• 제목/요약/키워드: Magnetic Resonance(MR) diffusion

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Pearls and Potential Pitfalls for Correct Diagnosis of Ovarian Cystadenofibroma in MRI: A Pictorial Essay

  • Giacomo Avesani;Gianluca Caliolo;Benedetta Gui;Federica Petta;Camilla Panico;Viviana La Manna;Francesca Moro;Antonia Carla Testa;Giovanni Scambia;Riccardo Manfredi
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제22권11호
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    • pp.1809-1821
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    • 2021
  • Ovarian cystadenofibroma is a benign ovarian tumor that is characterized by a consistent percentage of masses, which remain indeterminate in ultrasonography and require magnetic resonance (MR) investigation; they may mimic borderline or malignant lesions. Three main morphologic patterns, resembling different ovarian neoplasms, can be identified in cystadenofibromas: multilocular solid lesions, unilocular cystic lesions with parietal thickening, and purely cystic masses. However, a cystoadenofibroma has typical features, such as T2-weighted hypointensity associated with no restrictions in diffusion-weighted imaging (the so-called "dark-dark appearance") and progressive post-contrast enhancement (type I perfusion curve). The purpose of this study was to review the features of ovarian cystadenofibromas in MR imaging and to suggest pearls and pitfalls regarding their correct diagnosis.

가토의 급성 뇌경색에서 관류 및 확산강조 자기공명영상 (Acute Cerebral Infarction in a Rabbit Model: Perfusion and Diffusion MR Imaging)

  • 허숙희;임남열;정광우;윤웅;김윤현;정용연;정태웅;김정;박진균;강형근;서정진
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.116-123
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    • 2003
  • 목적 : 가토 모델을 이용한 급성 허혈성 뇌경색에서 확산강조 자기공명영상과 관류자기공명영상의 유용성에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 여섯 마리의 순계 가토의 경동맥에 히스토아크릴글루와 리피오돌 및 텅스텐 파우더를 동맥내 주입하여 뇌경색을 유발한 후 1시간 내에 고식적인 T1 및 T2 강조영상, 그리고 확산강조 자기공명영상과 관류자기공명영상을 획득하였다. 관류자기공명영상은 측내실 수준과 대뇌기저핵의 1cm 상방에서 각각 얻었고, 이 영상을 특수 영상 소프트웨어로 후처리하여 뇌혈류 용적 , 뇌혈류양 및 평균 조영제 통과시간을 포함한 관류 영상을 획득하였다. 뇌경색 부위는 각각의 관류 지도와 확산강조 자기공명영상으로 평가하였다. 뇌경색 부위와 반대편 정상 부위에서 조영제 평균 통과시간 차이를 측정하였다. 결과 : 모든 가토에서 T2 강조영상상 비정상 신호강도는 없었으나 확산강조 자기공명영상에서 고신호강도의 뇌경색 병변을 확인할 수 있었다. 상대적 뇌혈류용적, 뇌혈류양 및 평균 조영제 통과시간을 포함한 관류자기공명영상에서 모두 관류 결손을 인지할 수 있었다. 뇌혈류양과 평균 조영제 통과시간 지도에서 관류결손지역으로 나타난 면적의 비교는 6예 중 4예에서 평균 조영제 통과시간 지도가 뇌혈류양 지도보다 면적이 크게 나왔으며, 2예는 같았다. 평균 조영제 통과시간 지도의 관류결손 면적이 뇌혈류양 지도보다 작게 나온 경우는 없었다. 또한 뇌혈류양 지도에서 병변의 면적은 확산강조 자기공명영상에서의 병변의 면적보다 3예에서 넓게 나타났고, 3예에서 같게 나타났다. 평균 조영제 통과시간 지도에서 병변의 면적은 확산강조 자기공명영상에서의 병변의 면적보다 모두 크게 나타났다. 평균 조영제 통과시간 지도에서 병변의 면적이 뇌혈류양 지도에서 병변의 면적보다 크면서 확산강조 자기공명영상에서와 같은 경우가 3예, 뇌혈류양 지도에서 병변의 면적이 확산강조 자기공명영상에서와 같으며 평균 조영제 통과시간 지도에서 병변의 면적보다 작은 경우가 3예, 그리고 평균 조영제 통과시간 지도에서 병변의 면적이 뇌혈류양 지도의 병변의 면적보다 크면서 확산강조 자기공명영상에서의 면적이 가장 적은 경우가 1예 있었다. 결론 : 확산강조 자기공명영상과 관류자기공명영상은 가토에서 초급성 뇌경색을 진단하고 뇌혈류 역학상태를 평가하는데 유용한 기법이라고 생각된다.

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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Language Mapping in Brain Tumor Surgery: Validation With Direct Cortical Stimulation and Cortico-Cortical Evoked Potential

  • Koung Mi Kang;Kyung Min Kim;In Seong Kim;Joo Hyun Kim;Ho Kang;So Young Ji;Yun-Sik Dho;Hyongmin Oh;Hee-Pyoung Park;Han Gil Seo;Sung-Min Kim;Seung Hong Choi;Chul-Kee Park
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제24권6호
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    • pp.553-563
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    • 2023
  • Objective: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging-derived tractography (DTI-t) contribute to the localization of language areas, but their accuracy remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic performance of preoperative fMRI and DTI-t obtained with a simultaneous multi-slice technique using intraoperative direct cortical stimulation (DCS) or corticocortical evoked potential (CCEP) as reference standards. Materials and Methods: This prospective study included 26 patients (23-74 years; male:female, 13:13) with tumors in the vicinity of Broca's area who underwent preoperative fMRI and DTI-t. A site-by-site comparison between preoperative (fMRI and DTI-t) and intraoperative language mapping (DCS or CCEP) was performed for 226 cortical sites to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of fMRI and DTI-t for mapping Broca's areas. For sites with positive signals on fMRI or DTI-t, the true-positive rate (TPR) was calculated based on the concordance and discordance between fMRI and DTI-t. Results: Among 226 cortical sites, DCS was performed in 100 sites and CCEP was performed in 166 sites. The specificities of fMRI and DTI-t ranged from 72.4% (63/87) to 96.8% (122/126), respectively. The sensitivities of fMRI (except for verb generation) and DTI-t were 69.2% (9/13) to 92.3% (12/13) with DCS as the reference standard, and 40.0% (16/40) or lower with CCEP as the reference standard. For sites with preoperative fMRI or DTI-t positivity (n = 82), the TPR was high when fMRI and DTI-t were concordant (81.2% and 100% using DCS and CCEP, respectively, as the reference standards) and low when fMRI and DTI-t were discordant (≤ 24.2%). Conclusion: fMRI and DTI-t are sensitive and specific for mapping Broca's area compared with DCS and specific but insensitive compared with CCEP. A site with a positive signal on both fMRI and DTI-t represents a high probability of being an essential language area.

Laplacian-Regularized Mean Apparent Propagator-MRI in Evaluating Corticospinal Tract Injury in Patients with Brain Glioma

  • Rifeng Jiang;Shaofan Jiang;Shiwei Song;Xiaoqiang Wei;Kaiji Deng;Zhongshuai Zhang;Yunjing Xue
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제22권5호
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    • pp.759-769
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    • 2021
  • Objective: To evaluate the application of laplacian-regularized mean apparent propagator (MAPL)-MRI to brain glioma-induced corticospinal tract (CST) injury. Materials and Methods: This study included 20 patients with glioma adjacent to the CST pathway who had undergone structural and diffusion MRI. The entire CSTs of the affected and healthy sides were reconstructed, and the peritumoral CSTs were manually segmented. The morphological characteristics of the CST (track number, average length, volume, displacement of the affected CST) were examined and the diffusion parameter values, including fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (AD), radial diffusivity (RD), mean squared displacement (MSD), q-space inverse variance (QIV), return-to-origin probability (RTOP), return-to-axis probabilities (RTAP), and return-to-plane probabilities (RTPP) along the entire and peritumoral CSTs, were calculated. The entire and peritumoral CST characteristics of the affected and healthy sides as well as those relative CST characteristics of the patients with motor weakness and normal motor function were compared. Results: The track number, volume, MD, RD, MSD, QIV, RTAP, RTOP, and RTPP of the entire and peritumoral CSTs changed significantly for the affected side, whereas the AD and FA changed significantly only in the peritumoral CST (p < 0.05). In patients with motor weakness, the relative MSD of the entire CST, QIV of the entire and peritumoral CSTs, and the AD, MD, RD of the peritumoral CST were significantly higher, whereas the RTPP of the entire and peritumoral CSTs and the RTOP of the peritumoral CST were significantly lower than those in patients with normal motor function (p < 0.05 for all). In contrast, no significant changes were found in the CST morphological characteristics, FA, or RTAP (p > 0.05 for all). Conclusion: MAPL-MRI is an effective approach for evaluating microstructural changes after CST injury. Its sensitivity may improve when using the peritumoral CST features.

고해상도 조영증강 삼차원 회손기울기 회상 영상을 이용한 측면연수경색 환자의 두개내 척추동맥 및 뒤아래소뇌동맥 평가 (High-Resolution Contrast-Enhanced 3D-Spoiled Gradient-Recalled Imaging for Evaluation of Intracranial Vertebral Artery and Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery in Lateral Medullary Infarction)

  • 윤영노;안성준;서상현;박아영;정태섭
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.17-24
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    • 2014
  • 목적: 측면연수경색 환자의 두개내 척추동맥 및 뒤아래소뇌동맥 평가에 있어 고해상도 조영증강 삼차원 회손기울기에 코 회상영상의 역할 규명하고자 한다. 대상과 방법: 임상시험심사위원회에서 승인한 측면연수경색으로 확진된 25명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 모든 환자는 3T 자기공명 영상을 이용한 고해상도 조영증강 삼차원 회손기울기에코 회상영상과 조영증강 자기공명 혈관조영술을 받았다. 두 명의 영상의학과 의사는 환자의 임상정보와 확산강조영상 없이 두개내 척추동맥 및 뒤아래소뇌동맥에 있는 동맥병변을 평가하였다. 두개내 척추동맥과 뒤아래소뇌동맥의 병변 동반유무에 따라 임상정보와 측면연수경색의 넓이, 소뇌경색 동반여부를 비교하였다. 결과: 총 25명의 환자 중 22명의 환자가 고해상도 조영증강 삼차원 회손기울기에코 회상영상으로 두개내 척추동맥 및 뒤아래소뇌동맥에서 박리, 죽종, 혈전색전증을 보였다. 그러나 그 중 12개의 뒤아래소뇌동맥의 병변은 조영증강 자기공명 혈관조영술에서 보이지 않았다. 추가적인 소뇌경색은 두개내 척추동맥과 뒤아래소뇌동맥에 병변이 있을 경우 두개내 척추동맥에만 병변이 있는 경우보다 빈번하게 나타났다. 결론: 고해상도 조영증강 삼차원 회손기울기에코 회상영상은 측면연수경색 환자의 두개내 척추동맥 및 뒤아래소뇌동맥의 병변평가에 도움을 줄 수 있다.

Analysis of Image Distortion on Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Weighted Imaging

  • Cho, Ah Rang;Lee, Hae Kag;Yoo, Heung Joon;Park, Cheol-Soo
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.381-386
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to improve diagnostic efficiency of clinical study by setting up guidelines for more precise examination with a comparative analysis of signal intensity and image distortion depending on the location of X axial of object when performing magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging (MR DWI) examination. We arranged the self-produced phantom with a 45 mm of interval from the core of 44 regent bottles that have a 16 mm of external diameter and 55 mm of height, and were placed in 4 rows and 11 columns in an acrylic box. We also filled up water and margarine to portrait the fat. We used 3T Skyra and 18 Channel Body array coil. We also obtained the coronal image with the direction of RL (right to left) by using scan slice thinkness 3 mm, slice gap: 0mm, field of view (FOV): $450{\times}450mm^2$, repetition time (TR): 5000 ms, echo time (TE): 73/118 ms, Matrix: $126{\times}126$, slice number: 15, scan time: 9 min 45sec, number of excitations (NEX): 3, phase encoding as a diffusion-weighted imaging parameter. In order to scan, we set b-value to $0s/mm^2$, $400s/mm^2$, and $1,400s/mm^2$, and obtained T2 fat saturation image. Then we did a comparative analysis on the differences between image distortion and signal intensity depending on the location of X axial based on iso-center of patient's table. We used "Image J" as a comparative analysis programme, and used SPSS v18.0 as a statistic programme. There was not much difference between image distortion and signal intensity on fat and water from T2 fat saturation image. But, the average value depends on the location of X axial was statistically significant (p < 0.05). From DWI image, when b-value was 0 and 400, there was no significant difference up to $2^{nd}$ columns right to left from the core of patient's table, however, there was a decline in signal intensity and image distortion from the $3^{rd}$ columns and they started to decrease rapidly at the $4^{th}$ columns. When b-value was 1,400, there was not much difference between the $1^{st}$ row right to left from the core of patient's table, however, image distortion started to appear from the $2^{nd}$ columns with no change in signal intensity, the signal was getting decreased from the $3^{rd}$ columns, and both signal intensity and image distortion started to get decreased rapidly. At this moment, the reagent bottles from outside out of 11 reagent bottles were not verified from the image, and only 9 reagent bottles were verified. However, it was not possible to verify anything from the $5^{th}$ columns. But, the average value depends on the location of X axial was statistically significant. On T2 FS image, there was a significant decline in image distortion and signal intensity over 180mm from the core of patient's table. On diffusion-weighted image, there was a significant decline in image distortion and signal intensity over 90 mm, and they became unverifiable over 180 mm. Therefore, we should make an image that has a diagnostic value from examinations that are hard to locate patient's position.

연조직 육종의 종양 가장자리 침윤: 3T 자기공명영상 텍스처 분석을 통한 예측 (Tumor Margin Infiltration in Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Prediction Using 3T MRI Texture Analysis)

  • 김민지;지원희;이영준;홍지현;정찬권;정양국;이소연
    • 대한영상의학회지
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    • 제83권1호
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    • pp.112-126
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    • 2022
  • 목적 연조직 육종의 종양 가장자리 침윤을 예측하기 위한 3T 자기공명영상 텍스처 분석의 가치를 규명한다. 대상과 방법 3T 자기공명영상을 시행하고, 병리학적으로 연조직 육종으로 확인된 31명의 환자를 대상으로 하고, 병리학적인 가장자리 침윤을 표준으로 사용하였다. 연조직 육종에 대한 텍스처 분석은 축상 T1 강조영상, T2 강조영상, 지방억제 조영증강 T1 강조영상, 확산강조영상(b = 800 sec/mm2) 및 현성확산계수 지도 영상에서 이루어졌다. 텍스처 분석에서 얻어진 정량적 변수가 침윤성(infiltrative) 육종과 국한성(circumscribed) 육종에서 차이가 있는지 비교하였다. 결과 총 23명의 연조직 육종에서 병리학적인 가장자리 침윤을 보였다. 침윤성 육종과 국한성 육종은, T1 강조영상 공간 스케일 인자(spatial scaling factor; 이하 SSF) 0, 6에서의 첨도(kurtosis), 조영증강 T1 강조영상(SSF, 0)에서의 첨도, 확산강조영상(SSF, 0)에서의 왜도(skewness), 현성확산계수 지도(SSF 2, 4)에서의 왜도에서 유의한 차이가 있었다(p ≤ 0.046). 자기공명영상 텍스처 소견을 이용한 종양 가장자리 침윤을 예측하는 정확도는 수신자운영특성곡선(receiver operating characteristic; 이하 ROC)의 곡선하 면적(area under the ROC curve) 0.951 (p < 0.001)이었다. 결론 자기공명영상 텍스처 분석은 연조직 육종의 침윤성 가장자리를 예측하는 데 있어 신뢰 할 수 있으며 정확하다.

Software development for the visualization of brain fiber tract by using 24-bit color coding in diffusion tensor image

  • Oh, Jung-Su;Song, In-Chan;Ik hwan Cho;Kim, Jong-Hyo;Chang, Kee-Hyun;Park, Kwang-Suk
    • 대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한자기공명의과학회 2002년도 제7차 학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.133-133
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    • 2002
  • Purpose: The purpose of paper is to implement software to visualize brain fiber tract using a 24-bit color coding scheme and to test its feasibility. Materials and Methods: MR imaging was performed on GE 1.5 T Signa scanner. For diffusion tensor image, we used a single shot spin-echo EPI sequence with 7 non-colinear pulsed-field gradient directions: (x, y, z):(1,1,0),(-1,1,0),(1,0,1),(-1,0,1),(0,1,1),(0,1,-1) and without diffusion gradient. B-factor was 500 sec/$\textrm{mm}^2$. Acquisition parameters are as follows: TUTE=10000ms/99ms, FOV=240mm, matrix=128${\times}$128, slice thickness/gap=6mm/0mm, total slice number=30. Subjects consisted of 10 normal young volunteers (age:21∼26 yrs, 5 men, 5 women). All DTI images were smoothed with Gaussian kernel with the FWHM of 2 pixels. Color coding schemes for visualization of directional information was as follows. HSV(Hue, Saturation, Value) color system is appropriate for assigning RGB(Red, Green, and Blue) value for every different directions because of its volumetric directional expression. Each of HSV are assigned due to (r,$\theta$,${\Phi}$) in spherical coordinate. HSV calculated by this way can be transformed into RGB color system by general HSV to RGB conversion formula. Symmetry schemes: It is natural to code the antipodal direction to be same color(antipodal symmetry). So even with no symmetry scheme, the antipodal symmetry must be included. With no symmetry scheme, we can assign every different colors for every different orientation.(H =${\Phi}$, S=2$\theta$/$\pi$, V=λw, where λw is anisotropy). But that may assign very discontinuous color even between adjacent yokels. On the other hand, Full symmetry or absolute value scheme includes symmetry for 180$^{\circ}$ rotation about xy-plane of color coordinate (rotational symmetry) and for both hemisphere (mirror symmetry). In absolute value scheme, each of RGB value can be expressed as follows. R=λw|Vx|, G=λw|Vy|, B=λw|Vz|, where (Vx, Vy, Vz) is eigenvector corresponding to the largest eigenvalue of diffusion tensor. With applying full symmetry or absolute value scheme, we can get more continuous color coding at the expense of coding same color for symmetric direction. For better visualization of fiber tract directions, Gamma and brightness correction had done. All of these implementations were done on the IDL 5.4 platform.

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Detection of Contralateral Breast Cancer Using Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer: Comparison with Combined Mammography and Whole-Breast Ultrasound

  • Su Min Ha;Jung Min Chang;Su Hyun Lee;Eun Sil Kim;Soo-Yeon Kim;Yeon Soo Kim;Nariya Cho;Woo Kyung Moon
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제22권6호
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    • pp.867-879
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    • 2021
  • Objective: To compare the screening performance of diffusion-weighted (DW) MRI and combined mammography and ultrasound (US) in detecting clinically occult contralateral breast cancer in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Materials and Methods: Between January 2017 and July 2018, 1148 women (mean age ± standard deviation, 53.2 ± 10.8 years) with unilateral breast cancer and no clinical abnormalities in the contralateral breast underwent 3T MRI, digital mammography, and radiologist-performed whole-breast US. In this retrospective study, three radiologists independently and blindly reviewed all DW MR images (b = 1000 s/mm2 and apparent diffusion coefficient map) of the contralateral breast and assigned a Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System category. For combined mammography and US evaluation, prospectively assessed results were used. Using histopathology or 1-year follow-up as the reference standard, cancer detection rate and the patient percentage with cancers detected among all women recommended for tissue diagnosis (positive predictive value; PPV2) were compared. Results: Of the 30 cases of clinically occult contralateral cancers (13 invasive and 17 ductal carcinoma in situ [DCIS]), DW MRI detected 23 (76.7%) cases (11 invasive and 12 DCIS), whereas combined mammography and US detected 12 (40.0%, five invasive and seven DCIS) cases. All cancers detected by combined mammography and US, except two DCIS cases, were detected by DW MRI. The cancer detection rate of DW MRI (2.0%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.3%, 3.0%) was higher than that of combined mammography and US (1.0%; 95% CI: 0.5%, 1.8%; p = 0.009). DW MRI showed higher PPV2 (42.1%; 95% CI: 26.3%, 59.2%) than combined mammography and US (18.5%; 95% CI: 9.9%, 30.0%; p = 0.001). Conclusion: In women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, DW MRI detected significantly more contralateral breast cancers with fewer biopsy recommendations than combined mammography and US.

B-values 변환 자기공명영상: 국소 직장암 수술 전 검출을 위한 적합한 b-value 유용성 (Usefulness of High-B-value Diffusion - Weighted MR Imaging for the Pre-operative Detection of Rectal Cancers)

  • 이재승;구은회;이선엽;박철수;최지원
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • pp.683-690
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구의 목적은 직장암 국소병변의 수술 전 검출을 위한 고 확산경사계수(High-b-values) 자기공명영상의 유용성을 평가하고자 한다. 직장암의 진단을 위하여 확산강조 자기공명영상을 시행한 60명의 환자 중 연령분포는 38 - 78세(평균 60세)였고 남자 40명, 여자가 20명 이었다. 사용된 장비는 1.5 Tesla 자기공명 영상기기(GE, General Electric Medical System, Excite HD)로 사용하였고, 검사 프로토콜은 고속기법 T2, T1강조영상을 얻은 후 정확한 병변 검출을 위하여 같은 위치를 정하여 확산강조영상을 얻었다. 확산강조영상의 b-value$(s/mm^2)$값은 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000까지 변화시키면서 얻었다. 영상평가는 정량적 분석방법으로 직장, 방광과 종양간 대조도대 잡음비(rectum, bladder to tumor contrast noise ratio, 이하 CNR)를 GE software Functool tool을 사용하여 비교분석 하였고. 정성적 분석방법은 영상내의 인공물의 유무, 병변의 명확성, 직장벽 구분을 기준으로 네 명의 경험 있는 영상의학과 의사와 세 명의 방사선사가 영상을 분석하였다. 영상의 유의성 평가는 각 b-values 값에 대하여 ANOVA 검증과 Freedman 검증을 이용하여 분석하였다(p<0.05). 정량적 분석결과는 b-values 값 중 1000에서 직장, 종양의 평균 대조도대잡음비는 27.21, 24.44로 가장 높았고(p<0.05), 이때 확산계수는 $0.73\times10^{-3}$이었다. 정성적 분석결과로서, 병변의 명확성과 직장벽 구분은 $4.0\pm0.14$, $4.4\pm0.16$로 1000 값에서 가장 높았으며, 인공물유무는 $4.8\pm0.25$로 2000 값에서 높은 결과 이었다(p<0.05). 결론적으로, 확산강조영상은 수술 전 직장암 환자의 병변 검출에 유용성 있는 정보를 제공해 주었으며, 정확한 종괴의 발견을 위해는 고 확산경사계수 값 1000 영상이 가장 우수한 확산경사계수 값 이었다.