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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2022

Nonlesional Sources of Contrast Enhancement on Postgadolinium "Black-Blood" 3D T1-SPACE Images in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

L Danieli, L Roccatagliata, D Distefano, E Prodi, G C Riccitelli, A Diociasi, L Carmisciano, A Cianfoni, T Bartalena, A Kaelin-Lang and 3 more

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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L DanieliForm the Department of Neuroradiology (L.D., E. Prodi, A.C., E. Pravatà), Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3098-9695
L RoccatagliataDipartimento di Scienze della Salute (L.R., A.D.), Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8029-3947
E ProdiForm the Department of Neuroradiology (L.D., E. Prodi, A.C., E. Pravatà), Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1200-0465
G C RiccitelliDepartment of Neurology (G.C.R., A.K.-L., C.G., C.Z., E. Pravatà), Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1202-5534
A DiociasiDipartimento di Scienze della Salute (L.R., A.D.), Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5986-0406
L CarmiscianoDepartment of Health Sciences, Section of Biostatistics (L.C.), Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6263-3864
A CianfoniForm the Department of Neuroradiology (L.D., E. Prodi, A.C., E. Pravatà), Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9333-4912
T BartalenaDepartment of Radiology (T.B.), Pol. Zappi Bartalena, Imola, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1366-053X
A Kaelin-LangDepartment of Neurology (G.C.R., A.K.-L., C.G., C.Z., E. Pravatà), Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5249-073X
C GobbiDepartment of Neurology (G.C.R., A.K.-L., C.G., C.Z., E. Pravatà), Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7554-0664
C ZeccaDepartment of Neurology (G.C.R., A.K.-L., C.G., C.Z., E. Pravatà), Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9990-3431
E PravatàForm the Department of Neuroradiology (L.D., E. Prodi, A.C., E. Pravatà), Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland emanuele.pravata@eoc.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-5225-2993

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeWe hypothesized that 3D T1-TSE "black-blood" images may carry an increased risk of contrast-enhancing lesion misdiagnosis in patients with MS because of the misinterpretation of intraparenchymal vein enhancement. Thus, the occurrence of true-positive and false-positive findings was compared between standard MPRAGE and volumetric interpolated brain examination techniques. MATERIALS AND

methodsSampling perfection with application-optimized contrasts by using different flip-angle evolution (SPACE) images obtained from 232 patients with MS, clinically isolated syndrome, or radiologically isolated syndrome were compared with standard MPRAGE and volumetric interpolated brain examination images. The intraparenchymal vein contrast-to-noise ratio was estimated at the level of the thalami. Contrast-enhancing lesions were blindly detected by 2 expert readers and 1 beginner reader. True- and false-positives were determined by senior readers' consensus. True-positive and false-positive frequency differences and patient-level diagnosis probability were tested with the McNemar test and OR. The contrast-to-noise ratio and morphology were compared using the Mann-Whitney

resultsThe intraparenchymal vein contrast-to-noise ratio was higher in SPACE than in MPRAGE and volumetric interpolated brain examination images (

conclusionsSmall intraparenchymal veins may confound the diagnosis of enhancing lesions on postgadolinium black-blood SPACE images.

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Multiple SclerosisBrainContrast MediaHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingContrast Media

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PMID35618421
PMCPMC9172944

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