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Asaduddin M, Kim EY, Park SH. SPINNED: Simulation-based physics-informed neural network for deconvolution of dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI perfusion data. Magn Reson Med 2024; 92:1205-1218. [PMID: 38623911 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
PURPOSE To propose the simulation-based physics-informed neural network for deconvolution of dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI (SPINNED) as an alternative for more robust and accurate deconvolution compared to existing methods. METHODS The SPINNED method was developed by generating synthetic tissue residue functions and arterial input functions through mathematical simulations and by using them to create synthetic DSC MRI time series. The SPINNED model was trained using these simulated data to learn the underlying physical relation (deconvolution) between the DSC-MRI time series and the arterial input functions. The accuracy and robustness of the proposed SPINNED method were assessed by comparing it with two common deconvolution methods in DSC MRI data analysis, circulant singular value decomposition, and Volterra singular value decomposition, using both simulation data and real patient data. RESULTS The proposed SPINNED method was more accurate than the conventional methods across all SNR levels and showed better robustness against noise in both simulation and real patient data. The SPINNED method also showed much faster processing speed than the conventional methods. CONCLUSION These results support that the proposed SPINNED method can be a good alternative to the existing methods for resolving the deconvolution problem in DSC MRI. The proposed method does not require any separate ground-truth measurement for training and offers additional benefits of quick processing time and coverage of diverse clinical scenarios. Consequently, it will contribute to more reliable, accurate, and rapid diagnoses in clinical applications compared with the previous methods including those based on supervised learning.
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- Muhammad Asaduddin
- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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Starck L, Skeie BS, Bartsch H, Grüner R. Arterial input functions in dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI (DSC-MRI) in longitudinal evaluation of brain metastases. Acta Radiol 2023; 64:1166-1174. [PMID: 35786055 DOI: 10.1177/02841851221109702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI) could be helpful to separate true disease progression from pseudo-progression in brain metastases when assessing the need for retreatment. However, the selection of arterial input functions (AIFs) is not standardized for analysis, limiting its use for this application. PURPOSE To compare population-based AIFs, AIFs specific to each patient, and AIFs specific to every visit in the longitudinal follow-up of brain metastases. MATERIAL AND METHODS Longitudinal data were collected from eight patients before treatment (6 of 8 patients) and after treatment (6-17 visits). Imaging was performed using a 1.5-T MRI system. Lesions were segmented by subtracting precontrast images from postcontrast images. Cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and cerebral blood flow (rCBF) were computed, and Pearson's product moment correlation coefficients were calculated to evaluate similarity of DSC parameters dependent on various AIF choices across time. AIF shape characteristics were compared. Parameter differences between white matter (WM) and gray matter (GM) were obtained to determine which AIF choice maximizes tissue differentiation. RESULTS Although DSC parameters follow similar patterns in time, the various AIF selections cause large parameter variations with relative standard deviations of up to ±60%. AIFs sampled in one patient across sessions more similar in shape than AIFs sampled across patients. Estimates of rCBV based on scan-specific AIFs differentiated better between perfusion in WM and GM than patient-specific or population-based AIFs (P ≤ 0.02). CONCLUSION Results indicate that scan-specific AIFs are the best choice for DSC-MRI parameter estimations in the longitudinal follow-up of brain metastases.
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- Lea Starck
- Department of Physics and Technology, 1658University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 60498Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Radiology, 60498Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, 1658University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Radiology, 60498Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Kossen T, Madai VI, Mutke MA, Hennemuth A, Hildebrand K, Behland J, Aslan C, Hilbert A, Sobesky J, Bendszus M, Frey D. Image-to-image generative adversarial networks for synthesizing perfusion parameter maps from DSC-MR images in cerebrovascular disease. Front Neurol 2023; 13:1051397. [PMID: 36703627 PMCID: PMC9871486 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1051397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Stroke is a major cause of death or disability. As imaging-based patient stratification improves acute stroke therapy, dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI) is of major interest in image brain perfusion. However, expert-level perfusion maps require a manual or semi-manual post-processing by a medical expert making the procedure time-consuming and less-standardized. Modern machine learning methods such as generative adversarial networks (GANs) have the potential to automate the perfusion map generation on an expert level without manual validation. We propose a modified pix2pix GAN with a temporal component (temp-pix2pix-GAN) that generates perfusion maps in an end-to-end fashion. We train our model on perfusion maps infused with expert knowledge to encode it into the GANs. The performance was trained and evaluated using the structural similarity index measure (SSIM) on two datasets including patients with acute stroke and the steno-occlusive disease. Our temp-pix2pix architecture showed high performance on the acute stroke dataset for all perfusion maps (mean SSIM 0.92-0.99) and good performance on data including patients with the steno-occlusive disease (mean SSIM 0.84-0.99). While clinical validation is still necessary for future studies, our results mark an important step toward automated expert-level perfusion maps and thus fast patient stratification.
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- Tabea Kossen
- Charité Lab for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CLAIM), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,Department of Computer Engineering and Microelectronics, Computer Vision and Remote Sensing, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany,*Correspondence: Tabea Kossen ✉
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- Charité Lab for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CLAIM), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Computing and Digital Technology, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Computer Engineering and Microelectronics, Computer Vision and Remote Sensing, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany,Institute for Imaging Science and Computational Modelling in Cardiovascular Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,Fraunhofer MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Computer Science and Media, Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité Lab for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CLAIM), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Computer Science and Media, Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité Lab for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CLAIM), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,Johanna-Etienne-Hospital, Neuss, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Charité Lab for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CLAIM), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Wouters A, Robben D, Christensen S, Marquering HA, Roos YB, van Oostenbrugge RJ, van Zwam WH, Dippel DW, Majoie CB, Schonewille WJ, van der Lugt A, Lansberg M, Albers GW, Suetens P, Lemmens R. Prediction of Stroke Infarct Growth Rates by Baseline Perfusion Imaging. Stroke 2022; 53:569-577. [PMID: 34587794 PMCID: PMC8792202 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.034444] [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] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Computed tomography perfusion imaging allows estimation of tissue status in patients with acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to improve prediction of the final infarct and individual infarct growth rates using a deep learning approach. METHODS We trained a deep neural network to predict the final infarct volume in patients with acute stroke presenting with large vessel occlusions based on the native computed tomography perfusion images, time to reperfusion and reperfusion status in a derivation cohort (MR CLEAN trial [Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands]). The model was internally validated in a 5-fold cross-validation and externally in an independent dataset (CRISP study [CT Perfusion to Predict Response to Recanalization in Ischemic Stroke Project]). We calculated the mean absolute difference between the predictions of the deep learning model and the final infarct volume versus the mean absolute difference between computed tomography perfusion imaging processing by RAPID software (iSchemaView, Menlo Park, CA) and the final infarct volume. Next, we determined infarct growth rates for every patient. RESULTS We included 127 patients from the MR CLEAN (derivation) and 101 patients of the CRISP study (validation). The deep learning model improved final infarct volume prediction compared with the RAPID software in both the derivation, mean absolute difference 34.5 versus 52.4 mL, and validation cohort, 41.2 versus 52.4 mL (P<0.01). We obtained individual infarct growth rates enabling the estimation of final infarct volume based on time and grade of reperfusion. CONCLUSIONS We validated a deep learning-based method which improved final infarct volume estimations compared with classic computed tomography perfusion imaging processing. In addition, the deep learning model predicted individual infarct growth rates which could enable the introduction of tissue clocks during the management of acute stroke.
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- Anke Wouters
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium,Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Medical Imaging Research Center (MIRC), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,Medical Image Computing (MIC), ESAT-PSI, Department of Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,Icometrix, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands,Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute (CARIM), Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute (CARIM), Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Medical Imaging Research Center (MIRC), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,Medical Image Computing (MIC), ESAT-PSI, Department of Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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Chakwizira A, Ahlgren A, Knutsson L, Wirestam R. Non-parametric deconvolution using Bézier curves for quantification of cerebral perfusion in dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS, BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2022; 35:791-804. [PMID: 35025071 PMCID: PMC9463354 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-021-00995-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Objective Deconvolution is an ill-posed inverse problem that tends to yield non-physiological residue functions R(t) in dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI). In this study, the use of Bézier curves is proposed for obtaining physiologically reasonable residue functions in perfusion MRI. Materials and methods Cubic Bézier curves were employed, ensuring R(0) = 1, bounded-input, bounded-output stability and a non-negative monotonically decreasing solution, resulting in 5 parameters to be optimized. Bézier deconvolution (BzD), implemented in a Bayesian framework, was tested by simulation under realistic conditions, including effects of arterial delay and dispersion. BzD was also applied to DSC-MRI data from a healthy volunteer. Results Bézier deconvolution showed robustness to different underlying residue function shapes. Accurate perfusion estimates were observed, except for boxcar residue functions at low signal-to-noise ratio. BzD involving corrections for delay, dispersion, and delay with dispersion generally returned accurate results, except for some degree of cerebral blood flow (CBF) overestimation at low levels of each effect. Maps of mean transit time and delay were markedly different between BzD and block-circulant singular value decomposition (oSVD) deconvolution. Discussion A novel DSC-MRI deconvolution method based on Bézier curves was implemented and evaluated. BzD produced physiologically plausible impulse response, without spurious oscillations, with generally less CBF underestimation than oSVD. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10334-021-00995-0.
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- Arthur Chakwizira
- Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 22185, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 22185, Lund, Sweden
- AMRA Medical AB, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 22185, Lund, Sweden
- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 22185, Lund, Sweden.
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Scheldeman L, Wouters A, Lemmens R. Imaging selection for reperfusion therapy in acute ischemic stroke beyond the conventional time window. J Neurol 2021; 269:1715-1723. [PMID: 34718883 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-021-10872-4] [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: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Originally, the efficacy of acute ischemic stroke treatment with thrombolysis or thrombectomy was only proven in narrow time windows of, respectively, 4.5 and 6 h after onset. Introducing imaging-based selection beyond non-contrast enhanced computed tomography has expanded the treatment window, focusing on presumed tissue status rather than solely on time after stroke onset. Different mismatch concepts have been adopted in clinical practice to select patients in the extended and unknown time window based on findings from randomized controlled trials. Since various concepts exist that can identify patients likely to benefit from reperfusion strategies, clinicians may wonder which imaging modality may be preferred in the emergency setting. In this review, we will discuss the different mismatch concepts and their practical implementation for patient selection for thrombolysis or thrombectomy, beyond the conventional time window.
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- Lauranne Scheldeman
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. .,Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. .,Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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Qiu W, Kuang H, Ospel JM, Hill MD, Demchuk AM, Goyal M, Menon BK. Automated Prediction of Ischemic Brain Tissue Fate from Multiphase Computed Tomographic Angiography in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Machine Learning. J Stroke 2021; 23:234-243. [PMID: 34102758 PMCID: PMC8189856 DOI: 10.5853/jos.2020.05064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Background and Purpose Multiphase computed tomographic angiography (mCTA) provides time variant images of pial vasculature supplying brain in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). To develop a machine learning (ML) technique to predict tissue perfusion and infarction from mCTA source images.
Methods 284 patients with AIS were included from the Precise and Rapid assessment of collaterals using multi-phase CTA in the triage of patients with acute ischemic stroke for Intra-artery Therapy (Prove-IT) study. All patients had non-contrast computed tomography, mCTA, and computed tomographic perfusion (CTP) at baseline and follow-up magnetic resonance imaging/non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Of the 284 patient images, 140 patient images were randomly selected to train and validate three ML models to predict a pre-defined Tmax thresholded perfusion abnormality, core and penumbra on CTP. The remaining 144 patient images were used to test the ML models. The predicted perfusion, core and penumbra lesions from ML models were compared to CTP perfusion lesion and to follow-up infarct using Bland-Altman plots, concordance correlation coefficient (CCC), intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), and Dice similarity coefficient.
Results Mean difference between the mCTA predicted perfusion volume and CTP perfusion volume was 4.6 mL (limit of agreement [LoA], –53 to 62.1 mL; P=0.56; CCC 0.63 [95% confidence interval [CI], 0.53 to 0.71; P<0.01], ICC 0.68 [95% CI, 0.58 to 0.78; P<0.001]). Mean difference between the mCTA predicted infarct and follow-up infarct in the 100 patients with acute reperfusion (modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction [mTICI] 2b/2c/3) was 21.7 mL, while it was 3.4 mL in the 44 patients not achieving reperfusion (mTICI 0/1). Amongst reperfused subjects, CCC was 0.4 (95% CI, 0.15 to 0.55; P<0.01) and ICC was 0.42 (95% CI, 0.18 to 0.50; P<0.01); in non-reperfused subjects CCC was 0.52 (95% CI, 0.20 to 0.60; P<0.001) and ICC was 0.60 (95% CI, 0.37 to 0.76; P<0.001). No difference was observed between the mCTA and CTP predicted infarct volume in the test cohort (P=0.67).
Conclusions A ML based mCTA model is able to predict brain tissue perfusion abnormality and follow-up infarction, comparable to CTP.
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- Wu Qiu
- Calgary Stroke Program, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Division of Neuroradiology, Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Calgary Stroke Program, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Time to peak and full width at half maximum in MR perfusion: valuable indicators for monitoring moyamoya patients after revascularization. Sci Rep 2021; 11:479. [PMID: 33436788 PMCID: PMC7804964 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80036-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a chronic, steno-occlusive cerebrovascular disorder of unknown etiology. Surgical treatment is the only known effective method to restore blood flow to affected areas of the brain. However, there are lack of generally accepted noninvasive tools for therapeutic outcome monitoring. As dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the standard MR perfusion imaging technique in the clinical setting, we investigated a dataset of nineteen pediatric MMD patients with one preoperational and multiple periodic DSC MRI examinations for four to thirty-eight months after indirect revascularization. A rigid gamma variate model was used to derive two nondeconvolution-based perfusion parameters: time to peak (TTP) and full width at half maximum (FWHM) for monitoring transitional bolus delay and dispersion changes respectively. TTP and FWHM values were normalized to the cerebellum. Here, we report that 74% (14/19) of patients improve in both TTP and FWHM measurements, and whereof 57% (8/14) improve more noticeably on FWHM. TTP is in good agreement with Tmax in estimating bolus delay. Our study data also suggest bolus dispersion estimated by FWHM is an additional, informative indicator in pediatric MMD monitoring.
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Winder A, d’Esterre CD, Menon BK, Fiehler J, Forkert ND. Automatic arterial input function selection in CT and MR perfusion datasets using deep convolutional neural networks. Med Phys 2020; 47:4199-4211. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.14351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Anthony Winder
- Department of Radiology University of Calgary Calgary Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute University of Calgary Calgary Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute University of Calgary Calgary Canada
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience University of Calgary Calgary Canada
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- Department of Radiology University of Calgary Calgary Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute University of Calgary Calgary Canada
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience University of Calgary Calgary Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology University Medical Center Hamburg‐Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Radiology University of Calgary Calgary Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute University of Calgary Calgary Canada
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience University of Calgary Calgary Canada
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research InstituteUniversity of Calgary Calgary Canada
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Schmidt MA, Knott M, Hoelter P, Engelhorn T, Larsson EM, Nguyen T, Essig M, Doerfler A. Standardized acquisition and post-processing of dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion in patients with brain tumors, cerebrovascular disease and dementia: comparability of post-processing software. Br J Radiol 2020; 93:20190543. [PMID: 31617743 PMCID: PMC6948086 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20190543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE MR-perfusion post-processing still lacks standardization. This study evaluates the results of perfusion analysis with two established software solutions in a large series of patients with different diseases when a highly standardized processing workflow is ensured. METHODS Multicenter data of 260 patients (80 with brain tumors, 124 with cerebrovascular disease and 56 with dementia examined with the same MR protocol) were analyzed. Raw data sets were processed with two software suites: Olea sphere and NordicICE. Group differences were analyzed with paired t-tests and one-way ANOVA. RESULTS Perfusion metrics were significantly different for all examined diseases in the unaffected brain for both software suites [ratio cortex/white matter left hemisphere: mean transit time (MTT) 0.991 vs 0.847, p < 0.05; relative cerebral bloodflow (rBF) 3.23 vs 4.418, p < 0.001; relative cerebral bloodvolume (rBVc) 2.813 vs 3.884, p < 0.001; right hemisphere: MTT 1.079 vs 0.854, p < 0.05; rBF 3.262 vs 4.378, p < 0.001; rBVc 2.762 vs 3.935, p < 0.001)]. Perfusion results were also significantly different in patients with stroke (ratio cortex/white matter affected hemisphere: MTT 1.058 vs 0.784; p < 0.001), dementia (ratio cortex/white matter left hemisphere: rBVc 1.152 vs 1.795, p < 0.001; right hemisphere: rBVc 1.396 vs 1.662, p < 0.05) and brain tumors (ratio cortex/whole tumor rBVc: 0.778 vs 0.919, p < 0.001 and ratio cortex/tumor hotspot rBVc: 0.529 vs 0.512, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Despite a highly standardized workflow, parametric perfusion maps are depended on the chosen software. Radiologists should consider software related variances when using dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion for clinical imaging and research. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE This multicenter study compared perfusion parameters calculated by two commercial dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion post-processing software solutions in different central nervous system disorders with a large sample size and a highly standardized processing workflow. Despite, parametric perfusion maps are depended on the chosen software which impacts clinical imaging and research.
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- Manuel Alexander Schmidt
- Department of Neuroradiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, SE-75185 Uppsala, Radiology, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Prediction of final infarct volume from native CT perfusion and treatment parameters using deep learning. Med Image Anal 2020; 59:101589. [DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2019.101589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Debs N, Rasti P, Victor L, Cho TH, Frindel C, Rousseau D. Simulated perfusion MRI data to boost training of convolutional neural networks for lesion fate prediction in acute stroke. Comput Biol Med 2019; 116:103579. [PMID: 31999557 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.103579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The problem of final tissue outcome prediction of acute ischemic stroke is assessed from physically realistic simulated perfusion magnetic resonance images. Different types of simulations with a focus on the arterial input function are discussed. These simulated perfusion magnetic resonance images are fed to convolutional neural network to predict real patients. Performances close to the state-of-the-art performances are obtained with a patient specific approach. This approach consists in training a model only from simulated images tuned to the arterial input function of a tested real patient. This demonstrates the added value of physically realistic simulated images to predict the final infarct from perfusion.
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- Noëlie Debs
- CREATIS, CNRS UMR-5220, INSERM U1206, Université Lyon 1, INSA Lyon Bât, Blaise Pascal, 7 Avenue Jean Capelle, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes (LARIS), UMR INRA IRHS, Université d'Angers, 62 Avenue Notre Dame du Lac, 49000 Angers, France
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- CREATIS, CNRS UMR-5220, INSERM U1206, Université Lyon 1, INSA Lyon Bât, Blaise Pascal, 7 Avenue Jean Capelle, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- CREATIS, CNRS UMR-5220, INSERM U1206, Université Lyon 1, INSA Lyon Bât, Blaise Pascal, 7 Avenue Jean Capelle, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- CREATIS, CNRS UMR-5220, INSERM U1206, Université Lyon 1, INSA Lyon Bât, Blaise Pascal, 7 Avenue Jean Capelle, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes (LARIS), UMR INRA IRHS, Université d'Angers, 62 Avenue Notre Dame du Lac, 49000 Angers, France.
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Shazeeb MS, King RM, Brooks OW, Puri AS, Henninger N, Boltze J, Gounis MJ. Infarct Evolution in a Large Animal Model of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion. Transl Stroke Res 2019; 11:468-480. [PMID: 31478129 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-019-00732-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of ischemic stroke shows high rates of recanalization; however, some patients still have a poor clinical outcome. A proposed reason for this relates to the fact that the ischemic infarct growth differs significantly between patients. While some patients demonstrate rapid evolution of their infarct core (fast evolvers), others have substantial potentially salvageable penumbral tissue even hours after initial vessel occlusion (slow evolvers). We show that the dog middle cerebral artery occlusion model recapitulates this key aspect of human stroke rendering it a highly desirable model to develop novel multimodal treatments to improve clinical outcomes. Moreover, this model is well suited to develop novel image analysis techniques that allow for improved lesion evolution prediction; we provide proof-of-concept that MRI perfusion-based time-to-peak maps can be utilized to predict the rate of infarct growth as validated by apparent diffusion coefficient-derived lesion maps allowing reliable classification of dogs into fast versus slow evolvers enabling more robust study design for interventional research.
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- Mohammed Salman Shazeeb
- New England Center for Stroke Research, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
- Image Processing and Analysis Core, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
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- New England Center for Stroke Research, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA
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- New England Center for Stroke Research, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
- St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's, West Indies, Grenada
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- New England Center for Stroke Research, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- New England Center for Stroke Research, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
- Image Processing and Analysis Core, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
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Nasel C, Klickovic U, Kührer HM, Villringer K, Fiebach JB, Villringer A, Moser E. A Quantitative Comparison of Clinically Employed Parameters in the Assessment of Acute Cerebral Ischemia Using Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Front Physiol 2019; 9:1945. [PMID: 30697166 PMCID: PMC6341064 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (P-MRI) is part of the mismatch concept employed for therapy decisions in acute ischemic stroke. Using dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI the time-to-maximum (Tmax) parameter is quite popular, but its inconsistently defined computation, arterial input function (AIF) selection, and the applied deconvolution method may introduce bias into the assessment. Alternatively, parameter free methods, namely, standardized time-to-peak (stdTTP), zf-score, and standardized-zf (stdZ) are also available, offering consistent calculation procedures without the need of an AIF or deconvolution. Methods: Tmax was compared to stdTTP, zf-, and stdZ to evaluate robustness of infarct volume estimation in 66 patients, using data from two different sites and MR systems (i.e., 1.5T vs. 3T; short TR (= 689 ms) vs. medium TR (= 1,390 ms); bolus dose 0.1 or 0.2 ml/kgBW, respectively). Results: Quality factors (QF) for Tmax were 0.54 ± 0.18 (sensitivity), 0.90 ± 0.06 (specificity), and 0.87 ± 0.05 (accuracy). Though not significantly different, best specificity (0.93 ± 0.05) and accuracy (0.90 ± 0.04) were found for stdTTP with a sensitivity of 0.56 ± 0.17. Other tested parameters performed not significantly worse than Tmax and stdTTP, but absolute values of QFs were slightly lower, except for zf showing the highest sensitivity (0.72 ± 0.16). Accordingly, in ROC-analysis testing the parameter performance to predict the final infarct volume, stdTTP and zf showed the best performance. The odds for stdTTP to obtain the best prediction of the final infarct size, was 6.42 times higher compared to all other parameters (odds-ratio test; p = 2.2*10–16). Conclusion: Based on our results, we suggest to reanalyze data from large cohort studies using the parameters presented here, particularly stdTTP and zf-score, to further increase consistency of perfusion assessment in acute ischemic stroke.
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- Christian Nasel
- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tulln, Tulln, Austria.,MR Center of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tulln, Tulln, Austria.,Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Neuroradiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Neuroradiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cognitive Neurology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,MR Center of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Livne M, Boldsen JK, Mikkelsen IK, Fiebach JB, Sobesky J, Mouridsen K. Boosted Tree Model Reforms Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Infarct Prediction in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2018. [PMID: 29540608 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.019440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke imaging is pivotal for diagnosis and stratification of patients with acute ischemic stroke to treatment. The potential of combining multimodal information into reliable estimates of outcome learning calls for robust machine learning techniques with high flexibility and accuracy. We applied the novel extreme gradient boosting algorithm for multimodal magnetic resonance imaging-based infarct prediction. METHODS In a retrospective analysis of 195 patients with acute ischemic stroke, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, diffusion-weighted imaging, and 10 perfusion parameters were derived from acute magnetic resonance imaging scans. They were integrated to predict final infarct as seen on follow-up T2-fluid-attenuated inversion recovery using the extreme gradient boosting and compared with a standard generalized linear model approach using cross-validation. Submodels for recanalization and persistent occlusion were calculated and were used to identify the important imaging markers. Performance in infarct prediction was analyzed with receiver operating characteristics. Resulting areas under the curve and accuracy rates were compared using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. RESULTS The extreme gradient boosting model demonstrated significantly higher performance in infarct prediction compared with generalized linear model in both cross-validation approaches: 5-folds (P<10e-16) and leave-one-out (P<0.015). The imaging parameters time-to-peak, mean transit time, time-to-maximum, and diffusion-weighted imaging were indicated as most valuable for infarct prediction by the systematic algorithm rating. Notably, the performance improvement was higher with 5-folds cross-validation approach than leave-one-out. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate extreme gradient boosting as a state-of-the-art method for clinically applicable multimodal magnetic resonance imaging infarct prediction in acute ischemic stroke. Our findings emphasize the role of perfusion parameters as important biomarkers for infarct prediction. The effect of cross-validation techniques on performance indicates that the intrapatient variability is expressed in nonlinear dynamics of the imaging modalities.
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- Michelle Livne
- From the Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany (M.L., J.B.F., J.S.); and Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Denmark (J.K.B., I.K.M., K.M.).
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- From the Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany (M.L., J.B.F., J.S.); and Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Denmark (J.K.B., I.K.M., K.M.)
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- From the Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany (M.L., J.B.F., J.S.); and Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Denmark (J.K.B., I.K.M., K.M.)
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- From the Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany (M.L., J.B.F., J.S.); and Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Denmark (J.K.B., I.K.M., K.M.)
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- From the Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany (M.L., J.B.F., J.S.); and Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Denmark (J.K.B., I.K.M., K.M.)
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- From the Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany (M.L., J.B.F., J.S.); and Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Denmark (J.K.B., I.K.M., K.M.)
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Borrazzo C, Galea N, Pacilio M, Altabella L, Preziosi E, Carnì M, Ciolina F, Vullo F, Francone M, Catalano C, Carbone I. Myocardial blood flow estimates from dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging: three quantitative methods. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 63:035008. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aaa2a8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Wouters A, Christensen S, Straka M, Mlynash M, Liggins J, Bammer R, Thijs V, Lemmens R, Albers GW, Lansberg MG. A Comparison of Relative Time to Peak and Tmax for Mismatch-Based Patient Selection. Front Neurol 2017; 8:539. [PMID: 29081762 PMCID: PMC5645507 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI)/diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) mismatch profile is used to select patients for endovascular treatment. A PWI map of Tmax is commonly used to identify tissue with critical hypoperfusion. A time to peak (TTP) map reflects similar hemodynamic properties with the added benefit that it does not require arterial input function (AIF) selection and deconvolution. We aimed to determine if TTP could substitute Tmax for mismatch categorization. METHODS Imaging data of the DEFUSE 2 trial were reprocessed to generate relative TTP (rTTP) maps. We identified the rTTP threshold that yielded lesion volumes comparable to Tmax > 6 s and assessed the effect of reperfusion according to mismatch status, determined based on Tmax and rTTP volumes. RESULTS Among 102 included cases, the Tmax > 6 s lesion volumes corresponded most closely with rTTP > 4.5 s lesion volumes: median absolute difference 6.9 mL (IQR: 2.3-13.0). There was 94% agreement in mismatch classification between Tmax and rTTP-based criteria. When mismatch was assessed by Tmax criteria, the odds ratio (OR) for favorable clinical response associated with reperfusion was 7.4 (95% CI 2.3-24.1) in patients with mismatch vs. 0.4 (95% CI 0.1-2.6) in patients without mismatch. When mismatch was assessed with rTTP criteria, these ORs were 7.2 (95% CI 2.3-22.2) and 0.3 (95% CI 0.1-2.2), respectively. CONCLUSION rTTP yields lesion volumes that are comparable to Tmax and reliably identifies the PWI/DWI mismatch profile. Since rTTP is void of the problems associated with AIF selection, it is a suitable substitute for Tmax that could improve the robustness and reproducibility of mismatch classification in acute stroke.
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- Anke Wouters
- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain and Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain and Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Cerebral blood flow measurement by magnetic resonance imaging perfusion (MRP) techniques is broadly applied to patients with acute ischemic stroke, vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, chronic arterial steno-occlusive disease, cervical atherosclerotic disease, and primary brain neoplasms. MRP may be performed using an exogenous tracer, most commonly gadolinium-based intravenous contrast, or an endogenous tracer, such as arterial spin labeling (ASL) or intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM). Here, we review the technical basis of commonly performed MRP techniques, the interpretation of MRP imaging maps, and how MRP provides valuable clinical information in the triage of patients with cerebral disease.
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Livne M, Madai VI, Brunecker P, Zaro-Weber O, Moeller-Hartmann W, Heiss WD, Mouridsen K, Sobesky J. A PET-Guided Framework Supports a Multiple Arterial Input Functions Approach in DSC-MRI in Acute Stroke. J Neuroimaging 2017; 27:486-492. [PMID: 28207200 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In acute stroke, arterial-input-function (AIF) determination is essential for obtaining perfusion estimates with dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI). Standard DSC-MRI postprocessing applies single AIF selection, ie, global AIF. Physiological considerations, however, suggest that a multiple AIFs selection method would improve perfusion estimates to detect penumbral flow. In this study, we developed a framework based on comparable DSC-MRI and positron emission tomography (PET) images to compare the two AIF selection approaches and assess their performance in penumbral flow detection in acute stroke. METHODS In a retrospective analysis of 17 sub(acute) stroke patients with consecutive MRI and PET scans, voxel-wise optimized AIFs were calculated based on the kinetic model as derived from both imaging modalities. Perfusion maps were calculated based on the optimized-AIF using two methodologies: (1) Global AIF and (2) multiple AIFs as identified by cluster analysis. Performance of penumbral-flow detection was tested by receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis, ie, the area under the curve (AUC). RESULTS Large variation of optimized AIFs across brain voxels demonstrated that there is no optimal single AIF. Subsequently, the multiple-AIF method (AUC range over all maps: .82-.90) outperformed the global AIF methodology (AUC .72-.85) significantly. CONCLUSIONS We provide PET imaging-based evidence that a multiple AIF methodology is beneficial for penumbral flow detection in comparison with the standard global AIF methodology in acute stroke.
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- Michelle Livne
- Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Giacalone M, Frindel C, Robini M, Cervenansky F, Grenier E, Rousseau D. Robustness of spatio-temporal regularization in perfusion MRI deconvolution: An application to acute ischemic stroke. Magn Reson Med 2016; 78:1981-1990. [PMID: 28019027 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.26573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE The robustness of a recently introduced globally convergent deconvolution algorithm with temporal and edge-preserving spatial regularization for the deconvolution of dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion magnetic resonance imaging is assessed in the context of ischemic stroke. THEORY AND METHODS Ischemic tissues are not randomly distributed in the brain but form a spatially organized entity. The addition of a spatial regularization term allows to take into account this spatial organization contrarily to the sole temporal regularization approach which processes each voxel independently. The robustness of the spatial regularization in relation to shape variability, hemodynamic variability in tissues, noise in the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, and uncertainty on the arterial input function selected for the deconvolution is addressed via an original in silico validation approach. RESULTS The deconvolution algorithm proved robust to the different sources of variability, outperforming temporal Tikhonov regularization in most realistic conditions considered. The limiting factor is the proper estimation of the arterial input function. CONCLUSION This study quantified the robustness of a spatio-temporal approach for dynamic susceptibility contrast-magnetic resonance imaging deconvolution via a new simulator. This simulator, now accessible online, is of wide applicability for the validation of any deconvolution algorithm. Magn Reson Med 78:1981-1990, 2017. © 2016 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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- Mathilde Giacalone
- University of Lyon, INSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Inserm, CREATIS UMR 5220, U1206, LYON, F69006, France
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- University of Lyon, INSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Inserm, CREATIS UMR 5220, U1206, LYON, F69006, France
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- University of Lyon, INSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Inserm, CREATIS UMR 5220, U1206, LYON, F69006, France
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- University of Lyon, INSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Inserm, CREATIS UMR 5220, U1206, LYON, F69006, France
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- ENS-Lyon, UCB Lyon, Inria, NUMED, CNRS, UMPA UMR 5669, LYON, F69007, France
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- University of Lyon, INSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Inserm, CREATIS UMR 5220, U1206, LYON, F69006, France
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Korfiatis P, Kline TL, Kelm ZS, Carter RE, Hu LS, Erickson BJ. Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast-MRI Quantification Software Tool: Development and Evaluation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 2:448-456. [PMID: 28066810 PMCID: PMC5217187 DOI: 10.18383/j.tom.2016.00172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) is a magnetic resonance imaging biomarker that is used to differentiate progression from pseudoprogression in patients with glioblastoma multiforme, the most common primary brain tumor. However, calculated rCBV depends considerably on the software used. Automating all steps required for rCBV calculation is important, as user interaction can lead to increased variability and possible inaccuracies in clinical decision-making. Here, we present an automated tool for computing rCBV from dynamic susceptibility contrast-magnetic resonance imaging that includes leakage correction. The entrance and exit bolus time points are automatically calculated using wavelet-based detection. The proposed tool is compared with 3 Food and Drug Administration-approved software packages, 1 automatic and 2 requiring user interaction, on a data set of 43 patients. We also evaluate manual and automated white matter (WM) selection for normalization of the cerebral blood volume maps. Our system showed good agreement with 2 of the 3 software packages. The intraclass correlation coefficient for all comparisons between the same software operated by different people was >0.880, except for FuncTool when operated by user 1 versus user 2. Little variability in agreement between software tools was observed when using different WM selection techniques. Our algorithm for automatic rCBV calculation with leakage correction and automated WM selection agrees well with 2 out of the 3 FDA-approved software packages.
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Schaafs LA, Porter D, Audebert HJ, Fiebach JB, Villringer K. Optimising MR perfusion imaging: comparison of different software-based approaches in acute ischaemic stroke. Eur Radiol 2016; 26:4204-4212. [PMID: 26852218 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4244-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Revised: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Perfusion imaging (PI) is susceptible to confounding factors such as motion artefacts as well as delay and dispersion (D/D). We evaluate the influence of different post-processing algorithms on hypoperfusion assessment in PI analysis software packages to improve the clinical accuracy of stroke PI. METHODS Fifty patients with acute ischaemic stroke underwent MRI imaging in the first 24 h after onset. Diverging approaches to motion and D/D correction were applied. The calculated MTT and CBF perfusion maps were assessed by volumetry of lesions and tested for agreement with a standard approach and with the final lesion volume (FLV) on day 6 in patients with persisting vessel occlusion. RESULTS MTT map lesion volumes were significantly smaller throughout the software packages with correction of motion and D/D when compared to the commonly used approach with no correction (p = 0.001-0.022). Volumes on CBF maps did not differ significantly (p = 0.207-0.925). All packages with advanced post-processing algorithms showed a high level of agreement with FLV (ICC = 0.704-0.879). CONCLUSIONS Correction of D/D had a significant influence on estimated lesion volumes and leads to significantly smaller lesion volumes on MTT maps. This may improve patient selection. KEY POINTS • Assessment on hypoperfusion using advanced post-processing with correction for motion and D/D. • CBF appears to be more robust regarding differences in post-processing. • Tissue at risk is estimated more accurately by correcting software algorithms. • Advanced post-processing algorithms show a higher agreement with the final lesion volume.
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- Lars-Arne Schaafs
- Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany. .,Academic Neuroradiology, Department of Neurology and Center for Stroke Research, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Academic Neuroradiology, Department of Neurology and Center for Stroke Research, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Academic Neuroradiology, Department of Neurology and Center for Stroke Research, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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