Editorial for “Prognosis Prediction in Initially Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients Using Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging and Multiecho Dixon Imaging”

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr A. Regulski
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Myeloma ◽  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Intravoxel Incoherent Motion ◽  
Prognosis Prediction ◽  
Diffusion Weighted ◽  
Dixon Imaging

scholarly journals Evaluation of Regional Variability and Measurement Reproducibility of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion Weighted Imaging Using a Cardiac Stationary Phase Based ECG Trigger Method

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiming Xiang ◽  
Zhu Ai ◽  
Jianke Liang ◽  
Guijin Li ◽  
Xiaolei Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Stationary Phase ◽  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Intravoxel Incoherent Motion ◽  
Regional Variability ◽  
Altman Plot ◽  
Bland Altman Plot ◽  
Hepatic Lobe ◽  
Diffusion Weighted ◽  
Pure Diffusion

Purpose. To evaluate the performance of an optimized ECG trigger diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) sequence in liver and its application in liver disease. Materials and Methods. Eighteen healthy volunteers underwent intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) scan of the liver twice in 1.5T MR scanner with signed informed consent approved by local ethic committees. A new method, called cardiac stationary phase based ECG trigger (CaspECG), and FB method were applied. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and the IVIM parameters, including pure diffusion coefficient (D), perfusion-related diffusion coefficient (D⁎), and perfusion fraction, (PF) were calculated, and then 18 region of interests were drawn on these parameter maps independently by two readers through whole hepatic lobe. The regional variability and reproducibility between two repeated scans were evaluated using interclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and Bland-Altman plot, respectively, and compared between the CaspECG and FB methods. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of DWI data was also evaluated. Result. Compared to the FB method, the proposed CaspECG method showed significant higher SNRs in DWI data, lower regional variability between left and right hepatic lobes, and higher reproducibility of ADC, PF, D, and D⁎ between repeat scans [left lobe, limit of agreement (LOA) of Bland-Altman plot: 10.1%, 18.3%, 19.8%, and 59.2%; right lobe, LOA: 10.25%, 14.15%, 16.45%, and 39.45%]. D⁎ showed the worst reproducibility in all parameters. Conclusion. The novel CaspECG method outperformed the FB method in compensating the cardiac motion induced artifacts in DWI data and generating more reliable quantitative parameters, with less regional variability and higher repeatability, especially in the left hepatic lobe.

Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 396-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eui Jin Hwang ◽  
Jeong Min Lee ◽  
Jeong Hee Yoon ◽  
Jung Hoon Kim ◽  
Joon Koo Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neuroendocrine Tumors ◽  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Intravoxel Incoherent Motion ◽  
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors ◽  
Diffusion Weighted

scholarly journals The role of quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging in characterization of hypovascular liver lesions: A prospective comparison of intravoxel incoherent motion derived parameters and apparent diffusion coefficient

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0247301
Author(s):  
Jelena Djokić Kovač ◽  
Marko Daković ◽  
Aleksandra Janković ◽  
Milica Mitrović ◽  
Vladimir Dugalić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Liver Metastases ◽  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Intravoxel Incoherent Motion ◽  
Liver Lesions ◽  
Diffusion Weighted ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Apparent Diffusion

Background The utility of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) related parameters in differentiation of hypovascular liver lesions is still unknown. Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of IVIM related parameters in comparison to apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for differentiation among intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma (IMC), and hypovascular liver metastases (HLM). Methods Seventy-four prospectively enrolled patients (21 IMC, and 53 HLM) underwent 1.5T magnetic resonance examination with IVIM diffusion-weighted imaging using seven b values (0–800 s/mm2). Two independent readers performed quantitative analysis of IVIM-related parameters and ADC. Interobserver reliability was tested using a intraclass correlation coefficient. ADC, true diffusion coefficient (D), perfusion-related diffusion coefficient (D*), and perfusion fraction (ƒ) were compared among the lesions using Kruskal-Wallis H test. The diagnostic accuracy of each parameter was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results The interobserver agreement was good for ADC (0.802), and excellent for D, D*, and ƒ (0.911, 0.927, and 0.942, respectively). ADC, and D values were significantly different among IMC and HLM (both p < 0.05), while there was no significant difference among these lesions for ƒ and D* (p = 0.101, and p = 0.612, respectively). ROC analysis showed higher diagnostic performance of D in comparison to ADC (AUC = 0.879 vs 0.821). Conclusion IVIM-derived parameters in particular D, in addition to ADC, could help in differentiation between most common hypovascular malignant liver lesions, intrahepatic mass—forming cholangiocarcinoma and hypovascular liver metastases.

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