Multishot Diffusion-Weighted MRI of the Breasts in the Supine vs. Prone Position

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BACKGROUND: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) may allow for breast cancer screening MRI without a contrast injection. Multishot methods improve prone DWI of the breasts but face different challenges in the supine position.

PURPOSE: To establish a multishot DWI (msDWI) protocol for supine breast MRI and to evaluate the performance of supine vs. prone msDWI.

STUDY TYPE: Prospective.

POPULATION: Protocol optimization: 10 healthy women (ages 22-56), supine vs. prone: 24 healthy women (ages 22-62) and five women (ages 29-61) with breast tumors.

FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE: 3-T, protocol optimization msDWI: free-breathing (FB) 2-shots, FB 4-shots, respiratory-triggered (RT) 2-shots, RT 4-shots, supine vs. prone: RT 4-shot msDWI, T2-weighted fast-spin echo.

ASSESSMENT: Protocol optimization and supine vs. prone: three observers performed an image quality assessment of sharpness, aliasing, distortion (vs. T2), perceived SNR, and overall image quality (scale of 1-5). Apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) in fibroglandular tissue (FGT) and breast tumors were measured.

STATISTICAL TESTS: Effect of study variables on dichotomized ratings (4/5 vs. 1/2/3) and FGT ADCs were assessed with mixed-effects logistic regression. Interobserver agreement utilized Gwet's agreement coefficient (AC). Lesion ADCs were assessed by Bland-Altman analysis and concordance correlation (ρc ). P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

RESULTS: Protocol optimization: 4-shots significantly improved sharpness and distortion; RT significantly improved sharpness, aliasing, perceived SNR, and overall image quality. FGT ADCs were not significantly different between shots (P = 0.812), FB vs. RT (P = 0.591), or side (P = 0.574). Supine vs. prone: supine images were rated significantly higher for sharpness, aliasing, and overall image quality. FGT ADCs were significantly higher supine; lesion ADCs were highly correlated (ρc  = 0.92).

DATA CONCLUSION: Based on image quality, supine msDWI outperformed prone msDWI. Lesion ADCs were highly correlated between the two positions, while FGT ADCs were higher in the supine position.

EVIDENCE LEVEL: 2.

TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 1.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI - 58(2023), 3 vom: 13. Sept., Seite 951-962

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moran, Catherine J [VerfasserIn]
Middione, Matthew J [VerfasserIn]
Mazzoli, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
McKay-Nault, Jessica A [VerfasserIn]
Guidon, Arnaud [VerfasserIn]
Waheed, Uzma [VerfasserIn]
Rosen, Eric L [VerfasserIn]
Poplack, Steven P [VerfasserIn]
Rosenberg, Jarrett [VerfasserIn]
Ennis, Daniel B [VerfasserIn]
Hargreaves, Brian A [VerfasserIn]
Daniel, Bruce L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast
DWI
Journal Article
Multishot
Prone
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Supine

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Date Completed 08.08.2023

Date Revised 17.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmri.28582

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350949700