ArticleLa Radiologia medica2025
Correlation between nova volume flow rate and TOF signal intensity ratio: value in unilateral internal carotid artery occlusion.
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background and purposesNon-invasive optimal vessel analysis quantitative magnetic resonance angiography (NOVA-QMRA) has emerged as a valuable tool to characterize cerebral hemodynamics in intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD). Our aim was to explore the eventual correlation between volume flow rate (VFR) measured via NOVA-QMRA and signal intensity ratio (SIR) of time-of-flight (TOF) MRA in M1- and P2-segments bilaterally in patients with unilateral internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion. MATERIALS AND
methodsPatients with acute, subacute or chronic unilaterall ICA occlusion receiving NOVA-QMRA between June 2019 and June 2021 were retrospectively included. In bilateral M1- and P2-segments VFR was assessed by means of NOVA-QMRA and a region of interest (ROI) was selected to measure TOF SIR. A correlation between TOF SIR and VFR was tested by means of Pearson correlation coefficient. Mean difference of TOF SIR and VFR between ipsilateral (to occluded ICA) and contralateral M1- and P2-segments was analyzed using a two-sided Welch's t test.
resultsFifty-five patients with unilateral ICA occlusion were included (acute: 28; subacute: 8; chronic: 19). Both ipsilateral (r = 0.536, p < 0.001) and contralateral (r = 0.757, p < 0.001) TOF SIR correlated significantly with NOVA VFR. This observation proved especially true for patients with chronic ICA occlusion. Both VFR (165.18 vs 110.60, p < 0.001) and TOF SIR (4.96 vs 2.70, p < 0.001) were higher in contralateral than ipsilateral M1-segments; whereas, the contrary was observed for P2-segments (VFR 72.35 vs 102.12, p < 0.001, TOF SIR 2.87 vs 3.39, p = 0.016).
conclusionThe study results showed that TOF SIR significantly correlated with phase-contrast derived flow volume in patients with symptomatic ICA occlusion. This correlation remains the same regardless of the stage of the ischemic stroke (acute vs subacute vs chronic). Furthermore, significantly high VFR and TOF SIR in ipsilateral P2-segments may provide evidence of leptomeningeal collateralization in acute patients. Standardly performed TOF SIR Sequences might be of help for a qualitative evaluation of the flow in M1- and P2-segments in patients with unilateral ICA occlusions. NOVA QMRA allows precise quantitative measurements of the flow in cerebral vessels.
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