High-resolution late gadolinium enhancement imaging with compressed sensing: a single-center clinical study

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Jan 2016

Mehmet Akcakaya, Tamer Basha, Connie Tsao, Sophie Berg, Kraig V Kissinger, Beth Goddu, Warren J Manning, Reza Nezafat

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High-resolution late gadolinium enhancement imaging with compressed sensing: a single-center clinical study

Akcakaya et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance High-resolution late gadolinium enhancement imaging with compressed sensing: a single-center clinical study Mehmet Akcakaya 1 2 3 Tamer Basha 0 3 5 Connie Tsao 0 3 Sophie Berg 0 3 Kraig V Kissinger 0 3 Beth Goddu 0 3 Warren J Manning 0 3 4 Reza Nezafat 0 3 0 Medicine (Cardiovascular Division), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, MA , USA 1 Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, MN , USA 2 Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, MN , USA 3 Authors' details 4 Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, MA , USA 5 Biomedical Engineering, Cairo University , Giza , Egypt - From 19th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions Los Angeles, CA, USA. 27-30 January 2016 Background Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) MRI is the clinical standard for imaging of scar in the left ventricle (LV). It has also been employed for assessing RF ablations in the left atrium (LA). LV LGE imaging is typically performed in 2D. When 3D is utilized, spatial resolution is limited due to prolonged scan time. We have shown that an accelerated imaging technique called LOST with random undersampling can be used to achieve isotropic resolution in 3D LGE. To benefit from this novel technique and the resolution gains, reconstruction needs to be automated and integrated into clinical workflow. In this study, we sought to utilize random undersampling and LOST reconstruction, with a novel software tool that enables clinically feasible integration, in order to enable LGE MRI with high isotropic spatial resolution in the clinical setting in a large cohort of patients. Methods Patient Study In a prospective study, 270 patients (181 men; 54.9 ± 14.1 yrs) were recruited. 190 were referred for LV LGE, and 80 for LA LGE. LGE were acquired 10-to-20 minutes after bolus infusion of 0.1-to-0.2 mmol/kg of Gd-BOPTA or Gd-DTPA. Imaging was performed at 1.5T with an ECG-triggered navigator-gated IR-GRE sequence. The isotropic resolution varied from 1 × 1 × 1 mm3 to 1.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 mm3. 3D random undersampling was used, with acceleration rates of 3 (133 patients) or 5 (137 patients), corresponding to acquisition durations of 4:00 or 2:30 minutes (70 bpm, 100% navigator efficiency). 1Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Full list of author information is available at the end of the article Reconstruction Randomly undersampled acquisitions were reconstructed offline using B1-weighted LOST algorithm as in. The automated reconstruction framework (Fig. 1) was implemented based on. After an LGE scan the operator used the framework to initiate LOST reconstruction on a remote CPU cluster. The reconstruction progress was updated via communication with the cluster, while the operator continued scanning. After finishing, results were automatically retrieved, sent to the scanner database and stored on hospital PACS. Analysis Subjective image quality assessment was performed by an experienced blinded cardiologist. Presence of LGE was assessed as present with confidence/absent with confidence/unconfident to decide. Datasets were also assessed using a 4-point system: 1 (poor, LGE interpretable in < 50% of LV myocardium/LA), 2 (fair, LGE interpretable in 50-75% of LV/LA), 3 (good, LGE interpretable in 75-90% of LV/LA), 4 (excellent, LGE interpretable in >90% of LV/LA). Results LGE imaging was completed in all cases. Enhancement was visually present in 49 patients, absent in 214 patients, and the reader was unconfident in 7 cases. Fig. 2a shows an example LGE image in axial, sagittal and coronal views. Fig. 2b shows the results of the qualitative assessment, where >84% of the cases were scored good or excellent. Conclusions The proposed acquisition and automated reconstruction framework enables the clinical use of accelerated high isotropic resolution LGE imaging in a large number of patients. doi:10.1186/1532-429X-18-S1-O56 Cite this article as: Akcakaya et al.: High-resolution late gadolinium enhancement imaging with compressed sensing: a single-center clinical study. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2016 18(Suppl 1):O56. (...truncated)


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Mehmet Akcakaya, Tamer Basha, Connie Tsao, Sophie Berg, Kraig V Kissinger, Beth Goddu, Warren J Manning, Reza Nezafat. High-resolution late gadolinium enhancement imaging with compressed sensing: a single-center clinical study, Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2016, pp. O56, 18,