Automated truncation method for myocardial T2* measurement in thalassemia

作者：He, Taigang^*; Zhang, Jun; Carpenter, John-Paul; Feng, Yanqiu; Smith, Gillian C.; Pennell, Dudley J.; Firmin, David N.

来源：Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2013, 37(2): 479-483.

DOI：10.1002/jmri.23780

• CMR
• myocardial T2*
• automated truncation method
• thalassemia
• iron overload

Purpose: To propose an automated truncation method for myocardial T2* measurement and evaluate this method on a large population of patients with iron loading in the heart and scanned at multiple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) centers. Materials and Methods: A total of 550 thalassemia patients were scanned at 20 international centers using a variety of MR scanners (Siemens, Philips, or GE). A single mid-ventricular short axis slice was imaged. All patient data were anonymized before the T2* were measured by expert observers using standard techniques. These same datasets were then retrospectively processed using the proposed automated truncation method by another independent observer and the resulting T2* measurements were compared with those of expert readings. Results: The T2* measurements using the automated method showed good agreement with those measured by expert observers using standard techniques (P = 0.95) with a low coefficient of variation (1.6%). Conclusion: This study demonstrates feasibility and good reproducibility of a new automated truncation method for myocardial T2* measurement. This approach simplifies the overall analysis and can be easily incorporated into T2* analysis software to facilitate further development of a fully automated myocardial tissue iron quantification. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2013;37:479483.

• 出版日期2013-2
• 单位中国人民解放军国防科学技术大学; 南方医科大学