William E Kenyhercz1, Brian Raterman1, Venkata Sita Priyanka Illapani1,2, Joshua Dowell3, Xiaokui Mo4, Richard D White1,2,3, Arunark Kolipaka1,2,3. 1. Department of Radiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. 4. Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess MR elastography (MRE)-derived aortic shear stiffness (μMRE ) measurements for: 1) reproducibility, 2) comparison to pulse wave velocity, 3) changes over the cardiac cycle, and 4) relationship with age. METHODS: Cardiac-gated aortic MRE was performed on 20 healthy volunteers (aged 20-73 years). For assessing reproducibility of stiffness measurements, scans were repeated per volunteer. MRE wave images were analyzed to obtain stiffness of the abdominal aorta across the cardiac cycle, and comparisons were made with subject age. RESULTS: Analysis of concordance correlation coefficient between scans 1 and 2 showed that rc = 0.86 (95% confidence interval, 0.77, 0.94) with P < 0.0001. Significantly higher μMRE was observed for all volunteers during end-systole when compared to end-diastole (P < 0.0001). μMRE increased with age; end-systolic stiffness demonstrated a relatively stronger correlation with age (r = 0.62, P = 0.003) when compared to end-diastolic stiffness (r = 0.51, P = 0.023); and the slopes of end-systole and end-diastole were found to be significantly different (P = 0.011). [Formula: see text] at end-systole and end-diastole correlated linearly with pulse wave velocity, with an r = 0.54 (P = 0.013) and r = 0.58 (P = 0.008), respectively. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that MRE-derived aortic shear stiffness measurements are robust (reproducible and comparable to similar techniques). Mean μMRE was higher during end-systole when compared to end-diastole. μMRE was found to increase with age and showed a stronger correlation with end-systolic stiffness than with end-diastolic stiffness.
PURPOSE: To assess MR elastography (MRE)-derived aortic shear stiffness (μMRE ) measurements for: 1) reproducibility, 2) comparison to pulse wave velocity, 3) changes over the cardiac cycle, and 4) relationship with age. METHODS: Cardiac-gated aortic MRE was performed on 20 healthy volunteers (aged 20-73 years). For assessing reproducibility of stiffness measurements, scans were repeated per volunteer. MRE wave images were analyzed to obtain stiffness of the abdominal aorta across the cardiac cycle, and comparisons were made with subject age. RESULTS: Analysis of concordance correlation coefficient between scans 1 and 2 showed that rc = 0.86 (95% confidence interval, 0.77, 0.94) with P < 0.0001. Significantly higher μMRE was observed for all volunteers during end-systole when compared to end-diastole (P < 0.0001). μMRE increased with age; end-systolic stiffness demonstrated a relatively stronger correlation with age (r = 0.62, P = 0.003) when compared to end-diastolic stiffness (r = 0.51, P = 0.023); and the slopes of end-systole and end-diastole were found to be significantly different (P = 0.011). [Formula: see text] at end-systole and end-diastole correlated linearly with pulse wave velocity, with an r = 0.54 (P = 0.013) and r = 0.58 (P = 0.008), respectively. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that MRE-derived aortic shear stiffness measurements are robust (reproducible and comparable to similar techniques). Mean μMRE was higher during end-systole when compared to end-diastole. μMRE was found to increase with age and showed a stronger correlation with end-systolic stiffness than with end-diastolic stiffness.
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