Georg W Wurschi1, Karim Kentouche2, Karl-Heinz Herrmann3, Ines Krumbein3, Mariana Nold4, James F Beck2, Jürgen R Reichenbach3, Hans-Joachim Mentzel5. 1. Section of Pediatric Radiology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany. 2. Section of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany. 3. Medical Physics Group, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany. 4. Department of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Documentation, University Hospital of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany. 5. Section of Pediatric Radiology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany. hans-joachim.mentzel@med.uni-jena.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Children receiving multiple blood cell transfusions are prone to iron overload and successive tissue damage in liver parenchyma, making noninvasive screening options desirable. Ultrasound (US) elastography using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging enables evaluation of liver parenchyma stiffness, and MRI allows for quantification of liver iron concentration. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to correlate US elastography with MRI in children who had undergone bone marrow transplantation and to evaluate the modification of liver tissue with US in combination with clinical parameters at follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ARFI, T2*-weighted MRI and a clinical score (HepScore, based on parameters of liver function) were performed in 45 patients (24 male; mean age 9.7 years) before and 100 days and 365 days after transplantation. All received multiple blood transfusions (mean number 22.2 up until 1 year after transplantation). We correlated US findings and HepScore with MRI findings. RESULTS: We observed signs of iron accumulation in 29/45 (64.4%) patients on MRI (T2*<10 ms) and 15/45 (33.3%) showed increased tissue stiffness (ARFI>5.5 kPa). Correlation of elastography and MRI was not significant (P=0.57; n=51 matched measurements). Comparing US elastography with HepScore in receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis indicated a cut-off for affected parenchyma if HepScore was >5 points (sensitivity 67%, specificity 68%). Simultaneous increases of both indicated tissue alteration. CONCLUSION: Combining US and HepScore enabled detection of liver tissue alteration through iron overload, but we found no direct significant effect of estimated iron from MRI on ARFI imaging.
BACKGROUND:Children receiving multiple blood cell transfusions are prone to iron overload and successive tissue damage in liver parenchyma, making noninvasive screening options desirable. Ultrasound (US) elastography using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging enables evaluation of liver parenchyma stiffness, and MRI allows for quantification of liver iron concentration. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to correlate US elastography with MRI in children who had undergone bone marrow transplantation and to evaluate the modification of liver tissue with US in combination with clinical parameters at follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ARFI, T2*-weighted MRI and a clinical score (HepScore, based on parameters of liver function) were performed in 45 patients (24 male; mean age 9.7 years) before and 100 days and 365 days after transplantation. All received multiple blood transfusions (mean number 22.2 up until 1 year after transplantation). We correlated US findings and HepScore with MRI findings. RESULTS: We observed signs of iron accumulation in 29/45 (64.4%) patients on MRI (T2*<10 ms) and 15/45 (33.3%) showed increased tissue stiffness (ARFI>5.5 kPa). Correlation of elastography and MRI was not significant (P=0.57; n=51 matched measurements). Comparing US elastography with HepScore in receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis indicated a cut-off for affected parenchyma if HepScore was >5 points (sensitivity 67%, specificity 68%). Simultaneous increases of both indicated tissue alteration. CONCLUSION: Combining US and HepScore enabled detection of liver tissue alteration through iron overload, but we found no direct significant effect of estimated iron from MRI on ARFI imaging.
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Keywords:
Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging; Blood transfusion; Children; Elastography; Iron overload; Liver; Ultrasound
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