TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of left ventricular volumes and mass with fast 3D cine steady-state free precession k-t space broad-use linear acquisition speed-up technique (k-t BLAST)
AU - Greil, Gerald F.
AU - Germann, Sabrina
AU - Kozerke, Sebastian
AU - Baltes, Christof
AU - Tsao, Jeffrey
AU - Urschitz, Michael S.
AU - Seeger, Achim
AU - Tangcharoen, Tarinee
AU - Bialkowsky, Anja
AU - Miller, Stephan
AU - Sieverding, Ludger
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - Purpose: To compare left ventricular (LV) volume and mass assessment using two-dimensional (2D) cine steady-state free precession (SSFP) and k-t space broad-use linear acquisition speed-up technique (k-t BLAST) accelerated 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Materials and Methods: On a commercially available 1.5T MR scanner, 2D cine SSFP, six- and eight-fold accelerated 3D k-t BLAST were performed to evaluate LV volumes and mass in 17 volunteers. After semiautomatic segmentation of the different MR data sets, the resulting volumes and mass were compared according to the mean difference, 95% confidence interval, standard deviation (SD), Pearson's correlation coefficient, Bland-Altman analysis, and the Pitman-Morgan test. Results: Data acquisition was successful in all subjects. The number of required breathholds was reduced from a maximal of five for the 2D cine SSFP sequence to two for 3D k-t BLAST sequences. Comparing LV volumes, there was excellent agreement between 2D and 3D cine 8X k-t BLAST SSFP volumes (mean difference ± 2SD end-diastolic volume [EDV] = 5 ± 8 mL, end-systolic volume [ESV] = 1 ±12 mL, and stroke volume [SV] = 3 ± 8 mL), and mass (-1.8 ± 9 g). Conclusion: k-t BLAST-accelerated 3D sequences allow accurate assessment of LV volumes and mass compared to 2D cine SSFP. This method may reduce costs and increase patient comfort due to shortened data acquisition time and reduced number of breathholds.
AB - Purpose: To compare left ventricular (LV) volume and mass assessment using two-dimensional (2D) cine steady-state free precession (SSFP) and k-t space broad-use linear acquisition speed-up technique (k-t BLAST) accelerated 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Materials and Methods: On a commercially available 1.5T MR scanner, 2D cine SSFP, six- and eight-fold accelerated 3D k-t BLAST were performed to evaluate LV volumes and mass in 17 volunteers. After semiautomatic segmentation of the different MR data sets, the resulting volumes and mass were compared according to the mean difference, 95% confidence interval, standard deviation (SD), Pearson's correlation coefficient, Bland-Altman analysis, and the Pitman-Morgan test. Results: Data acquisition was successful in all subjects. The number of required breathholds was reduced from a maximal of five for the 2D cine SSFP sequence to two for 3D k-t BLAST sequences. Comparing LV volumes, there was excellent agreement between 2D and 3D cine 8X k-t BLAST SSFP volumes (mean difference ± 2SD end-diastolic volume [EDV] = 5 ± 8 mL, end-systolic volume [ESV] = 1 ±12 mL, and stroke volume [SV] = 3 ± 8 mL), and mass (-1.8 ± 9 g). Conclusion: k-t BLAST-accelerated 3D sequences allow accurate assessment of LV volumes and mass compared to 2D cine SSFP. This method may reduce costs and increase patient comfort due to shortened data acquisition time and reduced number of breathholds.
KW - Ejection fraction
KW - Left ventricular mass
KW - Left ventricular volumes
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
KW - Myocardial function
KW - k-t BLAST
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U2 - 10.1002/jmri.21200
DO - 10.1002/jmri.21200
M3 - Article
C2 - 18183581
AN - SCOPUS:40449090449
SN - 1053-1807
VL - 27
SP - 510
EP - 515
JO - Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
JF - Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
IS - 3
ER -