Quantification of breast tissue density: Correlation between single-sided portable NMR and micro-CT measurements.
Breast imaging
Diffusion
Mammographic density
Single-sided portable NMR
Spin-relaxation rate constants T(1) and T(2)
μCT
Journal
Magnetic resonance imaging
ISSN: 1873-5894
Titre abrégé: Magn Reson Imaging
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8214883
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2019
10 2019
Historique:
received:
04
02
2019
revised:
23
05
2019
accepted:
06
06
2019
pubmed:
10
6
2019
medline:
3
1
2020
entrez:
10
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mammographic density (MD) is a strong independent risk factor for breast cancer. Traditional screening for MD using X-ray mammography involves ionising radiation, which is not suitable for young women, those with previous radiation exposure, or those having undergone a partial mastectomy. Therefore, alternative approaches for MD screening that do not involve ionising radiation will be important as the clinical use of MD increases, and as more frequent MD testing becomes desirable for research purposes. We have previously demonstrated the potential utility of spin relaxation-based, single-sided portable-NMR measurements for the purpose of MD quantification. We present here a more refined analysis by quantifying breast tissue density in excised samples on a continuous scale (0% to 100% fibroglandular tissue content) using micro-CT (μCT), and comparing the results to spin-relaxation and diffusion portable-NMR measurements of the same samples. μCT analysis of mammary tissues containing high- and low-MD (HMD and LMD, respectively) regions had Hounsfield Unit (HU) histograms with a bimodal pattern, with HMD regions exhibiting significantly higher HU values than LMD regions. Quantitative MD (%HMD) values obtained using μCT exhibited an excellent correlation with portable-NMR results, namely longitudinal spin-relaxation time constants (T
Identifiants
pubmed: 31176808
pii: S0730-725X(19)30082-7
doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2019.06.006
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
111-120Informations de copyright
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