Nicole Schwendener1, Christian Jackowski1, Frederick Schuster1,2, Anders Persson3, Marcel J Warntjes3, Wolf -Dieter Zech4,5. 1. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Buehlstrasse 20, 3012, Bern, Switzerland. 2. Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland. 3. Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), University of Linköping, 58185, Linköping, Sweden. 4. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Buehlstrasse 20, 3012, Bern, Switzerland. Wolf-Dieter.Zech@irm.unibe.ch. 5. Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), University of Linköping, 58185, Linköping, Sweden. Wolf-Dieter.Zech@irm.unibe.ch.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to evaluate if simultaneous temperature-corrected T1, T2, and proton density (PD) 1.5 T post-mortem MR quantification [quantitative post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging (QPMMRI)] is feasible for characterizing and discerning non-pathologic upper abdominal organs (liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney) with regard to varying body temperatures. METHODS: QPMMRI was performed on 80 corpses (25 females, 55 males; mean age 56.2 years, SD 17.2) prior to autopsy. Core body temperature was measured during QPMMRI. Quantitative T1, T2, and PD values were measured in the liver, pancreas, spleen, and left kidney and temperature corrected to 37 °C. Histologic examinations were conducted on each measured organ to determine non-pathologic organs. Quantitative T1, T2, and PD values of non-pathologic organs were ANOVA tested against values of other non-pathologic organ types. RESULTS: Based on temperature-corrected quantitative T1, T2, and PD values, ANOVA testing verified significant differences between the non-pathologic liver, spleen, pancreas, and left kidneys. CONCLUSIONS: Temperature-corrected 1.5 T QPMMRI based on T1, T2, and PD values may be feasible for characterization and differentiation of the non-pathologic liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidney. The results may provide a base for future specific pathology diagnosis of upper abdominal organs in post-mortem imaging.
OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to evaluate if simultaneous temperature-corrected T1, T2, and proton density (PD) 1.5 T post-mortem MR quantification [quantitative post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging (QPMMRI)] is feasible for characterizing and discerning non-pathologic upper abdominal organs (liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney) with regard to varying body temperatures. METHODS: QPMMRI was performed on 80 corpses (25 females, 55 males; mean age 56.2 years, SD 17.2) prior to autopsy. Core body temperature was measured during QPMMRI. Quantitative T1, T2, and PD values were measured in the liver, pancreas, spleen, and left kidney and temperature corrected to 37 °C. Histologic examinations were conducted on each measured organ to determine non-pathologic organs. Quantitative T1, T2, and PD values of non-pathologic organs were ANOVA tested against values of other non-pathologic organ types. RESULTS: Based on temperature-corrected quantitative T1, T2, and PD values, ANOVA testing verified significant differences between the non-pathologic liver, spleen, pancreas, and left kidneys. CONCLUSIONS: Temperature-corrected 1.5 T QPMMRI based on T1, T2, and PD values may be feasible for characterization and differentiation of the non-pathologic liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidney. The results may provide a base for future specific pathology diagnosis of upper abdominal organs in post-mortem imaging.
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Abdominal organs; Post-mortem MRI quantification; Post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging; Proton density; Relaxation times
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