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Repeatability Study of Reduced Field-Of-View Diffusion-Weighted MRI On Human Thyroid Gland
A Shukla-Dave1*, Y Lu2 , V Hatzoglou3 , S Banerjee4 , H Stambuk5 , A Shankaranarayanan6 , Y Mazaheri7 , J Deasy8 , (1) ,,,(2) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, (3) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, (4) GE Healthcare, Menlo Park, California, (5) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, (6) GE Healthcare, Menlo Park, California, (7) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, (8) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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TU-C-12A-5 Tuesday 10:15AM - 12:15PM Room: 12APurpose: To investigate the repeatability of reduced field-of-view diffusion-weighted imaging (rFOV DWI) in quantifying apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) for human thyroid glands in a clinical setting.
Methods: Nine healthy human volunteers were enrolled and underwent 3T MRI exams. For each volunteer, 3 longitudinal exams (2 weeks apart) with 2 repetitive sessions within each exam, including rFOV and conventional full field-of-view (fFOV) DWI scans, were performed. In the acquired DWI images, a fixed-size region of interest (ROI; diameter=8mm) was placed on thyroid glands to calculate ADC. ADC was calculated using a monoexponential function with a noise correction scheme. The repeatability of ADC was assessed by using coefficient variation (CV) across sessions or exams, which was defined to be: r = 1-CV, 0 < r < 1, where CV=STD/m, STD is the standard deviation of ADC, and m is the average of ADC across sessions or exams. An experienced radiologist assessed and scored rFOV and fFOV DW images based on image characteristics (1, nondiagnostic; 2, poor; 3, satisfactory; 4, good; and 5, excellent).Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to compare ADC values, CV of ADC, repeatability of ADC across sessions and exams, and radiologic scores between rFOV and fFOV DWI techniques.
Results: There was no significant difference in ADC values across sessions and exams either in rFOV or fFOV DWI. The average CVs of both rFOV and fFOV DWI were less than 13%. The repeatability of ADC measurement between rFOV and fFOV DWI was not significantly different. The overall image quality was significantly higher with rFOV DWI than with fFOV DWI.
Conclusion: This study suggested that ADCs from both rFOV and fFOV DWI were repeatable, but rFOV DWI had superior imaging quality for human thyroid glands in a clinical setting.
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