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Feasibility of semiautomated MR volumetry using gadoxetic acid–enhanced MRI at hepatobiliary phase for living liver donors
Author(s) -
Lee Jeongjin,
Kim Kyoung Won,
Kim So Yeon,
Kim Bohyoung,
Lee So Jung,
Kim Hyoung Jung,
Lee Jong Seok,
Lee Moon Gyu,
Song GiWon,
Hwang Shin,
Lee SungGyu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.24964
Subject(s) - gadoxetic acid , magnetic resonance imaging , gadolinium dtpa , medicine , radiology , nuclear medicine
Purpose To assess the feasibility of semiautomated MR volumetry using gadoxetic acid–enhanced MRI at the hepatobiliary phase compared with manual CT volumetry. Methods Forty potential live liver donor candidates who underwent MR and CT on the same day, were included in our study. Semiautomated MR volumetry was performed using gadoxetic acid–enhanced MRI at the hepatobiliary phase. We performed the quadratic MR image division for correction of the bias field inhomogeneity. With manual CT volumetry as the reference standard, we calculated the average volume measurement error of the semiautomated MR volumetry. We also calculated the mean of the number and time of the manual editing, edited volume, and total processing time. Results The average volume measurement errors of the semiautomated MR volumetry were 2.35% ± 1.22%. The average values of the numbers of editing, operation times of manual editing, edited volumes, and total processing time for the semiautomated MR volumetry were 1.9 ± 0.6, 8.1 ± 2.7 s, 12.4 ± 8.8 mL, and 11.7 ± 2.9 s, respectively. Conclusion Semiautomated liver MR volumetry using hepatobiliary phase gadoxetic acid–enhanced MRI with the quadratic MR image division is a reliable, easy, and fast tool to measure liver volume in potential living liver donors. Magn Reson Med 72:640–645, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.