no statistically significant differences in agreement index between methods (mean AI ± SD, 0.91 ± 0.06 for RAVNO; 0.86 ± 0.08 for HOROS; and 0.91 ± 0.05 for 3D slicer), indicating good reproducibility. Response assessments consisting of complete or partial responses, and stable or progressive disease, agreed in 23 out of 32 (72%) MRI evaluations using the three methods. The RAVNO system failed to identify changes in mass burden detected with volumetric methods in six cases. 3D Slicer differed from the other two methods in three cases involving cysts or necrotic tissue as it allowed for more accurate exclusion of these structures. The volumetric response assessment methods were more precise in determining changes in absolute tumour burden than RAVNO but were more time-consuming to use. Based on observed agreement between methods, low intra-observer variability and decreased time constraint, RAVNO might be a suitable response assessment method for the clinical setting.
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- Giovanni Coppola
- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Wang B, Zhang Y, Zhao B, Zhao P, Ge M, Gao M, Ding F, Xu S, Liu Y. Postcontrast T1 Mapping for Differential Diagnosis of Recurrence and Radionecrosis after Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018; 39:1025-1031. [PMID: 29724761 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The differential diagnosis of radionecrosis and tumor recurrence in brain metastases is challenging. We investigated the diagnostic efficiency of postcontrast T1 mapping in solving this problem. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between March 2016 and June 2017, fifty-six patients with brain metastases who underwent contrast-enhanced cerebral T1 mapping were recruited for this prospective study. The findings revealed new enhancement after gamma knife radiosurgery. The subjects were assigned to radionecrosis and recurrence groups based on follow-up (median, 11.5 months) and histopathologic results. T1 values of lesions 5 (T15min) and 60 (T160min) minutes after administration of contrast agent and their difference (T1differ) were compared between the 2 groups with the 2-tailed Mann-Whitney U test. Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to determine the optimum cutoff values for differential diagnosis. RESULTS There were significant differences between the 2 groups in T15min, T160min, and T1differ values (P = .012, P = .004, and P < .001, respectively). Relative to T15min and T160min, T1differ exhibited greater sensitivity and specificity (P < .001, respectively) in identifying radionecrosis. The optimum T1differ value for differential diagnosis was 71.1 ms (area under the curve = 0.97; 95% CI, 0.93-1.00), with sensitivity and specificity of 81.5% and 96.5%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Postcontrast T1 mapping is optimal for the differential diagnosis of radionecrosis and tumor recurrence. Among T1 parameters, T1differ is the most powerful parameter for differential diagnosis. Advantages in terms of quantitative analysis and high resolution portend the wide use of postcontrast T1 mapping in the future.
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- B Wang
- From the School of Medicine (B.W.)
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- Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute (Y.Z., B.Z.), Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China
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- Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute (Y.Z., B.Z.), Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery (P.Z., M.Ge, M.Gao, F.D., S.X., Y.L.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery (P.Z., M.Ge, M.Gao, F.D., S.X., Y.L.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery (P.Z., M.Ge, M.Gao, F.D., S.X., Y.L.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery (P.Z., M.Ge, M.Gao, F.D., S.X., Y.L.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery (P.Z., M.Ge, M.Gao, F.D., S.X., Y.L.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery (P.Z., M.Ge, M.Gao, F.D., S.X., Y.L.), Provincial Hospital Affiliated with Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.
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Wagner S, Lanfermann H, Eichner G, Gufler H. Radiation injury versus malignancy after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: impact of time-dependent changes in lesion morphology on MRI. Neuro Oncol 2017; 19:586-594. [PMID: 27634933 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background We sought to determine whether radiation-induced injuries could be distinguished from malignancy after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) by analyzing time-dependent changes in lesion morphology on sequential MRI for up to 55min. Methods In 31 consecutive patients treated with SRS for brain metastases, the time-dependent changes in lesion morphology were analyzed on MRI 2min, 15min, and 55min after contrast administration and on subtraction images. A simultaneous, matched-pairs approach was used for quantitative region of interest analysis of the area of the lesion. Qualitative analysis comprised the shape of the border, the structure of the interior area, the presence of leptomeningeal enhancement, and feeding vessels. The signal intensity changes of the border and the interior area of the lesions over time were assessed visually. The time-dependent changes in the 2 entities were compared. Results Twenty radiation-induced injuries and 21 malignancies were analyzed. A significant interaction effect between time point and diagnosis (P<.001) was found for the time-dependent changes of the margin of the lesion for 2min to 15min and in signal intensity differences of the rim and interior area as well as of the size of the interior area for up to 55min. All radiation-induced injuries showed a black interior area on the subtraction images for 15min minus 55min, whereas all malignant lesions had white components (P<.001). Conclusions Analysis of time-dependent changes in lesion morphology on sequential MRI for up to 55min is a reliable tool to distinguish radiation-induced injuries from malignancy after SRS.
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- Sabine Wagner
- Institute of Neuroradiology, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.,Department of Neuroradiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroradiology, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.,Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Mathematical Institute, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
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Characterisation of Lesions after Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases: Impact of Delayed Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2016; 29:143-150. [PMID: 27777145 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2016.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIMS To investigate if brain metastases and radiation injuries after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) have different signal intensity (SI) time courses up to 55 min after contrast agent application and if delayed contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contributes to improve diagnostic accuracy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-four consecutive patients treated with SRS for cerebral metastases were prospectively enrolled in the study. T1-weighted images were acquired on a 3-Tesla MR unit at three time points, at 2 (TP1), 15 (TP2) and 55 (TP3) min after administering contrast agent. A simultaneous, matched-pairs approach was used for region of interest analysis of the entire contrast-enhancing lesion (SI-e), the centre (SI-c), the border of the lesion (SI-b) and the adjacent non-contrast-enhancing tissue (SI-p). SIs of brain metastases and radiation injuries after SRS were compared using a two-level, linear, mixed-effects regression model. RESULTS In total, 41 lesions were analysed: 16 metastases and 25 radiation injuries. The SI time course of SI-e, SI-c and SI-b proved to be significantly different for both entities (P < 0.001) from TP2 to TP3. The SI of 39/41 lesions increased from TP1 to TP2 for the three parameters. Radiation injuries showed a further signal increase at least for SI-c from TP2 to TP3, whereas for all the three parameters SI decreased in all metastases. CONCLUSION Brain metastases and radiation injuries after SRS have a characteristic and statistically significantly different SI time course on sequential gadolinium enhancement MRI when late MR studies are included.
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Lee EK, Lee EJ, Kim S, Lee YS. Importance of Contrast-Enhanced Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Various Intracranial Pathologic Conditions. Korean J Radiol 2016; 17:127-41. [PMID: 26798225 PMCID: PMC4720800 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.1.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Intracranial lesions may show contrast enhancement through various mechanisms that are closely associated with the disease process. The preferred magnetic resonance sequence in contrast imaging is T1-weighted imaging (T1WI) at most institutions. However, lesion enhancement is occasionally inconspicuous on T1WI. Although fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences are commonly considered as T2-weighted imaging with dark cerebrospinal fluid, they also show mild T1-weighted contrast, which is responsible for the contrast enhancement. For several years, FLAIR imaging has been successfully incorporated as a routine sequence at our institution for contrast-enhanced (CE) brain imaging in detecting various intracranial diseases. In this pictorial essay, we describe and illustrate the diagnostic importance of CE-FLAIR imaging in various intracranial pathologic conditions.
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- Eun Kyoung Lee
- Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang 10326, Korea.; Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24289, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang 10326, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang 10326, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang 10326, Korea
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Majigsuren M, Abe T, Kageji T, Matsuzaki K, Takeuchi M, Iwamoto S, Otomi Y, Uyama N, Nagahiro S, Harada M. Comparison of Brain Tumor Contrast-enhancement on T1-CUBE and 3D-SPGR Images. Magn Reson Med Sci 2015; 15:34-40. [PMID: 26104076 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.2014-0129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE T1-Cube (GE HealthCare) is a relatively new 3-dimensional (3D) fast spin-echo (FSE)-based magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequence that uses a variable flip angle to acquire gap-free volume scans. We compared the gadolinium enhancement characteristics of a heterogeneous population of brain tumors imaged by T1-Cube and then 3D fast spoiled gradient recall acquisition in steady state (3D FSPGR) 3-tesla MR imaging to identify the superior modality for specific diagnostic purposes. METHODS We examined 61 lesions from 32 patients using the 2 sequences after administration of gadopentetic acid (Gd-DTPA; 0.1 mmol/kg). Two neuroradiologists independently measured each lesion twice using a region-of-interest (ROI) method. We measured the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), the difference in signal intensity (SI) between the tumor and normal white matter relative to the standard deviation (SD) of the SI within the lesion, for both post-contrast 3D FSPGR and post-contrast T1-Cube images of the same tumor and compared modality-specific CNRs for all tumors and in subgroups defined by tumor size, enhancement ratio, and histopathology. RESULTS The mean CNR was significantly higher on T1-Cube images than 3D FSPGR images for the total tumor population (1.85 ± 0.97 versus 1.12 ± 1.05, P < 0.01) and the histologic types, i.e., metastasis (P < 0.01) and lymphoma (P < 0.05). The difference in CNR was even larger for smaller tumors in the metastatic group (4.95 to 23.5 mm(2)) (P < 0.01). In contrast, mean CNRs did not differ between modalities for high grade glioma and meningioma. CONCLUSIONS Gadolinium enhancement of brain tumors was generally higher when imaged by T1-Cube than 3D FSPGR, and T1-Cube with Gd enhancement may be superior to 3D FSPGR for detecting smaller metastatic tumors.
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- Mungunkhuyag Majigsuren
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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Ives EJ, Rousset N, Heliczer N, Herrtage ME, Vanhaesebrouck AE. Exclusion of a brain lesion: is intravenous contrast administration required after normal precontrast magnetic resonance imaging? J Vet Intern Med 2014; 28:522-8. [PMID: 24467361 PMCID: PMC4857966 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background No evidence‐based guidelines are available for the administration of gadolinium‐based contrast media to veterinary patients. Objective To investigate whether administration of intravenous (IV) contrast media alters the likelihood of identifying a brain lesion in dogs and cats. Animals Four hundred and eighty‐seven client‐owned animals referred for investigation of intracranial disease. Methods Two reviewers retrospectively analyzed precontrast transverse and sagittal T1‐weighted (T1W), T2‐weighted, and fluid‐attenuated inversion recovery low‐field MRI sequences from each patient for the presence of a clinically relevant brain lesion. All sequences subsequently were reviewed in the same manner with additional access to postcontrast T1W images. Results Of the 487 precontrast MRI studies, 312 were judged to be normal by 1 or both reviewers. Of these 312 studies, a previously undetected lesion was identified in only 6 cases (1.9%) based on changes observed on postcontrast sequences. Final diagnoses included meningoencephalitis of unknown origin (n = 1), feline infectious peritonitis (n = 1), and neoplasia (n = 2). All 4 of these cases had persistent neurological deficits suggestive of an underlying brain lesion. Contrast enhancement observed in the 2 other cases was considered falsely positive based on the results of further investigations. Conclusions and Clinical Importance In patients with normal neurological examination and normal precontrast MRI, the subsequent administration of IV gadolinium‐based contrast media is highly unlikely to disclose a previously unidentified lesion, calling into question the routine administration of contrast media to these patients. However, administration still should be considered in animals with persistent neurological deficits suggestive of an underlying inflammatory or neoplastic brain lesion.
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- E J Ives
- The Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Rossmeisl JH, Garcia PA, Daniel GB, Bourland JD, Debinski W, Dervisis N, Klahn S. Invited review--neuroimaging response assessment criteria for brain tumors in veterinary patients. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2013; 55:115-32. [PMID: 24219161 DOI: 10.1111/vru.12118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The evaluation of therapeutic response using cross-sectional imaging techniques, particularly gadolinium-enhanced MRI, is an integral part of the clinical management of brain tumors in veterinary patients. Spontaneous canine brain tumors are increasingly recognized and utilized as a translational model for the study of human brain tumors. However, no standardized neuroimaging response assessment criteria have been formulated for use in veterinary clinical trials. Previous studies have found that the pathophysiologic features inherent to brain tumors and the surrounding brain complicate the use of the response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) assessment system. Objectives of this review are to describe strengths and limitations of published imaging-based brain tumor response criteria and propose a system for use in veterinary patients. The widely used human Macdonald and response assessment in neuro-oncology (RANO) criteria are reviewed and described as to how they can be applied to veterinary brain tumors. Discussion points will include current challenges associated with the interpretation of brain tumor therapeutic responses such as imaging pseudophenomena and treatment-induced necrosis, and how advancements in perfusion imaging, positron emission tomography, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy have shown promise in differentiating tumor progression from therapy-induced changes. Finally, although objective endpoints such as MR imaging and survival estimates will likely continue to comprise the foundations for outcome measures in veterinary brain tumor clinical trials, we propose that in order to provide a more relevant therapeutic response metric for veterinary patients, composite response systems should be formulated and validated that combine imaging and clinical assessment criteria.
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- John H Rossmeisl
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, VA, 24061; Biomechanical Systems and Veterinary and Comparative Neuro-oncology Laboratories, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, VA, 24061
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Psarros TG, Mickey B, Giller C. Detection of experimentally induced brain tumors in rats using high resolution computed tomography. Neurol Res 2013; 27:57-9. [PMID: 15829160 DOI: 10.1179/016164105x18250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The feasibility of high resolution CT imaging for evaluating experimentally-induced brain tumors in rats was assessed. METHODS The gliosarcoma cell line (9 L/lacZ) was inoculated in 34 male Fischer 344 rats and CT studies were performed prior to and at 4, 7, 9, 12 and 14 days post-tumor cell implantation. Brain imaging pre- and post-contrast was performed and correlated with autopsy findings. RESULTS Tumors were identified by CT in 19 of the 34 animals after contrast administration and their presence was confirmed at autopsy. Tumors were present at autopsy and not identified by CT scanning in eight additional animals and in the remaining seven animals, the CT scan was normal and no tumors were present at autopsy. The sensitivity and specificity of CT scanning with contrast in detecting tumors in this rat model of gliosarcoma was 70 and 100%, respectively. CONCLUSION The improved CT technology currently available can be used to identify and follow tumor burden in a rat model of gliosarcoma, and be a good tool to utilize in determining treatment outcomes experimentally, especially when MR imaging is not available.
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- T G Psarros
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Yoneyama M, Nakamura M, Tabuchi T, Takemura A, Obara M, Tatsuno S, Sawano S. Whole-brain black-blood imaging with magnetization-transfer prepared spin echo-like contrast: a novel sequence for contrast-enhanced brain metastasis screening at 3T. Radiol Phys Technol 2013; 6:431-6. [PMID: 23645471 DOI: 10.1007/s12194-013-0216-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In contrast-enhanced (CE) brain metastasis screening, coexistence of enhanced blood vessel suppression and higher tumor-to-parenchyma contrast may improve radiologists' performances in detecting brain metastases compared with conventional sequences. In this study, we propose a new scheme, allowing both suppression of blood signals and improvement of tumor-to-parenchyma contrast, using motion-sensitized driven equilibrium prepared 3D low-refocusing flip-angle turbo spin echo (TSE) ("magnetization transfer prepared spin echo"-like contrast volume examination: MATLVE) for brain metastasis screening at 3.0 T, and we compare MATLVE to conventional three-dimensional (3D)-gradient recalled echo (GRE) and 3D-TSE sequences. With the use of MATLVE, the signal intensity of CE blood decreased substantially. Furthermore, the contrast ratio of tumor-to-white matter was significantly higher than in either conventional 3D-GRE or 3D-TSE. MATLVE can be used for 3D volumetric post-CE black-blood imaging, and it may be effective in detecting small brain metastases by selectively enhancing tumor signals while suppressing blood signals.
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- Masami Yoneyama
- Yaesu Clinic, C-road Bldg 4F, 2-1-18 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Singh JB, Oevermann A, Lang J, Vandevelde M, Doherr M, Henke D, Gorgas D. Contrast media enhancement of intracranial lesions in magnetic resonance imaging does not reflect histopathologic findings consistently. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2012; 52:619-26. [PMID: 21777330 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01848.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Certain magnetic resonance (MR) enhancement patterns are often considered to be associated with a specific diagnosis but experience shows that this association is not always consistent. Therefore, it is not clear how reliably contrast enhancement patterns correlate with specific tissue changes. We investigated the detailed histomorphologic findings of intracranial lesions in relation to Gadodiamide contrast enhancement in 55 lesions from 55 patients, nine cats, and 46 dogs. Lesions were divided into areas according to their contrast enhancement; therefore 81 areas resulted from the 55 lesions which were directly compared with histopathology. In 40 of 55 lesions (73%), the histomorphologic features explained the contrast enhancement pattern. In particular, vascular proliferation and dilated vessels occurred significantly more often in areas with enhancement than in areas without enhancement (P = 0.044). In 15 lesions, there was no association between MR images and histologic findings. In particular, contrast enhancement was found within necrotic areas (10 areas) and ring enhancement was seen in lesions without central necrosis (five lesions). These findings imply that necrosis cannot be differentiated reliably from viable tissue based on postcontrast images. Diffusion of contrast medium within lesions and time delays after contrast medium administration probably play important roles in the presence and patterns of contrast enhancement. Thus, histologic features of lesions cannot be predicted solely by contrast enhancement patterns.
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Detection of small metastatic brain tumors: comparison of 3D contrast-enhanced whole-brain black-blood imaging and MP-RAGE imaging. Invest Radiol 2012; 47:136-41. [PMID: 22104961 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0b013e3182319704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Early and accurate diagnosis of small metastatic brain tumors may affect outcomes and treatment strategies. For this reason, 3-dimensional (3D) thin-section imaging is preferred. However, with conventional contrast-enhanced (CE) 3D imaging, such as magnetization-prepared rapid gradient echo (MP-RAGE), many visually enhanced vessels may mimic small metastatic tumors, hindering tumor detection. CE black-blood single-slab 3D turbo-spin echo imaging (BB-ssTSE) was recently developed, which uses variable refocusing flip angles and flow-sensitizing gradient schemes, to enhance metastatic brain tumors while selectively suppressing blood vessels. The purpose of this work was to investigate the efficiency of the proposed CE BB-ssTSE in detecting small metastatic brain tumors as compared with conventional MP-RAGE. MATERIALS AND METHODS Numerical comparisons of MP-RAGE and BB-ssTSE were performed by simulation studies to investigate the signal/contrast behaviors of flowing blood and stationary CE tumors. For in vivo studies, we enrolled 35 patients (18 women; mean age, 58.1 years) with breast or lung cancer who underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging. After administering a double dose of contrast medium, whole-brain 2-dimensional T1-weighted imaging followed by high-resolution isotropic 3D BB-ssTSE and MP-RAGE was performed at 3.0 T. Two reviewers independently evaluated the presence of metastatic brain tumors using: (1) MP-RAGE; (2) BB-ssTSE; and (3) MP-RAGE + BB-ssTSE sequentially in 3 review sessions, 2 weeks apart. The lesions were classified by size into 2 groups: large (≥5 mm) and small (<5 mm). Both reviewers marked all tumors detected at each session. Another reviewer combined the results of the 2 reviewers and compared the detection rates of metastatic brain tumors between BB-ssTSE and MP-RAGE by using follow-up imaging. Intraclass correlation coefficients between the 2 reviewers were measured. RESULTS Numerical simulations showed that the proposed BB-ssTSE effectively attenuated the signal intensity of flowing blood over the entire echo train, resulting in CE tumor-to-white matter contrast comparable with conventional MP-RAGE. The combined evaluation of MP-RAGE + BB-ssTSE showed 242 tumors in 28 patients. Of these, 153 lesions were <5 mm. MP-RAGE found 111 small metastatic brain tumors, BB-ssTSE found 150, and MP-RAGE + BB-ssTSE found 153. Significantly, more small tumors were detected by BB-ssTSE than MP-RAGE (P = 0.001, Wilcoxon signed-rank test). All large tumors were detected similarly by both MP-RAGE and BB-ssTSE. By combined results for MP-RAGE + BB-ssTSE, sensitivities for detection of small metastatic tumors were 72.5% for MP-RAGE and 98.0% for BB-ssTSE (P < 0.0001, McNemar test). Intraclass correlation coefficients between the 2 reviewers were 0.826 for MP-RAGE and 0.954 for BB-ssTSE. CONCLUSION Compared with conventional MP-RAGE, the proposed CE BB-ssTSE imaging, which enhances tumors while selectively suppressing blood vessels, leads to significantly better detection of small metastatic brain tumors <5 mm.
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Singh JB, Oevermann A, Henke D, Segard E, Gorgas D. IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-LACK OF CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT IN METASTATIC CEREBRAL ADENOCARCINOMA. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2012; 53:193-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01890.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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JOSLYN STEPHEN, SULLIVAN MARTIN, NOVELLAS ROSA, BRENNAN NICOLA, CAMERON GILL, HAMMOND GAWAIN. EFFECT OF DELAYED ACQUISITION TIMES ON GADOLINIUM-ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE PRESUMABLY NORMAL CANINE BRAIN. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2011; 52:611-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01847.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- STEPHEN JOSLYN
- Small Animal Hospital; University of Glasgow; Glasgow; UK
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- Small Animal Clinical Sciences; University of Glasgow; Glasgow; UK
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- Facultad de Veterinaria; Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; Barcelona; Spain
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- Small Animal Hospital; University of Glasgow; Glasgow; UK
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- Small Animal Hospital; University of Glasgow; Glasgow; UK
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- Small Animal Clinical Sciences; University of Glasgow; Glasgow; UK
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Pyykkö I, Zou J, Poe D, Nakashima T, Naganawa S. Magnetic resonance imaging of the inner ear in Meniere's disease. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2010; 43:1059-80. [PMID: 20713245 DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques have made it possible to examine the compartments of the cochlea using gadolidium-chelate (GdC) as a contrast agent. As GdC loads into the perilymph space without entering the endolymph in healthy inner ears, the technique provides possibilities to visualize the different cochlear compartments and evaluate the integrity of the inner ear barriers. This critical review presents the recent advancements in the inner ear MRI technology, contrast agent application and the correlated ototoxicity study, and the uptake dynamics of GdC in the inner ear. GdC causes inflammation of the mucosa of the middle ear, but there are no reports or evidence of toxicity-related changes in vivo either in animals or in humans. Intravenously administered GdC reached the guinea pig cochlea about 10 minutes after administration and loaded the scala tympani and scala vestibuli with the peak at 60 minutes. However, the perilymphatic loading peak was 80 to 100 minutes in mice after intravenous administration of GdC. In healthy animals the scala media did not load GdC. In mice in which GdC was administered topically onto the round window, loading of the cochlea peaked at 4 hours, at which time it reached the apex. The initial portions of the organ to be filled were the basal turn of the cochlea and vestibule. In animal models with endolymphatic hydrops (EH), bulging of the Reissner's membrane was observed as deficit of GdC in the scala vestibuli. Histologically the degree of bulging correlated with the MR images. In animals with immune reaction-induced EH, MRI showed that EH could be limited to restricted regions of the inner ear, and in the same inner ear both EH and leakage of GdC into the scala media were visualized. More than 100 inner ear MRI scans have been performed to date in humans. Loading of GdC followed the pattern seen in animals, but the time frame was different. In intravenous delivery of double-dose GdC, the inner ear compartments were visualized after 4 hours. The uptake pattern of GdC in the perilymph of humans between 2 hours and 7 hours after local delivery needs to be clarified. In almost all patients with probable or suspected Ménière's disease, EH was verified. Specific algorithms with a 12-pole coil using fluid attenuation inversion recovery sequences are recommended for initial imaging in humans.
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- Ilmari Pyykkö
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tampere, Teiskontie 35, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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Rovira A, Tintoré M, Álvarez-Cermeño J, Izquierdo G, Prieto J. Recomendaciones para la utilización e interpretación de los estudios de resonancia magnética en la esclerosis múltiple. Neurologia 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2010.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Rovira A, Tintoré M, Álvarez-Cermeño J, Izquierdo G, Prieto J. Recommendations for using and interpreting magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis. NEUROLOGÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s2173-5808(10)70049-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Maravilla KR, Maldjian JA, Schmalfuss IM, Kuhn MJ, Bowen BC, Wippold FJ, Runge VM, Knopp MV, Kremer S, Wolansky LJ, Anzalone N, Essig M, Gustafsson L. Contrast Enhancement of Central Nervous System Lesions: Multicenter Intraindividual Crossover Comparative Study of Two MR Contrast Agents. Radiology 2006; 240:389-400. [PMID: 16801373 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2402051266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively compare gadobenate dimeglumine with gadopentetate dimeglumine (0.1 mmol per kilogram body weight) for enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of central nervous system (CNS) lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was HIPAA-compliant at U.S. centers and was conducted at all centers according to the Good Clinical Practice standard. Institutional review board and regulatory approval were granted; written informed consent was obtained. Seventy-nine men and 78 women (mean age, 50.5 years +/- 14.4 [standard deviation]) were randomized to group A (n = 78) or B (n = 79). Patients underwent two temporally separated 1.5-T MR imaging examinations. In randomized order, gadobenate followed by gadopentetate was administered in group A; order of administration was reversed in group B. Contrast agent administration (volume, speed of injection), imaging parameters before and after injection, and time between injections and postinjection acquisitions were identical for both examinations. Three blinded neuroradiologists evaluated images by using objective image interpretation criteria for diagnostic information end points (lesion border delineation, definition of disease extent, visualization of internal morphologic features of the lesion, enhancement of the lesion) and quantitative parameters (percentage of lesion enhancement, contrast-to-noise ratio [CNR]). Overall diagnostic preference in terms of lesion conspicuity, detectability, and diagnostic confidence was assessed. Between-group comparisons were performed with Wilcoxon signed rank test. RESULTS Readers 1, 2, and 3 demonstrated overall preference for gadobenate in 75, 89, and 103 patients, compared with that for gadopentetate in seven, 10, and six patients, respectively (P < .0001). Significant (P < .0001) preference for gadobenate was demonstrated for diagnostic information end points, percentage of lesion enhancement, and CNR. Superiority of gadobenate was significant (P < .001) in patients with intraaxial and extraaxial lesions. CONCLUSION Gadobenate compared with gadopentetate at an equivalent dose provides significantly better enhancement and diagnostic information for CNS MR imaging.
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- Kenneth R Maravilla
- Neuroradiology and MR Research Laboratory, University of Washington, Box 357115, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Naggara O, Brami-Zylberberg F, Rodrigo S, Raynal M, Meary E, Godon-Hardy S, Oppenheim C, Meder JF. Imagerie des métastases intracrâniennes chez l’adulte. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 87:792-806. [PMID: 16778748 DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(06)74088-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Intracranial metastases account for up to 35% of intracranial tumors in adult. They can involve any part of the central nervous system: brain, meninges and cranial nerves. Any systemic tumor can metastasize to the brain; the most common primaries include lung, breast and melanoma. Imaging plays a major role in the evaluation and management of patients with metastatic brain tumors. This article discusses optimal CT and MR imaging protocols and describes imaging features and distinguishing characteristics of cerebral and meningeal metastases.
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- O Naggara
- Département d'Imagerie morphologique et fonctionnelle, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, 1, rue Cabanis, 75674 Paris Cedex 14.
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Nielsen K, Rostrup E, Frederiksen JL, Knudsen S, Mathiesen HK, Hanson LG, Paulson OB. Magnetic resonance imaging at 3.0 tesla detects more lesions in acute optic neuritis than at 1.5 tesla. Invest Radiol 2006; 41:76-82. [PMID: 16428976 DOI: 10.1097/01.rli.0000188364.76251.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to assess whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3.0 T detects more brain lesions in acute optic neuritis (ON) than MRI at 1.5 T. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-eight patients with acute ON were scanned at both field-strengths using fast-fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR), proton density and T2-weighted turbo spin echo, and T1-weighted spin echo after contrast. In addition, magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo (MPRAGE) was obtained after contrast at 3.0 T. Lesion number and volumes were assessed by an observer blind to patient identity and field strength. RESULTS Scans at 3.0 T showed a significantly increase in number of lesions detected on FLAIR images (P = 0.002) relative to scanning at 1.5 T. MPRAGE proved to be suitable for detecting enhancing lesions in ON. CONCLUSION The MRI protocol at 3.0 T was more sensitive to hyperintense brain lesions in ON than the standard MRI protocol at 1.5 T.
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- Kirsten Nielsen
- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark.
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Parmar H, Sitoh YY, Anand P, Chua V, Hui F. Contrast-enhanced flair imaging in the evaluation of infectious leptomeningeal diseases. Eur J Radiol 2006; 58:89-95. [PMID: 16386866 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2005] [Revised: 11/20/2005] [Accepted: 11/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of our study was to compare contrast-enhanced fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images with contrast-enhanced T1 weighted images for infectious leptomeningitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied twenty-four patients with a clinical suspicion of infectious meningitis with unenhanced FLAIR, contrast-enhanced T1 weighted and contrast-enhanced FLAIR MR sequences. Twelve patients had cytologic and biochemical diagnosis of meningitis on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination obtained 48 h before or after the MR study. Sequences were considered positive if abnormal signal was seen in the subarachnoid space (cistern or sulci) or along pial surface. RESULTS Twenty-seven examinations in 24 patients were performed. Of the 12 patients (thirteen studies) in whom cytology was positive, unenhanced FLAIR images were positive in six cases (sensitivity 46%), contrast-enhanced FLAIR images were positive in 11 (sensitivity 85%), and contrast-enhanced T1 weighted MR images were positive in 11 patients (sensitivity 85%). Of the 12 patients (14 studies) in whom cerebrospinal fluid study was negative, unenhanced FLAIR images were negative in 13, contrast-enhanced FLAIR images were negative in 11, and contrast-enhanced T1 weighted MR images were negative in eight. Thus, the specificity of unenhanced FLAIR, contrast-enhanced FLAIR and contrast-enhanced T1 weighted images was 93, 79 and 57%, respectively. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that post-contrast FLAIR images have similar sensitivity but a higher specificity compared to contrast-enhanced T1 weighted images for detection of leptomeningeal enhancement. It can be a useful adjunct to post-contrast T1 weighted images in evaluation of infectious leptomeningitis.
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- Hemant Parmar
- Department of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
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MRI has dramatically improved the management of cerebral tumors and consequently oligodendrogliomas. T1 and T2-weighted images and gadolinium enhancement are very useful for tumor detection and characterization. Tumor enhancement is of a great prognostic value because it is highly predictive of high-grade oligodendroglioma. Three-dimensional MR images provide, with high precision, the anatomical location and the relationships with functional structures (motor and language areas). The recent technical progress in MRI and the use of diffusion images in the screening of tumors lead to a better definition of the lesion. Comparative analysis of MRI images is helpful to detect eventual relapse and adverse effects of treatment.
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- F Brami-Zylberberg
- Département d'Imagerie Morphologique et Fonctionnelle, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris.
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Krautmacher C, Willinek WA, Tschampa HJ, Born M, Träber F, Gieseke J, Textor HJ, Schild HH, Kuhl CK. Brain Tumors: Full- and Half-Dose Contrast-enhanced MR Imaging at 3.0 T Compared with 1.5 T—Initial Experience. Radiology 2005; 237:1014-9. [PMID: 16237142 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2373041672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively and intraindividually compare the effect of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at a higher magnetic field strength (3.0 T) on contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) at different doses of a T1-shortening contrast agent in patients with contrast-enhancing brain lesions, with 1.5-T MR imaging as a reference standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS Institutional review board approval and informed consent were obtained for all patient and volunteer studies. Twelve patients (six women, six men; mean age, 58 years; range, 29-76 years) with 12 enhancing brain lesions (11 patients with primary brain tumors and one with a solitary cerebral metastasis) underwent contrast material-enhanced MR imaging three times, on three separate days: once at 1.5 T with a full dose of 0.10 mmol/kg gadopentetate dimeglumine, once at 3.0 T with a full dose, and once at 3.0 T with half that dose, 0.05 mmol/kg. The same contrast-enhanced T1-weighted spin-echo images (repetition time msec/echo time msec, 500/12; section thickness, 5 mm; matrix, 256 x 205) were obtained at both 3.0 T and 1.5 T after prior optimization of parameters at 3.0 T. The number and conspicuity of enhancing brain lesions were assessed with blinded clinical image reading. Signal-to-noise ratio and CNR were determined with region of interest analysis of enhancing lesions and normal contralateral white matter. For 3.0 T with half the standard dose and with the full dose, CNR of lesions was intraindividually compared with CNR at 1.5 T with the full dose by using the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test. RESULTS At 3.0 T and full dose, CNR was 2.8-fold higher than that at 1.5 T and full dose (P < .001). At the same time, higher lesion conspicuity at clinical image reading was observed. With only half the standard dose, MR imaging at 3.0 T still yielded higher CNR (1.3-fold higher) than that with full dose at 1.5 T (P < .01). CONCLUSION With the same amount of contrast agent, MR imaging at 3.0 T offered a significantly higher CNR of enhancing cerebral lesions, compared with that at 1.5 T; even with the dose reduced by half, CNR was still higher at 3.0 T.
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- Carsten Krautmacher
- Department of Radiology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany.
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Hatakenaka M. Effect of muscular contraction on magnetization transfer detected at 1.5 T. Magn Reson Med Sci 2003; 2:151-4. [PMID: 16222107 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.2.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The effect of rigor (formation of actomyosin complexes) on magnetization transfer was observed with a 1.5 T clinical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system. The magnetization transfer ratio of chemically skinned (calcium-sensitive) muscle fiber preparations increased much more in a rigor state than in a relaxed state, while that of calcium-insensitive fiber preparations and solutions showed no difference. These results suggest that the formation of actomyosin complexes increased the magnetization transfer ratio. A clinical MR system is not only effective for medical imaging, but also has the potential to demonstrate physiological characteristics.
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- Masamitsu Hatakenaka
- Department of Radiology, Kyushu University Hospital at Beppu, 4546 Tsurnihara, Tsurumi, Beppu, Oita 874-0838, Japan.
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Runge VM, Muroff LR, Jinkins JR. Central nervous system: review of clinical use of contrast media. Top Magn Reson Imaging 2001; 12:231-63. [PMID: 11687713 DOI: 10.1097/00002142-200108000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The clinical utility of intravenous contrast administration for magnetic resonance imaging in neoplastic disease of the brain, non-neoplastic disease of the brain, and in disease of the spine is reviewed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice for the evaluation of most suspected intracranial and spinal pathology. Contrast use substantially improves lesion detection and differential diagnosis. Applications are discussed in neoplastic disease, infection, vascular disorders, demyelinating disease, and trauma (specifically including in the spine disk herniation). Gadolinium chelates play as important a role in magnetic resonance imaging as do iodinated agents in computed tomography. Contrast administration facilitates time-efficient and cost-effective diagnosis.
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- V M Runge
- Department of Radiology, Scott and White Clinic and Hospital, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas 76508, USA
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The use of exogenous contrast media in magnetic resonance imaging of the brain has brought dramatic improvement in the sensitivity of detection and delineation of pathological structures, such as primary and metastatic brain tumors, inflammation and ischemia. Disruption of the blood brain barrier leads to accumulation of the intravenously injected contrast material in the extravascular space, leading to signal enhancement. Magnetic resonance angiography benefits from T(1)-shortening effects of contrast agent, improving small vessel depiction and providing vascular visualization even in situations of slow flow. High speed dynamic MRI after bolus injection of contrast media allows tracer kinetic modeling of cerebral perfusion. Progressive enhancement over serial post-contrast imaging allows modeling of vascular permeability and thus quantitative estimation of the severity of blood brain barrier disruption. With such an array of capabilities and ever improving technical abilities, it seems that the role of contrast agents in MR neuroimaging is established and the development of new agents may be superfluous. However, new agents are being developed with prolonged intravascular residence times, and with in-vivo binding of ever-increasing specificity. Intravascular, or blood pool, agents are likely to benefit magnetic resonance angiography of the carotid and cerebral vessels; future agents may allow the visualization of therapeutic drug delivery, the monitoring of, for example, gene expression, and the imaging evaluation of treatment efficacy. So while there is a substantial body of work that can be performed with currently available contrast agents, especially in conjunction with optimized image acquisition strategies, post processing, and mathematical analysis, there are still unrealized opportunities for novel contrast agent introduction, particularly those exploiting biological specificity. This article reviews the current use of contrast media in magnetic resonance neuroimaging, discusses some of the developing strategies for new applications of imaging with these agents and finally offers some views and indications for contrast agents currently under development, as well as some speculation on unsolved problems in neuroimaging, and opportunities for novel contrast agents.
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- T P Roberts
- Department of Radiology, University of California, Box 0628, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Mathews VP, Caldemeyer KS, Lowe MJ, Greenspan SL, Weber DM, Ulmer JL. Brain: gadolinium-enhanced fast fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery MR imaging. Radiology 1999; 211:257-63. [PMID: 10189481 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.211.1.r99mr25257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the clinical utility of gadolinium-enhanced fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brain by comparing results with those at gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted MR imaging with magnetization transfer (MT) saturation. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 105 consecutive patients referred for gadolinium-enhanced brain imaging, FLAIR and T1-weighted MR imaging with MT saturation were performed before and after administration of gadopentetate dimeglumine (0.1 mmol per kilogram of body weight). Pre- and postcontrast images were evaluated to determine the presence of abnormal contrast enhancement and whether enhancement was more conspicuous with the FLAIR or T1-weighted sequences. RESULTS Thirty-nine studies showed intracranial contrast enhancement. Postcontrast T1-weighted images with MT saturation showed superior enhancement in 14 studies, whereas postcontrast fast FLAIR images showed superior enhancement in 15 studies. Four cases demonstrated approximately equal contrast enhancement with both sequences. Six cases showed some areas of enhancement better with T1-weighted imaging with MT saturation and other areas better with postcontrast fast FLAIR imaging. Superficial enhancement was typically better seen with postcontrast fast FLAIR imaging. CONCLUSION Fast FLAIR images have noticeable T1 contrast making gadolinium-induced enhancement visible. Gadolinium enhancement in lesions that are hyperintense on precontrast FLAIR images, such as intraparenchymal tumors, may be better seen on T1-weighted images than on postcontrast fast FLAIR images. However, postcontrast fast FLAIR images may be useful for detecting superficial abnormalities, such as meningeal disease, because they do not demonstrate contrast enhancement of vessels with slow flow as do T1-weighted images.
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- Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Indianapolis 46202-5253, USA
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