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Chau OW, El-Sherif O, Mouawad M, Sykes JM, Butler J, Biernaski H, deKemp R, Renaud J, Wisenberg G, Prato FS, Gaede S. Changes in myocardial blood flow in a canine model of left sided breast cancer radiotherapy. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0291854. [PMID: 37768966 PMCID: PMC10538714 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291854] [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: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Left-sided breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy are at risk for coronary artery disease, and/or radiation mediated effects on the microvasculature. Previously our laboratory demonstrated in canines with hybrid 18FDG/PET a progressive global inflammatory response during the initial one year following treatment. In this study, the objective is to evaluate corresponding changes in perfusion, in the same cohort, where resting myocardial blood flow (MBF) was quantitatively measured. METHOD In five canines, Ammonia PET (13NH3) derived MBF was measured at baseline, 1-week, 1, 3, 6 and 12-months after cardiac external beam irradiation. MBF measurements were correlated with concurrent 18FDG uptake. Simultaneously MBF was measured using the dual bolus MRI method. RESULTS MBF was significantly increased at all time points, in comparison to baseline, except at 3-months. This was seen globally throughout the entire myocardium independent of the coronary artery territories. MBF showed a modest significant correlation with 18FDG activity for the entire myocardium (r = 0.51, p = 0.005) including the LAD (r = 0.49, p = 0.008) and LCX (r = 0.47, p = 0.013) coronary artery territories. CONCLUSION In this canine model of radiotherapy for left-sided breast cancer, resting MBF increases as early as 1-week and persists for up to one year except at 3-months. This pattern is similar to that of 18FDG uptake. A possible interpretation is that the increase in resting MBF is a response to myocardial inflammation.
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- Oi-Wai Chau
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physics and Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Thames Valley Veterinary Services, London, Ontario, Canada
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- National Cardiac PET Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Cardiology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physics and Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario, Canada
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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Navidi Z, Sun J, Chan RH, Hanneman K, Al-Arnawoot A, Munim A, Rakowski H, Maron MS, Woo A, Wang B, Tsang W. Interpretable machine learning for automated left ventricular scar quantification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients. PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH 2023; 2:e0000159. [PMID: 36812626 PMCID: PMC9931226 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Scar quantification on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) images is important in risk stratifying patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) due to the importance of scar burden in predicting clinical outcomes. We aimed to develop a machine learning (ML) model that contours left ventricular (LV) endo- and epicardial borders and quantifies CMR LGE images from HCM patients.We retrospectively studied 2557 unprocessed images from 307 HCM patients followed at the University Health Network (Canada) and Tufts Medical Center (USA). LGE images were manually segmented by two experts using two different software packages. Using 6SD LGE intensity cutoff as the gold standard, a 2-dimensional convolutional neural network (CNN) was trained on 80% and tested on the remaining 20% of the data. Model performance was evaluated using the Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC), Bland-Altman, and Pearson's correlation. The 6SD model DSC scores were good to excellent at 0.91 ± 0.04, 0.83 ± 0.03, and 0.64 ± 0.09 for the LV endocardium, epicardium, and scar segmentation, respectively. The bias and limits of agreement for the percentage of LGE to LV mass were low (-0.53 ± 2.71%), and correlation high (r = 0.92). This fully automated interpretable ML algorithm allows rapid and accurate scar quantification from CMR LGE images. This program does not require manual image pre-processing, and was trained with multiple experts and software, increasing its generalizability.
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- Zeinab Navidi
- Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Vector Institute, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Vector Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is one of the most common causes of congestive heart failure. In patients with ICM, tissue characterization with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) allows for evaluation of myocardial abnormalities in acute and chronic settings. Myocardial edema, microvascular obstruction (MVO), intracardiac thrombus, intramyocardial hemorrhage, and late gadolinium enhancement of the myocardium are easily depicted using standard CMR sequences. In the acute setting, tissue characterization is mainly focused on assessment of ventricular thrombus and MVO, which are associated with poor prognosis. Conversely, in chronic ICM, it is important to depict late gadolinium enhancement and myocardial ischemia using stress perfusion sequences. Overall, with CMR's ability to accurately characterize myocardial tissue in acute and chronic ICM, it represents a valuable diagnostic and prognostic imaging method for treatment planning. In particular, tissue characterization abnormalities in the acute setting can provide information regarding the patients that may develop major adverse cardiac event and show the presence of ventricular thrombus; in the chronic setting, evaluation of viable myocardium can be fundamental for planning myocardial revascularization. In this review, the main findings on tissue characterization are illustrated in acute and chronic settings using qualitative and quantitative tissue characterization.
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Rahsepar AA, Ghasemiesfe A, Suwa K, Dolan RS, Shehata ML, Korell MJ, Naresh NK, Markl M, Collins JD, Carr JC. Comprehensive evaluation of macroscopic and microscopic myocardial fibrosis by cardiac MR: intra-individual comparison of gadobutrol versus gadoterate meglumine. Eur Radiol 2019; 29:4357-4367. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5956-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bizino MB, Tao Q, Amersfoort J, Siebelink HMJ, van den Bogaard PJ, van der Geest RJ, Lamb HJ. High spatial resolution free-breathing 3D late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy: quantitative assessment of scar mass and image quality. Eur Radiol 2018; 28:4027-4035. [PMID: 29626239 PMCID: PMC6096581 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5361-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 01/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE To compare breath-hold (BH) with navigated free-breathing (FB) 3D late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI (LGE-CMR) MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-one patients were retrospectively included (34 ischaemic cardiomyopathy, 14 non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy, three discarded). BH and FB 3D phase sensitive inversion recovery sequences were performed at 3T. FB datasets were reformatted into normal resolution (FB-NR, 1.46x1.46x10mm) and high resolution (FB-HR, isotropic 0.91-mm voxels). Scar mass, scar edge sharpness (SES), SNR and CNR were compared using paired-samples t-test, Pearson correlation and Bland-Altman analysis. RESULTS Scar mass was similar in BH and FB-NR (mean ± SD: 15.5±18.0 g vs. 15.5±16.9 g, p=0.997), with good correlation (r=0.953), and no bias (mean difference ± SD: 0.00±5.47 g). FB-NR significantly overestimated scar mass compared with FB-HR (15.5±16.9 g vs 14.4±15.6 g; p=0.007). FB-NR and FB-HR correlated well (r=0.988), but Bland-Altman demonstrated systematic bias (1.15±2.84 g). SES was similar in BH and FB-NR (p=0.947), but significantly higher in FB-HR than FB-NR (p<0.01). SNR and CNR were lower in BH than FB-NR (p<0.01), and lower in FB-HR than FB-NR (p<0.01). CONCLUSION Navigated free-breathing 3D LGE-CMR allows reliable scar mass quantification comparable to breath-hold. During free-breathing, spatial resolution can be increased resulting in improved sharpness and reduced scar mass. KEY POINTS • Navigated free-breathing 3D late gadolinium enhancement is reliable for myocardial scar quantification. • High-resolution 3D late gadolinium enhancement increases scar sharpness • Ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy patients can be imaged using free-breathing LGE CMR.
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- Maurice B Bizino
- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Mekkaoui C, Jackowski MP, Kostis WJ, Stoeck CT, Thiagalingam A, Reese TG, Reddy VY, Ruskin JN, Kozerke S, Sosnovik DE. Myocardial Scar Delineation Using Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Tractography. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:JAHA.117.007834. [PMID: 29420216 PMCID: PMC5850260 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Background Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) is the current standard for myocardial scar delineation. In this study, we introduce the tractographic propagation angle (PA), a metric of myofiber curvature (degrees/unit distance) derived from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and compare its use to LGE and invasive scar assessment by endocardial voltage mapping. Methods and Results DTI was performed on 7 healthy human volunteers, 5 patients with myocardial infarction, 6 normal mice, and 7 mice with myocardial infarction. LGE to delineate the infarct and border zones was performed with a 2‐dimensional inversion recovery gradient‐echo sequence. Ex vivo DTI was performed on 5 normal human and 5 normal sheep hearts. Endocardial electroanatomic mapping and subsequent ex vivo DTI was performed on 5 infarcted sheep hearts. PA in the normal human hearts varied smoothly and was generally <4. The mean PA in the infarct zone was significantly elevated (10.34±1.02 versus 4.05±0.45, P<0.05). Regions with a PA ≤4 consistently had a bipolar voltage ≥1.5 mV, whereas those with PA values between 4 and 10 had voltages between 0.5 and 1.5 mV. A PA threshold >4 was the most accurate DTI‐derived measure of infarct size and demonstrated the greatest correlation with LGE (r=0.95). Conclusions We found a strong correlation between infarct size by PA and LGE in both mice and humans. There was also an inverse relationship between PA values and endocardial voltage. The use of PA may enable myocardial scar delineation and characterization of arrhythmogenic substrate without the need for exogenous contrast agents.
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- Choukri Mekkaoui
- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Computer Science, Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.,Cardiovascular Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.,Cardiology Division, Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Guaricci AI, Muscogiuri G, Pontone G. Letter by Guaricci et al Regarding Article, “Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance to Predict Appropriate Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients Using Late Gadolinium Enhancement Border Zone: Comparison of Four Analysis Methods”. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2018; 11:e007213. [DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.117.007213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Andrea I. Guaricci
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University Hospital Policlinico of Bari, Italy
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Manning WJ. Review of Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) 2015-2016 and transition of the JCMR office to Boston. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2017; 19:108. [PMID: 29284487 PMCID: PMC5747150 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-017-0423-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) is the official publication of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR). In 2016, the JCMR published 93 manuscripts, including 80 research papers, 6 reviews, 5 technical notes, 1 protocol, and 1 case report. The number of manuscripts published was similar to 2015 though with a 12% increase in manuscript submissions to an all-time high of 369. This reflects a decrease in the overall acceptance rate to <25% (excluding solicited reviews). The quality of submissions to JCMR continues to be high. The 2016 JCMR Impact Factor (which is published in June 2016 by Thomson Reuters) was steady at 5.601 (vs. 5.71 for 2015; as published in June 2016), which is the second highest impact factor ever recorded for JCMR. The 2016 impact factor means that the JCMR papers that were published in 2014 and 2015 were on-average cited 5.71 times in 2016.In accordance with Open-Access publishing of Biomed Central, the JCMR articles are published on-line in the order that they are accepted with no collating of the articles into sections or special thematic issues. For this reason, over the years, the Editors have felt that it is useful to annually summarize the publications into broad areas of interest or themes, so that readers can view areas of interest in a single article in relation to each other and other recent JCMR articles. The papers are presented in broad themes with previously published JCMR papers to guide continuity of thought in the journal. In addition, I have elected to open this publication with information for the readership regarding the transition of the JCMR editorial office to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston and the editorial process.Though there is an author publication charge (APC) associated with open-access to cover the publisher's expenses, this format provides a much wider distribution/availability of the author's work and greater manuscript citation. For SCMR members, there is a substantial discount in the APC. I hope that you will continue to send your high quality manuscripts to JCMR for consideration. Importantly, I also ask that you consider referencing recent JCMR publications in your submissions to the JCMR and elsewhere as these contribute to our impact factor. I also thank our dedicated Associate Editors, Guest Editors, and reviewers for their many efforts to ensure that the review process occurs in a timely and responsible manner and that the JCMR continues to be recognized as the leading publication in our field.
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- Warren J Manning
- From the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Editorial Office and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Pennell DJ, Baksi AJ, Prasad SK, Mohiaddin RH, Alpendurada F, Babu-Narayan SV, Schneider JE, Firmin DN. Review of Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2015. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2016; 18:86. [PMID: 27846914 PMCID: PMC5111217 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-016-0305-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
There were 116 articles published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) in 2015, which is a 14 % increase on the 102 articles published in 2014. The quality of the submissions continues to increase. The 2015 JCMR Impact Factor (which is published in June 2016) rose to 5.75 from 4.72 for 2014 (as published in June 2015), which is the highest impact factor ever recorded for JCMR. The 2015 impact factor means that the JCMR papers that were published in 2013 and 2014 were cited on average 5.75 times in 2015. The impact factor undergoes natural variation according to citation rates of papers in the 2 years following publication, and is significantly influenced by highly cited papers such as official reports. However, the progress of the journal's impact over the last 5 years has been impressive. Our acceptance rate is <25 % and has been falling because the number of articles being submitted has been increasing. In accordance with Open-Access publishing, the JCMR articles go on-line as they are accepted with no collating of the articles into sections or special thematic issues. For this reason, the Editors have felt that it is useful once per calendar year to summarize the papers for the readership into broad areas of interest or theme, so that areas of interest can be reviewed in a single article in relation to each other and other recent JCMR articles. The papers are presented in broad themes and set in context with related literature and previously published JCMR papers to guide continuity of thought in the journal. We hope that you find the open-access system increases wider reading and citation of your papers, and that you will continue to send your quality papers to JCMR for publication.
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- D. J. Pennell
- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW 3 6NP UK
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- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW 3 6NP UK
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- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW 3 6NP UK
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- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW 3 6NP UK
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- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW 3 6NP UK
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- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW 3 6NP UK
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- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW 3 6NP UK
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- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW 3 6NP UK
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Engblom H, Tufvesson J, Jablonowski R, Carlsson M, Aletras AH, Hoffmann P, Jacquier A, Kober F, Metzler B, Erlinge D, Atar D, Arheden H, Heiberg E. A new automatic algorithm for quantification of myocardial infarction imaged by late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance: experimental validation and comparison to expert delineations in multi-center, multi-vendor patient data. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2016; 18:27. [PMID: 27145749 PMCID: PMC4855857 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-016-0242-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) using magnitude inversion recovery (IR) or phase sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) has become clinical standard for assessment of myocardial infarction (MI). However, there is no clinical standard for quantification of MI even though multiple methods have been proposed. Simple thresholds have yielded varying results and advanced algorithms have only been validated in single center studies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop an automatic algorithm for MI quantification in IR and PSIR LGE images and to validate the new algorithm experimentally and compare it to expert delineations in multi-center, multi-vendor patient data. METHODS The new automatic algorithm, EWA (Expectation Maximization, weighted intensity, a priori information), was implemented using an intensity threshold by Expectation Maximization (EM) and a weighted summation to account for partial volume effects. The EWA algorithm was validated in-vivo against triphenyltetrazolium-chloride (TTC) staining (n = 7 pigs with paired IR and PSIR images) and against ex-vivo high resolution T1-weighted images (n = 23 IR and n = 13 PSIR images). The EWA algorithm was also compared to expert delineation in 124 patients from multi-center, multi-vendor clinical trials 2-6 days following first time ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (n = 124 IR and n = 49 PSIR images). RESULTS Infarct size by the EWA algorithm in vivo in pigs showed a bias to ex-vivo TTC of -1 ± 4%LVM (R = 0.84) in IR and -2 ± 3%LVM (R = 0.92) in PSIR images and a bias to ex-vivo T1-weighted images of 0 ± 4%LVM (R = 0.94) in IR and 0 ± 5%LVM (R = 0.79) in PSIR images. In multi-center patient studies, infarct size by the EWA algorithm showed a bias to expert delineation of -2 ± 6 %LVM (R = 0.81) in IR images (n = 124) and 0 ± 5%LVM (R = 0.89) in PSIR images (n = 49). CONCLUSIONS The EWA algorithm was validated experimentally and in patient data with a low bias in both IR and PSIR LGE images. Thus, the use of EM and a weighted intensity as in the EWA algorithm, may serve as a clinical standard for the quantification of myocardial infarction in LGE CMR images. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION CHILL-MI: NCT01379261 . MITOCARE NCT01374321 .
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- Henrik Engblom
- />Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- />Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- />Laboratory of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- />Section for Interventional Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway
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- />Aix-Marseille University, UMR 7339 CRMBM, Marseille, France
- />Department of Radiology, La Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- />Aix-Marseille University, UMR 7339 CRMBM, Marseille, France
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- />Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- />Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- />Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- />Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- />Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- />Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden
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