TY - JOUR
T1 - Territorial arterial spin labeling in the assessment of collateral circulation
T2 - Comparison with digital subtraction angiography
AU - Chng, Soke Miang
AU - Petersen, Esben Thade
AU - Zimine, Ivan
AU - Sitoh, Yih Yian
AU - Lim, C. C.Tchoyoson
AU - Golay, Xavier
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - Background and Purpose: Collateral circulation plays a vital role in patients with steno-occlusive disease, in particular for predicting stroke outcome. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is the gold standard for the assessment of collateral circulation, despite its invasive nature. Recently, the development of a new class of arterial spin labeling (ASL) methods allowed independent measurement of territorial flow information without the need for contrast media injection. Here, we compared combined territorial ASL (TASL) and MR angiography (MRA) against DSA in the assessment of collateral circulation. Methods: Eighteen patients presenting with extra- or intracranial arterial steno-occlusive disease were recruited. All DSA studies were performed using a biplane angiography unit. MR imaging consisted of time-of-flight MRA and TASL, performed at 3T. Collateral circulation on both modalities was evaluated in consensus in a double-blinded manner by 3 neuroradiologists. Results: Good agreement was found between DSA and TASL in the assessment of collateral flow: Cramer coefficient, V≤0.53 (P<0.0001) and Contingency coefficient, C=0.67, with kappa=0.70 and kappa=0.72 in the assessment of flow and collaterals, respectively. TASL and DSA successfully evaluated 89% and 98% of the vessels, respectfully. Failure was linked to motion-related artifacts in TASL, and highly tortuous vessels in DSA. Generally, combined MRA-TASL was comparable to DSA in diagnostic quality. Conclusions: TASL provided radiological information comparable to DSA on collateral flow, with the advantage that it could be performed during routine MRI studies. TASL may provide insight on collateral perfusion in patients who may not otherwise be candidates for DSA, and may potentially replace it.
AB - Background and Purpose: Collateral circulation plays a vital role in patients with steno-occlusive disease, in particular for predicting stroke outcome. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is the gold standard for the assessment of collateral circulation, despite its invasive nature. Recently, the development of a new class of arterial spin labeling (ASL) methods allowed independent measurement of territorial flow information without the need for contrast media injection. Here, we compared combined territorial ASL (TASL) and MR angiography (MRA) against DSA in the assessment of collateral circulation. Methods: Eighteen patients presenting with extra- or intracranial arterial steno-occlusive disease were recruited. All DSA studies were performed using a biplane angiography unit. MR imaging consisted of time-of-flight MRA and TASL, performed at 3T. Collateral circulation on both modalities was evaluated in consensus in a double-blinded manner by 3 neuroradiologists. Results: Good agreement was found between DSA and TASL in the assessment of collateral flow: Cramer coefficient, V≤0.53 (P<0.0001) and Contingency coefficient, C=0.67, with kappa=0.70 and kappa=0.72 in the assessment of flow and collaterals, respectively. TASL and DSA successfully evaluated 89% and 98% of the vessels, respectfully. Failure was linked to motion-related artifacts in TASL, and highly tortuous vessels in DSA. Generally, combined MRA-TASL was comparable to DSA in diagnostic quality. Conclusions: TASL provided radiological information comparable to DSA on collateral flow, with the advantage that it could be performed during routine MRI studies. TASL may provide insight on collateral perfusion in patients who may not otherwise be candidates for DSA, and may potentially replace it.
KW - Arterial spin labeling
KW - Atherosclerosis
KW - Cerebrovascular accident
KW - Collateral circulation
KW - Digital subtraction angiography
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Territorial ASL
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U2 - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.520593
DO - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.520593
M3 - Article
C2 - 18845805
AN - SCOPUS:58149328543
VL - 39
SP - 3248
EP - 3254
JO - Stroke
JF - Stroke
SN - 0039-2499
IS - 12
ER -