Comparison of dynamic gadolinium-enhanced and ferumoxides-enhanced MRI of the liver on high- and low-field scanners

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging : JMRI
Piyaporn LimanondDavid S K Lu

Abstract

To compare the performance of dynamic gadolinium-enhanced and ferumoxides-enhanced MRI in the detection and characterization of hepatic lesions, on 1.5-T and 0.2-T magnets In 41 patients (23 men, 18 women), 52 hepatic MR examinations were performed and retrospectively analyzed; 39 and 13 examinations were performed on 1.5-T and 0.2-T magnets, respectively. A total of 33 of 41 patients had known malignancies, and 31 of 33 patients had biopsy of at least one lesion. First, a combination of unenhanced T2-weighted sequences and gradient-echo T1-weighted sequences were performed. Then, dynamic gadolinium-enhanced (0.1 mmol/kg) T1 GRE sequences were obtained, followed by intravenous drip infusion of ferumoxides (10 micromol/kg). The T2-weighted sequences were then repeated. The unenhanced and gadolinium-enhanced images (the Gd set) were reviewed separately from the unenhanced and ferumoxides-enhanced images (the ferumoxides set) by two abdominal imagers. The reviewers were blinded to clinical history and reviewed the individual studies in each set randomly. Each detected lesion was scored on a five-point scale for characterization scores: nonsolid (1 or 2), indeterminate (3), or solid (4 or 5). A consensus review was then performed c...Continue Reading

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