저자
Kap-Soo Han, Sang Hyuk Lee, Han Uk Ryu, Se-Hyoung Park, Gyung-Ho Chung, Young I Cho, Seul-Ki Jeong.
개제일
2017년 8월 16일
키워드
Wall Shear Stress, Signal Intensity Gradient, Time-of-Flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Abstract
The aim of the study was to calculate the arterial wall signal intensity gradient (SIG) from time-of-flight MR angiography (TOF-MRA) and represent arterial wall shear stress.
We developed a new algorithm that uses signal intensity (SI) of a TOF-MRA to directly calculate the signal intensity gradient (SIG).
The results from our phantom study showed that the TOF-MRA SIG could be used to distinguish the magnitude of blood flow rate as high (mean SIG ± SD, 2.2 ± 0.4 SI/mm for 12.5 ± 2.3 L/min) and low (0.9 ± 0.3 SI/mm for 8.5 ± 2.6 L/min) in vessels (p < 0.001).
Additionally, we found that the TOF-MRA SIG values were highly correlated with various flow rates (β = 0.96, p < 0.001). Remarkably, the correlation coefficient between the WSS obtained from the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and the TOF-MRA SIG was greater than 0.8 in each section at the carotid artery (p < 0.001 for all β values).
This new technique using TOF-MRA could enable the rapid calculation of the TOF-MRA SIG and thereby the WSS. Thus, the TOF-MRA SIG can provide clinicians with an accurate and efficient screening method for making rapid decisions on the risk of vascular disease for a patient in clinical practice.
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저자
Kap-Soo Han, Sang Hyuk Lee, Han Uk Ryu, Se-Hyoung Park, Gyung-Ho Chung, Young I Cho, Seul-Ki Jeong.
개제일
2017년 8월 16일
키워드
Wall Shear Stress, Signal Intensity Gradient, Time-of-Flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Abstract
The aim of the study was to calculate the arterial wall signal intensity gradient (SIG) from time-of-flight MR angiography (TOF-MRA) and represent arterial wall shear stress.
We developed a new algorithm that uses signal intensity (SI) of a TOF-MRA to directly calculate the signal intensity gradient (SIG).
The results from our phantom study showed that the TOF-MRA SIG could be used to distinguish the magnitude of blood flow rate as high (mean SIG ± SD, 2.2 ± 0.4 SI/mm for 12.5 ± 2.3 L/min) and low (0.9 ± 0.3 SI/mm for 8.5 ± 2.6 L/min) in vessels (p < 0.001).
Additionally, we found that the TOF-MRA SIG values were highly correlated with various flow rates (β = 0.96, p < 0.001). Remarkably, the correlation coefficient between the WSS obtained from the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and the TOF-MRA SIG was greater than 0.8 in each section at the carotid artery (p < 0.001 for all β values).
This new technique using TOF-MRA could enable the rapid calculation of the TOF-MRA SIG and thereby the WSS. Thus, the TOF-MRA SIG can provide clinicians with an accurate and efficient screening method for making rapid decisions on the risk of vascular disease for a patient in clinical practice.
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