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Absolute quantification of cerebral blood flow in normal volunteers: Correlation between Xe-133SPECT and dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI

Knutsson, Linda LU orcid ; Börjesson, Siv LU ; Larsson, Elna-Marie ; Risberg, Jarl LU ; Gustafson, Lars LU ; Passant, Ulla LU ; Ståhlberg, Freddy LU and Wirestam, Ronnie LU orcid (2007) In Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 26(4). p.913-920
Abstract
Purpose: To compare, absolute cerebral blood flow (CBF) estimates obtained by dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI (DSC-MRI) and Xe-133 SPECT. Materials and Methods: CBF was measured in 20 healthy volunteers using DSC-MRI at 3T and Xe-133 SPECT. DSC- MRI was accomplished by gradient-echo EPI and CBF was calculated using a time-shift-insenisitive deconvolution algorithm and regional arterial input functions (AIFs). To improve the reproducibility of AIF registration the time integral was rescaled by use, of a venous output function. In the Xe-133 SPECT experiment, Xe-133 gas was inhaled over 8 minutes and CBF was calculated using a biexponential analysis. Results: The average whole-brain CBF estimates obtained by DSC-MRI and Xe- 133 SPECT... (More)
Purpose: To compare, absolute cerebral blood flow (CBF) estimates obtained by dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI (DSC-MRI) and Xe-133 SPECT. Materials and Methods: CBF was measured in 20 healthy volunteers using DSC-MRI at 3T and Xe-133 SPECT. DSC- MRI was accomplished by gradient-echo EPI and CBF was calculated using a time-shift-insenisitive deconvolution algorithm and regional arterial input functions (AIFs). To improve the reproducibility of AIF registration the time integral was rescaled by use, of a venous output function. In the Xe-133 SPECT experiment, Xe-133 gas was inhaled over 8 minutes and CBF was calculated using a biexponential analysis. Results: The average whole-brain CBF estimates obtained by DSC-MRI and Xe- 133 SPECT were 85 +/- 23 mL/(min 100 g) and 40 +/- 8 mL/(min 100 g), respectively (mean +/- SD, n = 20). The linear CBF relationship between the two modalities showed a correlation coefficient of r = 0.76 and was described by the equation CBF(MRI) = 2.4 CBF(Xe) - 7.9 (CBF in units of mL/(min 100 g)). Conclusion: A reasonable positive linear correlation between MRI-based and SPECT-based CBF estimates was observed after AIF time-integral correction. The use of DSC-MRI typically results in overestimated absolute perfusion estimates and the present study indicates that this trend is further enhanced by the use of high magnetic field strength (3T). (Less)
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magnetic, cerebral blood flow, dynamic susceptibility contrast, resonance imaging, perfusion, Xe-133SPECT
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Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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26
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4
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913 - 920
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1522-2586
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10.1002/jmri.21093
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Optimisation and Validation of Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI
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English
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  abstract     = {{Purpose: To compare, absolute cerebral blood flow (CBF) estimates obtained by dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI (DSC-MRI) and Xe-133 SPECT. Materials and Methods: CBF was measured in 20 healthy volunteers using DSC-MRI at 3T and Xe-133 SPECT. DSC- MRI was accomplished by gradient-echo EPI and CBF was calculated using a time-shift-insenisitive deconvolution algorithm and regional arterial input functions (AIFs). To improve the reproducibility of AIF registration the time integral was rescaled by use, of a venous output function. In the Xe-133 SPECT experiment, Xe-133 gas was inhaled over 8 minutes and CBF was calculated using a biexponential analysis. Results: The average whole-brain CBF estimates obtained by DSC-MRI and Xe- 133 SPECT were 85 +/- 23 mL/(min 100 g) and 40 +/- 8 mL/(min 100 g), respectively (mean +/- SD, n = 20). The linear CBF relationship between the two modalities showed a correlation coefficient of r = 0.76 and was described by the equation CBF(MRI) = 2.4 CBF(Xe) - 7.9 (CBF in units of mL/(min 100 g)). Conclusion: A reasonable positive linear correlation between MRI-based and SPECT-based CBF estimates was observed after AIF time-integral correction. The use of DSC-MRI typically results in overestimated absolute perfusion estimates and the present study indicates that this trend is further enhanced by the use of high magnetic field strength (3T).}},
  author       = {{Knutsson, Linda and Börjesson, Siv and Larsson, Elna-Marie and Risberg, Jarl and Gustafson, Lars and Passant, Ulla and Ståhlberg, Freddy and Wirestam, Ronnie}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{913--920}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging}},
  title        = {{Absolute quantification of cerebral blood flow in normal volunteers: Correlation between Xe-133SPECT and dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmri.21093}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/jmri.21093}},
  volume       = {{26}},
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