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KMID : 0880420190200060916
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Korean Journal of Radiology
2019 Volume.20 No. 6 p.916 ~ p.930
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Simultaneous Estimation of the Fat Fraction and R2* Via T2*-Corrected 6-Echo Dixon Volumetric Interpolated Breath-hold Examination Imaging for Osteopenia and Osteoporosis Detection: Correlations with Sex, Age, and Menopause
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Kim Dong-Hyun
Kim Sung-Kwan
Lee Sun-Joo
Choo Hye-Jung
Park Jung-Won
Kim Kun-Yung
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Abstract
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Objective: To investigate the relationships of T2*-corrected 6-echo Dixon volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) imaging-based fat fraction (FF) and R2* values with bone mineral density (BMD); determine their associations with sex, age, and menopause; and evaluate the diagnostic performance of the FF and R2* for predicting osteopenia and osteoporosis.
Materials and Methods: This study included 153 subjects who had undergone magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, including MR spectroscopy (MRS) and T2*-corrected 6-echo Dixon VIBE imaging. The FF and R2* were measured at the L4 vertebra. The male and female groups were divided into two subgroups according to age or menopause. Lin's concordance and Pearson's correlation coefficients, Bland-Altman 95% limits of agreement, and the area under the curve (AUC) were calculated.
Results: The correlation between the spectroscopic and 6-echo Dixon VIBE imaging-based FF values was statistically significant for both readers (pc = 0.940 [reader 1], 0.908 [reader 2]; both p < 0.001). A small measurement bias was observed for the MRS-based FF for both readers (mean difference = ?0.3% [reader 1], 0.1% [reader 2]). We found a moderate negative correlation between BMD and the FF (r = ?0.411 [reader 1], ?0.436 [reader 2]; both p <0.001) with younger men and premenopausal women showing higher correlations. R2* and BMD were more significantly correlated in women than in men, and the highest correlation was observed in postmenopausal women (r = 0.626 [reader 1], 0.644 [reader 2]; both p < 0.001). For predicting osteopenia and osteoporosis, the FF had a higher AUC in men and R2* had a higher AUC in women. The AUC for predicting osteoporosis was highest with a combination of the FF and R2* in postmenopausal women (AUC = 0.872 [reader 1], 0.867 [reader 2]; both p < 0.001).
Conclusion: The FF and R2* measured using T2*-corrected 6-echo Dixon VIBE imaging can serve as predictors of osteopenia and osteoporosis. R2* might be useful for predicting osteoporosis, especially in postmenopausal women.
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KEYWORD
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Osteoporosis, Magnetic resonance imaging, Fat fraction, R2*, Bone marrow
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