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Experimental validation of contrast-enhanced SSFP cine CMR for quantification of myocardium at risk in acute myocardial infarction

Nordlund, David LU ; Kanski, Mikael LU ; Jablonowski, Robert LU ; Koul, Sasha LU ; Erlinge, David LU orcid ; Carlsson, Marcus LU ; Engblom, Henrik LU ; Aletras, Anthony H. LU orcid and Arheden, Håkan LU (2017) In Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 19(1).
Abstract

Background: Accurate assessment of myocardium at risk (MaR) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is necessary when assessing myocardial salvage. Contrast-enhanced steady-state free precession (CE-SSFP) is a recently developed cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) method for assessment of MaR up to 1 week after AMI. Our aim was to validate CE-SSFP for determination of MaR in an experimental porcine model using myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS) as a reference standard and to test the stability of MaR-quantification over time after injecting gadolinium-based contrast. Methods: Eleven pigs were subjected to either 35 or 40 min occlusion of the left anterior descending artery followed by six hours of... (More)

Background: Accurate assessment of myocardium at risk (MaR) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is necessary when assessing myocardial salvage. Contrast-enhanced steady-state free precession (CE-SSFP) is a recently developed cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) method for assessment of MaR up to 1 week after AMI. Our aim was to validate CE-SSFP for determination of MaR in an experimental porcine model using myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS) as a reference standard and to test the stability of MaR-quantification over time after injecting gadolinium-based contrast. Methods: Eleven pigs were subjected to either 35 or 40 min occlusion of the left anterior descending artery followed by six hours of reperfusion. A technetium-based perfusion tracer was administered intravenously ten minutes before reperfusion. In-vivo and ex-vivo CE-SSFP CMR was performed followed by ex-vivo MPS imaging. MaR was expressed as % of left ventricular mass (LVM). Results: There was good agreement between MaR by ex-vivo CMR and MaR by MPS (bias: 1 ± 3% LVM, r 2 = 0.92, p < 0.001), between ex-vivo and in-vivo CMR (bias 0 ± 2% LVM, r 2 = 0.94, p < 0.001) and between in-vivo CMR and MPS (bias -2 ± 3% LVM, r 2 = 0.87, p < 0.001. No change in MaR was seen over the first 30 min after contrast injection (p = 0.95). Conclusions: Contrast-enhanced SSFP cine CMR can be used to measure MaR, both in vivo and ex vivo, in a porcine model with good accuracy and precision over the first 30 min after contrast injection. This offers the option to use the less complex ex-vivo imaging when determining myocardial salvage in experimental studies.

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AAR, Area at risk, CE-SSFP, Myocardium at risk
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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19
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1
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12
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BioMed Central (BMC)
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  • pmid:28132648
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1097-6647
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10.1186/s12968-017-0325-y
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Background: Accurate assessment of myocardium at risk (MaR) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is necessary when assessing myocardial salvage. Contrast-enhanced steady-state free precession (CE-SSFP) is a recently developed cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) method for assessment of MaR up to 1 week after AMI. Our aim was to validate CE-SSFP for determination of MaR in an experimental porcine model using myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS) as a reference standard and to test the stability of MaR-quantification over time after injecting gadolinium-based contrast. Methods: Eleven pigs were subjected to either 35 or 40 min occlusion of the left anterior descending artery followed by six hours of reperfusion. A technetium-based perfusion tracer was administered intravenously ten minutes before reperfusion. In-vivo and ex-vivo CE-SSFP CMR was performed followed by ex-vivo MPS imaging. MaR was expressed as % of left ventricular mass (LVM). Results: There was good agreement between MaR by ex-vivo CMR and MaR by MPS (bias: 1 ± 3% LVM, r <sup>2</sup> = 0.92, p &lt; 0.001), between ex-vivo and in-vivo CMR (bias 0 ± 2% LVM, r <sup>2</sup> = 0.94, p &lt; 0.001) and between in-vivo CMR and MPS (bias -2 ± 3% LVM, r <sup>2</sup> = 0.87, p &lt; 0.001. No change in MaR was seen over the first 30 min after contrast injection (p = 0.95). Conclusions: Contrast-enhanced SSFP cine CMR can be used to measure MaR, both in vivo and ex vivo, in a porcine model with good accuracy and precision over the first 30 min after contrast injection. This offers the option to use the less complex ex-vivo imaging when determining myocardial salvage in experimental studies.</p>}},
  author       = {{Nordlund, David and Kanski, Mikael and Jablonowski, Robert and Koul, Sasha and Erlinge, David and Carlsson, Marcus and Engblom, Henrik and Aletras, Anthony H. and Arheden, Håkan}},
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  keywords     = {{AAR; Area at risk; CE-SSFP; Myocardium at risk}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
  series       = {{Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance}},
  title        = {{Experimental validation of contrast-enhanced SSFP cine CMR for quantification of myocardium at risk in acute myocardial infarction}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12968-017-0325-y}},
  doi          = {{10.1186/s12968-017-0325-y}},
  volume       = {{19}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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