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Measurement of the liver iron concentration in transfusional iron overload by MRI R2* and by high-transition-temperature superconducting magnetic susceptometry.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To compare measurement of the liver iron concentration in patients with transfusional iron overload by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), using R2*, and by magnetic susceptometry, using a new high-transitiontemperature (high-Tc; operating at 77?K, cooled by liquid nitrogen) superconducting magnetic susceptometer. METHODS:In 28 patients with transfusional iron overload, 43 measurements of the liver iron concentration were made by both R2* and high-Tc magnetic susceptometry. RESULTS:Measurements of the liver iron concentration by R2* and high-Tc magnetic susceptometry were significantly correlated when comparing all patients (Pearson's r?=?0.91, p?7?mg?Fe/g liver, dry weight (r?=?0.93, p?=?0.006). In lower ranges of liver iron, no significant correlations between the two methods were found (0 to <3.2?mg?Fe/g liver, dry weight: r?=?0.2, p?=?0.37; 3.2 to 7?mg?Fe/g liver, dry weight: r?=?0.41; p?=?0.14). CONCLUSION:The lack of linear correlation between R2* and magnetic susceptibility measurements of the liver iron concentration with minimal or modest iron overload may be due to the effects of fibrosis and other cellular pathology that interfere with R2* but do not appreciably alter magnetic susceptibility.

SUBMITTER: Sheth S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626578 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Measurement of the liver iron concentration in transfusional iron overload by MRI R2* and by high-transition-temperature superconducting magnetic susceptometry.

Sheth Sujit S Allen Christopher J CJ Farrell David E DE Tripp John H JH Jafari Ramin R Wang Yi Y Brittenham Gary M GM

Clinical imaging 20190131

<h4>Purpose</h4>To compare measurement of the liver iron concentration in patients with transfusional iron overload by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), using R2*, and by magnetic susceptometry, using a new high-transitiontemperature (high-Tc; operating at 77 K, cooled by liquid nitrogen) superconducting magnetic susceptometer.<h4>Methods</h4>In 28 patients with transfusional iron overload, 43 measurements of the liver iron concentration were made by both R2* and high-Tc magnetic susceptometry.< ...[more]

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Project description:BACKGROUND:Extraction of liver parenchyma is an important step in the evaluation of R2*-based hepatic iron content (HIC). Traditionally, this is performed by radiologists via whole-liver contouring and T2*-thresholding to exclude hepatic vessels. However, the vessel exclusion process is iterative, time-consuming, and susceptible to interreviewer variability. PURPOSE:To implement and evaluate an automatic hepatic vessel exclusion and parenchyma extraction technique for accurate assessment of R2*-based HIC. STUDY TYPE:Retrospective analysis of clinical data. SUBJECTS:Data from 511 MRI exams performed on 257 patients were analyzed. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE:All patients were scanned on a 1.5T scanner using a multiecho gradient echo sequence for clinical monitoring of HIC. ASSESSMENT:An automated method based on a multiscale vessel enhancement filter was investigated for three input data types-contrast-optimized composite image, T2* map, and R2* map-to segment blood vessels and extract liver tissue for R2*-based HIC assessment. Segmentation and R2* results obtained using this automated technique were compared with those from a reference T2*-thresholding technique performed by a radiologist. STATISTICAL TESTS:The Dice similarity coefficient was used to compare the segmentation results between the extracted parenchymas, and linear regression and Bland-Altman analyses were performed to compare the R2* results, obtained with the automated and reference techniques. RESULTS:Mean liver R2* values estimated from all three filter-based methods showed excellent agreement with the reference method (slopes 1.04-1.05, R2 > 0.99, P < 0.001). Parenchyma areas extracted using the reference and automated methods had an average overlap area of 87-88%. The T2*-thresholding technique included small vessels and pixels at the vessel/tissue boundaries as parenchymal area, potentially causing a small bias (<5%) in R2* values compared to the automated method. DATA CONCLUSION:The excellent agreement between reference and automated hepatic vessel segmentation methods confirms the accuracy and robustness of the proposed method. This automated approach might improve the radiologist's workflow by reducing the interpretation time and operator dependence for assessing HIC, an important clinical parameter that guides iron overload management. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:3 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:1542-1551.

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Measurement of the liver iron concentration in transfusional iron overload by MRI R2* and by high-transition-temperature superconducting magnetic susceptometry.

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Measurement of the liver iron concentration in transfusional iron overload by MRI R2* and by high-transition-temperature superconducting magnetic susceptometry.

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