European journal of radiology · 2023
Clinical evaluation of cylindrical regional suppression in dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI: An intra-individual comparison study on image quality and lesion conspicuity.
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Bode Maike, Charlotte Huck Luisa, Zhang Shuo, Nolte Teresa, Yoneyama Masami, Nebelung Sven, Katharina Kuhl Christiane
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of a cylindrical regional-suppression technique (CREST) on image quality and lesion conspicuity in dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) of the breast.
METHOD: This was a comparative study of 67 women with 44 lesions who underwent breast DCE-MRI with CREST (CREST-DCE) and had a previous DCE-MRI without CREST (conv-DCE) available. Two radiologists assessed image quality parameters and lesion conspicuity using five-point Likert scales. In an intra-individual comparison, the effects of CREST on image quality (strong degradation to strong improvement) were assessed. Moreover, both radiologists identified the post-contrast phase, which benefited the most from using CREST in direct comparison. The statistical analysis included the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
RESULTS: Cardiac motion-rated artefacts were significantly reduced in CREST-DCE compared to conv-DCE (3.6 ± 1.2 [CREST-DCE] vs 2.1 ± 0.8 [conv-DCE], p < 0.001). At the axilla, the visualisation of anatomical structures (3.9 ± 1.0 vs 2.3 ± 1.2, p < 0.001) and the skin contour (4.3 ± 0.8 vs 3.0 ± 1.1, p < 0.001) were significantly improved in CREST-DCE, whereas ghosting artefacts were significantly less pronounced (3.8 ± 1.1 vs 2.4 ± 1.0, p < 0.001). The parasternal region was similarly assessable using both techniques (4.3 ± 1.1 vs 4.2 ± 1.2, p = 0.47). In direct comparison, CREST-DCE images were classified as "improved" in 54/67 and "equivalent" in 13/67 exams. The effects of CREST were found to be most pronounced in the very early post-contrast phase (32/67). The lesion conspicuity was rated similar for CREST and conv-DCE (4.7 ± 0.7 vs 4.8 ± 0.2, p = 0.18).
CONCLUSIONS: CREST appears to be an effective tool to reduce cardiac motion-related artefacts and, therefore, may improve image quality in breast DCE-MRI without impairing lesion conspicuity.
METHOD: This was a comparative study of 67 women with 44 lesions who underwent breast DCE-MRI with CREST (CREST-DCE) and had a previous DCE-MRI without CREST (conv-DCE) available. Two radiologists assessed image quality parameters and lesion conspicuity using five-point Likert scales. In an intra-individual comparison, the effects of CREST on image quality (strong degradation to strong improvement) were assessed. Moreover, both radiologists identified the post-contrast phase, which benefited the most from using CREST in direct comparison. The statistical analysis included the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
RESULTS: Cardiac motion-rated artefacts were significantly reduced in CREST-DCE compared to conv-DCE (3.6 ± 1.2 [CREST-DCE] vs 2.1 ± 0.8 [conv-DCE], p < 0.001). At the axilla, the visualisation of anatomical structures (3.9 ± 1.0 vs 2.3 ± 1.2, p < 0.001) and the skin contour (4.3 ± 0.8 vs 3.0 ± 1.1, p < 0.001) were significantly improved in CREST-DCE, whereas ghosting artefacts were significantly less pronounced (3.8 ± 1.1 vs 2.4 ± 1.0, p < 0.001). The parasternal region was similarly assessable using both techniques (4.3 ± 1.1 vs 4.2 ± 1.2, p = 0.47). In direct comparison, CREST-DCE images were classified as "improved" in 54/67 and "equivalent" in 13/67 exams. The effects of CREST were found to be most pronounced in the very early post-contrast phase (32/67). The lesion conspicuity was rated similar for CREST and conv-DCE (4.7 ± 0.7 vs 4.8 ± 0.2, p = 0.18).
CONCLUSIONS: CREST appears to be an effective tool to reduce cardiac motion-related artefacts and, therefore, may improve image quality in breast DCE-MRI without impairing lesion conspicuity.