Hongli Fan1,2, Pan Su2, Doris Da May Lin2, Emily B Goldberg3, Alexandra Walker3, Richard Leigh3, Argye E Hillis3, Hanzhang Lu1,2,4. 1. Department of Biomedical Engineering (H.F., H.L.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (H.F., P.S., D.D.M.L., H.L.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 3. Department of Neurology (E.B.G., A.W., R.L., A.E.H.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 4. F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD (H.L.).
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Perfusion and structural imaging play an important role in ischemic stroke. Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a novel noninvasive method of ASL perfusion that allows simultaneous estimation of cerebral blood flow (CBF), bolus arrival time (BAT), and tissue T1 map in a single scan of <4 minutes. Here, we evaluated the utility of MRF-ASL in patients with ischemic stroke in terms of detecting hemodynamic and structural damage and predicting neurological deficits and disability. METHODS: A total of 34 patients were scanned on 3T magnetic resonance imaging. MRF-ASL, standard single-delay pseudo-continuous ASL, T2-weighted, and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging were performed. Regions of interest of lesion and contralateral normal tissues were manually delineated. CBF (with 2 different compartmental models), BAT, and tissue T1 parameters were quantified. Cross-sectional linear regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship between MRF-ASL parameters and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale. Receiver operating characteristic analyses were performed to determine the utility of MRF-ASL in the classification of stroke lesion voxels. RESULTS: MRF-ASL derived parameters revealed a significant difference between stroke lesion and contralateral normal regions of interest, in that lesion regions manifested a lower CBF1-compartment (P<0.001), lower CBF2-compartment (P<0.001), longer BAT (P=0.002), and longer T1 (P<0.001) compared with normal regions of interest. NIHSS scores at acute stage revealed a strong association with lesion-normal differences in CBF1-compartment,diff (β=-0.11, P=0.008), CBF2-compartment,diff (β=-0.16, P=0.003), and T1,diff (β=0.008, P=0.001). MRF-ASL parameters were also predictive of NIHSS score and modified Rankin Scale scale measured at a later stage, although the degree of the associations was weaker. These associations tended to be even stronger when the MRF-ASL data were acquired at the acute/subacute stage. Compared with standard pseudo-continuous ASL, the multiparametric capability of MRF-ASL yielded higher area under curve values in the receiver operating characteristic analyses of stroke voxel classifications. CONCLUSIONS: MRF-ASL may provide a new approach for quantitative hemodynamic and structural imaging in ischemic stroke.
BACKGROUND: Perfusion and structural imaging play an important role in ischemic stroke. Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a novel noninvasive method of ASL perfusion that allows simultaneous estimation of cerebral blood flow (CBF), bolus arrival time (BAT), and tissue T1 map in a single scan of <4 minutes. Here, we evaluated the utility of MRF-ASL in patients with ischemic stroke in terms of detecting hemodynamic and structural damage and predicting neurological deficits and disability. METHODS: A total of 34 patients were scanned on 3T magnetic resonance imaging. MRF-ASL, standard single-delay pseudo-continuous ASL, T2-weighted, and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging were performed. Regions of interest of lesion and contralateral normal tissues were manually delineated. CBF (with 2 different compartmental models), BAT, and tissue T1 parameters were quantified. Cross-sectional linear regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship between MRF-ASL parameters and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale. Receiver operating characteristic analyses were performed to determine the utility of MRF-ASL in the classification of stroke lesion voxels. RESULTS: MRF-ASL derived parameters revealed a significant difference between stroke lesion and contralateral normal regions of interest, in that lesion regions manifested a lower CBF1-compartment (P<0.001), lower CBF2-compartment (P<0.001), longer BAT (P=0.002), and longer T1 (P<0.001) compared with normal regions of interest. NIHSS scores at acute stage revealed a strong association with lesion-normal differences in CBF1-compartment,diff (β=-0.11, P=0.008), CBF2-compartment,diff (β=-0.16, P=0.003), and T1,diff (β=0.008, P=0.001). MRF-ASL parameters were also predictive of NIHSS score and modified Rankin Scale scale measured at a later stage, although the degree of the associations was weaker. These associations tended to be even stronger when the MRF-ASL data were acquired at the acute/subacute stage. Compared with standard pseudo-continuous ASL, the multiparametric capability of MRF-ASL yielded higher area under curve values in the receiver operating characteristic analyses of stroke voxel classifications. CONCLUSIONS: MRF-ASL may provide a new approach for quantitative hemodynamic and structural imaging in ischemic stroke.
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Keywords:
hemodynamics; ischemic stroke; magnetic resonance imaging; perfusion; tissues
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