S Keller1,2, J Sedlacik3, T Schuler4, R Buchert4, M Avanesov4, R Zenouzi5, A W Lohse5, H Kooijman6, J Fiehler3, C Schramm5, J Yamamura4. 1. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. s.keller@uke.de. 2. Department of Radiology, Charité, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. s.keller@uke.de. 3. Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany. 4. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. 5. 1st Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany. 6. Philips Medical Systems, MR Clinical Science, Hamburg, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess the diagnostic value of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including dynamic Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced (DCE) and diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging for diagnosis and staging of hepatic fibrosis in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) using transient elastography as a standard reference. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Multiparametric MRI was prospectively performed on a 3.0-Tesla scanner in 47 patients (age 43.9±14.3 years). Transient elastography derived liver stiffness measurements (LSM), DCE-MRI derived parameters (hepatocellular uptake rate (Ki), arterial (Fa), portal venous (Fv) and total (Ft) blood flow, mean transit time (MTT), and extracellular volume (Ve)) and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were calculated. Correlation and univariate analysis of variance with post hoc pairwise comparison were applied to test for differences between LSM derived fibrosis stages (F0/F1, F2/3, F4). ROC curve analysis was used as a performance measure. RESULTS: Both ADC and Ki correlated significantly with LSM (r= -0.614; p<0.001 and r= -0.368; p=0.01). The ADC significantly discriminated fibrosis stages F0/1 from F2/3 and F4 (p<0.001). Discrimination of F0/1 from F2/3 and F4 reached a sensitivity/specificity of 0.917/0.821 and 0.8/0.929, respectively. Despite significant inter-subject effect for classification of fibrosis stages, post hoc pairwise comparison was not significant for Ki (p>0.096 for F0/1 from F2/3 and F4). LSM, ADC and Ki were significantly associated with serum-based liver functional tests, disease duration and spleen volume. CONCLUSION: DW-MRI provides a higher diagnostic performance for detection of hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis in PSC patients in comparison to Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced DCE-MRI. KEY POINTS: • Both ADC and hepatocellular uptake rate (Ki) correlate significantly with liver stiffness (r= -0.614; p<0.001 and r= -0.368; p=0.01). • The DCE-imaging derived quantitative parameter hepatocellular uptake rate (Ki) fails to discriminate pairwise intergroup differences of hepatic fibrosis (p>0.09). • DWI is preferable to DCE-imaging for discrimination of fibrosis stages F0/1 to F2/3 (p<0.001) and F4 (p<0.001).
PURPOSE: To assess the diagnostic value of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including dynamic Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced (DCE) and diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging for diagnosis and staging of hepatic fibrosis in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) using transient elastography as a standard reference. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Multiparametric MRI was prospectively performed on a 3.0-Tesla scanner in 47 patients (age 43.9±14.3 years). Transient elastography derived liver stiffness measurements (LSM), DCE-MRI derived parameters (hepatocellular uptake rate (Ki), arterial (Fa), portal venous (Fv) and total (Ft) blood flow, mean transit time (MTT), and extracellular volume (Ve)) and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were calculated. Correlation and univariate analysis of variance with post hoc pairwise comparison were applied to test for differences between LSM derived fibrosis stages (F0/F1, F2/3, F4). ROC curve analysis was used as a performance measure. RESULTS: Both ADC and Ki correlated significantly with LSM (r= -0.614; p<0.001 and r= -0.368; p=0.01). The ADC significantly discriminated fibrosis stages F0/1 from F2/3 and F4 (p<0.001). Discrimination of F0/1 from F2/3 and F4 reached a sensitivity/specificity of 0.917/0.821 and 0.8/0.929, respectively. Despite significant inter-subject effect for classification of fibrosis stages, post hoc pairwise comparison was not significant for Ki (p>0.096 for F0/1 from F2/3 and F4). LSM, ADC and Ki were significantly associated with serum-based liver functional tests, disease duration and spleen volume. CONCLUSION: DW-MRI provides a higher diagnostic performance for detection of hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis in PSCpatients in comparison to Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced DCE-MRI. KEY POINTS: • Both ADC and hepatocellular uptake rate (Ki) correlate significantly with liver stiffness (r= -0.614; p<0.001 and r= -0.368; p=0.01). • The DCE-imaging derived quantitative parameter hepatocellular uptake rate (Ki) fails to discriminate pairwise intergroup differences of hepatic fibrosis (p>0.09). • DWI is preferable to DCE-imaging for discrimination of fibrosis stages F0/1 to F2/3 (p<0.001) and F4 (p<0.001).
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Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Gadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA; Liver fibrosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Primary sclerosing cholangitis
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