Ms Ruolan Sun , Ms Lanqing Yang , Prof. Chunchao Xia
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The quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were also measured and calculated on the largest slice of the tumor. The interobserver agreement was evaluated using a weighted Kappa test and the respective intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Comparisons of the quantitative and qualitative parameters were performed using the paired t-test and the Wilcoxon signed rank test.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The interobserver agreement between two independent radiologists was good for qualitative assessments (weighted kappa value 0.626-0.760) and quantitative evaluations (ICC:0.768-0.968). The overall image quality, homogeneity of fat suppression and lesion conspicuity of WE-DWI were all significantly higher than those of SPAIR-DWI (all p<0.001). There was no significant difference in artifacts scores between the two sequences(p=0.093). The SNR and CNR were all higher in SPAIR-DWI than those in WE-DWI (all p<0.05). 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Water-excitation improves the image quality of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in esophageal cancer:Comparison with spectral attenuated inversion recovery diffusion-weighted imaging
Purpose
To determine whether water-excitation (WE) in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can improve the image quality in patients with esophageal cancer compared with standard spectral attenuated inversion recovery (SPAIR).
Materials and Methods
Twenty-two patients Clinically diagnosed with esophageal cancer were enrolled in this study. For each patient, both WE-DWI and SPAIR-DWI were performed using a 3T MR scanner. Two radiologists independently assessed the overall image quality, homogeneity of fat suppression, lesion conspicuity and artifacts of two sequences by using a four-point scale. The quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were also measured and calculated on the largest slice of the tumor. The interobserver agreement was evaluated using a weighted Kappa test and the respective intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Comparisons of the quantitative and qualitative parameters were performed using the paired t-test and the Wilcoxon signed rank test.
Results
The interobserver agreement between two independent radiologists was good for qualitative assessments (weighted kappa value 0.626-0.760) and quantitative evaluations (ICC:0.768-0.968). The overall image quality, homogeneity of fat suppression and lesion conspicuity of WE-DWI were all significantly higher than those of SPAIR-DWI (all p<0.001). There was no significant difference in artifacts scores between the two sequences(p=0.093). The SNR and CNR were all higher in SPAIR-DWI than those in WE-DWI (all p<0.05). There was no significant difference between WE-DWI and SPAIR-DWI with regard to mean ADCs of the tumor (p=0.101)
Conclusion
Diffusion-weighted imaging with water-excitation is a clinically useful technique to improve the image quality for the purpose of evaluating lesions in patients with esophageal cancer.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists. This journal is published four times a year and is circulated to approximately 11,000 medical radiation technologists, libraries and radiology departments throughout Canada, the United States and overseas. The Journal publishes articles on recent research, new technology and techniques, professional practices, technologists viewpoints as well as relevant book reviews.