Baiyu Liu1, Lei Hu1, Li Wang1, Dong Xing1, Lin Peng1, Pianpian Chen1, Feifei Zeng1, Weiyin Vivian Liu2, Huan Liu3, Yunfei Zha4. 1. Department of Radiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China. 2. MR Research, GE Healthcare, Beijing, 100176, China. 3. GE Healthcare, Shanghai, 201203, China. 4. Department of Radiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China. zhayunfei999@126.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the microvascular permeability and perfusion of skeletal muscle by using quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) and explore the feasibility of using texture analysis (TA) to evaluate subtle structural changes of diabetic muscles. METHODS: Twenty-four rabbits were randomly divided into diabetic (n = 14) and control (n = 10) groups, and underwent axial DCE-MRI of the multifidus muscle (0, 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks after alloxan injection). The pharmacokinetic model was used to calculate the permeability parameters; texture parameters were extracted from volume transfer constant (Ktrans) map. The two-sample t test/Mann-Whitney U test, repeated measures analysis of variance/Friedman test, and Pearson correlations were used for data analysis. RESULTS: In the diabetic group, Ktrans and rate constant (Kep) increased significantly at week 8 and then showed a decreasing trend. Extravascular extracellular space volume fraction (Ve) increased and plasma volume fraction (Vp) decreased significantly from the 8th week. Skewness began to decrease at the 4th week. Median Ktrans and entropy increased significantly, while inverse difference moment decreased from the 8th week. Energy decreased while contrast increased only at week 8. Muscle fibre cross-sectional area was negatively correlated with Ve. The capillary-to-fibre ratio was positively correlated with Vp (p < 0.05, all). CONCLUSIONS: Quantitative DCE-MRI can be used to evaluate microvascular permeability and perfusion in diabetic skeletal muscle at an early stage; TA based on Ktrans map can identify microarchitectural modifications in diabetic muscles. KEY POINTS: • Four quantitative parameters of DCE-MRI can be used to evaluate microvascular permeability and perfusion of skeletal muscle in diabetic models at early stages. • Texture analysis based on Ktrans map can identify subtle structural changes in diabetic muscles.
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the microvascular permeability and perfusion of skeletal muscle by using quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) and explore the feasibility of using texture analysis (TA) to evaluate subtle structural changes of diabetic muscles. METHODS: Twenty-four rabbits were randomly divided into diabetic (n = 14) and control (n = 10) groups, and underwent axial DCE-MRI of the multifidus muscle (0, 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks after alloxan injection). The pharmacokinetic model was used to calculate the permeability parameters; texture parameters were extracted from volume transfer constant (Ktrans) map. The two-sample t test/Mann-Whitney U test, repeated measures analysis of variance/Friedman test, and Pearson correlations were used for data analysis. RESULTS: In the diabetic group, Ktrans and rate constant (Kep) increased significantly at week 8 and then showed a decreasing trend. Extravascular extracellular space volume fraction (Ve) increased and plasma volume fraction (Vp) decreased significantly from the 8th week. Skewness began to decrease at the 4th week. Median Ktrans and entropy increased significantly, while inverse difference moment decreased from the 8th week. Energy decreased while contrast increased only at week 8. Muscle fibre cross-sectional area was negatively correlated with Ve. The capillary-to-fibre ratio was positively correlated with Vp (p < 0.05, all). CONCLUSIONS: Quantitative DCE-MRI can be used to evaluate microvascular permeability and perfusion in diabetic skeletal muscle at an early stage; TA based on Ktrans map can identify microarchitectural modifications in diabetic muscles. KEY POINTS: • Four quantitative parameters of DCE-MRI can be used to evaluate microvascular permeability and perfusion of skeletal muscle in diabetic models at early stages. • Texture analysis based on Ktrans map can identify subtle structural changes in diabetic muscles.
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