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ArticleScientific reports2025

Comparison of SS-EPI DWI and one-minute TGSE-BLADE DWI for diagnosis of acute infarction.

Sachi Okuchi, Yasutaka Fushimi, Akihiko Sakata, Sayo Otani, Satoshi Nakajima, Takakuni Maki, Masahiro Tanji, Noritaka Sano, Satoshi Ikeda, Shuichi Ito and 4 more

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Sachi OkuchiDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yasutaka FushimiDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. yfushimi@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Akihiko SakataDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Sayo OtaniDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Satoshi NakajimaDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Takakuni MakiDepartment of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Masahiro TanjiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Noritaka SanoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Satoshi IkedaDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Shuichi ItoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yuta UrushibataSiemens Healthcare K.K, Tokyo, Japan.
Kun ZhouSiemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd, Shenzhen, China.
Yoshiki ArakawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Yuji NakamotoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP22K07746Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP24K18796
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The efficacy of 2D turbo gradient- and spin-echo diffusion-weighted imaging with non-Cartesian BLADE trajectory (TGSE-BLADE DWI) has not been well studied for acute stroke due to its long acquisition time. This study was performed to compare distortion, artifacts and image quality between single-shot echo planar imaging (SS-EPI) DWI and TGSE-BLADE DWI with acquisition time reduced to 1 min by simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) imaging, and to evaluate the diagnostic performance of TGSE-BLADE DWI for acute infarctions. Total 104 patients with a past history of stroke or symptoms suspicious for acute infarction or who had undergone surgery for brain tumor within two days were prospectively enrolled. Ten lesions in 9 patients were diagnosed as acute or subacute infarction and were detectable only in TGSE-BLADE DWI but not in SS-EPI DWI. Scores for geometric distortion, susceptibility artifacts, overall image quality, lesion conspicuity and diagnostic confidence were lower for SS-EPI DWI than TGSE-BLADE DWI (p ≤ .001). Distortion was significantly worse in SS-EPI DWI than TGSE-BLADE DWI (p < .001). SNR of centrum semiovale was significantly higher in SS-EPI DWI than TGSE-BLADE DWI (p < .001). One-minute TGSE-BLADE DWI showed better image quality than SS-EPI DWI in terms of distortion and artifacts, and higher diagnostic performance for acute infarctions.

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Diffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingEcho-Planar ImagingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArtifactsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesAcute cerebral infarctionDiffusion-weighted imagingSingle-shot echo-planar imagingStrokeTGSE-BLADE

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