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ArticleEuropean radiology2017

Contrast-enhanced 3T MR Perfusion of Musculoskeletal Tumours: T1 Value Heterogeneity Assessment and Evaluation of the Influence of T1 Estimation Methods on Quantitative Parameters.

Pedro Augusto Gondim Teixeira, Christophe Leplat, Bailiang Chen, Jacques De Verbizier, Marine Beaumont, Sammy Badr, Anne Cotten, Alain Blum

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Pedro Augusto Gondim TeixeiraService D'imagerie Guilloz, Hôpital Central, CHRU-Nancy, 29, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035, Nancy cedex, France. ped_gt@hotmail.com.
Christophe LeplatService D'imagerie Guilloz, Hôpital Central, CHRU-Nancy, 29, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035, Nancy cedex, France.
Bailiang ChenUniversité de Lorraine, laboratoire IADI, UMR S 947, Nancy, France.
Jacques De VerbizierService D'imagerie Guilloz, Hôpital Central, CHRU-Nancy, 29, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035, Nancy cedex, France.
Marine BeaumontUniversité de Lorraine, laboratoire IADI, UMR S 947, Nancy, France.
Sammy BadrDepartment of Radiology and Musculoskeletal Imaging, CHRU Lille Centre de Consultations et d'Imagerie de l'Appareil Locomoteur, 59037, Lille, France.
Anne CottenDepartment of Radiology and Musculoskeletal Imaging, CHRU Lille Centre de Consultations et d'Imagerie de l'Appareil Locomoteur, 59037, Lille, France.
Alain BlumService D'imagerie Guilloz, Hôpital Central, CHRU-Nancy, 29, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035, Nancy cedex, France.

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objectiveTo evaluate intra-tumour and striated muscle T1 value heterogeneity and the influence of different methods of T1 estimation on the variability of quantitative perfusion parameters. MATERIAL AND

methodsEighty-two patients with a histologically confirmed musculoskeletal tumour were prospectively included in this study and, with ethics committee approval, underwent contrast-enhanced MR perfusion and T1 mapping. T1 value variations in viable tumour areas and in normal-appearing striated muscle were assessed. In 20 cases, normal muscle perfusion parameters were calculated using three different methods: signal based and gadolinium concentration based on fixed and variable T1 values.

resultsTumour and normal muscle T1 values were significantly different (p = 0.0008). T1 value heterogeneity was higher in tumours than in normal muscle (variation of 19.8% versus 13%). The T1 estimation method had a considerable influence on the variability of perfusion parameters. Fixed T1 values yielded higher coefficients of variation than variable T1 values (mean 109.6 ± 41.8% and 58.3 ± 14.1% respectively). Area under the curve was the least variable parameter (36%).

conclusionT1 values in musculoskeletal tumours are significantly different and more heterogeneous than normal muscle. Patient-specific T1 estimation is needed for direct inter-patient comparison of perfusion parameters. KEY POINTS: • T1 value variation in musculoskeletal tumours is considerable. • T1 values in muscle and tumours are significantly different. • Patient-specific T1 estimation is needed for comparison of inter-patient perfusion parameters. • Technical variation is higher in permeability than semiquantitative perfusion parameters.

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AdultAgedContrast MediaFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMuscle, SkeletalMusculoskeletal DiseasesPerfusionSensitivity and SpecificitySoft Tissue NeoplasmsContrast MediaMusculoskeletal systemNeoplasmsPerfusion magnetic resonance imagingQuantitative analysisStriated muscle

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