51. Comparison of Contrast-Enhanced Isotropic 3D-GRE-T1WI Sequence versus Conventional Non-Isotropic Sequence on Preoperative Staging of Cervical Cancer.
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Yu, Xiaoduo, Lin, Meng, Ye, Feng, Ouyang, Han, Chen, Yan, Zhou, Chunwu, and Su, Zihua
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CERVICAL cancer ,CONTRAST-enhanced ultrasound ,ISOTROPIC properties ,SIGNAL-to-noise ratio ,ISOTROPY subgroups - Abstract
Purpose: To compare contrast-enhanced isotropic 3D-GRE-T1WI sequence vs. conventional non-isotropic sequence in terms of image quality, estimated signal-to-noise ratio (eSNR), relative tumor contrast and performance of cervical cancer staging. Methods: This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board, and informed consent was waived. Seventy-one patients (47 ± 9.4 years), with pathologically-confirmed cervical cancer underwent axial contrast-enhanced 1mm
3 isotropic 3D-GRE-T1WI sequence (herein referred to Isotropy), and 3-mm-thick non-isotropic sagittal and coronal sequences. Image quality score, eSNR and relative contrast between tumor to myometrium, gluteal muscle, and fat respectively, were compared between 3-mm-thick reconstructed images from Isotropy and directly scanned non-isotropic images by paired t-test. Difference in tumor staging obtained from Isotropy and combined Three-planes including reconstructed axial images, directly scanned sagittal and coronal sequence were compared by McNemar test. Results: Both sequences showed similar image quality. Reconstructed images demonstrated higher eSNR, equal or lower relative tumor contrast compared with non-isotropic images. Compared with performing diagnosis on Three-planes, both reviewers showed higher accuracy when diagnosing vaginal invasion on Isotropy (p = 0.039 and 0.003, respectively). Conclusion: Compared with non-isotropic sequence, 3.0T MR isotropic 3D-GRE-T1WI sequence exhibited better eSNR, providing more reliable clinical information for preoperative staging of cervical cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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