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Dietrich O, Cai M, Tuladhar AM, Jacob MA, Drenthen GS, Jansen JFA, Marques JP, Topalis J, Ingrisch M, Ricke J, de Leeuw FE, Duering M, Backes WH. Integrated intravoxel incoherent motion tensor and diffusion tensor brain MRI in a single fast acquisition. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2023; 36:e4905. [PMID: 36637237 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The acquisition of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) data and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data from the brain can be integrated into a single measurement, which offers the possibility to determine orientation-dependent (tensorial) perfusion parameters in addition to established IVIM and DTI parameters. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of such a protocol with a clinically feasible scan time below 6 min and to use a model-selection approach to find a set of DTI and IVIM tensor parameters that most adequately describes the acquired data. Diffusion-weighted images of the brain were acquired at 3 T in 20 elderly participants with cerebral small vessel disease using a multiband echoplanar imaging sequence with 15 b-values between 0 and 1000 s/mm2 and six non-collinear diffusion gradient directions for each b-value. Seven different IVIM-diffusion models with 4 to 14 parameters were implemented, which modeled diffusion and pseudo-diffusion as scalar or tensor quantities. The models were compared with respect to their fitting performance based on the goodness of fit (sum of squared fit residuals, chi2 ) and their Akaike weights (calculated from the corrected Akaike information criterion). Lowest chi2 values were found using the model with the largest number of model parameters. However, significantly highest Akaike weights indicating the most appropriate models for the acquired data were found with a nine-parameter IVIM-DTI model (with isotropic perfusion modeling) in normal-appearing white matter (NAWM), and with an 11-parameter model (IVIM-DTI with additional pseudo-diffusion anisotropy) in white matter with hyperintensities (WMH) and in gray matter (GM). The latter model allowed for the additional calculation of the fractional anisotropy of the pseudo-diffusion tensor (with a median value of 0.45 in NAWM, 0.23 in WMH, and 0.36 in GM), which is not accessible with the usually performed IVIM acquisitions based on three orthogonal diffusion-gradient directions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Olaf Dietrich
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Center for Medical Neurosciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Center for Medical Neurosciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Center for Medical Neurosciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Schools for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNs) and Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Schools for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNs) and Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Center for Medical Neurosciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Center for Medical Neurosciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Medical Image Analysis Center (MIAC AG) and qbig, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Schools for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNs) and Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Jaramillo D, Duong P, Nguyen JC, Mostoufi-Moab S, Nguyen MK, Moreau A, Barrera CA, Hong S, Raya JG. Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Knee to Predict Childhood Growth. Radiology 2022; 303:655-663. [PMID: 35315716 PMCID: PMC9131176 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.210484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Background Accurate and precise methods to predict growth remain lacking. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) depicts the columnar structure of the physis and metaphyseal spongiosa and provides measures of tract volume and length that may help predict growth. Purpose To validate physeal DTI metrics as predictors of height velocity (1-year height gain from time of MRI examination) and total height gain (height gain from time of MRI examination until growth stops) and compare the prediction accuracy with bone age-based models. Materials and Methods Femoral DTI studies (b values = 0 and 600 sec/mm2; directions = 20) of healthy children who underwent MRI of the knee between February 2012 and December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Children with height measured at MRI and either 1 year later (height velocity) or after growth cessation (total height gain, mean = 34 months from MRI) were included. Physeal DTI tract volume and length were correlated with height velocity and total height gain. Multilinear regression was used to assess the potential of DTI metrics in the prediction of both parameters. Bland-Altman plots were used to compare root mean square error (RMSE) and bias in height prediction using DTI versus bone age methods. Results Eighty-nine children (mean age, 13 years ± 3 [SD]; 47 boys) had height velocity measured, and 70 (mean age, 14 years ± 1; 36 girls) had total height gain measured. Tract volumes correlated with height velocity (r2 = 0.49) and total height gain (r2 = 0.46) (P < .001 for both) after controlling for age and sex. Tract volume was the strongest predictor for height velocity and total height gain. An optimal multilinear model including tract volume improved prediction of height velocity (R2 = 0.63, RMSE = 1.7 cm) and total height gain (R2 = 0.59, RMSE = 1.8 cm) compared with bone age-based methods (height velocity: R2 = 0.32, RMSE = 2.9 cm; total height gain: R2 = 0.42, RMSE = 5.0 cm). Conclusion Models using tract volume derived from diffusion tensor imaging may perform better than bone age-based models in children for the prediction of height velocity and total height gain. © RSNA, 2022.
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- Diego Jaramillo
- From the Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center,
630 W 168th St, MC 28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J., P.D.); Department of Radiology
(J.C.N., M.K.N., S.H.) and Division of Oncology (S.M.M., A.M.),
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass (C.A.B.); and Department
of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY (J.G.R.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center,
630 W 168th St, MC 28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J., P.D.); Department of Radiology
(J.C.N., M.K.N., S.H.) and Division of Oncology (S.M.M., A.M.),
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass (C.A.B.); and Department
of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY (J.G.R.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center,
630 W 168th St, MC 28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J., P.D.); Department of Radiology
(J.C.N., M.K.N., S.H.) and Division of Oncology (S.M.M., A.M.),
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass (C.A.B.); and Department
of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY (J.G.R.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center,
630 W 168th St, MC 28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J., P.D.); Department of Radiology
(J.C.N., M.K.N., S.H.) and Division of Oncology (S.M.M., A.M.),
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass (C.A.B.); and Department
of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY (J.G.R.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center,
630 W 168th St, MC 28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J., P.D.); Department of Radiology
(J.C.N., M.K.N., S.H.) and Division of Oncology (S.M.M., A.M.),
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass (C.A.B.); and Department
of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY (J.G.R.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center,
630 W 168th St, MC 28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J., P.D.); Department of Radiology
(J.C.N., M.K.N., S.H.) and Division of Oncology (S.M.M., A.M.),
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass (C.A.B.); and Department
of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY (J.G.R.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center,
630 W 168th St, MC 28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J., P.D.); Department of Radiology
(J.C.N., M.K.N., S.H.) and Division of Oncology (S.M.M., A.M.),
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass (C.A.B.); and Department
of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY (J.G.R.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center,
630 W 168th St, MC 28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J., P.D.); Department of Radiology
(J.C.N., M.K.N., S.H.) and Division of Oncology (S.M.M., A.M.),
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass (C.A.B.); and Department
of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY (J.G.R.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center,
630 W 168th St, MC 28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J., P.D.); Department of Radiology
(J.C.N., M.K.N., S.H.) and Division of Oncology (S.M.M., A.M.),
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass (C.A.B.); and Department
of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY (J.G.R.)
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Martín Noguerol T, Raya JG, Wessell DE, Vilanova JC, Rossi I, Luna A. Functional MRI for evaluation of hyaline cartilage extracelullar matrix, a physiopathological-based approach. Br J Radiol 2019; 92:20190443. [PMID: 31433668 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20190443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
MRI of articular cartilage (AC) integrity has potential to become a biomarker for osteoarthritis progression. Traditional MRI sequences evaluate AC morphology, allowing for the measurement of thickness and its change over time. In the last two decades, more advanced, dedicated MRI cartilage sequences have been developed aiming to assess AC matrix composition non-invasively and detect early changes in cartilage not captured on morphological sequences. T2-mapping and T1ρ sequences can be used to estimate the relaxation times of water inside the AC. These sequences have been introduced into clinical protocols and show promising results for cartilage assessment. Extracelullar matrix can also be assessed using diffusion-weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging as the movement of water is limited by the presence of extracellular matrix in AC. Specific techniques for glycosaminoglycans (GAG) evaluation, such as delayed gadolinium enhanced MRI of cartilage or Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer imaging of GAG, as well as sodium imaging have also shown utility in the detection of AC damage. This manuscript provides an educational update on the physical principles behind advanced AC MRI techniques as well as a comprehensive review of the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. Current clinical applications and potential future applications of these techniques are also discussed.
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- Department of Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Clínica Girona. Institute Diagnostic Imaging (IDI), University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- MRI unit, Radiology department, Health Time, Jaén, Spain
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Duarte A, Ruiz A, Ferizi U, Bencardino J, Abramson SB, Samuels J, Krasnokutsky-Samuels S, Raya JG. Diffusion tensor imaging of articular cartilage using a navigated radial imaging spin-echo diffusion (RAISED) sequence. Eur Radiol 2018; 29:2598-2607. [PMID: 30382348 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5780-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To validate a radial imaging spin-echo diffusion tensor (RAISED) sequence for high-resolution diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of articular cartilage at 3 T. METHODS The RAISED sequence implementation is described, including the used non-linear motion correction algorithm. The robustness to eddy currents was tested on phantoms, and accuracy of measurement was assessed with measurements of temperature-dependent diffusion of free water. Motion correction was validated by comparing RAISED with single-shot diffusion-weighted echo-planar imaging (EPI) measures. DTI was acquired in asymptomatic subjects (n = 6) and subjects with doubtful (Kellgren-Lawrence [KL] grade 1, n = 9) and mild (KL = 2, n = 9) symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). MD and FA values without correction, and after all corrections, were calculated. A test-retest evaluation of the DTI acquisition on three asymptomatic and three OA subjects was also performed. RESULTS The root mean squared coefficient of variation of the global test-restest reproducibility was 3.54% for MD and 5.34% for FA. MD was significantly increased in both femoral condyles (7-9%) of KL 1 and in the medial (11-17%) and lateral (10-12%) compartments of KL 2 subjects. Averaged FA presented a trend of lower values with increasing KL grade, which was significant for the medial femoral condyle (-11%) of KL 1 and all three compartments in KL 2 subjects (-18 to -11%). Group differences in MD and FA were only significant after motion correction. CONCLUSION The RAISED sequence with the proposed reconstruction framework provides reproducible assessment of DTI parameters in vivo at 3 T and potentially the early stages of the disease in large regions of interest. KEY POINTS • DTI of articular cartilage is feasible at 3T with a multi-shot RAISED sequence with non-linear motion correction. • RAISED sequence allows estimation of the diffusion indices MD and FA with test-retest errors below 4% (MD) and 6% (FA). • RAISED-based measurement of DTI of articular cartilage with non-linear motion correction holds potential to differentiate healthy from OA subjects.
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- Alejandra Duarte
- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Health, 660 First avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Health, 660 First avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Health, 660 First avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Health, 660 First avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Health, 660 First avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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