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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Clinical Evaluation of Non-Contrast-Enhanced Radial Quiescent-Interval Slice-Selective (QISS) Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Comparison to Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Angiography for the Evaluation of Endoleaks after Abdominal Endovascular Aneurysm Repair.

Karim Mostafa, Julian Pfarr, Patrick Langguth, Jost Philipp Schäfer, Jens Trentmann, Ioannis Koktzoglou, Robert R Edelman, Fernando Bueno Neves, Joachim Graessner, Marcus Both and 2 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 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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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Karim MostafaDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Julian PfarrDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Patrick LangguthDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Jost Philipp SchäferDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Jens TrentmannDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Ioannis KoktzoglouDepartment of Radiology, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
Robert R EdelmanPritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0013-8822
Fernando Bueno NevesDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Joachim GraessnerSiemens Healthcare GmbH, 20910 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6567-7432
Marcus BothDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Olav JansenDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Mona Salehi RaveshDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2636-7508
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel · DENorthShore University HealthSystem · USNorthwestern University · USSiemens Healthineers (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeContrast-enhanced (CE) angiographic techniques, such as computed tomographic angiography (CE-CTA), are most commonly used for follow-up imaging after endovascular aneurysm repair. In this study, CE-CTA and non-CE QISS-MRA were compared for the first time for assessing endoleaks and aneurysms at follow-up after abdominal EVAR.

methodsOur study included 20 patients (17 male, median age 79.8 years) who underwent radial QISS-MRA and CE-CTA after EVAR at their first follow-up examination. Two interventional radiologists evaluated datasets from both techniques in each patient concerning presence of endoleaks, types of endoleaks, aneurysm diameter, and image quality. Interobserver and intermodal agreement were assessed with Cohen's Kappa.

resultsImage quality was rated as excellent or good for both modalities by both observers. Ferromagnetic embolization materials cause hyperdense artifacts in CE-CTA causing aneurysm sac diameter measurements to be inaccurate by up to 1 cm. Type 2 endoleaks with low-flow characteristics in CE-CTA were overlooked compared to radial QISS-MRA. Compared to CE-CTA, all endoleaks after abdominal EVAR were detected and classified correctly on QISS-MRA. The interobserver agreement between CE-CTA and QISS-MRA was almost perfect, except for type 2 endoleaks, where agreement was substantial. Intermodal aneurysm diameter correlate "very strongly" for both observers.

conclusionsRadial QISS-MRA is a contrast agent free technique for diagnosing and monitoring all types of endoleaks and aneurysms in patients after abdominal EVAR. It provides information about specific clinical questions concerning aneurysm diameter and presence and types of endoleaks without radiation exposure and the side effects associated with iodine-based contrast agents.

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contrast-enhanced computed tomographic angiography (CTA)endovascular aortic aneurysm repairnon-contrast-enhanced angiographyradial quiescent-interval slice-selective (QISS) pulse sequence

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