Quantitative diffusion weighted imaging in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma : effects of simultaneous multi-slice acceleration and gadoxetic acid administration

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PURPOSE: To investigate whether simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) acceleration and gadoxetic acid administration affect the quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurement of DWI in patients with HCC.

METHODS: This prospective study initially enrolled 208 patients with clinically suspected HCC. Free breathing SMS-DWI and conventional DWI (CON-DWI) were performed before and after gadoxetic acid administration. Lesion conspicuity, ADCs and SNRs of the HCC lesion and normal liver parenchyma were independently measured by two radiologists. The paired t test or Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to evaluate the differences of lesion conspicuity, ADCs and SNRs between SMS-DWI and CON-DWI, as well as those before and after gadoxetic acid administration.

RESULTS: A total of 102 HCC patients (90 men and 12 women; mean age, 54.6 ± 11.7 years) were finally included for analysis. SMS-DWI and CON-DWI demonstrated comparable lesion conspicuity (P = 0.081-0.566). For the influence of SMS acceleration, the SNRs of liver parenchyma on enhanced SMS-DWI were significantly higher than enhanced CON-DWI (P = 0.015). For the influence of gadoxetic acid administration, the mean ADCs were significantly higher on enhanced SMS-DWI than unenhanced SMS-DWI (HCC, P = 0.013; liver parenchyma, P = 0.032).

CONCLUSION: Quantitative ADC measurements of HCC and liver parenchyma were not affected by SMS acceleration, and SMS-DWI can provide higher SNR than CON-DWI. However, the ADC measurements can be affected by gadoxetic acid administration on SMS-DWI, so it is recommended to perform SMS-DWI before gadoxetic acid administration.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

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Abdominal radiology (New York) - 49(2024), 3 vom: 04. März, Seite 683-693

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Shan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yingyi [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Song, Bin [VerfasserIn]

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Apparent diffusion coefficient
Carcinoma, hepatocellular
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
Gadolinium DTPA
Gadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA
Gadoxetic acid
Journal Article
K2I13DR72L
Simultaneous multi-slice

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00261-023-04100-y

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NLM364222816