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ArticleMolecular imaging and biology2022

Fabrication of Customizable Intraplaque Hemorrhage Phantoms for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Matteo A Bomben, Alan R Moody, James M Drake, Naomi Matsuura

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Article in Molecular imaging and biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Matteo A BombenDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Alan R MoodyDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
James M DrakeDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Naomi MatsuuraDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. naomi.matsuura@utoronto.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0054-3593
University of Toronto · CA

Funding

CIHR 426350
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMagnetic resonance (MR) imaging detection of methemoglobin, a molecular marker of intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH), in atherosclerotic plaque is a promising method of assessing stroke risk. However, the multicenter imaging studies required to further validate this technique necessitate the development of IPH phantoms to standardize images acquired across different scanners. This study developed a set of phantoms that modeled methemoglobin-laden IPH for use in MR image standardization. PROCEDURES: A time-stable material mimicking the MR properties of methemoglobin in IPH was created by doping agarose hydrogel with gadolinium and sodium alginate. This material was used to create a phantom that consisted of 9 cylindrical IPH sites (with sizes from 1 to 8 mm). Anatomical replicas of IPH-positive atherosclerosis were also created using 3D printed molds. These plaque replicas also modeled other common plaque components including a lipid core and atheroma cap. T1 mapping and a magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo (MPRAGE) carotid imaging protocol were used to assess phantom realism and long-term stability.

resultsCylindrical phantom IPH sites possessed a T1 time of 335 ± 51 ms and exhibited little change in size or MPRAGE signal intensity over 31 days; the mean (SD) magnitude of changes in size and signal were 6.4 % (2.7 %) and 7.3 % (6.7 %), respectively. IPH sites incorporated into complex anatomical plaque phantoms exhibited contrast comparable to clinical images.

conclusionsThe cylindrical IPH phantom accurately modeled the short T1 time characteristic of methemoglobin-laden IPH, with the IPH sites exhibiting little variation in imaging properties over 31 days. Furthermore, MPRAGE images of the anatomical atherosclerosis replicas closely matched those of clinical plaques. In combination, these phantoms will allow for IPH imaging protocol standardization and thus facilitate future multicenter IPH imaging.

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AtherosclerosisCarotid StenosisPlaque, AtheroscleroticAlginatesCarotid ArteriesGadoliniumHemorrhageHumansHydrogelsLipidsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMethemoglobinSepharoseAlginatesGadoliniumHydrogelsLipidsMethemoglobinSepharoseCarotid plaqueIntraplaque hemorrhageMagnetic resonance angiographyMethemoglobinMR imagingMRI phantoms

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PMID35486294
PMCPMC9581813
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