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Towbin AJ, Ye W, Huang S, Karmazyn BW, Molleston JP, Masand P, Leung DH, Chang S, Narkewicz MR, Alazraki AL, Freeman AJ, Otto RK, Green N, Kamel IR, Karnsakul WW, Magee JC, Tkach J, Palermo JJ. Prospective study of quantitative liver MRI in cystic fibrosis: feasibility and comparison to PUSH cohort ultrasound. Pediatr Radiol 2023; 53:2210-2220. [PMID: 37500799 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05706-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pediatric radiologists can identify a liver ultrasound (US) pattern predictive of progression to advanced liver disease. However, reliably discriminating these US patterns remains difficult. Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may provide an objective measure of liver disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine if quantitative MRI, including MR elastography, is feasible in children with CF and to determine how quantitative MRI-derived metrics compared to a research US. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective, multi-institutional trial was performed evaluating CF participants who underwent a standardized MRI. At central review, liver stiffness, fat fraction, liver volume, and spleen volume were obtained. Participants whose MRI was performed within 1 year of US were classified by US pattern as normal, homogeneous hyperechoic, heterogeneous, or nodular. Each MRI measure was compared among US grade groups using the Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS Ninety-three participants (51 females [54.8%]; mean 15.6 years [range 8.1-21.7 years]) underwent MRI. MR elastography was feasible in 87 participants (93.5%). Fifty-eight participants had an US within 1 year of MRI. In these participants, a nodular liver had significantly higher stiffness (P<0.01) than normal or homogeneous hyperechoic livers. Participants with a homogeneous hyperechoic liver had a higher fat fraction (P<0.005) than others. CONCLUSION MR elastography is feasible in children with CF. Participants with a nodular pattern had higher liver stiffness supporting the US determination of advanced liver disease. Participants with a homogeneous hyperechoic pattern had higher fat fractions supporting the diagnosis of steatosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexander J Towbin
- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
- Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Pediatric Radiology, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Division of Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, AZ, USA
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- Digestive Health Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado and Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Ye W, Leung DH, Molleston JP, Ling SC, Murray KF, Nicholas JL, Huang S, Karmazyn BW, Harned RK, Masand P, Alazraki AL, Navarro OM, Otto RK, Palermo JJ, Towbin AJ, Alonso EM, Karnsakul WW, Jane Schwarzenberg S, Seidel GF, Siegel M, Magee JC, Narkewicz MR, Jay Freeman A. Association Between Transient Elastography and Controlled Attenuated Parameter and Liver Ultrasound in Children With Cystic Fibrosis. Hepatol Commun 2021; 5:1362-1372. [PMID: 34430781 PMCID: PMC8369935 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Methods to identify children with cystic fibrosis (CF) at risk for development of advanced liver disease are lacking. We aim to determine the association between liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) with research ultrasound (US) patterns and conventional hepatic markers as a potential means to follow liver disease progression in children with CF. ELASTIC (Longitudinal Assessment of Transient Elastography in CF) is a nested cohort of 141 patients, ages 7-21, enrolled in the Prediction by US of Risk of Hepatic Cirrhosis in CF (PUSH) Study. We studied the association between LSM with research-grade US patterns (normal [NL], heterogeneous [HTG], homogeneous [HMG], or nodular [NOD]) and conventional hepatic markers. In a subgroup (n = 79), the association between controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and US pattern was explored. Among 133 subjects undergoing VCTE, NOD participants (n = 26) had a significantly higher median (interquartile range) LSM of 9.1 kPa (6.3, 15.8) versus NL (n = 72, 5.1 kPa [4.2, 7.0]; P < 0.0001), HMG (n = 17, 5.9 kPa [5.2, 7.8]; P = 0.0013), and HTG (n = 18, 6.1 kPa [4.7, 7.0]; P = 0.0008) participants. HMG participants (n = 14) had a significantly higher mean CAP (SD) (270.5 dB/m [61.1]) compared with NL (n = 40, 218.8 dB/m [46.5]; P = 0.0027), HTG (n = 10, 218.1 dB/m [60.7]; P = 0.044), and NOD (n = 15, 222.7 dB/m [56.4]; P = 0.041) participants. LSM had a negative correlation with platelet count (rs = - 0.28, P = 0.0071) and positive correlation with aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (rs = 0.38, P = 0.0002), Fibrosis-4 index (rs = 0.36, P = 0.0007), gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT; rs = 0.35, P = 0.0017), GGT-to-platelet ratio (rs = 0.35, P = 0.003), and US spleen size z-score (rs = 0.27, P = 0.0073). Conclusion: VCTE is associated with US patterns and conventional markers in patients with liver disease with CF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wen Ye
- Department of BiostatisticsUniversity of Michigan School of Public HealthAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionDepartment of PediatricsTexas Children's HospitalBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTXUSA
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionRiley Hospital for Children at IU HealthIndiana University School of MedicineIndianapolisINUSA
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- The Hospital for Sick ChildrenDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of TorontoTorontoONCanada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyUniversity of Washington and Seattle Children's HospitalSeattleWAUSA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of RadiologyWashington University School of MedicineSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Department of BiostatisticsUniversity of Michigan School of Public HealthAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Pediatric RadiologyRiley Hospital for Children at IU HealthIndiana University School of MedicineIndianapolisINUSA
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- Division of Pediatric RadiologyChildren's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraCOUSA
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- Division of RadiologyTexas Children's HospitalHoustonTXUSA
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- Department of RadiologyEmory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlantaGAUSA
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- Department of Medical ImagingUniversity of TorontoTorontoONCanada.,Department of Diagnostic ImagingThe Hospital for Sick ChildrenTorontoONCanada
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- Department of RadiologyUniversity of Washington and Seattle Children's HospitalSeattleWAUSA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOHUSA.,Department of PediatricsUniversity of Cincinnati College of MedicineCincinnatiOHUSA
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- Department of RadiologyCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOHUSA.,Department of RadiologyUniversity of Cincinnati College of MedicineCincinnatiOHUSA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's HospitalChicagoILUSA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionJohn Hopkins School of MedicineBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Pediatric RadiologyLucile Packard Children's HospitalPalo AltoCAUSA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of RadiologyWashington University School of MedicineSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity of Michigan Medical SchoolAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Digestive Health InstituteChildren's Hospital Colorado and Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraCOUSA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionEmory University School of Medicine/Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlantaGAUSA
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