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Braunstorfer L, Romanowicz J, Powell AJ, Pattee J, Browne LP, van der Geest RJ, Moghari MH. Non-contrast free-breathing whole-heart 3D cine cardiovascular magnetic resonance with a novel 3D radial leaf trajectory. Magn Reson Imaging 2022; 94:64-72. [PMID: 36122675 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop and validate a non-contrast free-breathing whole-heart 3D cine steady-state free precession (SSFP) sequence with a novel 3D radial leaf trajectory. METHODS We used a respiratory navigator to trigger acquisition of 3D cine data at end-expiration to minimize respiratory motion in our 3D cine SSFP sequence. We developed a novel 3D radial leaf trajectory to reduce gradient jumps and associated eddy-current artifacts. We then reconstructed the 3D cine images with a resolution of 2.0mm3 using an iterative nonlinear optimization algorithm. Prospective validation was performed by comparing ventricular volumetric measurements from a conventional breath-hold 2D cine ventricular short-axis stack against the non-contrast free-breathing whole-heart 3D cine dataset in each patient (n = 13). RESULTS All 3D cine SSFP acquisitions were successful and mean scan time was 07:09 ± 01:31 min. End-diastolic ventricular volumes for left ventricle (LV) and right ventricle (RV) measured from the 3D datasets were smaller than those from 2D (LV: 159.99 ± 42.99 vs. 173.16 ± 47.42; RV: 180.35 ± 46.08 vs. 193.13 ± 49.38; p-value≤0.044; bias<8%), whereas ventricular end-systolic volumes were more comparable (LV: 79.12 ± 26.78 vs. 78.46 ± 25.35; RV: 97.18 ± 32.35 vs. 102.42 ± 32.53; p-value≥0.190, bias<6%). The 3D cine data had a lower subjective image quality score. CONCLUSION Our non-contrast free-breathing whole-heart 3D cine sequence with novel leaf trajectory was robust and yielded smaller ventricular end-diastolic volumes compared to 2D cine imaging. It has the potential to make examinations easier and more comfortable for patients.
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- Lukas Braunstorfer
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Informatics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, BY, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, School of Medicine, The University of Colorado, CO, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, CO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, and School of Medicine, The University of Colorado, CO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, and School of Medicine, The University of Colorado, CO, USA
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von Kleist H, Buehrer M, Kozerke S, Saengsin K, Harrington JK, Powell AJ, Moghari MH. Cardiac self-gating using blind source separation for 2D cine cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 81:42-52. [PMID: 33905835 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2021.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop and validate a new cardiac self-gating algorithm using blind source separation for 2D cine steady-state free precession (SSFP) imaging. METHODS A standard cine SSFP sequence was modified so that the center point of k-space was sampled with each excitation. The center points of k-space were processed by 4 blind source separation methods, and used to detect heartbeats and assign k-space data to appropriate time points in the cardiac cycle. The proposed self-gating technique was prospectively validated in 8 patients against the standard electrocardiogram (ECG)-gating method by comparing the cardiac cycle lengths, image quality metrics, and ventricular volume measurements. RESULTS There was close agreement between the cardiac cycle length using the ECG- and self-gating methods (bias 0.0 bpm, 95% limits of agreement ±2.1 bpm). The image quality metrics were not significantly different between the ECG- and self-gated images. The ventricular volumes, stroke volumes, and mass measured from self-gated images were all comparable with those from ECG-gated images (all biases <5%). CONCLUSION The self-gating method yielded comparable cardiac cycle length, image quality, and ventricular measurements compared with standard ECG-gated cine imaging. It may simplify patient preparation, be more robust when there is arrhythmia, and allow cardiac gating at higher field strengths.
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- Henrik von Kleist
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Informatics, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Moghari MH, Barthur A, Amaral ME, Geva T, Powell AJ. Free-breathing whole-heart 3D cine magnetic resonance imaging with prospective respiratory motion compensation. Magn Reson Med 2017; 80:181-189. [PMID: 29222852 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.27021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop and validate a new prospective respiratory motion compensation algorithm for free-breathing whole-heart 3D cine steady-state free precession (SSFP) imaging. METHODS In a 3D cine SSFP sequence, 4 excitations per cardiac cycle are re-purposed to prospectively track heart position. Specifically, their 1D image is reconstructed and routed into the scanner's standard diaphragmatic navigator processing system. If all 4 signals are in end-expiration, cine image data from the entire cardiac cycle is accepted for image reconstruction. Prospective validation was carried out in patients (N = 17) by comparing in each a conventional breath-hold 2D cine ventricular short-axis stack and a free-breathing whole-heart 3D cine data set. RESULTS All 3D cine SSFP acquisitions were successful and the mean scan time was 5.9 ± 2.7 min. Left and right ventricular end-diastolic, end-systolic, and stroke volumes by 3D cine SSFP were all larger than those from 2D cine SSFP. This bias was < 6% except for right ventricular end-systolic volume that was 12%. The 3D cine images had a lower ventricular blood-to-myocardium contrast ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio, mass, and subjective quality score. CONCLUSION The novel prospective respiratory motion compensation method for 3D cine SSFP imaging was robust and efficient and yielded slightly larger ventricular volumes and lower mass compared to breath-hold 2D cine imaging. Magn Reson Med 80:181-189, 2018. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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- Mehdi H Moghari
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Caspar T, Schultz A, Schaeffer M, Labani A, Jeung MY, Jurgens PT, El Ghannudi S, Roy C, Ohana M. Left Ventricular Function Evaluation on a 3T MR Scanner with Parallel RF Transmission Technique: Prospective Comparison of Cine Sequences Acquired before and after Gadolinium Injection. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0163503. [PMID: 27669571 PMCID: PMC5036819 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objectives To compare cine MR b-TFE sequences acquired before and after gadolinium injection, on a 3T scanner with a parallel RF transmission technique in order to potentially improve scanning time efficiency when evaluating LV function. Methods 25 consecutive patients scheduled for a cardiac MRI were prospectively included and had their b-TFE cine sequences acquired before and right after gadobutrol injection. Images were assessed qualitatively (overall image quality, LV edge sharpness, artifacts and LV wall motion) and quantitatively with measurement of LVEF, LV mass, and telediastolic volume and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) between the myocardium and the cardiac chamber. Statistical analysis was conducted using a Bayesian paradigm. Results No difference was found before or after injection for the LVEF, LV mass and telediastolic volume evaluations. Overall image quality and CNR were significantly lower after injection (estimated coefficient cine after > cine before gadolinium: -1.75 CI = [-3.78;-0.0305], prob(coef>0) = 0% and -0.23 CI = [-0.49;0.04], prob(coef>0) = 4%) respectively), but this decrease did not affect the visual assessment of LV wall motion (cine after > cine before gadolinium: -1.46 CI = [-4.72;1.13], prob(coef>0) = 15%). Conclusions In 3T cardiac MRI acquired with parallel RF transmission technique, qualitative and quantitative assessment of LV function can reliably be performed with cine sequences acquired after gadolinium injection, despite a significant decrease in the CNR and the overall image quality.
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- Thibault Caspar
- Cardiology Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Radiology Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Public Health and Biostatistics Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Radiology Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Radiology Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Radiology Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- iCube Laboratory, Université de Strasbourg / CNRS, UMR 7357, 67400, Illkirch, France
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- Radiology Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Radiology Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- iCube Laboratory, Université de Strasbourg / CNRS, UMR 7357, 67400, Illkirch, France
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Three-dimensional cardiac cine imaging using the kat ARC acceleration: Initial experience in clinical adult patients at 3T. Magn Reson Imaging 2015; 33:911-7. [PMID: 25936683 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2015.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Three-dimensional cardiac cine imaging has demonstrated promising clinical 1.5-Tesla results; however, its application to 3T scanners has been limited because of the higher sensitivity to off-resonance artifacts. The aim of this study was to apply 3D cardiac cine imaging during a single breath hold in clinical patients on a 3T scanner using the kat ARC (k- and adaptive-t auto-calibrating reconstruction for Cartesian sampling) technique and to evaluate the interchangeability between 2D and 3D cine imaging for cardiac functional analysis and detection of abnormalities in regional wall motion. METHODS Following institutional review board approval, we obtained 2D cine images with an acceleration factor of two during multiple breath holds and 3D cine images with a net scan acceleration factor of 7.7 during a single breath hold in 20 patients using a 3T unit. Two readers independently evaluated the wall motion of the left ventricle (LV) using a 5-point scale, and the consistency in the detection of regional wall motion abnormality between 2D and 3D cine was analyzed by Cohen's kappa test. The LV volume was calculated at end-diastole and end-systole (LVEDV, LVESV); the ejection fraction (LVEF) and myocardial weight (LVmass) were also calculated. The relationship between functional parameters calculated for 2D and 3D cine images was analyzed using Pearson's correlation analysis. The bias and 95% limit of agreement (LA) were calculated using Bland-Altman plots. In addition, a qualitative evaluation of image quality was performed with regard to the myocardium-blood contrast, noise level and boundary definition. RESULTS Despite slight degradation in image quality for 3D cine, excellent agreement was obtained for the detection of wall motion abnormalities between 2D and 3D cine images (κ=0.84 and 0.94 for each reader). Excellent correlations between the two imaging methods were shown for the evaluation of functional parameters (r>0.97). Slight differences in LVEDV, LVESV, LVEF and LVmass were observed, with average values of 1.6±8.9mL, -0.6±5.9mL, 1.4±3.6%, and 1.3±8.7g, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Images obtained using the kat ARC 3D and conventional 2D cine techniques were equivalent in the detection of regional wall motion abnormalities and the evaluation of cardiac functional parameters.
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Moghari MH, Komarlu R, Annese D, Geva T, Powell AJ. Free-breathing steady-state free precession cine cardiac magnetic resonance with respiratory navigator gating. Magn Reson Med 2014; 73:1555-61. [PMID: 24777586 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop and validate a respiratory motion compensation method for free-breathing cardiac cine imaging. METHODS A free-breathing navigator-gated cine steady-state free precession acquisition (Cine-Nav) was developed which preserves the equilibrium state of the net magnetization vector, maintains the high spatial and temporal resolutions of standard breath-hold (BH) acquisition, and images entire cardiac cycle. Cine image data is accepted only from cardiac cycles occurring entirely during end-expiration. Prospective validation was performed in 10 patients by obtaining in each three complete ventricular image stacks with different respiratory motion compensation approaches: (1) BH, (2) free-breathing with 3 signal averages (3AVG), and (3) free-breathing with Cine-Nav. RESULTS The subjective image quality score (1 = worst, 4 = best) for Cine-Nav (3.8 ± 0.4) was significantly better than for 3AVG (2.2 ± 0.5, P = 0.002), and similar to BH (4.0 ± 0.0, P = 0.13). The blood-to-myocardium contrast ratio for Cine-Nav (6.3 ± 1.5) was similar to BH (5.9 ± 1.6, P = 0.52) and to 3AVG (5.6 ± 2.5, P = 0.43). There were no significant differences between Cine-Nav and BH for the ventricular volumes and mass. In contrast, there were significant differences between 3AVG and BH in all of these measurements but right ventricular mass. CONCLUSION Free-breathing cine imaging with Cine-Nav yielded comparable image quality and ventricular measurements to BH, and was superior to 3AVG.
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- Mehdi H Moghari
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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de Marvao A, Dawes TJW, Shi W, Minas C, Keenan NG, Diamond T, Durighel G, Montana G, Rueckert D, Cook SA, O’Regan DP. Population-based studies of myocardial hypertrophy: high resolution cardiovascular magnetic resonance atlases improve statistical power. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2014; 16:16. [PMID: 24490638 PMCID: PMC3914701 DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-16-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac phenotypes, such as left ventricular (LV) mass, demonstrate high heritability although most genes associated with these complex traits remain unidentified. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have relied on conventional 2D cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) as the gold-standard for phenotyping. However this technique is insensitive to the regional variations in wall thickness which are often associated with left ventricular hypertrophy and require large cohorts to reach significance. Here we test whether automated cardiac phenotyping using high spatial resolution CMR atlases can achieve improved precision for mapping wall thickness in healthy populations and whether smaller sample sizes are required compared to conventional methods. METHODS LV short-axis cine images were acquired in 138 healthy volunteers using standard 2D imaging and 3D high spatial resolution CMR. A multi-atlas technique was used to segment and co-register each image. The agreement between methods for end-diastolic volume and mass was made using Bland-Altman analysis in 20 subjects. The 3D and 2D segmentations of the LV were compared to manual labeling by the proportion of concordant voxels (Dice coefficient) and the distances separating corresponding points. Parametric and nonparametric data were analysed with paired t-tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank test respectively. Voxelwise power calculations used the interstudy variances of wall thickness. RESULTS The 3D volumetric measurements showed no bias compared to 2D imaging. The segmented 3D images were more accurate than 2D images for defining the epicardium (Dice: 0.95 vs 0.93, P<0.001; mean error 1.3 mm vs 2.2 mm, P<0.001) and endocardium (Dice 0.95 vs 0.93, P<0.001; mean error 1.1 mm vs 2.0 mm, P<0.001). The 3D technique resulted in significant differences in wall thickness assessment at the base, septum and apex of the LV compared to 2D (P<0.001). Fewer subjects were required for 3D imaging to detect a 1 mm difference in wall thickness (72 vs 56, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS High spatial resolution CMR with automated phenotyping provides greater power for mapping wall thickness than conventional 2D imaging and enables a reduction in the sample size required for studies of environmental and genetic determinants of LV wall thickness.
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- Antonio de Marvao
- From the Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- From the Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Computing, Imperial College London, Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK
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- From the Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- From the Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Computing, Imperial College London, Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- From the Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, 17 Third Hospital Ave, Singapore 168752, Singapore
- Duke-NUS, 8 College Road, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- From the Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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Makowski MR, Wiethoff AJ, Jansen CHP, Uribe S, Parish V, Schuster A, Botnar RM, Bell A, Kiesewetter C, Razavi R, Schaeffter T, Greil GF. Single breath-hold assessment of cardiac function using an accelerated 3D single breath-hold acquisition technique--comparison of an intravascular and extravascular contrast agent. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2012; 14:53. [PMID: 22849703 PMCID: PMC3438073 DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-14-53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is the current gold standard for the assessment of left ventricular (LV) function. Repeated breath-holds are needed for standard multi-slice 2D cine steady-state free precession sequences (M2D-SSFP). Accelerated single breath-hold techniques suffer from low contrast between blood pool and myocardium. In this study an intravascular contrast agent was prospectively compared to an extravascular contrast agent for the assessment of LV function using a single-breath-hold 3D-whole-heart cine SSFP sequence (3D-SSFP). METHODS LV function was assessed in fourteen patients on a 1.5 T MR-scanner (Philips Healthcare) using 32-channel coil technology. Patients were investigated twice using a 3D-SSFP sequence (acquisition time 18-25 s) after Gadopentetate dimeglumine (GdD, day 1) and Gadofosveset trisodium (GdT, day 2) administration. Image acquisition was accelerated using sensitivity encoding in both phase encoding directions (4xSENSE). CNR and BMC were both measured between blood and myocardium. The CNR incorporated noise measurements, while the BMC represented the coeffiancy between the signal from blood and myocardium [1]. Contrast to noise ratio (CNR), blood to myocardium contrast (BMC), image quality, LV functional parameters and intra-/interobserver variability were compared. A M2D-SSFP sequence was used as a reference standard on both days. RESULTS All 3D-SSFP sequences were successfully acquired within one breath-hold after GdD and GdT administration. CNR and BMC were significantly (p < 0.05) higher using GdT compared to GdD, resulting in an improved endocardial definition. Using 3D-SSFP with GdT, Bland-Altman plots showed a smaller bias (95% confidence interval LVEF: 9.0 vs. 23.7) and regression analysis showed a stronger correlation to the reference standard (R2 = 0.92 vs. R2 = 0.71), compared to 3D-SSFP with GdD. CONCLUSIONS A single-breath-hold 3D-whole-heart cine SSFP sequence in combination with 32-channel technology and an intravascular contrast agent allows for the accurate and fast assessment of LV function.
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- Marcus R Makowski
- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Radiology, Charite, Berlin, Germany
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Philips Healthcare, Guildford, UK
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Radiology Department and Biomedical Imaging Center, School of Medicine, Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King’s College London BHF Centre, Division of Imaging Science, Biomedical Research Centre of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Rochitte CE, Azevedo CF, Rosário MA, Siqueira MHR, Monsão V, Saranathan M, Foo TK, Kalil Filho R, Cerri GG, Ramires JAF. Single-Breathhold Four-Dimensional Assessment of Left Ventricular Morphological and Functional Parameters by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using the VAST Technique. Open Cardiovasc Med J 2011; 5:90-8. [PMID: 21673978 PMCID: PMC3111704 DOI: 10.2174/1874192401105010090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Revised: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Introduction: The accurate and reproducible assessment of cardiac volumes, function, and mass is of paramount importance in cardiology. In the present study we sought to determine whether the 3D cine-magnetic resonance (MR) technique, using the variable asymmetric sampling in time (VAST) approach, provided an accurate assessment of LV functional parameters when compared with the conventional 2D cine-MR technique. Methods: A total of 43 consecutive patients referred for a CMR examination for clinical reasons and 14 healthy volunteers were included in the study. Cine images were acquired using a steady-state free precession pulse sequence. Two different multiphase acquisitions were performed: conventional 2D cine-MR and 3D cine-MR. The short-axis cine images acquired by both cine-MR techniques were used for the quantitative assessment of LV end-diastolic, end-systolic and stroke volumes, LV mass and ejection fraction. Results: All CMR examinations were completed successfully, with both cine-MR imaging techniques yielding interpretable diagnostic results in all patients. Regarding the quantitative assessment, Bland-Altman analyses demonstrated a good agreement between the measurements of both cine-MR techniques for all LV parameters. In addition, the agreement between 2D and 3D cine-MR techniques for the qualitative assessment of LV global function was perfect (kappa = 1.0, P<0.001) for the two observers in consensus. The assessment performed by the third independent observer also demonstrated very good agreement (kappa = 0.88, P<0.001). Conclusion: The single breathhold 3D cine-MR technique provides an accurate and reproducible quantitative assessment of LV volumes, mass and function when compared with the conventional 2D cine-MR method.
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Lutz A, Bornstedt A, Manzke R, Etyngier P, Nienhaus GU, Rasche V. Acceleration of tissue phase mapping by k-t BLAST: a detailed analysis of the influence of k-t-BLAST for the quantification of myocardial motion at 3T. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2011; 13:5. [PMID: 21223566 PMCID: PMC3024407 DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-13-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Accepted: 01/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The assessment of myocardial motion with tissue phase mapping (TPM) provides high spatiotemporal resolution and quantitative motion information in three directions. Today, whole volume coverage of the heart by TPM encoding at high spatial and temporal resolution is limited by long data acquisition times. Therefore, a significant increase in imaging speed without deterioration of the quantitative motion information is required. For this purpose, the k-t BLAST acceleration technique was combined with TPM black-blood functional imaging of the heart. Different k-t factors were evaluated with respect to their impact on the quantitative assessment of cardiac motion. RESULTS It is demonstrated that a k-t BLAST factor of two can be used with a marginal, but statistically significant deterioration of the quantitative motion data. Further increasing the k-t acceleration causes substantial alteration of the peak velocities and the motion pattern, but the temporal behavior of the contraction is well maintained up to an acceleration factor of six. CONCLUSIONS The application of k-t BLAST for the acceleration of TPM appears feasible. A reduction of the acquisition time of almost 45% could be achieved without substantial loss of quantitative motion information.
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- Anja Lutz
- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics Karlsruhe, Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Parish V, Hussain T, Beerbaum P, Greil G, Nagel E, Razavi R, Schaeffter T, Uribe S. Single breath-hold assessment of ventricular volumes using 32-channel coil technology and an extracellular contrast agent. J Magn Reson Imaging 2010; 31:838-44. [PMID: 20373427 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the feasibility of a single breath-hold 3D cine balanced steady-state free precession (b-SSFP) sequence after gadolinium diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid (Gd-DTPA) injection for volumetric cardiac assessment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen adult patients routinely referred for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) underwent quantitative ventricular volumetry on a clinical 1.5T MR-scanner using a 32-channel cardiac coil. A stack of 2D cine b-SSFP slices covering the ventricles was used as reference, followed by a single breath-hold 3D cine balanced SSFP protocol acquired before and after administration of Gd-DTPA. The acquisition was accelerated using SENSE in both phase encoding directions. Volumetric and contrast-to-noise data for each technique were assessed and compared. RESULTS The 3D cine protocol was accomplished within one breath-hold (mean acquisition time 20 sec; spatial resolution 2.1 x 2.1 x 10 mm; temporal resolution 51 msec). The contrast-to-noise ratio between blood and myocardium was 234 determined for the multiple 2D cine data, and could be increased for the 3D acquisition from 136 (3D precontrast) to 203 (3D postcontrast) after injecting Gd-DTPA. In addition the endocardial definition was significantly improved in postcontrast 3D cine b-SSFP. There was no significant difference for left and right ventricular volumes between standard 2D and 3D postcontrast cine b-SSFP. However, Bland-Altman plots showed greater bias and scatter when comparing 2D with 3D cine b-SSFP without contrast. CONCLUSION 3D cine b-SSFP imaging of the heart using 32 channel coil technology and spatial undersampling allows reliable volumetric assessment within a single breath-hold after application of Gd-DTPA.
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- Victoria Parish
- Division of Imaging Sciences, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, London, UK.
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Functional cardiac MR imaging with true fast imaging with steady-state free precession before and after intravenous injection of contrast medium: comparison of image quality and accuracy. Eur Radiol 2010; 21:702-11. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1969-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Accepted: 08/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Three-dimensional cine MRI in free-breathing infants and children with congenital heart disease. Pediatr Radiol 2009; 39:1333-42. [PMID: 19798494 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1390-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Revised: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 07/19/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with congenital heart disease frequently have complex cardiac and vascular malformations requiring detailed non-invasive diagnostic evaluation including functional parameters. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the morphological and functional information provided by a novel 3-D cine steady-state free-precession (SSFP) sequence. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty consecutive children (mean age 2.2 years, nine boys) were examined using a 1.5-T MR system including 2-D cine gradient-recalled-echo sequences, static 3-D SSFP and 3-D cine SSFP sequences. RESULTS Measurement of ventricular structures and volumes showed close agreement between the 3-D cine SSFP sequence and the 2-D cine gradient-recalled-echo and static 3-D SSFP sequences (left ventricular volumes mean difference 1.0-1.9 ml and 8.8-11.4%, respectively; right ventricular volumes 1.7-2.1 ml and 9.9-16.9%, respectively). No systematic bias was observed. CONCLUSION 3-D cine MRI provides anatomic as well as functional information with sufficient spatial and temporal resolution in free-breathing infants with congenital heart disease.
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