Objective: To compare image quality of magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA) of the hip with intra-articular injection of high-viscosity hyaluronic acid (HA-MRA) versus Gd-based contrast agent (Gd-MRA) in patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Materials and methods: Design: single-centre, observational, retrospective, inter-individual, and cross-sectional. FAI patients who underwent HA-MRA (3 mL of high-viscosity HA plus 17 mL of saline) were compared with 37 age- and sex-matched FAI patients who underwent Gd-MRA (20 mL of 2 mmol/L solution of gadopentetate dimeglumine). Two independent blinded radiologists assessed image quality for all sequences (two-dimensional proton density, non-fat-sat axial, fat-sat coronal and sagittal; three-dimensional dual-echo steady state), using a 5-point Likert scale considering separately labrum, cartilage, round ligament, transverse ligament, and capsule. Pearson χ2 and Cohen κ were used. Results: The HA-MRA group was composed of 37 patients (23 males, 14 females; median age 38 years), the Gd-MRA group of 37 patients (21 males, 16 females; median age 38 years), without significant difference for age (p = 0.937) and sex (p = 0.636). Image quality did not differ between the two readers for any structure: labrum (p ≥ 0.340), cartilage (p ≥ 0.198), round ligament (p ≥ 0.255), transverse ligament (p ≥ 0.806), and capsule (p ≥ 0.314). Inter-reader agreement (κ) ranged from 0.785 to 1.000. Conclusions: HA-MRA provided an image quality not significantly different from that of Gd-MRA. This may open the possibility of combining MRA and viscosupplementation in one single procedure.
Image quality of hip MR arthrography with intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid versus gadolinium-based contrast agent in patients with femoroacetabular impingement / F. Randelli, E.A. Nocerino, L. Nicosia, M. Ali, C.B. Monti, F. Sardanelli, A. Aliprandi. - In: SKELETAL RADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0364-2348. - 49:6(2020), pp. 937-944.
Titolo: | Image quality of hip MR arthrography with intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid versus gadolinium-based contrast agent in patients with femoroacetabular impingement | |
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Parole Chiave: | (MeSH terms); Arthrography; Femoroacetabular impingement; Hip joint; Hyaluronic acid; Magnetic resonance imaging | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/36 - Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00256-019-03366-y | |
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