Andrea Lazik1, Jens M Theysohn2, Christina Geis2, Sören Johst3, Mark E Ladd2,3,4, Harald H Quick3,5, Oliver Kraff3. 1. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Germany. andrea.lazik@uk-essen.de. 2. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Germany. 3. Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. 4. Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. 5. High Field and Hybrid MR Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the technical feasibility and applicability of quantitative MR techniques (delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC), T2 mapping, T2* mapping) at 7 T MRI for assessing hip cartilage. METHODS: Hips of 11 healthy volunteers were examined at 7 T MRI with an 8-channel radiofrequency transmit/receive body coil using multi-echo sequences for T2 and T2* mapping and a dual flip angle gradient-echo sequence before (T10) and after intravenous contrast agent administration (T1Gd; 0.2 mmol/kg Gd-DTPA(2-) followed by 0.5 h of walking and 0.5 h of rest) for dGEMRIC. Relaxation times of cartilage were measured manually in 10 regions of interest. Pearson's correlations between R1delta = 1/T1Gd - 1/T10 and T1Gd and between T2 and T2* were calculated. Image quality and the delineation of acetabular and femoral cartilage in the relaxation time maps were evaluated using discrete rating scales. RESULTS: High correlations were found between R1delta and T1Gd and between T2 and T2* relaxation times (all p < 0.01). All techniques delivered diagnostic image quality, with best delineation of femoral and acetabular cartilage in the T2* maps (mean 3.2 out of a maximum of 4 points). CONCLUSIONS: T1, T2 and T2* mapping of hip cartilage with diagnostic image quality is feasible at 7 T. To perform dGEMRIC at 7 T, pre-contrast T1 mapping can be omitted. KEY POINTS: • dGEMRIC of hip cartilage with diagnostic image quality is feasible at 7 T. • To perform dGEMRIC at 7 T, pre-contrast T1 mapping can be omitted. • T2(*) mapping of hip cartilage with diagnostic image quality is feasible at 7 T. • T2 and T2* relaxation times of cartilage were highly correlated at 7 T. • Best delineation of femoral and acetabular cartilage was found in T2* maps.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the technical feasibility and applicability of quantitative MR techniques (delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC), T2 mapping, T2* mapping) at 7 T MRI for assessing hip cartilage. METHODS: Hips of 11 healthy volunteers were examined at 7 T MRI with an 8-channel radiofrequency transmit/receive body coil using multi-echo sequences for T2 and T2* mapping and a dual flip angle gradient-echo sequence before (T10) and after intravenous contrast agent administration (T1Gd; 0.2 mmol/kg Gd-DTPA(2-) followed by 0.5 h of walking and 0.5 h of rest) for dGEMRIC. Relaxation times of cartilage were measured manually in 10 regions of interest. Pearson's correlations between R1delta = 1/T1Gd - 1/T10 and T1Gd and between T2 and T2* were calculated. Image quality and the delineation of acetabular and femoral cartilage in the relaxation time maps were evaluated using discrete rating scales. RESULTS: High correlations were found between R1delta and T1Gd and between T2 and T2* relaxation times (all p < 0.01). All techniques delivered diagnostic image quality, with best delineation of femoral and acetabular cartilage in the T2* maps (mean 3.2 out of a maximum of 4 points). CONCLUSIONS: T1, T2 and T2* mapping of hip cartilage with diagnostic image quality is feasible at 7 T. To perform dGEMRIC at 7 T, pre-contrast T1 mapping can be omitted. KEY POINTS: • dGEMRIC of hip cartilage with diagnostic image quality is feasible at 7 T. • To perform dGEMRIC at 7 T, pre-contrast T1 mapping can be omitted. • T2(*) mapping of hip cartilage with diagnostic image quality is feasible at 7 T. • T2 and T2* relaxation times of cartilage were highly correlated at 7 T. • Best delineation of femoral and acetabular cartilage was found in T2* maps.
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Keywords:
Hip cartilage; T2 mapping; T2* mapping; Ultra-high-field MRI; dGEMRIC
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