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KMID : 0880420180190030372
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Korean Journal of Radiology
2018 Volume.19 No. 3 p.372 ~ p.380
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Single-Dose Gadoterate Meglumine for 3T Late Gadolinium Enhancement MRI for the Assessment of Chronic Myocardial Infarction: Intra-Individual Comparison with Conventional Double-Dose 1.5T MRI
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Lim Ji-Yeon
Park Eun-Ah
Song Yong-Sub
Lee Whal
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Abstract
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Objective: To intra-individually compare 3T magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained with one dose gadoterate meglumine to 1.5T MR using conventional double dose for assessment of chronic myocardial infarction.
Materials and Methods: Sixteen patients diagnosed with chronic myocardial infarctions were examined on single-dose 3T MR within two weeks after undergoing double-dose 1.5T MR. Representative short-axis images were acquired at three points after administration of gadoterate meglumine. Contrast-to-noise ratios between infarcted and normal myocardium (CNRinfarct-normal) and between infarct and left ventricular cavity (CNRinfarct-LVC) were calculated and compared intra-individually at each temporal scan. Additionally, two independent readers assessed relative infarct size semi-automatically and inter-observer reproducibility was evaluated using intraclass correlation coefficient.
Results: While higher CNRinfarct-normal was revealed at single-dose 3T at only 10 minutes scan (p = 0.047), the CNRinfarct-LVC was higher at single-dose 3T MR at each temporal scan (all, p < 0.05). Measurement of relative infarct size was not significantly different between both examinations for both observers (all, p > 0.05). However, inter-observer reproducibility was higher at single-dose 3T MR (all, p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Single-dose 3T MR is as effective as double-dose 1.5T MR for delineation of infarcted myocardium while being superior in detection of infarcted myocardium from the blood cavity, and provides better reproducibility for infarct size quantification.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic myocardial infarction, Magnetic resonance imaging, Gadolinium contrast agent, Late gadolinium enhancement
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