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ArticleNeuroradiology2021

Pointwise encoding time reduction with radial acquisition in subtraction-based magnetic resonance angiography to assess saccular unruptured intracranial aneurysms at 3 Tesla.

Qing Fu, Ding-Xi Liu, Xiao-Yong Zhang, Xian-Bo Deng, Chuan-Sheng Zheng

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Qing FuDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0102-0276
Ding-Xi LiuDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8886-1419
Xiao-Yong ZhangMR Collaborations, Siemens Healthcare Ltd, Shenzhen, 518000, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7667-8676
Xian-Bo DengDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7748-5825
Chuan-Sheng ZhengDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, People's Republic of China. hqzcsxh@sina.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2435-1417
State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying Mapping and Remote Sensing · CNSiemens Healthcare (United States) · US

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Abstract

purposeTo investigate the clinical utility of pointwise encoding time reduction with radial acquisition in subtraction-based magnetic resonance angiography (PETRA-MRA) and time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) to evaluate saccular unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs).

methodsA total of 49 patients with 54 TOF-MRA-identified saccular UIAs were enrolled. The morphologic parameters, contrast-to-noise-ratios (CNRs), and sharpness of aneurysms were measured using PETRA-MRA and TOF-MRA. Two radiologists independently evaluated subjective image scores, focusing on aneurysm signal homogeneities and sharpness depictions using a 4-point scale: 4, excellent; 3, good; 2, poor; 1, not assessable. PETRA-MRA and TOF-MRA acoustic noises were measured.

resultsAll aneurysms were detected with PETRA-MRA. The morphologic parameters of 15 patients evaluated with PETRA-MRA were more closely correlated with those receiving computed tomography angiography over those receiving TOF-MRA. No significant differences between PETRA-MRA and TOF-MRA parameters were seen in the 54 UIAs (p > 0.10), excluding those with inflow angles (p < 0.05). In four patients with inflow angles on PETRA-MRA, the angles were more closely related to those of digital subtraction angiography than those of TOF-MRA. CNRs between TOF-MRA and PETRA-MRA were comparable (p = 0.068), and PETRA-MRA sharpness values and subjective image scores were significantly higher than those of TOF-MRA (p < 0.001). Inter-observer agreements were excellent for both PETRA-MRA and TOF-MRA (intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.90 and 0.97, respectively). The acoustic noise levels of PETRA-MRA were much lower than those of TOF-MRA (59 vs.73 dB, p < 0.01).

conclusionsPETRA-MRA, with better visualization of aneurysms and lower acoustic noise levels than TOF-MRA, showed a superior diagnostic performance for depicting saccular UIAs.

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Intracranial AneurysmMagnetic Resonance AngiographyAngiography, Digital SubtractionHumansSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedIntracranial aneurysmMagnetic resonance angiography (MRA)Pointwise encoding time reduction with radial acquisition magnetic resonance angiography (PETRA-MRA)Time-of-flight MRA (TOF-MRA)

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