Test-retest repeatability of T1rho (T1ρ) MR imaging in the head and neck
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摘要Purpose: T1rho imaging is a new quantitative MRI sequence for head and neck cancer and the repeatability for this region is unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the repeatability of quantitative T1rho imaging in the head and neck. Materials and methods: T1rho imaging of the head and neck was prospectively performed in 15 healthy participants on three occasions. Scan 1 and 2 were performed with a time interval of 30 minutes (intra-session) and scan 3 was performed 14 days later (inter-session). T1rho values for normal tissues (parotid glands, palatine tonsils, pterygoid muscles, and tongue) were obtained on each scan. Intra-class coefficients (ICCs), within-subject coefficient of variances (wCoVs), and repeatability coefficient (RCs) of the intra-session scan (scan 1 vs 2) and inter-session scan (scan 1 vs 3) for the normal tissues were calculated. Results: The ICCs of T1rho values for normal tissues were almost perfect (0.83–0.97) for intra-session scans and were substantial (0.71–0.80) for inter-session scans. The wCoVs showed a small range (2.46%–3.30%) for intra-session scans, and slightly greater range (3.27%–6.51%) for inter-session scan. The greatest and lowest wCoVs of T1rho were found in the parotid gland and muscles, respectively. The T1rho RCs varied for all tissues between intra- and inter- sessions, and the greatest RC of 10.07 msec was observed for parotid gland on inter-session scan. Conclusion: T1rho imaging is a repeatable quantitative MRI sequence in the head and neck but variances of T1rho values among tissues should be take into account during analysis.
出版社接受日期18.12.2020
著者Ai QYH, Zhang H, Jiang B, So TY, Mo FKF, Qamar S, Chen W, King AD
期刊名稱European Journal of Radiology
詳細描述Epub 2020 Dec 24.
出版年份2021
月份2
卷號135
出版社Elsevier
文章號碼109489
國際標準期刊號0720-048X
電子國際標準期刊號1872-7727
語言美式英語
關鍵詞T1rho imaging, Test-retest repeatability, head and neck, quantitative MRI sequence
