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- Title
Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MR Arteriography of Potential Living‐Related Liver Donor: Using Contrast Enhanced CT Arteriography as Standard Reference.
- Authors
Lin, Wei‐Ching; Chen, Chun‐Ming; Westphalen, Antonio Carlos; Lin, Tzu‐Yang; Chang, Chia Hao; Chen, Li‐Kuang; Lin, Chia‐Wei; Yeh, Chun‐Chieh; Yu, Jiaxin; Jeng, Long‐Bin; Chen, Jeon‐Hor
- Abstract
Background: Contrast‐enhanced computed tomography angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) are the primary modalities to assess donors' vessels before transplant surgery. Radiation and contrast medium are potentially harmful to donors. Purpose: To compare the image quality and visualization scores of hepatic arteries on CTA and balanced steady‐state free‐precession (bSSFP) non‐contrast‐enhanced MRA (NC‐MRA), and to evaluate if bSSFP NC‐MRA can potentially be a substitute for CTA. Study Type: Prospective. Population: Fifty‐six consecutive potential living‐related liver donors (30.9 ± 8.4 years; 31 men). Field Strength/Sequence: 1.5T; four bSSFP NC‐MRA sequences: respiratory‐triggered (Inhance inflow inversion recovery [IFIR]) and three breath‐hold (BH); and CTA. Assessment: The artery‐to‐liver contrast (Ca‐l) was quantified. Three radiologists independently assigned visualization scores using a four‐point scale to potential origins, segments, and branches of the hepatic arteries, determined the anatomical variants based on Hiatt's classification, and assessed the image quality of NC‐MRA sequences. Statistical Tests: Fleiss' kappa to evaluate the readers' agreement. Repeat measured ANOVA or Friedman test to compare Ca‐l of each NC‐MRA. Friedman test to compare overall image quality and visualization scores; post hoc analysis using Wilcoxon signed‐rank test. P‐value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Inhance IFIR Ca‐l was significantly higher than all BH bSSFP Ca‐l (0.56 [0.45–0.64] vs. 0.37 [0.29–0.47] to 0.41 [0.23–0.51]). Overall image quality score of BH bSSFP TI1200 was significantly higher than other NC‐MRA (4 [4–4] vs. 4 [3 to 4–4]). The median visualization scores of almost all arteries on CTA were significantly higher than on NC‐MRA (4 [3 to 4–4] vs. 1 [1–2] to 4 [4–4]). The median visualization scores were all 4 [4–4 ] on Inhance IFIR with >92.3% observed scores ≥3, except the segment 4 branch (3 [1–4], 53.6%). The identification rates of arterial variants were 92.9%–97% on Inhance IFIR. Data Conclusions: Although CTA is superior to the NC‐MRA, all NC‐MRA depict the donor arterial anatomy well. Inhance IFIR can potentially be an alternative image modality for CTA to evaluate the arterial variants of living donors. Level of Evidence: 3 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2
- Subjects
MAGNETIC resonance angiography; ARTERIOGRAPHY; WILCOXON signed-rank test; HEPATIC artery; CONTRAST media; IMAGE enhancement (Imaging systems); CONTRAST-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
- Publication
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2023, Vol 58, Issue 3, p894
- ISSN
1053-1807
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jmri.28571