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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2017

Effects of MRI Protocol Parameters, Preload Injection Dose, Fractionation Strategies, and Leakage Correction Algorithms on the Fidelity of Dynamic-Susceptibility Contrast MRI Estimates of Relative Cerebral Blood Volume in Gliomas.

K Leu, J L Boxerman, B M Ellingson

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

K LeuFrom the University of California, Los Angeles Brain Tumor Imaging Laboratory (K.A.B.L., B.M.E.), Center for Computer Vision and Imaging Biomarkers.ORCID 0000-0002-0523-1575
J L BoxermanDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (J.L.B.), Rhode Island Hospital and Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.ORCID 0000-0002-0594-1542
B M EllingsonFrom the University of California, Los Angeles Brain Tumor Imaging Laboratory (K.A.B.L., B.M.E.), Center for Computer Vision and Imaging Biomarkers ellingson@mednet.ucla.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2764-6640
MACOM (United States) · USBrown University · US

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EPA EP-C-15-003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeDSC perfusion MR imaging assumes that the contrast agent remains intravascular; thus, disruptions in the blood-brain barrier common in brain tumors can lead to errors in the estimation of relative CBV. Acquisition strategies, including the choice of flip angle, TE, TR, and preload dose and incubation time, along with post hoc leakage-correction algorithms, have been proposed as means for combating these leakage effects. In the current study, we used DSC-MR imaging simulations to examine the influence of these various acquisition parameters and leakage-correction strategies on the faithful estimation of CBV. MATERIALS AND

methodsDSC-MR imaging simulations were performed in 250 tumors with perfusion characteristics randomly generated from the distributions of real tumor population data, and comparison of leakage-corrected CBV was performed with a theoretic curve with no permeability. Optimal strategies were determined by protocol with the lowest mean error.

resultsThe following acquisition strategies (flip angle/TE/TR and contrast dose allocation for preload and bolus) produced high CBV fidelity, as measured by the percentage difference from a hypothetic tumor with no leakage: 1) 35°/35 ms/1.5 seconds with no preload and full dose for DSC-MR imaging, 2) 35°/25 ms/1.5 seconds with ¼ dose preload and ¾ dose bolus, 3) 60°/35 ms/2.0 seconds with ½ dose preload and ½ dose bolus, and 4) 60°/35 ms/1.0 second with 1 dose preload and 1 dose bolus.

conclusionsResults suggest that a variety of strategies can yield similarly high fidelity in CBV estimation, namely those that balance T1- and T2*-relaxation effects due to contrast agent extravasation.

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AlgorithmsBrain NeoplasmsCerebral Blood VolumeContrast MediaDose Fractionation, RadiationExtravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic MaterialsGliomaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePerfusionContrast Media

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PMCPMC7959993
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