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Comparison of quantitative regional perfusion-weighted phase resolved functional lung (PREFUL) MRI with dynamic gadolinium-enhanced regional pulmonary perfusion MRI in COPD patients

BACKGROUND: Perfusion-weighted noncontrast-enhanced proton lung MRI during free breathing is maturing as a novel technique for assessment of regional lung perfusion, but has not yet been validated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. PURPOSE: To compare pulmonary parenchymal perfusion assessed by noncontrast-enhanced perfusion-weighted phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL)-MRI with lung perfusion determined with dynamic gadolinium-enhanced (DCE)-MRI and with lung function test parameters. STUDY TYPE: Prospective. POPULATION: A single-center subset of the COPD cohort "COPD and SYstemic consequenzes-COmorbidities NETwork" (COSYCONET). Forty-seven patients with COPD (median age 66 [57-70] years) were studied. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE: For PREFUL-MRI a spoiled gradient echo sequence and for DCE-MRI, a 3D time-resolved spoiled gradient echo sequence was used at 1.5T. ASSESSMENT: PREFUL-MRI coronal slices were acquired in free breathing. DCE-MRI was performed in breath-hold with administration of 0.025 mmol/kg bodyweight of gadobutrol i.v. at a rate of 4 ml/s and pulmonary blood flow (PBF) maps were calculated. Slices of PREFUL and DCE-MRI were matched by their ventrodorsal position and corresponding slices were coregistered for evaluation. Perfusion defect percentages (QDP) were calculated for both methods. STATISTICAL TESTS: The obtained parameters were correlated using Spearman's correlation coefficient (r) and Bland-Altman plot analysis. RESULTS: PREFUL-QDP showed an absolute and spatial agreement with PBF-QDP on a global (39.3 (31.8-45.5)% vs. 44.7 (35.4-50.0)% with a spatial overlap of 62.2 (57.2-67.2)%)) as well as on a lobar level and correlated with lung function test parameters (PREFUL-QDP vs. FEV1 , r = -0.75, P < 0.0001). There was a systematic overestimation of PREFUL-QDP compared with PBF-QDP, mainly in the lower lobes, resulting in an overall overestimation for the whole lung with a mean difference of 5% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.0%; 7.0%; STD 6.8%). DATA CONCLUSION: PREFUL-MRI is a promising noninvasive, radiation-free tool for quantification of regional perfusion in COPD patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 1 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018.
  • Kaireit, T. F.
  • Voskrebenzev, A.
  • Gutberlet, M.
  • Freise, J.
  • Jobst, B.
  • Kauczor, H. U.
  • Welte, T.
  • Wacker, F.
  • Vogel-Claussen, J.

Keywords

  • Copd
  • Dce
  • Fourier decomposition
  • Pbf
  • Preful
  • free breathing
  • lung function tests
Publication details
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.26342
Journal: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
Work Type: Original
Location: BREATH, TLRC
Disease Area: COPD, PLI
Partner / Member: MHH, UKHD
Access-Number: 30350440
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