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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2024

Insights into single-timepoint ASL hemodynamics: what visual assessment and spatial coefficient of variation can tell.

Francesca Benedetta Pizzini, Ilaria Boscolo Galazzo, Valerio Natale, Federica Ribaldi, Max Scheffler, Ferdinando Caranci, Karl-Olof Lovblad, Gloria Menegaz, Giovanni B Frisoni, Matthias Gunther

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Francesca Benedetta PizziniDepartment of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. francescabenedetta.pizzini@univr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6285-0989
Ilaria Boscolo GalazzoDepartment of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Valerio NataleDept. of Diagnostic and Public Health, Rivoli Hospital, Rivoli, Turin, Italy.
Federica RibaldiLaboratory of Neuroimaging of Aging (LANVIE), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Max SchefflerDivision of Radiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Ferdinando CaranciDepartment of Medicine of Precision, School of Medicine, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University of Campania, Naples, Italy.
Karl-Olof LovbladDivision of Radiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Gloria MenegazDepartment of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Giovanni B FrisoniLaboratory of Neuroimaging of Aging (LANVIE), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Matthias GuntherImaging Physics, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany.

Funding

Fondation Segré and other fundings listedFondation Segré not (see title page)HORIZON EUROPE Innovative Europe 66775Velux Stiftung n. 320030_169876Velux Stiftung projects 320030_182772
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Abstract

purposeArterial spin labeling (ASL) represents a noninvasive perfusion biomarker, and, in the study of nonvascular disease, the use of the single-timepoint ASL technique is recommended. However, the obtained cerebral blood flow (CBF) maps may be highly influenced by delayed arterial transit time (ATT). Our aim was to assess the complexity of hemodynamic information of single-timepoint CBF maps using a new visual scale and comparing it with an ATT proxy, the "coefficient of spatial variation" (sCoV). MATERIAL AND

methodsIndividual CBF maps were estimated in a memory clinic population (mild cognitive impairment, dementia and cognitively unimpaired controls) and classified into four levels of delayed perfusion based on a visual rating scale. Calculated measures included global/regional sCoVs and common CBF statistics, as mean, median and standard deviation. One-way ANOVA was performed to compare these measures across the four groups of delayed perfusion. Spearman correlation was used to study the association of global sCoV with clinical data and CBF statistics.

resultsOne hundred and forty-four participants (72 ± 7 years, 53% women) were included in the study. The proportion of maps with none, mild, moderate, and severe delayed perfusion was 15, 20, 37, and 28%, respectively. SCoV demonstrated a significant increase (p < 0.05) across the four groups, except when comparing none vs mild delayed perfusion groups (p

conclusionThe impact of ATT delay in single-time CBF maps requires the use of a visual scale or sCoV in clinical or research settings.

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ArteriesMagnetic Resonance ImagingCerebrovascular CirculationFemaleHemodynamicsHumansMaleSpin LabelsSpin LabelsArterial spin labelingBiomarkersDementiaHemodynamicsPerfusion

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