The purpose of this study was to verify in healthy liver parenchyma the possible influence of age on DwI-related parameters: apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), perfusion fraction (PF), diffusion and pseudodiffusion coefficient (D and D⁎). Forty healthy adult volunteers (age range 26–86 years), divided into four age groups, were prospectively submitted to a breath-hold magnetic resonance diffusion imaging (MR-DwI) (two b values, 0–300 and 0–1000 s/mm2). A smaller cohort of 16 subjects underwent a free-breath multi-b acquisition (16 b values, 0–750 s/mm2). Quantitative analysis was performed by two observers with manually defined regions of interest, on the most homogeneous portion of the right liver lobe. Individual and group statistical analysis of data was performed: ANOVA to establish differences between groups and Pearson correlation coefficient to investigate the association between DwI parameters and age. The mean, S.D. and 95% limits of agreement of ADC values for each age-defined group are reported. ANOVA showed no significant differences between group means (P always N.05). No significant correlation between subjects' age and DwI parameters was established, both in breath-hold and freebreath acquisitions, on the whole range of adopted b values. Our study conducted on healthy liver parenchyma shows that there are no significant differences in ADC, PF, D and D⁎ of younger or older subjects.

Magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging: quantitative evaluation of age-related changes in healthy liver parenchyma / Pasquinelli F; Belli G; Mazzoni LN; Grazioli L; Colagrande S.. - In: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. - ISSN 0730-725X. - STAMPA. - 29:(2011), pp. 805-812. [10.1016/j.mri.2011.02.014]

Magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging: quantitative evaluation of age-related changes in healthy liver parenchyma.

PASQUINELLI, FILIPPO;COLAGRANDE, STEFANO
2011

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to verify in healthy liver parenchyma the possible influence of age on DwI-related parameters: apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), perfusion fraction (PF), diffusion and pseudodiffusion coefficient (D and D⁎). Forty healthy adult volunteers (age range 26–86 years), divided into four age groups, were prospectively submitted to a breath-hold magnetic resonance diffusion imaging (MR-DwI) (two b values, 0–300 and 0–1000 s/mm2). A smaller cohort of 16 subjects underwent a free-breath multi-b acquisition (16 b values, 0–750 s/mm2). Quantitative analysis was performed by two observers with manually defined regions of interest, on the most homogeneous portion of the right liver lobe. Individual and group statistical analysis of data was performed: ANOVA to establish differences between groups and Pearson correlation coefficient to investigate the association between DwI parameters and age. The mean, S.D. and 95% limits of agreement of ADC values for each age-defined group are reported. ANOVA showed no significant differences between group means (P always N.05). No significant correlation between subjects' age and DwI parameters was established, both in breath-hold and freebreath acquisitions, on the whole range of adopted b values. Our study conducted on healthy liver parenchyma shows that there are no significant differences in ADC, PF, D and D⁎ of younger or older subjects.
2011
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805
812
Pasquinelli F; Belli G; Mazzoni LN; Grazioli L; Colagrande S.
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