Contrast agent-free functional magnetic resonance imaging with matrix pencil decomposition to quantify abnormalities in lung perfusion and ventilation in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Autor: Doellinger F; Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Bauman G; Division of Radiological Physics, Department of Radiology, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Roehmel J; Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Associated Partner Site, Berlin, Germany., Stahl M; Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Associated Partner Site, Berlin, Germany., Posch H; Department of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Steffen IG; Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Pusterla O; Division of Radiological Physics, Department of Radiology, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Bieri O; Division of Radiological Physics, Department of Radiology, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Wielpütz MO; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology with Nuclear Medicine, Thoraxklinik at University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany., Mall MA; Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Associated Partner Site, Berlin, Germany.
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Zdroj: Frontiers in medicine [Front Med (Lausanne)] 2024 Jun 05; Vol. 11, pp. 1349466. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 05 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1349466
Abstrakt: Background: Previous studies showed that contrast-enhanced (CE) morpho-functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detects abnormalities in lung morphology and perfusion in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Novel matrix pencil decomposition MRI (MP-MRI) enables quantification of lung perfusion and ventilation without intravenous contrast agent administration.
Objectives: To compare MP-MRI with established morpho-functional MRI and spirometry in patients with CF.
Methods: Thirty-nine clinically stable patients with CF (mean age 21.6 ± 10.7 years, range 8-45 years) prospectively underwent morpho-functional MRI including CE perfusion MRI, MP-MRI and spirometry. Two blinded chest radiologists assessed morpho-functional MRI and MP-MRI employing the validated chest MRI score. In addition, MP-MRI data were processed by automated software calculating perfusion defect percentage (QDP) and ventilation defect percentage (VDP).
Results: MP perfusion score and QDP correlated strongly with the CE perfusion score (both r  = 0.81; p  < 0.01). MP ventilation score and VDP showed strong inverse correlations with percent predicted FEV1 ( r  = -0.75 and r  = -0.83; p  < 0.01). The comparison of visual and automated parameters showed that both MP perfusion score and QDP, and MP ventilation score and VDP were strongly correlated ( r  = 0.74 and r  = 0.78; both p  < 0.01). Further, the MP perfusion score and MP ventilation score, as well as QDP and VDP were strongly correlated ( r  = 0.88 and r  = 0.86; both p  < 0.01).
Conclusion: MP-MRI detects abnormalities in lung perfusion and ventilation in patients with CF without intravenous or inhaled contrast agent application, and correlates strongly with the well-established CE perfusion MRI score and spirometry. Automated analysis of MP-MRI may serve as quantitative noninvasive outcome measure for diagnostic monitoring and clinical trials.
Competing Interests: MS reports research grants from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals paid to the institution; personal fees for participation in advisory boards or consulting from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. MW reports research grants from Vertex Pharmaceuticals paid to the institution; consulting fees from Boehringer Ingelheim and Vertex Pharmaceuticals paid to the institution; lecture fees from Vertex Pharmaceuticals paid to the institution. MM reports research grants from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals paid to the institution; personal fees for participation in advisory boards or consulting from Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, Enterprise Therapeutics, Kither Biotech, Vertex Pharmaceuticals; lecture fees from Vertex Pharmaceuticals; and travel reimbursement from Boehringer Ingelheim and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.
(Copyright © 2024 Doellinger, Bauman, Roehmel, Stahl, Posch, Steffen, Pusterla, Bieri, Wielpütz and Mall.)
Databáze: MEDLINE