Detection of lung lesions in breath-hold VIBE and free-breathing Spiral VIBE MRI compared to CT
Tóm tắt
Detection of pulmonary nodules in MRI requires fast imaging strategies without respiratory motion impairment, such as single-breath-hold Cartesian VIBE. As patients with pulmonary diseases have limited breath-hold capacities, this study investigates the clinical feasibility of non-Cartesian Spiral VIBE under free-breathing compared to CT as the gold standard. Prospective analysis of 27 oncological patients examined in PET/CT and PET/MR. A novel motion-robust 3D ultrashort-echo-time (UTE) MR sequence was evaluated in comparison with CT and conventional breath-hold MR. CT scans were performed under breath-hold in end-expiratory and end-inspiratory position (CT ex, CT in). MR data was acquired with non-contrast-enhanced breath-hold Cartesian VIBE followed by a free-breathing 3D UTE Spiral VIBE. Impact of respiratory motion on pulmonary evaluation was investigated by two readers in Cartesian VIBE, followed by UTE Spiral VIBE and CT ex and the reference standard of CT in. Diagnostic accuracy was calculated, and visual image quality assessed. Higher detection rate and sensitivity of pulmonary nodules in free-breathing UTE Spiral VIBE in comparison with breath-hold Cartesian VIBE were found for lesions > 10 mm (UTE Spiral VIBE/VIBE/CT ex): 93%/54%/100%; Lesions 5–10 mm: 67%/25%/ 92%; Lesions < 5 mm: 11%/11%/78%. Lobe-based analysis revealed sensitivities and specificities of 64%/96%/41% and 96%/93%/100% for UTE Spiral VIBE/VIBE/CT ex. Free-breathing UTE Spiral VIBE indicates higher sensitivity for detection of pulmonary nodules than breath-hold Cartesian VIBE and is a promising but time-consuming approach. However, sensitivity and specificity of inspiratory CT remain superior in comparison and should be preferred for detection of pulmonary lesions.
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