scholarly journals Optimization of quantitative susceptibility mapping for regional estimation of oxygen extraction fraction in the brain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. McFadden ◽  
Julian C. Matthews ◽  
Lauren A. Scott ◽  
Geoff J. M. Parker ◽  
Maélène Lohézic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Oxygen Extraction Fraction ◽  
Oxygen Extraction ◽  
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Extraction Fraction ◽  
Regional Estimation ◽  
The Brain

scholarly journals Oxygen extraction fraction measurement using quantitative susceptibility mapping: Comparison with positron emission tomography

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 1424-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kohsuke Kudo ◽  
Tian Liu ◽  
Toshiyuki Murakami ◽  
Jonathan Goodwin ◽  
Ikuko Uwano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Oxygen Extraction Fraction ◽  
Oxygen Extraction ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Extraction Fraction ◽  
Positron Emission

The purposes of this study are to establish oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) measurements using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to compare QSM–OEF data with the gold standard 15O positron emission tomography (PET). Twenty-six patients with chronic unilateral internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery stenosis or occlusion, and 15 normal subjects were included. MRI scans were conducted using a 3.0 Tesla scanner with a three-dimensional spoiled gradient recalled sequence. QSM images were created using the morphology-enabled dipole inversion method, and OEF maps were generated from QSM images using extraction of venous susceptibility induced by deoxygenated hemoglobin. Significant correlation of relative OEF ratio to contra-lateral hemisphere between QSM–OEF and PET–OEF was observed (r = 0.62, p < 0.001). The local (intra-section) correlation was also significant (r = 0.52, p < 0.001) in patients with increased PET–OEF. The sensitivity and specificity of OEF increase in QSM was 0.63 (5/8) and 0.89 (16/18), respectively, in comparison with PET. In conclusion, good correlation was achieved between QSM–OEF and PET–OEF in the identification of elevated OEF in affected hemispheres of patients with unilateral chronic steno-occlusive disease.

scholarly journals Quantifying the changes in oxygen extraction fraction and cerebral activity caused by caffeine and acetazolamide

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 825-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagar Buch ◽  
Yongquan Ye ◽  
E Mark Haacke
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Saturation ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Oxygen Extraction Fraction ◽  
Oxygen Extraction ◽  
Cerebral Veins ◽  
Blood Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Vascular Reserve ◽  
Extraction Fraction ◽  
Before And After

A quantitative estimate of cerebral blood oxygen saturation is of critical importance in the investigation of cerebrovascular disease. We aimed to measure the change in venous oxygen saturation (Yv) before and after the intake of the vaso-dynamic agents caffeine and acetazolamide with high spatial resolution using susceptibility mapping. Caffeine and acetazolamide were administered on separate days to five healthy volunteers to measure the change in oxygen extraction fraction. The internal streaking artifacts in the susceptibility maps were reduced by giving an initial susceptibility value uniformly to the structure-of-interest, based on a priori information. Using this technique, Yv for normal physiological conditions, post-caffeine and post-acetazolamide was measured inside the internal cerebral veins as YNormal = 69.1 ± 3.3%, YCaffeine = 60.5 ± 2.8%, and YAcet = 79.1 ± 4.0%. This suggests that susceptibility mapping can serve as a sensitive biomarker for measuring reductions in cerebro-vascular reserve through abnormal vascular response. The percentage change in oxygen extraction fraction for caffeine and acetazolamide were found to be +27.0 ± 3.8% and −32.6 ± 2.1%, respectively. Similarly, the relative changes in cerebral blood flow in the presence of caffeine and acetazolamide were found to be −30.3% and + 31.5%, suggesting that the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen remains stable between normal and challenged brain states for healthy subjects.

scholarly journals Quantitative susceptibility mapping in ischemic stroke patients after successful recanalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmin Probst ◽  
Marco Rohner ◽  
Malin Zahn ◽  
Marco Piccirelli ◽  
Athina Pangalu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infarct Size ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Infarct Volume ◽  
Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Oxygen Extraction Fraction ◽  
Oxygen Extraction ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Infarct Core ◽  
Novel Processing

AbstractQuantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) is a novel processing method for gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Higher magnetic susceptibility in cortical veins have been observed on susceptibility maps in the ischemic hemisphere of stroke patients, indicating an increased oxygen extraction fraction (OEF). Our goal was to investigate susceptibility in veins of stroke patients after successful recanalization in order to analyze the value of QSM in predicting tissue prognosis and clinical outcome. We analyzed MR images of 23 patients with stroke due to unilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA)-M1/M2 occlusion acquired 24–72 h after successful thrombectomy. The susceptibilities of veins were obtained from QSM and compared between the stroke territory, the ipsilateral non-ischemic MCA territory and the contralateral MCA territory. As outcome variables, early infarct size and functional disability (modified Rankin Scale, mRS) after 3–5 months was used. The median susceptibility value of cortical veins in the ischemic core was 41% lower compared to the ipsilateral non-ischemic MCA territory and 38% lower than on the contralateral MCA territory. Strikingly, in none of the patients prominent vessels with high susceptibility signal were found after recanalization. Venous susceptibility values within the infarct did not correlate with infarct volume or functional disability after 3–5 months. Low venous susceptibility within the infarct core after successful recanalization of the occluded vessel likely indicates poor oxygen extraction arising from tissue damage. We did not identify peri-infarct tissue with increased susceptibility values as potential surrogate of former penumbral areas. We found no correlation of QSM parameters with infarct size or outcome.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document