Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
J Magn Reson Imaging. 2019 Oct;50(4):1133-1143. doi: 10.1002/jmri.26717. Epub 2019 Mar 20.
The 3D breast magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) technique enables T and T mapping in breast tissues. Combined repeatability and reproducibility studies on breast T and T relaxometry are lacking.
To assess test-retest and two-visit repeatability and interscanner reproducibility of the 3D breast MRF technique in a single-institution setting.
Prospective.
Eighteen women (median age 29 years, range, 22-33 years) underwent Visit 1 scans on scanner 1. Ten of these women underwent test-retest scan repositioning after a 10-minute interval. Thirteen women had Visit 2 scans within 7-15 days in same menstrual cycle. The remaining five women had Visit 2 scans in the same menstrual phase in next menstrual cycle. Five women were also scanned on scanner 2 at both visits for interscanner reproducibility.
FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE: Two 3T MR scanners with the 3D breast MRF technique.
T and T MRF maps of both breasts.
Mean T and T values for normal fibroglandular tissues were quantified at all scans. For variability, between and within-subjects coefficients of variation (bCV and wCV, respectively) were assessed. Repeatability was assessed with Bland-Altman analysis and coefficient of repeatability (CR). Reproducibility was assessed with interscanner coefficient of variation (CoV) and Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
The bCV at test-retest scans was 9-12% for T , 7-17% for T , wCV was <4% for T , and <7% for T . For two visits in same menstrual cycle, bCV was 10-15% for T , 13-17% for T , wCV was <7% for T and <5% for T . For two visits in the same menstrual phase, bCV was 6-14% for T , 15-18% for T , wCV was <7% for T , and <9% for T . For test-retest scans, CR for T and T were 130 msec and 11 msec. For two visit scans, CR was <290 msec for T and 10-14 msec for T . Interscanner CoV was 3.3-3.6% for T and 5.1-6.6% for T , with no differences between interscanner measurements (P = 1.00 for T , P = 0.344 for T ).
3D breast MRF measurements are repeatable across scan timings and scanners and may be useful in clinical applications in breast imaging.
2 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2019;50:1133-1143.
3D 乳腺磁共振指纹(MRF)技术可在乳腺组织中进行 T1 和 T2 映射。目前缺乏关于乳腺 T1 和 T2 弛豫度的重复性和再现性的综合研究。
在单机构环境中评估 3D 乳腺 MRF 技术的测试-重测和两次访问的重复性以及扫描仪间的可重复性。
前瞻性。
18 名女性(中位年龄 29 岁,范围 22-33 岁)在扫描仪 1 上进行了第一次就诊扫描。其中 10 名女性在 10 分钟的间隔后进行了测试-重测扫描重新定位。13 名女性在相同的月经周期内的 7-15 天内进行了第二次就诊扫描。其余 5 名女性在接下来的月经周期的相同月经阶段进行了第二次就诊扫描。还有 5 名女性在两次就诊时均在扫描仪 2 上进行了扫描仪间的可重复性扫描。
磁场强度/序列:两台 3T 磁共振扫描仪,均配备了 3D 乳腺 MRF 技术。
双侧乳房的 T1 和 T2 MRF 图谱。
所有扫描中均对正常纤维腺体组织的平均 T1 和 T2 值进行了量化。为了评估变异性,分别评估了组内和组间变异系数(bCV 和 wCV)。采用 Bland-Altman 分析和可重复性系数(CR)评估重复性。采用扫描仪间变异系数(CoV)和 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验评估再现性。
测试-重测扫描的 bCV 为 T1 9-12%,T2 7-17%,wCV 为 T1 <4%,T2 <7%。在同一月经周期的两次就诊中,T1 的 bCV 为 10-15%,T2 的 bCV 为 13-17%,wCV 为 T1 <7%,T2 <5%。在同一月经阶段的两次就诊中,T1 的 bCV 为 6-14%,T2 的 bCV 为 15-18%,wCV 为 T1 <7%,T2 <9%。对于测试-重测扫描,T1 和 T2 的 CR 分别为 130 毫秒和 11 毫秒。对于两次就诊扫描,T1 的 CR 小于 290 毫秒,T2 的 CR 为 10-14 毫秒。扫描仪间 CoV 为 T1 3.3-3.6%,T2 5.1-6.6%,两次扫描之间无差异(T1 的 P 值=1.00,T2 的 P 值=0.344)。
3D 乳腺 MRF 测量在扫描时间和扫描仪之间具有可重复性,可能在乳腺成像的临床应用中有用。
2 技术功效:第 2 阶段 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2019;50:1133-1143.