• J Neuroimaging · Sep 2017

    A PET-Guided Framework Supports a Multiple Arterial Input Functions Approach in DSC-MRI in Acute Stroke.

    • Michelle Livne, Vince I Madai, Peter Brunecker, Olivier Zaro-Weber, Walter Moeller-Hartmann, Wolf-Dieter Heiss, Kim Mouridsen, and Jan Sobesky.
    • Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
    • J Neuroimaging. 2017 Sep 1; 27 (5): 486-492.

    Background And PurposeIn acute stroke, arterial-input-function (AIF) determination is essential for obtaining perfusion estimates with dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI). Standard DSC-MRI postprocessing applies single AIF selection, ie, global AIF. Physiological considerations, however, suggest that a multiple AIFs selection method would improve perfusion estimates to detect penumbral flow. In this study, we developed a framework based on comparable DSC-MRI and positron emission tomography (PET) images to compare the two AIF selection approaches and assess their performance in penumbral flow detection in acute stroke.MethodsIn a retrospective analysis of 17 sub(acute) stroke patients with consecutive MRI and PET scans, voxel-wise optimized AIFs were calculated based on the kinetic model as derived from both imaging modalities. Perfusion maps were calculated based on the optimized-AIF using two methodologies: (1) Global AIF and (2) multiple AIFs as identified by cluster analysis. Performance of penumbral-flow detection was tested by receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis, ie, the area under the curve (AUC).ResultsLarge variation of optimized AIFs across brain voxels demonstrated that there is no optimal single AIF. Subsequently, the multiple-AIF method (AUC range over all maps: .82-.90) outperformed the global AIF methodology (AUC .72-.85) significantly.ConclusionsWe provide PET imaging-based evidence that a multiple AIF methodology is beneficial for penumbral flow detection in comparison with the standard global AIF methodology in acute stroke.Copyright © 2017 by the American Society of Neuroimaging.

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