Abstract #4027
THE INFLUENCE OF VIBRATION FREQUENCY AND IMAGING PLANE ON STIFFNESS MEASUREMENTS IN RENAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY
Gavin Low 1,2 , Nicola Eve Owen 3 , Ilse Joubert 1 , Andrew J Patterson 1 , Martin J Graves 1 , Graeme J.M. Alexander 3 , and David J Lomas 1
1
Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital,
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom,
2
University
of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
3
Hepatology
& Gastroenterology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge,
England, United Kingdom
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence
of vibration frequency and imaging plane on stiffness
measurements in renal magnetic resonance elastography
(MRE). Coronal 90-Hz and 60-Hz, sagittal 90-Hz and axial
90-Hz MRE sequences of the kidneys were performed in 12
patients on a 1.5-T MRI. The MRE measured renal
stiffness on different vibration frequencies (90-Hz
versus 60-Hz) and different imaging planes (coronal
versus sagittal oblique versus axial projection)
were compared to determine the influence of these
variables. A significant difference in renal stiffness
was found between frequencies (p = 0.003) and between
imaging planes (p < 0.001).
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