Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging
Background & Aims Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement is currently the only validated technique to accurately evaluate changes in portal pressure. In this study, we evaluate the use of non-contrast quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a surrogate measure of portal...
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| author | Palaniyappan, Naaventhan Cox, Eleanor Bradley, Christopher Scott, Robert Austin, Andrew O’Neill, Richard Ramjas, Greg Travis, Simon White, Hilary Singh, Rajeev Thurley, Peter Guha, Indra Neil Francis, Susan Aithal, Guruprasad Padur |
| author_facet | Palaniyappan, Naaventhan Cox, Eleanor Bradley, Christopher Scott, Robert Austin, Andrew O’Neill, Richard Ramjas, Greg Travis, Simon White, Hilary Singh, Rajeev Thurley, Peter Guha, Indra Neil Francis, Susan Aithal, Guruprasad Padur |
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| description | Background & Aims
Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement is currently the only validated technique to accurately evaluate changes in portal pressure. In this study, we evaluate the use of non-contrast quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a surrogate measure of portal pressure.
Methods
Thirty patients undergoing HVPG measurement were prospectively recruited. MR parameters of longitudinal relaxation time (T1), perfusion of the liver and spleen (by arterial spin labelling), and blood flow in the portal, splanchnic and collateral circulation (by phase contrast MRI) were assessed. We estimated the liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF) score. The correlation of all non-invasive parameters with HVPG was evaluated.
Results
The mean (range) HVPG of the patients was 9.8 (1–22) mmHg, and 14 patients (48%) had clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH, HVPG ⩾10 mmHg). Liver T1 relaxation time, splenic artery and superior mesenteric artery velocity correlated significantly with HVPG. Using multiple linear regression, liver T1 and splenic artery velocity remained as the two parameters in the multivariate model significantly associated with HVPG (R = 0.90, p <0.001). This correlation was maintained in patients with CSPH (R = 0.85, p <0.001). A validation cohort (n = 10) showed this linear model provided a good prediction of HVPG. LSM and ELF score correlated significantly with HVPG in the whole population but the correlation was absent in CSPH.
Conclusions
MR parameters related to both hepatic architecture and splanchnic haemodynamics correlate significantly with HVPG. This proposed model, confirmed in a validation cohort, could replace the invasive HVPG measurement. |
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| spelling | nottingham-389312024-08-15T15:20:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38931/ Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging Palaniyappan, Naaventhan Cox, Eleanor Bradley, Christopher Scott, Robert Austin, Andrew O’Neill, Richard Ramjas, Greg Travis, Simon White, Hilary Singh, Rajeev Thurley, Peter Guha, Indra Neil Francis, Susan Aithal, Guruprasad Padur Background & Aims Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement is currently the only validated technique to accurately evaluate changes in portal pressure. In this study, we evaluate the use of non-contrast quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a surrogate measure of portal pressure. Methods Thirty patients undergoing HVPG measurement were prospectively recruited. MR parameters of longitudinal relaxation time (T1), perfusion of the liver and spleen (by arterial spin labelling), and blood flow in the portal, splanchnic and collateral circulation (by phase contrast MRI) were assessed. We estimated the liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF) score. The correlation of all non-invasive parameters with HVPG was evaluated. Results The mean (range) HVPG of the patients was 9.8 (1–22) mmHg, and 14 patients (48%) had clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH, HVPG ⩾10 mmHg). Liver T1 relaxation time, splenic artery and superior mesenteric artery velocity correlated significantly with HVPG. Using multiple linear regression, liver T1 and splenic artery velocity remained as the two parameters in the multivariate model significantly associated with HVPG (R = 0.90, p <0.001). This correlation was maintained in patients with CSPH (R = 0.85, p <0.001). A validation cohort (n = 10) showed this linear model provided a good prediction of HVPG. LSM and ELF score correlated significantly with HVPG in the whole population but the correlation was absent in CSPH. Conclusions MR parameters related to both hepatic architecture and splanchnic haemodynamics correlate significantly with HVPG. This proposed model, confirmed in a validation cohort, could replace the invasive HVPG measurement. Elsevier 2016-12-01 Article PeerReviewed Palaniyappan, Naaventhan, Cox, Eleanor, Bradley, Christopher, Scott, Robert, Austin, Andrew, O’Neill, Richard, Ramjas, Greg, Travis, Simon, White, Hilary, Singh, Rajeev, Thurley, Peter, Guha, Indra Neil, Francis, Susan and Aithal, Guruprasad Padur (2016) Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Hepatology, 65 (6). pp. 1131-1139. ISSN 0168-8278 Portal hypertension; Hepatic venous pressure gradient; Magnetic resonance imaging; Longitudinal T1 relaxation time http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.021 doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.021 doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.021 |
| spellingShingle | Portal hypertension; Hepatic venous pressure gradient; Magnetic resonance imaging; Longitudinal T1 relaxation time Palaniyappan, Naaventhan Cox, Eleanor Bradley, Christopher Scott, Robert Austin, Andrew O’Neill, Richard Ramjas, Greg Travis, Simon White, Hilary Singh, Rajeev Thurley, Peter Guha, Indra Neil Francis, Susan Aithal, Guruprasad Padur Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging |
| title | Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging |
| title_full | Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging |
| title_fullStr | Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging |
| title_short | Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging |
| title_sort | non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging |
| topic | Portal hypertension; Hepatic venous pressure gradient; Magnetic resonance imaging; Longitudinal T1 relaxation time |
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