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Optimization of quantitative time-resolved 3D (4D) digital subtraction angiography in a porcine liver model.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Time-resolved three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography (4D-DSA) can be used to quantify blood velocity. Contrast pulsatility, a major discriminant on 4D-DSA, is yet to be optimized. We investigated the effects of different imaging and injection parameters on sideband ratio (SBR), a measure of contrast pulsatile strength, within the hepatic vasculature of an in vivo porcine model. METHODS:Fifty-nine hepatic 4D-DSA procedures were performed in three female domestic swine (mean weight 54?kg). Contrast injections were performed in the common hepatic artery with different combinations of imaging duration (6?s or 12?s), injection rates (from 1.0 to 2.5?mL/s), contrast concentration (50% or 100%), and catheter size (4 Fr or 5 Fr). Reflux was recorded. SBR and vessel cross-sectional areas were calculated in 289 arterial segments. Multiple linear mixed-effects models were estimated to determine the effects of parameters on SBR and cross-sectional vessel area. RESULTS:Twelve-second acquisitions yielded a SBR higher than 6?s (p < 0.001). No significant differences in SBR were seen between different catheter sizes (p = 0.063) or contrast concentration (p = 0.907). For higher injection rates (2.5?mL/s), SBR was lower (p = 0.007) and cross-sectional area was higher (p < 0.001). Reflux of contrast does not significantly affect SBR (p = 0.087). CONCLUSIONS:The strength of contrast pulsatility used for flow quantitation with 4D-DSA can be increased by adjusting injection rates and using longer acquisition times. Reduction of contrast concentration to 50% is feasible and reflux of contrast does not significantly hinder contrast pulsatility.

SUBMITTER: Meram E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7329977 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Optimization of quantitative time-resolved 3D (4D) digital subtraction angiography in a porcine liver model.

Meram Ece E Shaughnessy Gabe G Longhurst Colin C Hoffman Carson C Wagner Martin M Mistretta Charles A CA Speidel Michael A MA Laeseke Paul F PF

European radiology experimental 20200702 1

<h4>Background</h4>Time-resolved three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography (4D-DSA) can be used to quantify blood velocity. Contrast pulsatility, a major discriminant on 4D-DSA, is yet to be optimized. We investigated the effects of different imaging and injection parameters on sideband ratio (SBR), a measure of contrast pulsatile strength, within the hepatic vasculature of an in vivo porcine model.<h4>Methods</h4>Fifty-nine hepatic 4D-DSA procedures were performed in three female domest ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundThis study was to prospectively investigate the feasibility of four-dimensional computed tomography angiography (4D-CTA) with electrocardiogram-gated (ECG) reconstruction for preoperative evaluation of morphological parameters, and compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA). We also aimed to detect pulsation in unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) by using 4D-CTA, as a potential predicting factor of growth or rupture.Materials64 patients with 64 UIAs underwent ECG-gated dynamic 4D-CTA imaging before treatment, of which 46 patients additionally underwent DSA. Original scanning data were reconstructed to produce 20 data sets of cardiac cycles with 5%-time intervals. The extent of agreement on UIAs morphological features assessed with 4D-CTA and DSA was estimated using the k coefficient of the Kappa test. The radiation doses were also calculated and compared between 4D-CTA and DSA. In the aneurysmal surgically treated in our institution, we were able to compare the surgical findings of the aneurysm wall with 4D-CTA images. We performed long-term follow-up on untreated patients.ResultsThe morphological characteristics detected by 4D-CTA and DSA were consistent in aneurysm location (k = 1.0), shape (k = 0.76), maximum diameter (k = 0.94), aneurysm neck (k = 0.79) and proximity to parent and branch vessels (k = 0.85). 4D-CTA required lower radiation doses (0.32 ± 0.11 mSv) than DSA (0.84 ± 0.37 mSv, P < 0.001). Pulsation was detected in 26 of the 64 unruptured aneurysms, and all underwent neurosurgical clipping or interventional embolization. In aneurysms surgically treated in our hospital, we observed a significant correlation between 4D-CTA findings and surgical evaluation of the aneurysmal wall, in particular the irregular pulsations detected on 4D-CTA have demonstrated to correspond to dark-reddish thinner wall at surgery.ConclusionsIn this proof-of-concept study, 4D-CTA provided real-time, non-invasive preoperative assessments of UIAs comparable to DSA. Moreover, optimal correlation between the irregular pulsation detected by 4D-CTA and the surgical findings support a possible role of this technique to identify aneurysms with a higher risk of rupture.

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Optimization of quantitative time-resolved 3D (4D) digital subtraction angiography in a porcine liver model.

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Optimization of quantitative time-resolved 3D (4D) digital subtraction angiography in a porcine liver model.

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