Relaxation-Enhanced Angiography Without Contrast and Triggering (REACT) for Fast Imaging of Extracranial Arteries in Acute Ischemic Stroke at 3 T

Autor: Simon Lennartz, Christoph Kabbasch, Lenhard Pennig, Jan-Peter Grunz, Kilian Weiss, Jan Borggrefe, Ulrike Cornelia Isabel Hoyer, Jonas Doerner, Anton Wagner, David Zopfs, Lukas Goertz, Thorsten Persigehl, K Laukamp
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Clinical Neuroradiology
ISSN: 1869-1447
1869-1439
Popis: Purpose To evaluate a novel flow-independent 3D isotropic REACT sequence compared with CE-MRA for the imaging of extracranial arteries in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Methods This was a retrospective study of 35 patients who underwent a stroke protocol at 3 T including REACT (fixed scan time: 2:46 min) and CE-MRA of the extracranial arteries. Three radiologists evaluated scans regarding vessel delineation, signal, and contrast and assessed overall image noise and artifacts using 5-point scales (5: excellent delineation/no artifacts). Apparent signal- and contrast-to-noise ratios (aSNR/aCNR) were measured for the common carotid artery (CCA), internal carotid artery (ICA, C1 segment), and vertebral artery (V2 segment). Two radiologists graded the degree of proximal ICA stenosis. Results Compared to REACT, CE-MRA showed better delineation for the CCA and ICA (C1 and C2 segments) (median 5, range 2–5 vs. 4, range 3–5; P P P > 0.05 vs. 4, range 2–5) and contrast (5, range 3–5 vs. 4, range 2–5; P > 0.05) than CE-MRA. The remaining segments of the blood-supplying vessels showed equal medians. There was no significant difference regarding artifacts, whereas REACT provided significantly lower image noise (4, range 3–5 vs. 4 range 2–5; P P P Conclusion Given its fast acquisition, comparable image quality to CE-MRA and high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of ICA stenosis, REACT was proven to be a clinically applicable method to assess extracranial arteries in AIS.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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