Miaoqi Zhang1, Fei Peng2,3,4, Yunduo Li1, Le He1, Aihua Liu2,3,4, Rui Li1. 1. Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. 2. Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 3. Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, China. 4. China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have hypothesized that intracranial aneurysm (IA) morphology interacts with hemodynamic conditions. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a single image modality solution for both morphological and hemodynamic measurements for IA. This study aimed to explore the interaction between the morphology and hemodynamics of IA using black-blood MRI (BB-MRI) and 4D flow MRI. METHODS: A total of 97 patients with unruptured IA were recruited for this study. The IA size, size ratio (SR), and minimum wall thickness (mWT) were measured using BB-MRI. Velocity, blood flow, pulsatility index (PI), and wall shear stress (WSS) were measured with 4D flow MRI. The relationship between hemodynamic parameters and morphological indices was investigated by linear regression analysis and unpaired two-sample t-test. To determine the independent interaction, multiple linear regression analysis was further performed. RESULTS: The findings showed that mWT was negatively correlated with IA size (r=-0.665, P<0.001). Maximum blood flow in IA (FlowIA) was positively correlated with IA size (r=0.458, P<0.001). The average WSS (WSSavg) was negatively correlated with IA size (r=-0.650, P<0.001). The relationships remained the same after the multivariate analysis was adjusted for hemodynamic, morphologic, and demographic confounding factors. The WSSavg was positively correlated with mWT (r=0.528, P<0.001). In the unpaired two-sample t-test, mWT, WSSavg, and FlowIA were statistically significantly associated with the size and SR of IAs. CONCLUSIONS: There is potential for BB-MRI and 4D flow MRI to provide morphological and hemodynamic information regarding IA. Blood flow, WSS, and mWT may serve as non-invasive biomarkers for IA assessments, and may contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the mechanism of IA. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have hypothesized that intracranial aneurysm (IA) morphology interacts with hemodynamic conditions. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a single image modality solution for both morphological and hemodynamic measurements for IA. This study aimed to explore the interaction between the morphology and hemodynamics of IA using black-blood MRI (BB-MRI) and 4D flow MRI. METHODS: A total of 97 patients with unruptured IA were recruited for this study. The IA size, size ratio (SR), and minimum wall thickness (mWT) were measured using BB-MRI. Velocity, blood flow, pulsatility index (PI), and wall shear stress (WSS) were measured with 4D flow MRI. The relationship between hemodynamic parameters and morphological indices was investigated by linear regression analysis and unpaired two-sample t-test. To determine the independent interaction, multiple linear regression analysis was further performed. RESULTS: The findings showed that mWT was negatively correlated with IA size (r=-0.665, P<0.001). Maximum blood flow in IA (FlowIA) was positively correlated with IA size (r=0.458, P<0.001). The average WSS (WSSavg) was negatively correlated with IA size (r=-0.650, P<0.001). The relationships remained the same after the multivariate analysis was adjusted for hemodynamic, morphologic, and demographic confounding factors. The WSSavg was positively correlated with mWT (r=0.528, P<0.001). In the unpaired two-sample t-test, mWT, WSSavg, and FlowIA were statistically significantly associated with the size and SR of IAs. CONCLUSIONS: There is potential for BB-MRI and 4D flow MRI to provide morphological and hemodynamic information regarding IA. Blood flow, WSS, and mWT may serve as non-invasive biomarkers for IA assessments, and may contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the mechanism of IA. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
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4D flow magnetic resonance imaging (4D flow MRI); Intracranial aneurysm (IA); black-blood magnetic resonance imaging (BB-MRI)
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