RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Improved Detection of New MS Lesions during Follow-Up Using an Automated MR Coregistration-Fusion Method
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1226
OP 1232
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A5690
VO 39
IS 7
A1 Galletto Pregliasco, A.
A1 Collin, A.
A1 Guéguen, A.
A1 Metten, M.A.
A1 Aboab, J.
A1 Deschamps, R.
A1 Gout, O.
A1 Duron, L.
A1 Sadik, J.C.
A1 Savatovsky, J.
A1 Lecler, A.
YR 2018
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/39/7/1226.abstract
AB BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: MR imaging is the key examination in the follow-up of patients with MS, by identification of new high-signal T2 brain lesions. However, identifying new lesions when scrolling through 2 follow-up MR images can be difficult and time-consuming. Our aim was to compare an automated coregistration-fusion reading approach with the standard approach by identifying new high-signal T2 brain lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis during follow-up MR imaging.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective monocenter study included 94 patients (mean age, 38.9 years) treated for MS with dimethyl fumarate from January 2014 to August 2016. One senior neuroradiologist and 1 junior radiologist checked for new high-signal T2 brain lesions, independently analyzing blinded image datasets with automated coregistration-fusion or the standard scroll-through approach with a 3-week delay between the 2 readings. A consensus reading with a second senior neuroradiologist served as a criterion standard for analyses. A Poisson regression and logistic and γ regressions were used to compare the 2 methods. Intra- and interobserver agreement was assessed by the κ coefficient.RESULTS: There were significantly more new high-signal T2 lesions per patient detected with the coregistration-fusion method (7 versus 4, P < .001). The coregistration-fusion method detected significantly more patients with at least 1 new high-signal T2 lesion (59% versus 46%, P = .02) and was associated with significantly faster overall reading time (86 seconds faster, P < .001) and higher reader confidence (91% versus 40%, P < 1 × 10−4). Inter- and intraobserver agreement was excellent for counting new high-signal T2 lesions.CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that an automated coregistration-fusion method was more sensitive for detecting new high-signal T2 lesions in patients with MS and reducing reading time. This method could help to improve follow-up care.CFcoregistration-fusionHST2high-signal T2IQRinterquartile range