Ji Eun Park1, Seung Chai Jung2, Sang Hun Lee3, Ji Young Jeon4, Ji Ye Lee5, Ho Sung Kim1, Choong-Gon Choi1, Sang Joon Kim1, Deok Hee Lee1, Seon-Ok Kim6, Sun U Kwon3, Dong-Wha Kang3, Jong S Kim3. 1. Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 86 Asanbyeongwon-Gil, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 86 Asanbyeongwon-Gil, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea. dynamics79@gmail.com. 3. Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea. 4. Department of Radiology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea. 5. Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 170 Jomaru-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, 420-767, Korea. 6. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare three-dimensional high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (3D HR-MRI) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for diagnosing and evaluating stenosis in the entire circle of Willis. METHODS: The study included 516 intracranial arteries from 43 patients with intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS) who underwent both 3D HR-MRI and DSA within 1 month. Two readers independently diagnosed atherosclerosis, dissection, moyamoya disease and vasculitis, rated their diagnostic confidence for each vessel and measured the luminal diameters. Reference standard was made from clinico-radiologic diagnosis. Diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic confidence, the degree of stenosis and luminal diameter were assessed and compared between both modalities. RESULTS: For atherosclerosis, 3D HR-MRI showed better diagnostic accuracy (P = .03-.003), sensitivity (P = .006-.01) and positive predictive value (P ≤ .001-.006) compared to DSA. Overall, the readers were more confident of their diagnosis of ICAS when using 3D HR-MRI (reader 1, P ≤ .001-.007; reader 2, P ≤ .001-.015). 3D HR-MRI showed similar degree of stenosis (P > .05) and higher luminal diameter (P < .05) compared to DSA. CONCLUSIONS: 3D HR-MRI might be useful to evaluate atherosclerosis, with better diagnostic confidence and comparable stenosis measurement compared to DSA in the entire circle of Willis. KEY POINTS: • 3D HR-MRI showed better diagnostic accuracy for atherosclerosiscompared to DSA • 3D HR-MRI showed better overall diagnostic confidence for stenosiscompared to DSA • 3D HR-MRI and DSA showed similar degree of stenosis.
OBJECTIVES: To compare three-dimensional high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (3D HR-MRI) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for diagnosing and evaluating stenosis in the entire circle of Willis. METHODS: The study included 516 intracranial arteries from 43 patients with intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS) who underwent both 3D HR-MRI and DSA within 1 month. Two readers independently diagnosed atherosclerosis, dissection, moyamoya disease and vasculitis, rated their diagnostic confidence for each vessel and measured the luminal diameters. Reference standard was made from clinico-radiologic diagnosis. Diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic confidence, the degree of stenosis and luminal diameter were assessed and compared between both modalities. RESULTS: For atherosclerosis, 3D HR-MRI showed better diagnostic accuracy (P = .03-.003), sensitivity (P = .006-.01) and positive predictive value (P ≤ .001-.006) compared to DSA. Overall, the readers were more confident of their diagnosis of ICAS when using 3D HR-MRI (reader 1, P ≤ .001-.007; reader 2, P ≤ .001-.015). 3D HR-MRI showed similar degree of stenosis (P > .05) and higher luminal diameter (P < .05) compared to DSA. CONCLUSIONS: 3D HR-MRI might be useful to evaluate atherosclerosis, with better diagnostic confidence and comparable stenosis measurement compared to DSA in the entire circle of Willis. KEY POINTS: • 3D HR-MRI showed better diagnostic accuracy for atherosclerosiscompared to DSA • 3D HR-MRI showed better overall diagnostic confidence for stenosiscompared to DSA • 3D HR-MRI and DSA showed similar degree of stenosis.
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Angiography; Diagnosis; Intracranial stenosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stenosis
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