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Xia J, Yu C, Li L, Pan J. Arterial transit artifacts and carotid Plaque-RADS may predict symptoms in patients with carotid stenosis. Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 111:131-137. [PMID: 38703972 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2024.05.001] [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] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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AIM To analyze the correlation of carotid stenosis severity, the Plaque Reporting and Data System (RADS) score, arterial transit artifacts (ATAs), and cerebral blood flow (CBF) with clinical cerebral ischemic symptoms in patients with carotid artery stenosis (CAS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-one patients with unilateral internal carotid artery stenosis or occlusion (≥50% stenosis) diagnosed by ultrasound, Computed Tomography(CT) angiography, or Magnetic Resonance(MR) angiography in Yichang City Central People's Hospital from January 2022 to February 2024 were retrospectively enrolled and divided into two groups according to the presence or absence of symptoms. Both groups underwent MR plaque imaging and arterial spin labeling (ASL)-based 3.0 T MRI to compare the differences in stenosis degree, Plaque-RADS score, ATA grade, and CBF between the two groups. Binary regression analysis was used to identify the parameters with statistically significant differences between the two groups and to evaluate their diagnostic efficacy using the area under the workup curve of the subjects. RESULTS The Plaque-RADS score, ATA grade, and CBF differences in the anterior cerebral artery(ACA)blood supply region were correlated with symptoms, and the areas under the ROC curves for the CBF differences in the ACA blood supply region, Plaque-RADS score, ATA grade and a joint model that combines all three to predict symptoms in CAS patients were 0.672, 0.796, 0.788 and 0.919, respectively. CONCLUSIONS CBF, Plaque-RADS and ATAs were identified as independent risk factors for symptoms in patients with CAS and have a certain predictive value for symptoms, and the combined predictive value is greater, potentially providing a more effective imaging modality for clinical treatment and evaluation.
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- Juan Xia
- The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Department of Radiology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei, China
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- The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Department of Radiology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei, China
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Shan M, Liu K, Ma Y, Zhang Q, Yun W, Zhang M. Arterial transit artifact as a short-term prognostic indicator in acute ischemic stroke. BMC Neurol 2024; 24:58. [PMID: 38336633 PMCID: PMC10854094 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-024-03560-z] [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: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Arterial transit artifact (ATA) observed on arterial spin labeling (ASL) was recently suggested to be associated with improved functional outcomes following acute ischemic stroke (AIS). AIS is a heterogeneous disease with diverse pathogenic mechanisms depending on the stroke subtype. This study aimed to investigate the association between ATA and 3-month functional outcomes in AIS patients according to etiology subtypes. METHODS Consecutive patients with AIS were included. All patients underwent ASL MRI with postlabeling delay (PLD) of 1.5 and 2.5 s. ATA was assessed from the ASL images of both PLDs. Stroke etiologic subtypes were determined according to the modified TOAST (Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) classification. Short-term functional outcomes were evaluated using the 3-month modified Rankin scale (mRS). Log-binomial regression was applied to analyze the association between ATA and functional outcomes at 3 months after stroke. RESULTS Ninety-eight AIS patients (62.73 ± 13.05 years; 68 men) were finally included. ATA was detected in forty-six patients and most frequently seen in the large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA) subtype (35/46). The ATA group exhibited a lower percentage of patients with mRS > 2 compared to the group without ATA (36.5% vs. 19.6%; P < 0.001). ATA was independently associated with better 3-month clinical outcomes (adjusted risk ratio, 0.35[95% CI, 0.16-0.74]) in the multivariate log-binomial regression model. After stratification by TOAST subtypes, a significant association was found between ATA and better outcomes in the LAA subtype (adjusted risk ratio, 0.20[ 95% CI, 0.05-0.72]) but not in cardioembolism and small artery occlusion (SVO) subtype. CONCLUSION ATA is associated with better outcomes at 3 months in patients with AIS, especially in the LAA subtype, but this association attenuated in the cardioembolism and SVO subtypes.
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- Min Shan
- Department of Neurology, the Affiliated Changzhou Second People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, No.29, Xinglong Lane, Tianning District, Changzhou, 213004, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Changzhou Second People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Changzhou Second People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Affiliated Changzhou Second People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, No.29, Xinglong Lane, Tianning District, Changzhou, 213004, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Department of Neurology, the Affiliated Changzhou Second People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, No.29, Xinglong Lane, Tianning District, Changzhou, 213004, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Peer S, Singh P. Intraluminal arterial transit artifact as a predictor of intracranial large artery stenosis on 3D time of flight MR angiography: Expanding the application of arterial spin labeling MRI in ischemic stroke. J Clin Imaging Sci 2023; 13:17. [PMID: 37405363 PMCID: PMC10316254 DOI: 10.25259/jcis_27_2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of "intraluminal arterial transit artifact" in the prediction of intracranial large artery stenosis and to determine if this finding is predictive of ischemic stroke in the territory of the involved artery. Material and Methods The presence of arterial transit artifact (ATA) within the lumen of an intracranial large vessel was noted on three-dimensional time of flight (3D-TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) (ATA group). The patients with stenosis but with no ATA (no-ATA group), patients with total occlusion (total occlusion group), and patients with no stenosis/occlusion (normal group) were included in the analysis. Results There were four groups of patients included in the final analysis, the ATA group (n = 22), the no-ATA group (n = 23), the normal group (n = 25), and the total occlusion group (n = 9). Among patients with any demonstrable stenosis (n = 45), the presence of ATA within the stenotic segment was predictive of stenosis of ≥56% (Sensitivity of 100% [85.2-100, 95% CI], specificity of 100% [86.4-100, 95% CI]), with area under curve of 1.0 (0.92-.0, 95% CI). The presence of intra-arterial ATA signal was significantly associated with ischemic stroke as compared with the no-ATA group (86.36% vs. 26.08%, P = 0.0003). Intraluminal ATA was found to be an independent predictor of infarction in the territory of the involved artery. Conclusion Intraluminal ATA is predictive of stenosis of at least 56% in the involved artery on 3D-TOF MRA. Intraluminal ATA sign may be an independent predictor of infarction in the territory of the involved artery.
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- Sameer Peer
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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Bhogal AA, Sayin ES, Poublanc J, Duffin J, Fisher JA, Sobcyzk O, Mikulis DJ. Quantifying cerebral blood arrival times using hypoxia-mediated arterial BOLD contrast. Neuroimage 2022; 261:119523. [PMID: 35907499 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cerebral blood arrival and tissue transit times are sensitive measures of the efficiency of tissue perfusion and can provide clinically meaningful information on collateral blood flow status. We exploit the arterial blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal contrast established by precisely decreasing, and then increasing, arterial hemoglobin saturation using respiratory re-oxygenation challenges to quantify arterial blood arrival times throughout the brain. We term this approach the Step Hemoglobin re-Oxygenation Contrast Stimulus (SHOCS). Carpet plot analysis yielded measures of signal onset (blood arrival), global transit time (gTT) and calculations of relative total blood volume. Onset times averaged across 12 healthy subjects were 1.1 ± 0.4 and 1.9 ± 0.6 for cortical gray and deep white matter, respectively. The average whole brain gTT was 4.5 ± 0.9 seconds. The SHOCS response was 1.7 fold higher in grey versus white matter; in line with known differences in tissue-specific blood volume fraction. SHOCS was also applied in a patient with unilateral carotid artery occlusion revealing ipsilateral prolonged signal onset with normal perfusion in the unaffected hemisphere. We anticipate that SHOCS will further inform on the extent of collateral blood flow in patients with upstream steno-occlusive vascular disease, including those already known to manifest reductions in vasodilatory reserve capacity or vascular steal.
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- Alex A Bhogal
- Center of Imaging Sciences, High Field Department, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, CX 3584, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Joint Department of Medical Imaging and the Functional Neuroimaging Lab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Joint Department of Medical Imaging and the Functional Neuroimaging Lab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Joint Department of Medical Imaging and the Functional Neuroimaging Lab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Golay X, Ho ML. Multidelay ASL of the pediatric brain. Br J Radiol 2022; 95:20220034. [PMID: 35451851 PMCID: PMC10996417 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20220034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a powerful noncontrast MRI technique for evaluation of cerebral blood flow (CBF). A key parameter in single-delay ASL is the choice of postlabel delay (PLD), which refers to the timing between the labeling of arterial free water and measurement of flow into the brain. Multidelay ASL (MDASL) utilizes several PLDs to improve the accuracy of CBF calculations using arterial transit time (ATT) correction. This approach is particularly helpful in situations where ATT is unknown, including young subjects and slow-flow conditions. In this article, we discuss the technical considerations for MDASL, including labeling techniques, quantitative metrics, and technical artefacts. We then provide a practical summary of key clinical applications with real-life imaging examples in the pediatric brain, including stroke, vasculopathy, hypoxic-ischemic injury, epilepsy, migraine, tumor, infection, and metabolic disease.
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- Xavier Golay
- MR Neurophysics and Translational Neuroscience, UCL Queen
Square Institute of Neurology London, London,
England, UK
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- Radiology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio
State University, Columbus, OH,
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Fan X, Zuo Z, Lin T, Lai Z, You H, Qu J, Wei J, Liu B, Feng F. Arterial transit artifacts on arterial spin labeling MRI can predict cerebral hyperperfusion after carotid endarterectomy: an initial study. Eur Radiol 2022; 32:6145-6157. [PMID: 35394182 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08755-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate whether preoperative arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI can predict cerebral hyperperfusion after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with carotid stenosis. METHODS Consecutive patients with carotid stenosis who underwent CEA between May 2015 and July 2021 were included. For each patient, a cerebral blood flow ratio (rCBF) map was obtained by dividing postoperative CBF with preoperative CBF images from two pseudo-continuous ASL scans. Hyperperfusion regions with rCBF > 2 were extracted and weighted with rCBF to calculate the hyperperfusion index. According to the distribution of the hyperperfusion index, patients were divided into hyperperfusion and non-hyperperfusion groups. Preoperative ASL images were scored based on the presence of arterial transit artifacts (ATAs) in 10 regions of interest corresponding to the Alberta Stroke Programme Early Computed Tomography Score methodology. The degree of stenosis and primary and secondary collaterals were evaluated to correlate with the ASL score. Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were performed to assess the predictive ability of the ASL score for cerebral hyperperfusion. RESULTS Of 86 patients included, cerebral hyperperfusion was present in 17 (19.8%) patients. Carotid near occlusion, opening of posterior communicating arteries with incomplete anterior semicircle, and leptomeningeal collaterals were associated with lower ASL scores (p < 0.05). The preoperative ASL score was an independent predictor of cerebral hyperperfusion (OR = 0.48 [95% CI [0.33-0.71]], p < 0.001) with the optimal cutoff value of 25 points (AUC = 0.98, 94.1% sensitivity, 88.4% specificity). CONCLUSIONS Based on the presence of ATAs, ASL can non-invasively predict cerebral hyperperfusion after CEA in patients with carotid stenosis. KEY POINTS • Carotid near occlusion, opening of posterior communicating arteries with incomplete anterior semicircle, and leptomeningeal collaterals were associated with lower ASL scores. • The ASL score performed better than the degree of stenosis, type of CoW, and leptomeningeal collaterals, as well as the combination of the three factors for the prediction of cerebral hyperperfusion. • For patients with carotid stenosis, preoperative ASL can non-invasively identify patients at high risk of cerebral hyperperfusion after carotid endarterectomy without complex post-processing steps.
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- Xiaoyuan Fan
- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- GE Healthcare, MR Research China, Beijing, China
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- GE Healthcare, MR Research China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Difficult, Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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