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Reliable aortic arch measurements using a novel cardiac magnetic resonance sequence: navigated 3D SPACE
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance volume 18, Article number: P160 (2016)
Background
Existing cardiac magnetic resonance sequences are frequently suboptimal in the measurement of the aortic arch, particularly in the case of arch obstruction. Navigated three-dimensional (3-D) sampling perfection with application optimized contrast using different flip angle evolution (SPACE) is a novel turbo spin echo dark blood cardiac magnetic resonance sequence that yields a robust 3-D dataset and gates in systole in order to demonstrate the maximal aortic caliber. Additionally, it utilizes susceptibility for optimal blood suppression by orienting blood flow in the readout direction, thereby enhancing imaging in the setting of turbulence. We report our experience measuring the aortic arch using this sequence.
Methods
Patients with congenital heart disease who were scheduled to undergo clinically indicated cardiac magnetic resonance imaging were prospectively enrolled and underwent navigated 3-D SPACE imaging. Aortic arch measurements were obtained from navigated 3-D SPACE images and other magnetic resonance sequences that were performed during the same study. Absolute agreement mixed-effects intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were used to determine agreement between navigated 3-D SPACE and other commonly used sequences as measured by a single blinded investigator and agreement between two blinded investigators in a randomly selected sub-sample of the navigated 3-D SPACE studies.
Results
Analysis was performed on 43 studies. The ICC for inter-observer agreement in 13 navigated 3-D SPACE sequences was 0.973 (p < 0.001). The ICCs for agreement between measurements derived from navigated 3D SPACE and those derived from steady state free precession Cine, two-dimensional dark blood imaging and gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography were 0.734 (p < 0.001), 0.891 (p < 0.001) and 0.951 (p < 0.001) respectively.
Conclusions
Navigated 3-D SPACE aortic arch measurements demonstrated excellent reliability between observers and validity in comparison to existing cardiac magnetic resonance sequences in patients with congenital heart disease. Given that the sequence's attributes are uniquely suited to measuring arch obstruction, it may be a useful tool in cases where accurate measurements of the aortic arch are clinically important
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Narayan, H.K., Dori, Y., Harris, M.A. et al. Reliable aortic arch measurements using a novel cardiac magnetic resonance sequence: navigated 3D SPACE. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 18 (Suppl 1), P160 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-18-S1-P160
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Keywords
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Aortic Arch
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
- Intraclass Correlation Coefficient