Reproducibility and accuracy of vessel wall MRI in diagnosing giant cell arteritis: a study with readers of varying expertise.
Giant cell arteritis
Imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging
Journal
European radiology
ISSN: 1432-1084
Titre abrégé: Eur Radiol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9114774
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 Jan 2024
11 Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
16
11
2023
accepted:
08
12
2023
revised:
16
11
2023
medline:
11
1
2024
pubmed:
11
1
2024
entrez:
11
1
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
To evaluate the reproducibility of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging (VW-MRI) in diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA) among groups of radiologists with varying levels of expertise. This institutional review board-approved retrospective single-center study recruited patients with suspected GCA between December 2014 and September 2021. Patients underwent 3 -T VW-MRI before temporal artery biopsy. Ten radiologists with varying levels of expertise, blinded to all data, evaluated several intracranial and extracranial arteries to assess GCA diagnosis. Interobserver reproducibility and diagnostic performance were evaluated. Fifty patients (27 women and 23 men) with a mean age of 75.9 ± 9 years were included. Thirty-one of 50 (62%) had a final diagnosis of GCA.VW-MRI had an almost perfect reproducibility among expert readers (kappa = 0.93; 95% CI 0.77-1) and substantial reproducibility among all readers, junior and non-expert senior readers (kappa = 0.7; 95% CI 0.66-0.73; kappa = 0.67 95% CI 0.59-0.74; kappa = 0.65; 95% CI 0.43-0.88 respectively) when diagnosing GCA. Substantial interobserver agreement was observed for the frontal branch of superficial temporal artery. Moderate interobserver agreement was observed for the superficial temporal artery and its parietal branch, as well as ophthalmic arteries in all groups of readers. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy varied depending on the group of readers. VW-MRI is a reproducible and accurate imaging modality for detecting GCA, even among less-experienced readers. This study advocates for the use of VW-MRI when diagnosing GCA even in less-experienced centers. VW-MRI is a reproducible and accurate imaging modality for detecting GCA, even among less-experienced readers, and it could be used as a first-line diagnostic tool for GCA in centers with limited expertise in GCA diagnosis. • Vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging (VW-MRI) is a reproducible and accurate imaging modality for detecting giant cell arteritis (GCA) in both extracranial and intracranial arteries. • The reproducibility of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging for giant cell arteritis diagnosis was high among expert readers and moderate among less-experienced readers. • The use of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging for giant cell arteritis diagnosis can be recommended even in centers with less-experienced readers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38206404
doi: 10.1007/s00330-023-10567-6
pii: 10.1007/s00330-023-10567-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to European Society of Radiology.
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