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ArticleJournal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging2020

7T versus 3T MR Angiography to Assess Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms.

Eva Leemans, Bart Cornelissen, M L C Sing, Marieke Sprengers, Rene van den Berg, Yvo Roos, W Pieter Vandertop, Cornelius Slump, Henk Marquering, Charles Majoie

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Eva LeemansDepartment of Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3640-9938
Bart CornelissenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8946-1548
M L C SingDepartment of Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Marieke SprengersDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6895-1353
Rene van den BergDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8791-8791
Yvo RoosDepartment of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9205-5882
W Pieter VandertopNeurosurgical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5417-0265
Cornelius SlumpMIRA Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6544-4567
Henk MarqueringDepartment of Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1414-6313
Charles MajoieDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7600-9568

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background and purposeAneurysm size and neck measurements are important for treatment decisions. The introduction of 7T magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) led to new possibilities assessing aneurysm morphology and flow due to the higher signal-to-noise ratio. However, it is unknown if the size measurements on 7T MRA are similar to those on the standard 3T MRA. This study aimed to compare aneurysm size measurements between 7T and 3T MRA.

methodsWe included 18 patients with 22 aneurysms who underwent both 3T and 7T MRA. Three acquisition protocols were compared: 3T time of flight (TOF), 7T TOF, and 7T contrast-enhanced MRA. Each aneurysm on each protocol was measured by at least two experienced neuroradiologists. Subsequently, the differences were evaluated using scatterplots and the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) of agreement.

resultsThere was a good agreement among the neuroradiologists for the height and width measurements (mean ICC: .78-.93); the neck measurements showed a moderate agreement with a mean ICC of .57-.72. Between the MR acquisition protocols, there was a high agreement for all measurements with a mean ICC of .81-.96. Measurement differences between acquisition protocols (0-2.9 mm) were in the range of the differences between the neuroradiologists (0-3.6 mm).

conclusionOur study showed that 7T MRA, both nonenhanced and contrast-enhanced, has a high agreement in aneurysm size measurements compared to 3T. This suggests that 7T is useful for reliable aneurysm size assessment.

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AgedAngiography, Digital SubtractionFemaleHumansIntracranial AneurysmMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMaleMiddle AgedAneurysmsMR angiographysize measurementsultra-high field MRI

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PMCPMC7754498

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