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Repeatability of apparent diffusion coefficient and intravoxel incoherent motion parameters at 3.0 Tesla in orbital lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate repeatability of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) parameters in the orbit.

Methods

From December 2015 to March 2016, 22 patients were scanned twice using an IVIM sequence with 15b values (0-2,000 s/mm²) at 3.0T. Two readers independently delineated regions of interest in an orbital mass and in different intra-orbital and extra-orbital structures. Short-term test-retest repeatability and inter-observer agreement were assessed using the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), the coefficient of variation (CV) and Bland-Altman limits of agreements (BA-LA).

Results

Test-retest repeatability of IVIM parameters in the orbital mass was satisfactory for ADC and D (mean CV 12% and 14%, ICC 95% and 93%), poor for f and D*(means CV 43% and 110%, ICC 90% and 65%). Inter-observer repeatability agreement was almost perfect in the orbital mass for all the IVIM parameters (ICC = 95%, 93%, 94% and 90% for ADC, D, f and D*, respectively).

Conclusions

IVIM appeared to be a robust tool to measure D in orbital lesions with good repeatability, but this approach showed a poor repeatability of f and D*.

Key points

• IVIM technique is feasible in the orbit. • IVIM has a good-acceptable repeatability of D (CV range 12-25 %). • IVIM interobserver repeatability agreement is excellent (ICC range 90-95 %). • f or D* provide higher test-retest and interobserver variabilities.

SUBMITTER: Lecler A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5674133 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

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Repeatability of apparent diffusion coefficient and intravoxel incoherent motion parameters at 3.0 Tesla in orbital lesions.

Lecler Augustin A Savatovsky Julien J Balvay Daniel D Zmuda Mathieu M Sadik Jean-Claude JC Galatoire Olivier O Charbonneau Frédérique F Bergès Olivier O Picard Hervé H Fournier Laure L

European radiology 20170704 12

<h4>Objectives</h4>To evaluate repeatability of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) parameters in the orbit.<h4>Methods</h4>From December 2015 to March 2016, 22 patients were scanned twice using an IVIM sequence with 15b values (0-2,000 s/mm<sup>2</sup>) at 3.0T. Two readers independently delineated regions of interest in an orbital mass and in different intra-orbital and extra-orbital structures. Short-term test-retest repeatability and inter-observer agreement ...[more]

PMID: 28677061

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Repeatability of apparent diffusion coefficient and intravoxel incoherent motion parameters at 3.0 Tesla in orbital lesions.

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