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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2025

Evaluating the diagnostic significance of the R2* value on 3.0T MRI for assessing the severity of warm hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Shichao Xu, Qian Ji, Jing Xu

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Shichao XuDepartment of General Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, No.190 Jieyuan Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin City, 300121, China. xushichao354@163.com.
Qian JiDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin City, 300192, China.
Jing XuDepartment of General Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, No.190 Jieyuan Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin City, 300121, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 81301197The Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin, China 21JCYBJC01050Tianjin Key Medical Discipline (Specialty) Construction Project TJYXZDXK-041A
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backgroundMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be a non-invasive tool for managing warm hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (WHIRI). PURPOSE: We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of the R2* values derived from 3.0T blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) MRI in assessing the severity of WHIRI.

methodsFifty healthy adult New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into 5 groups with 10 rabbits in each. The experimental groups (40 rabbits) underwent clamping of the hepatic artery and the portal vein for 10, 20, 30, or 40 min, followed by 6 h of reperfusion to induce WHIRI. The other 10 rabbits comprised the normal control group. All animals were underwent conventional 3.0 T and BOLD MRI. Animals were euthanized and the serum levels of biochemical indicators were determined. Correlations between R2* values, biochemical indicators, and WHIRI staging were assessed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. The diagnostic efficacy of R2* values was evaluated using ROC curves.

resultsR2* values increased gradually with prolonged warm ischemia with significant differences across groups (F = 133.25, P < 0.05). A strong positive correlation was detected between R2* values and WHIRI staging (r = 0.878, P = 0.000). Biochemical indicators (ALT, AST, LDH, MDA, and MPO) increased significantly, while SOD levels decreased with prolonged warm ischemia (P < 0.05). R2* values exhibited a strong positive correlation with biochemical indicators (r > 0.495) and a negative correlation with SOD levels (r=-0.658). The diagnostic efficacy of the R2* values was highest for predicting WHIRI above stage S4 (AUC = 1.000).

conclusionR2* values on BOLD MRI provide a sensitive and accurate method for assessing WHIRI. The diagnostic efficacy of the R2* values was the best for predicting WHIRI above stage S4.

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LiverMagnetic Resonance ImagingReperfusion InjuryWarm IschemiaAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMaleOxygenRabbitsROC CurveSeverity of Illness IndexOxygenBiochemical indicatorsBOLD MRIDiagnostic efficacyHepatic warm ischemia-reperfusion injuryR2* value

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