The Usefulness of High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Dynamic MR Imaging with Sensitivity Encoding for Evaluating Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.1.73
- Author:
Young Kon KIM
1
;
Seog Wan KO
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chonbuk National University Hospital and Medical School, Korea. jmyr@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Comparative Study ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Liver, Neoplasms;
Magnetic resonance (MR), imaging;
Bile ducts, MR;
Comparative studies
- MeSH:
Artifacts;
Bile Duct Neoplasms;
Bile Ducts;
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic*;
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic;
Humans;
Liver;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Signal-To-Noise Ratio
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2006;55(1):73-81
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: We assessed the usefulness of high-resolution 3D dynamic MR imaging with sensitivity encoding (mSENSE) for evaluating bile duct cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-three patients with extrahepatic bile duct cancer underwent multiphasic 3D GRE MRI, including two delayed phases without and with mSENSE. The first delayed phases were obtained with volumetric interpolated breath-hold imaging (VIBE) and then the higher in-plane resolution images (320x168) were obtained using mSENSE. The two delayed phase images were compared quantitatively by measuring the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of liver and tumor, the liver-visceral fat contrast and the tumor-visceral fat contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR); the two delayed phase images were compared qualitatively by evaluating the sharpness of the hepatic vessels and bile duct, the artifacts and the conspicuity of bile duct cancer. RESULTS: The quantitative results with mSENSE image were significantly better than those with conventional VIBE. Though the clarity of the intrahepatic vessels and the intrahepatic bile duct, and the artifacts did not differ significantly between the two images (p>0.05), the clarity of the extrahepatic vessels, the extrahepatic bile duct and the bile duct cancer were better on the mSENSE image than on the VIBE (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The higher in-plane resolution 3D GRE image obtained with mSENSE was of a better image quality than the conventional VIBE images. This technique shows promise for use as a comprehensive exam for assessing bile duct cancer.
