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ArticleScientific reports2019

Combined morphological and functional liver MRI using spin-lattice relaxation in the rotating frame (T1ρ) in conjunction with Gadoxetic Acid-enhanced MRI.

Jonas D Stief, Moritz Haase, Lutz Lüdemann, Dorothea Theilig, Moritz Schmelzle, Bernd Hamm, Timm Denecke, Dominik Geisel

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Jonas D StiefDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany. jonas-david.stief@charite.de.ORCID 0000-0002-8586-1250
Moritz HaaseDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Lutz LüdemannDepartment of Medical Physics, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8590-5137
Dorothea TheiligDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Moritz SchmelzleDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany.
Bernd HammDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Timm DeneckeDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Dominik GeiselDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7348-0971
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEEssen University Hospital · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Noninvasive early detection of liver cirrhosis and fibrosis is essential for management and therapy. The aim was to investigated whether a combination of the functional parameter relative enhancement (RE) on Gadoxetic Acid magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI) and the fibrosis parameter T1ρ distinguishes cirrhosis and healthy liver. We analyzed patients with Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI and T1ρ mapping. Signal intensity was measured before and after contrast; RE was calculated. T1ρ was measured with circular regions of interest (T1ρ-cROI). A quotient of RE and T1ρ-cROI was calculated: the fibrosis function quotient (FFQ). Cirrhosis was evaluated based on morphology and secondary changes. 213 datasets were included. The difference between cirrhotic and noncirrhotic liver was 51.11 ms vs. 47.56 ms for T1ρ-cROI (p < 0.001), 0.59 vs. 0.70 for RE (p < 0.001), and 89.53 vs. 70.83 for FFQ (p < 0.001). T1ρ-cROI correlated with RE, r = -0.14 (p < 0.05). RE had an AUC of 0.73. The largest AUC had the FFQ with 0.79. The best cutoff value was 48.34 ms for T1ρ-cROI, 0.70 for RE and 78.59 ms for FFQ. In conclusion T1ρ and RE can distinguish between cirrhotic and noncirrhotic liver. The FFQ, which is the combination of the two, improves diagnostic performance.

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