Daisuke Yoshimaru1,2, Yasuo Takatsu3, Yuichi Suzuki4, Toshiaki Miyati2, Yuhki Hamada1, Ayumu Funaki1, Ayumi Tabata1, Chifumi Maruyama1, Masahiko Shimada5, Maki Tobari5, Takayoshi Nishino5. 1. 1 Department of Medical Technology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center , Yachiyo , Japan. 2. 2 Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno , Kanazawa, Ishikawa , Japan. 3. 3 Department of Radiological Technology, Tokushima Bunri University , Kagawa , Japan. 4. 4 Department of Radiological Service, The University of Tokyo Hospital , Tokyo , Japan. 5. 5 Department of gastroenterological medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center , Yachiyo , Japan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: : We aimed to determine whether diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) analysis with the breath-hold technique can replace liver function results obtained from laboratory tests. METHODS: : Patients (n = 79) suspected of having a hepatobiliary disease, and control group without liver diseases (n = 15) were examined with non-Gaussian diffusion-weighted imaging using a 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging unit. Based on the findings of DKI, various blood serum parameters, including the indocyanine green (ICG) retention rate 15 min after an intravenous injection of ICG (ICG-R15) and mean kurtosis values and Child-Pugh and albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) scores, were calculated. In total, 17 patients were tested using ICG-R15. For evaluating liver function, correlations between the mean kurtosis value and the Child-Pugh score, ALBI score, and ICG-R15 value as indicators of liver function obtained from blood data were assessed using Spearman's rank correlation. In apparent diffusion coefficient as well, we assessed correlations with these indicators. RESULTS: : The mean kurtosis value correlated with the Child-Pugh score (Spearman's rank-correlation coefficient, ρ = 0.3992; p < 0.0001). Moreover, the mean kurtosis value revealed a correlation with the ICG-R15 value (Spearman's rank-correlation coefficient, ρ = 0.5972; p = 0.00114). The correlation between the mean kurtosis value and the ALBI score was the poorest among these (Spearman's rank-correlation coefficient, ρ = 0.3395; p = 0.0008). CONCLUSION: : Liver function correlating with the Child-Pugh score and ICG-R15 value can be quantitatively estimated using the mean kurtosis value obtained from DKI analysis. DKI analysis with the breath-hold technique can be used to determine liver function instead of performing laboratory tests. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE:: Previous studies have not evaluated liver function in vivo using DKI.
OBJECTIVES: : We aimed to determine whether diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) analysis with the breath-hold technique can replace liver function results obtained from laboratory tests. METHODS: : Patients (n = 79) suspected of having a hepatobiliary disease, and control group without liver diseases (n = 15) were examined with non-Gaussian diffusion-weighted imaging using a 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging unit. Based on the findings of DKI, various blood serum parameters, including the indocyanine green (ICG) retention rate 15 min after an intravenous injection of ICG (ICG-R15) and mean kurtosis values and Child-Pugh and albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) scores, were calculated. In total, 17 patients were tested using ICG-R15. For evaluating liver function, correlations between the mean kurtosis value and the Child-Pugh score, ALBI score, and ICG-R15 value as indicators of liver function obtained from blood data were assessed using Spearman's rank correlation. In apparent diffusion coefficient as well, we assessed correlations with these indicators. RESULTS: : The mean kurtosis value correlated with the Child-Pugh score (Spearman's rank-correlation coefficient, ρ = 0.3992; p < 0.0001). Moreover, the mean kurtosis value revealed a correlation with the ICG-R15 value (Spearman's rank-correlation coefficient, ρ = 0.5972; p = 0.00114). The correlation between the mean kurtosis value and the ALBI score was the poorest among these (Spearman's rank-correlation coefficient, ρ = 0.3395; p = 0.0008). CONCLUSION: : Liver function correlating with the Child-Pugh score and ICG-R15 value can be quantitatively estimated using the mean kurtosis value obtained from DKI analysis. DKI analysis with the breath-hold technique can be used to determine liver function instead of performing laboratory tests. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE:: Previous studies have not evaluated liver function in vivo using DKI.
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Keywords:
ALBI; Child–Pugh; Diffusion kurtosis imaging; ICG-R15; hepatic function
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