Damien Pike1, Miranda Kirby2, Fumin Guo3, David G McCormack4, Grace Parraga5. 1. Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, 1151 Richmond St N, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7; Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. 2. James Hogg Research Centre, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 3. Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, 1151 Richmond St N, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7; Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. 4. Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. 5. Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, 1151 Richmond St N, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7; Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. Electronic address: gparraga@robarts.ca.
Abstract
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Hyperpolarized (3)He magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ventilation abnormalities are visible in ex-smokers without airflow limitation, but the clinical relevance of this is not well-understood. Our objective was to phenotype healthy ex-smokers with normal and abnormally elevated ventilation defect percent (VDP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty ex-smokers without airflow limitation provided written informed consent to (3)He MRI, computed tomography (CT), and pulmonary function tests in a single visit. (3)He MRI VDP and apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) were measured for whole-lung and each lung lobe as were CT measurements of emphysema (relative area [RA] with attenuation ≤-950 HU, RA950) and airway morphology (wall area percent [WA%], lumen area [LA] and LA normalized to body surface area [LA/BSA]). RESULTS: In 42 ex-smokers, there was abnormally elevated VDP and no significant differences for pulmonary function, RA950, or airway measurements compared to 18 ex-smokers with normal VDP. Ex-smokers with abnormally elevated VDP reported significantly greater (3)He ADC in the apical lung (right upper lobe [RUL], P = .02; right middle lobe [RML], P = .04; and left upper lobe [LUL], P = .009). Whole lung (r = 0.40, P = .001) and lobar VDP (RUL, r = 0.32, P = .01; RML, r = 0.46, P = .002; right lower lobe [RLL], r = 0.38, P = .003; LUL, r = 0.35, P = .006; and left lower lobe, r = 0.37, P = .004) correlated with regional (3)He ADC. Although whole-lung VDP and CT airway morphology measurements were not correlated, regional VDP was correlated with RUL LA (r = -0.37, P = .004), LA/BSA (r = -0.42, P = .0008), RLL WA% (r = 0.28, P = .03), LA (r = -0.28, P = .03), and LA/BSA (r = -0.37, P = .004). CONCLUSIONS: Abnormally elevated VDP in ex-smokers without airflow limitation was coincident with very mild emphysema detected using MRI and regional airway remodeling detected using CT representing a subclinical obstructive lung disease phenotype.
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Hyperpolarized (3)He magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ventilation abnormalities are visible in ex-smokers without airflow limitation, but the clinical relevance of this is not well-understood. Our objective was to phenotype healthy ex-smokers with normal and abnormally elevated ventilation defect percent (VDP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty ex-smokers without airflow limitation provided written informed consent to (3)He MRI, computed tomography (CT), and pulmonary function tests in a single visit. (3)He MRI VDP and apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) were measured for whole-lung and each lung lobe as were CT measurements of emphysema (relative area [RA] with attenuation ≤-950 HU, RA950) and airway morphology (wall area percent [WA%], lumen area [LA] and LA normalized to body surface area [LA/BSA]). RESULTS: In 42 ex-smokers, there was abnormally elevated VDP and no significant differences for pulmonary function, RA950, or airway measurements compared to 18 ex-smokers with normal VDP. Ex-smokers with abnormally elevated VDP reported significantly greater (3)He ADC in the apical lung (right upper lobe [RUL], P = .02; right middle lobe [RML], P = .04; and left upper lobe [LUL], P = .009). Whole lung (r = 0.40, P = .001) and lobar VDP (RUL, r = 0.32, P = .01; RML, r = 0.46, P = .002; right lower lobe [RLL], r = 0.38, P = .003; LUL, r = 0.35, P = .006; and left lower lobe, r = 0.37, P = .004) correlated with regional (3)He ADC. Although whole-lung VDP and CT airway morphology measurements were not correlated, regional VDP was correlated with RUL LA (r = -0.37, P = .004), LA/BSA (r = -0.42, P = .0008), RLL WA% (r = 0.28, P = .03), LA (r = -0.28, P = .03), and LA/BSA (r = -0.37, P = .004). CONCLUSIONS: Abnormally elevated VDP in ex-smokers without airflow limitation was coincident with very mild emphysema detected using MRI and regional airway remodeling detected using CT representing a subclinical obstructive lung disease phenotype.
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