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Estimation of contrast agent bolus arrival delays for improved reproducibility of liver DCE MRI

Chouhan, MD; Bainbridge, A; Atkinson, D; Punwani, S; Mookerjee, RP; Lythgoe, MF; Taylor, SA; (2016) Estimation of contrast agent bolus arrival delays for improved reproducibility of liver DCE MRI. Physics in Medicine and Biology , 61 (19) pp. 6905-6918. 10.1088/0031-9155/61/19/6905. Green open access

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Abstract

Delays between contrast agent (CA) arrival at the site of vascular input function (VIF) sampling and the tissue of interest affect dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI pharmacokinetic modelling. We investigate effects of altering VIF CA bolus arrival delays on liver DCE MRI perfusion parameters, propose an alternative approach to estimating delays and evaluate reproducibility. Thirteen healthy volunteers (28.7  ±  1.9 years, seven males) underwent liver DCE MRI using dual-input single compartment modelling, with reproducibility (n  =  9) measured at 7 days. Effects of VIF CA bolus arrival delays were assessed for arterial and portal venous input functions. Delays were pre-estimated using linear regression, with restricted free modelling around the pre-estimated delay. Perfusion parameters and 7 days reproducibility were compared using this method, freely modelled delays and no delays using one-way ANOVA. Reproducibility was assessed using Bland–Altman analysis of agreement. Maximum percent change relative to parameters obtained using zero delays, were  −31% for portal venous (PV) perfusion, +43% for total liver blood flow (TLBF), +3247% for hepatic arterial (HA) fraction, +150% for mean transit time and  −10% for distribution volume. Differences were demonstrated between the 3 methods for PV perfusion (p  =  0.0085) and HA fraction (p  <  0.0001), but not other parameters. Improved mean differences and Bland–Altman 95% Limits-of-Agreement for reproducibility of PV perfusion (9.3 ml/min/100 g, ±506.1 ml/min/100 g) and TLBF (43.8 ml/min/100 g, ±586.7 ml/min/100 g) were demonstrated using pre-estimated delays with constrained free modelling. CA bolus arrival delays cause profound differences in liver DCE MRI quantification. Pre-estimation of delays with constrained free modelling improved 7 days reproducibility of perfusion parameters in volunteers.

Type: Article
Title: Estimation of contrast agent bolus arrival delays for improved reproducibility of liver DCE MRI
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/19/6905
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/61/19/6905
Language: English
Additional information: © 2016 Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Engineering, Biomedical, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging, Engineering, Liver DCE MRI, liver perfusion, pharmacokinetic modelling, SINGLE-COMPARTMENT MODEL, HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA, PERFUSION PARAMETERS, ENHANCED MRI, DYNAMIC MRI, QUANTIFICATION, PERMEABILITY, EXPERIENCE, DIAGNOSIS, CIRRHOSIS
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
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Experimental and Translational Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inst for Liver and Digestive Hlth
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1513501
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