Scan-rescan reproducibility of segmental aortic wall shear stress as assessed by phase-specific segmentation with 4D flow MRI in healthy volunteers

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate scan-rescan reproducibility and observer variability of segmental aortic 3D systolic wall shear stress (WSS) by phase-specific segmentation with 4D flow MRI in healthy volunteers.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten healthy volunteers (age 26.5 ± 2.6 years) underwent aortic 4D flow MRI twice. Maximum 3D systolic WSS (WSSmax) and mean 3D systolic WSS (WSSmean) for five thoracic aortic segments over five systolic cardiac phases by phase-specific segmentations were calculated. Scan-rescan analysis and observer reproducibility analysis were performed.

RESULTS: Scan-rescan data showed overall good reproducibility for WSSmean (coefficient of variation, COV 10-15%) with moderate-to-strong intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC 0.63-0.89). The variability in WSSmax was high (COV 16-31%) with moderate-to-good ICC (0.55-0.79) for different aortic segments. Intra- and interobserver reproducibility was good-to-excellent for regional aortic WSSmax (ICC ≥ 0.78; COV ≤ 17%) and strong-to-excellent for WSSmean (ICC ≥ 0.86; COV ≤ 11%). In general, ascending aortic segments showed more WSSmax/WSSmean variability compared to aortic arch or descending aortic segments for scan-rescan, intraobserver and interobserver comparison.

CONCLUSIONS: Scan-rescan reproducibility was good for WSSmean and moderate for WSSmax for all thoracic aortic segments over multiple systolic phases in healthy volunteers. Intra/interobserver reproducibility for segmental WSS assessment was good-to-excellent. Variability of WSSmax is higher and should be taken into account in case of individual follow-up or in comparative rest-stress studies to avoid misinterpretation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Magma (New York, N.Y.) - 31(2018), 5 vom: 26. Okt., Seite 653-663

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

van der Palen, Roel L F [VerfasserIn]
Roest, Arno A W [VerfasserIn]
van den Boogaard, Pieter J [VerfasserIn]
de Roos, Albert [VerfasserIn]
Blom, Nico A [VerfasserIn]
Westenberg, Jos J M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4D flow MRI
Aorta
Aortopathy
Journal Article
Wall shear stress

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Date Completed 07.01.2019

Date Revised 07.01.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10334-018-0688-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM284497649