Khalaf, A;
Nowak, A;
Menys, A;
Marciani, L;
Taylor, SA;
Spiller, RC;
Gowland, PA;
... Hoad, CL; + view all
(2019)
Cine MRI assessment of motility in the unprepared small bowel in the fasting and fed state: Beyond the breath-hold.
Neurogastroenterology & Motility
, 31
(1)
, Article e13466. 10.1111/nmo.13466.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The symptoms of functional bowel disorders are common in postprandial but investigations are generally undertaken in the fasted state using invasive procedures. MRI provides a noninvasive tool to study the gastrointestinal tract in an unperturbed, fed state. The aim of this study was to develop a technique to assess small bowel motility from cine MRI data in the unprepared bowel in fasting and fed states. METHODS: Fifteen healthy volunteers underwent a baseline MRI scan after which they consumed a 400 g soup. Subjects then underwent a postprandial scan followed by further scans at regular intervals. Small bowel motility was assessed using single-slice bTFE cine MRI. An optimized processing technique was used to generate motility data based on power spectrum analysis of voxel-signal changes with time. Interobserver variability (n = 15) and intra-observer (n = 6) variability were assessed. Changes in the motility index were compared between fasted and immediate postprandial state. KEY RESULTS: Excellent agreement between observers was seen across the range of motility measurements acquired, with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.979 (P < 0.0001) and Bland-Altman limits of agreement 95% CI: -28.9 to 45.9 au. Intra-observer variability was low with ICC of 0.992 and 0.960 (2 observers, P < 0.0001). Changes from the fasted to immediately postprandial state showed an average increase of 122.4% ± 98.7% (n = 15). CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES: This optimized technique showed excellent inter and intra observer agreement. It was sensitive to changes in motility induced feeding. This technique will be useful to study contractile activity and regional patterns along the gastrointestinal tract under physiological conditions.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cine MRI assessment of motility in the unprepared small bowel in the fasting and fed state: Beyond the breath-hold |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/nmo.13466 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.13466 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | MRI, cine MRI, fasting, fed state, gastrointestinal motility |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Department of Imaging |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10058084 |
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