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    MR Vascular Fingerprinting with Hybrid Gradient–Spin Echo Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI for Characterization of Microvasculature in Gliomas
    MDPI AG ; 2023
    In:  Cancers Vol. 15, No. 7 ( 2023-04-06), p. 2180-
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    In: Cancers, MDPI AG, Vol. 15, No. 7 ( 2023-04-06), p. 2180-
    Abstract: Characterization of tumor microvasculature is important in tumor assessment and studying treatment response. This is possible by acquiring vascular biomarkers with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based on dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC). We propose magnetic resonance vascular fingerprinting (MRVF) for hybrid echo planar imaging (HEPI) acquired during the first passage of the contrast agent (CA). The proposed approach was evaluated in patients with gliomas, and we simultaneously estimated vessel radius and relative cerebral blood volume. These parameters were also compared to the respective values estimated using the previously introduced vessel size imaging (VSI) technique. The results of both methods were found to be consistent. MRVF was also found to be robust to noise in the estimation of the parameters. DSC-HEPI-based MRVF provides characterization of microvasculature in gliomas with a short acquisition time and can be further improved in several ways to increase our understanding of tumor physiology.
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    ISSN: 2072-6694
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3390/cancers15072180
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2023
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    Effect of Applying Leakage Correction on rCBV Measurement Derived From DSC-MRI in Enhancing and Nonenhancing Glioma
    Frontiers Media SA ; 2021
    In:  Frontiers in Oncology Vol. 11 ( 2021-3-23)
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    In: Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 11 ( 2021-3-23)
    Abstract: Relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) is the most widely used parameter derived from DSC perfusion MR imaging for predicting brain tumor aggressiveness. However, accurate rCBV estimation is challenging in enhancing glioma, because of contrast agent extravasation through a disrupted blood-brain barrier (BBB), and even for nonenhancing glioma with an intact BBB, due to an elevated steady-state contrast agent concentration in the vasculature after first passage. In this study a thorough investigation of the effects of two different leakage correction algorithms on rCBV estimation for enhancing and nonenhancing tumors was conducted. Methods Two datasets were used retrospectively in this study: 1. A publicly available TCIA dataset (49 patients with 35 enhancing and 14 nonenhancing glioma); 2. A dataset acquired clinically at Erasmus MC (EMC, Rotterdam, NL) (47 patients with 20 enhancing and 27 nonenhancing glial brain lesions). The leakage correction algorithms investigated in this study were: a unidirectional model-based algorithm with flux of contrast agent from the intra- to the extravascular extracellular space (EES); and a bidirectional model-based algorithm additionally including flow from EES to the intravascular space. Results In enhancing glioma, the estimated average contrast-enhanced tumor rCBV significantly (Bonferroni corrected Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, p & lt; 0.05) decreased across the patients when applying unidirectional and bidirectional correction: 4.00 ± 2.11 (uncorrected), 3.19 ± 1.65 (unidirectional), and 2.91 ± 1.55 (bidirectional) in TCIA dataset and 2.51 ± 1.3 (uncorrected), 1.72 ± 0.84 (unidirectional), and 1.59 ± 0.9 (bidirectional) in EMC dataset. In nonenhancing glioma, a significant but smaller difference in observed rCBV was found after application of both correction methods used in this study: 1.42 ± 0.60 (uncorrected), 1.28 ± 0.46 (unidirectional), and 1.24 ± 0.37 (bidirectional) in TCIA dataset and 0.91 ± 0.49 (uncorrected), 0.77 ± 0.37 (unidirectional), and 0.67 ± 0.34 (bidirectional) in EMC dataset. Conclusion Both leakage correction algorithms were found to change rCBV estimation with BBB disruption in enhancing glioma, and to a lesser degree in nonenhancing glioma. Stronger effects were found for bidirectional leakage correction than for unidirectional leakage correction.
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    ISSN: 2234-943X
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.648528
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2021
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    Recommendations for quantitative cerebral perfusion MRI using multi‐timepoint arterial spin labeling: Acquisition, quantification, and clinical applications
    Wiley ; 2024
    In:  Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
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    In: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Wiley
    Abstract: Accurate assessment of cerebral perfusion is vital for understanding the hemodynamic processes involved in various neurological disorders and guiding clinical decision‐making. This guidelines article provides a comprehensive overview of quantitative perfusion imaging of the brain using multi‐timepoint arterial spin labeling (ASL), along with recommendations for its acquisition and quantification. A major benefit of acquiring ASL data with multiple label durations and/or post‐labeling delays (PLDs) is being able to account for the effect of variable arterial transit time (ATT) on quantitative perfusion values and additionally visualize the spatial pattern of ATT itself, providing valuable clinical insights. Although multi‐timepoint data can be acquired in the same scan time as single‐PLD data with comparable perfusion measurement precision, its acquisition and postprocessing presents challenges beyond single‐PLD ASL, impeding widespread adoption. Building upon the 2015 ASL consensus article, this work highlights the protocol distinctions specific to multi‐timepoint ASL and provides robust recommendations for acquiring high‐quality data. Additionally, we propose an extended quantification model based on the 2015 consensus model and discuss relevant postprocessing options to enhance the analysis of multi‐timepoint ASL data. Furthermore, we review the potential clinical applications where multi‐timepoint ASL is expected to offer significant benefits. This article is part of a series published by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Perfusion Study Group, aiming to guide and inspire the advancement and utilization of ASL beyond the scope of the 2015 consensus article.
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    ISSN: 0740-3194 , 1522-2594
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30091
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2024
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    Multidelay pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling to measure blood flow in the head and neck
    Wiley ; 2023
    In:  NMR in Biomedicine Vol. 36, No. 7 ( 2023-07)
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    In: NMR in Biomedicine, Wiley, Vol. 36, No. 7 ( 2023-07)
    Abstract: Perfusion MRI is promising for the assessment, prediction, and monitoring of radiation toxicity in organs at risk in head and neck cancer. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) may be an attractive alternative for conventional perfusion MRI, that does not require the administration of contrast agents. However, currently, little is known about the characteristics and performance of ASL in healthy tissues in the head and neck region. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to optimize and evaluate multidelay pseudocontinuous ASL (pCASL) for the head and neck region and to explore nominal values and measurement repeatability for the blood flow (BF), and the transit time and T1 values needed for BF quantification in healthy tissues. Twenty healthy volunteers underwent a scan session consisting of four repeats of multidelay pCASL (postlabel delays: 1000, 1632, 2479 ms). Regions of interest were defined in the parotid glands, submandibular glands, tonsils, and the cerebellum (as a reference). Nominal values of BF were calculated as the average over four repeats per volunteer. The repeatability coefficient and within‐subject coefficient of repeatability (wCV) of BF were calculated. The effect of T1 (map vs. cohort average) and transit time correction on BF was investigated. The mean BF (± SE) was 55.7 ± 3.1 ml/100 g/min for the parotid glands, 41.2 ± 2.8 ml/100 g/min for the submandibular glands, and 32.3 ± 2.2 ml/100 g/min for the tonsils. The best repeatability was found in the parotid glands (wCV = 13.3%–16.1%), followed by the submandibular glands and tonsils (wCV = 20.0%–24.6%). On average, the effect of T1 and transit time correction on BF was limited, although substantial bias occurred in individual acquisitions. In conclusion, we demonstrated the feasibility of BF measurements in the head and neck region using multidelay pCASL and reported on nominal BF values, BF repeatability, the effect of T1, and transit time in various tissues in the head and neck region.
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    ISSN: 0952-3480 , 1099-1492
    URL: Issue
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1002/nbm.v36.7
    DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4898
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2023
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    Correction to: 3D APT and NOE CEST-MRI of healthy volunteers and patients with non-enhancing glioma at 3 T
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2022
    In:  Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine Vol. 35, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 75-75
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    In: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 35, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 75-75
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    ISSN: 0968-5243 , 1352-8661
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s10334-022-01002-w
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Mapping tumour heterogeneity with pulsed 3D CEST MRI in non-enhancing glioma at 3 T
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2022
    In:  Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine Vol. 35, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 53-62
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    In: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 35, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 53-62
    Abstract: Amide proton transfer (APT) weighted chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging is increasingly used to investigate high-grade, enhancing brain tumours. Non-enhancing glioma is currently less studied, but shows heterogeneous pathophysiology with subtypes having equally poor prognosis as enhancing glioma. Here, we investigate the use of CEST MRI to best differentiate non-enhancing glioma from healthy tissue and image tumour heterogeneity. Materials & Methods A 3D pulsed CEST sequence was applied at 3 Tesla with whole tumour coverage and 31 off-resonance frequencies (+6 to -6 ppm) in 18 patients with non-enhancing glioma. Magnetisation transfer ratio asymmetry (MTRasym) and Lorentzian difference (LD) maps at 3.5 ppm were compared for differentiation of tumour versus normal appearing white matter. Heterogeneity was mapped by calculating volume percentages of the tumour showing hyperintense APT-weighted signal. Results LDamide gave greater effect sizes than MTRasym to differentiate non-enhancing glioma from normal appearing white matter. On average, 17.9 % ± 13.3 % (min–max: 2.4 %–54.5 %) of the tumour volume showed hyperintense LDamide in non-enhancing glioma. Conclusion This works illustrates the need for whole tumour coverage to investigate heterogeneity in increased APT-weighted CEST signal in non-enhancing glioma. Future work should investigate whether targeting hyperintense LDamide regions for biopsies improves diagnosis of non-enhancing glioma.
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    ISSN: 0968-5243 , 1352-8661
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s10334-021-00911-6
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2022
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    3D APT and NOE CEST-MRI of healthy volunteers and patients with non-enhancing glioma at 3 T
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2022
    In:  Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine Vol. 35, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 63-73
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    In: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 35, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 63-73
    Abstract: Clinical application of chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) can be performed with investigation of amide proton transfer (APT) and nuclear Overhauser enhancement (NOE) effects. Here, we investigated APT- and NOE-weighted imaging based on advanced CEST metrics to map tumor heterogeneity of non-enhancing glioma at 3 T. Materials and methods APT- and NOE-weighted maps based on Lorentzian difference (LD) and inverse magnetization transfer ratio (MTR REX ) were acquired with a 3D snapshot CEST acquisition at 3 T. Saturation power was investigated first by varying B 1 (0.5–2 µT) in 5 healthy volunteers then by applying B 1 of 0.5 and 1.5 µT in 10 patients with non-enhancing glioma. Tissue contrast (TC) and contrast-to-noise ratios (CNR) were calculated between glioma and normal appearing white matter (NAWM) and grey matter, in APT- and NOE-weighted images. Volume percentages of the tumor showing hypo/hyperintensity (VP hypo/hyper,CEST ) in APT/NOE-weighted images were calculated for each patient. Results LD APT resulting from using a B 1 of 1.5 µT was found to provide significant positive TC tumor,NAWM and MTR REX NOE ( B 1 of 1.5 µT) provided significant negative TC tumor,NAWM in tissue differentiation. MTR REX -based NOE imaging under 1.5 µT provided significantly larger VP hypo,CEST than MTR REX APT under 1.5 µT. Conclusion This work showed that with a rapid CEST acquisition using a B 1 saturation power of 1.5 µT and covering the whole tumor, analysis of both LD APT and MTR REX NOE allows for observing tumor heterogeneity, which will be beneficial in future studies using CEST-MRI to improve imaging diagnostics for non-enhancing glioma.
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    ISSN: 0968-5243 , 1352-8661
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s10334-021-00996-z
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Arterial spin labelling MRI for brain tumour surveillance: do we really need cerebral blood flow maps?
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2023
    In:  European Radiology
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    In: European Radiology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Abstract: Arterial spin labelling (ASL) perfusion MRI is one of the available advanced MRI techniques for brain tumour surveillance. The first aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between quantitative cerebral blood flow (CBF) and non-quantitative perfusion weighted imaging (ASL-PWI) measurements. The second aim was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ASL-CBF and ASL-PWI measurements as well as visual assessment for identifying tumour progression. Methods A consecutive cohort of patients who underwent 3-T MRI surveillance containing ASL for treated brain tumours was used. ROIs were drawn in representative parts of tumours in the ASL-CBF maps and copied to the ASL-PWI. ASL-CBF ratios and ASL-PWI ratios of the tumour ROI versus normal appearing white matter (NAWM) were correlated (Pearson correlation) and AUCs were calculated to assess diagnostic accuracy. Additionally, lesions were visually classified as hypointense, isointense, or hyperintense. We calculated accuracy at two thresholds: low threshold (between hypointense-isointense) and high threshold (between isointense-hyperintense). Results A total of 173 lesions, both enhancing and non-enhancing, measured in 115 patients (93 glioma, 16 metastasis, and 6 lymphoma) showed a very high correlation of 0.96 (95% CI: 0.88–0.99) between ASL-CBF ratios and ASL-PWI ratios. AUC was 0.76 (95%CI: 0.65–0.88) for ASL-CBF ratios and 0.72 (95%CI: 0.58–0.85) for ASL-PWI ratios. Diagnostic accuracy of visual assessment for enhancing lesions was 0.72. Conclusion ASL-PWI ratios and ASL-CBF ratios showed a high correlation and comparable AUCs; therefore, quantification of ASL-CBF could be omitted in these patients. Visual classification had comparable diagnostic accuracy to the ASL-PWI or ASL-CBF ratios. Clinical relevance statement This study shows that CBF quantification of ASL perfusion MRI could be omitted for brain tumour surveillance and that visual assessment provides the same diagnostic accuracy. This greatly reduces the complexity of the use of ASL in routine clinical practice. Key Points • Arterial spin labelling MRI for clinical brain tumour surveillance is undervalued and underinvestigated. • Non-quantitative and quantitative arterial spin labelling assessments show high correlation and comparable diagnostic accuracy. • Quantification of arterial spin labelling MRI could be omitted to improve daily clinical workflow.
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    ISSN: 1432-1084
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-10099-z
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2023
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    Frontiers Media SA ; 2022
    In:  Frontiers in Oncology Vol. 12 ( 2022-5-20)
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    In: Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 12 ( 2022-5-20)
    Abstract: We aimed to compare arterial spin labeling (ASL) with dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) enhanced perfusion MRI for the surveillance of primary and metastatic brain tumors at 3T, both in terms of lesion perfusion metrics and diagnostic accuracy. Methods In this retrospective study, we included 115 patients, who underwent both ASL and DSC perfusion in the same 3T MRI scanning session between 1 January and 31 December 2019. ASL-derived cerebral blood flow (CBF) maps and DSC-derived relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) maps, both uncorrected and corrected for leakage, were created with commercially available software. Lesions were identified as T2-/T2-FLAIR hyperintensity with or without contrast enhancement. Measurements were done by placing a region of interest in the visually determined area of highest perfusion, copying to the contralateral normal appearing white matter (NAWM), and then propagating to the other perfusion maps. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated between the CBF and rCBV ratios of tumor versus NAWM. Accuracy for diagnosing tumor progression was calculated as the area under the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve (AUC) for the ASL-CBF and leakage corrected DSC-rCBV ratios. Results We identified 178 lesions, 119 with and 59 without contrast enhancement. Correlation coefficients between ASL-derived CBF versus DSC-derived rCBV ratios were 0.60–0.67 without and 0.72–0.78 with leakage correction in all lesions (n = 178); these were 0.65–0.80 in enhancing glioma (n = 80), 0.58–0.73 in non-enhancing glioma, and 0.14–0.40 in enhancing metastasis (n = 31). No significant correlation was found in enhancing (n = 8) or non-enhancing (n = 7) lymphomas. The areas under the ROC curves (AUCs) for all patients were similar for ASL and DSC (0.73–0.78), and were higher for enhancing glioma (AUC = 0.78–0.80) than for non-enhancing glioma (AUC = 0.56–0.62). In brain metastasis, the AUC was lower for ASL-derived CBF (AUC = 0.72) than for DSC-derived rCBV ratios (AUC = 0.87–0.93). Conclusion We found that ASL and DSC have more or less the same diagnostic accuracy. Our findings suggest that ASL can be used as an alternative to DSC to measure perfusion in enhancing and non-enhancing gliomas and brain metastasis at 3T. For lymphoma, this should be further investigated in a larger population.
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    ISSN: 2234-943X
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    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.849657
    DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.849657.s001
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    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Regional Cerebral Activation Accompanies Sympathoexcitation in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
    The Endocrine Society ; 2019
    In:  The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 104, No. 9 ( 2019-09-01), p. 3614-3623
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    In: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 104, No. 9 ( 2019-09-01), p. 3614-3623
    Abstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with increased sympathetic nervous system activation, but the cerebral pathways involved are unclear. Objective To compare cerebral [blood oxygen level–dependent (BOLD) functional MRI], pressor [blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR] , and muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) responses to isometric forearm contraction (IFC) in women with PCOS and matched control subjects. Design Case-control study. Setting Referral center. Participants Patients with PCOS (n = 20; mean ± SD data: age, 29.8 ± 4.8 years; body mass index (BMI), 26.1 ± 4.9 kg/ m2) and 20 age- and BMI-matched control subjects (age, 29.7 ± 5.0 years; BMI, 26.1 ± 4.8 kg/ m2). Main outcome measures BP, HR, catecholamine, and MSNA responses to 30% IFC. BOLD signal change was modeled for BP response to 30% IFC. Results Although HR and BP increased to a similar extent in both groups after IFC, MSNA burst frequency increased by 68% in the PCOS group compared with 11.9% in control subjects (n = 7 in both groups; P = 0.002). Brain activation indexed by the BOLD signal in response to IFC was significantly greater in the PCOS group (n = 15) compared with controls (n = 15) in the right orbitofrontal cortex (P 〈 0.0001). Adjustment for insulin sensitivity, but not hyperandrogenism, abolished these between-group differences. Conclusion Our study confirms enhanced sympathoexcitation in women with PCOS and demonstrates increased regional brain activation in response to IFC. The right orbitofrontal cortex BOLD signal change in women with PCOS is associated with insulin sensitivity. Additional studies are warranted to clarify whether this may offer a novel target for cardiovascular risk reduction.
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    ISSN: 0021-972X , 1945-7197
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1210/jc.2019-00065
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    Publisher: The Endocrine Society
    Publication Date: 2019
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