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  • Title: High-resolution three-dimensional T1-weighted hepatobiliary MR cholangiography using Gd-EOB-DTPA for assessment of biliary tree anatomy: Parallel imaging versus compressed sensing.
    Author: Suzuki T, Aonuma T, Oyama K, Yamada A, Kitoh Y, Adachi Y, Hayashihara H, Nickel MD, Maruyama K, Fujinaga Y.
    Journal: Eur J Radiol; 2021 Mar; 136():109515. PubMed ID: 33429209.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To compare the quality of images obtained by T1-weighted hepatobiliary MR cholangiography using Gd-EOB-DTPA with 1-mm isovoxel acquisition and compressed sensing (T1-MRCCS) or parallel imaging (T1-MRCPI) for assessment of biliary tree anatomy. METHOD: We prospectively reviewed T1-MRCCS, T1-MRCPI, and respiratory-triggered 3D T2-weighted MR cholangiography (T2-MRC) images in 58 patients. Two radiologists independently assessed the three sets of images and scored the biliary tree visualization and overall image quality in all cases using a 5-point Likert scale. The resulting scores were compared among T1-MRCCS, T1-MRCPI, and T2-MRC images using a Friedman test followed by a Scheffe test. The inter-reader agreement in scoring was assessed using κ statistics. RESULTS: The image quality scores for the gallbladder on both T1-MRCCS and T1-MRCPI were significantly lower than those on T2-MRC (p < 0.01) for both readers. Meanwhile, the image quality scores for the right and left hepatic ducts and the anterior and posterior branches of the right hepatic duct on both T1-MRCCS and T1-MRCPI were significantly higher than those on T2-MRC (p < 0.05) for both readers. For Reader 2, the overall image quality scores on T1-MRCCS and T1-MRCPI were both significantly higher than those on T2-MRC (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between the image quality scores on T1-MRCCS and T1-MRCPI for visualization of each bile duct (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: There may be no significant difference in quality between T1-MRCCS images and T1-MRCPI images for assessment of biliary tree anatomy, and both types of images may be better than T2-MRC images, although clinical indication is limited compared with T2-MRC.
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