Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the value of variable flip angle three dimensional sampling perfertion with application optimized contrasts using deifferent flip angle evolutions (3D-SPACE) combined with three dimensional turbo spin echo retore (3D-TSERT) sequence scanning technology in the diagnosis of calculi using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).
Methods A retrospective study was conducted on the clinical data of 168 patients diagnosed with pancreatic and biliary calculi in the Central Hospital of Xuzhou from January to September 2019. The patients comprised 93 males and 75 females, aged 24–70(42.91±3.20) years, who underwent pancreatic and biliary tract 3D-SPACE-sequence and 3D-TSERT-sequence MRCP. The surgical result was used as the diagnostic standard. 3D-SPACE-sequence, 3D-TSERT-sequence, and their combination were used to determine and analyze different sizes of calculi in the pancreas and biliary tract. The three methods were compared in terms of their detection rates of pancreatic and biliary tract calculi. Receiver operating characteristic curve was used to analyze the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 3D-SPACE, 3D-TSERT sequence, and their combination in the diagnosis of pancreatic and biliary tract calculi in MRCP. χ2 test was used to compare the detection rates between the two groups.
Result The detection rate of 3D-SPACE combined with 3D-TSERT sequence for pancreatic and biliary calculi (98.45%, 191/194) was higher than those of 3D-SPACE-sequence (81.44%, 158/194) and 3D-TSERT-sequence (78.87%, 153/194), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=12.738, 13.461; both P<0.01). The detection rate of 3D-SPACE combined with 3D-TSERT sequence for pancreas and biliary tract calculi with maximum diameter ≤0.8 cm (97.14%, 102/105) was higher than those of 3D-SPACE-sequence (69.52%, 73/105) and 3D-TSERT-sequence (66.67%, 70/105), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=10.684, 11.374; both P<0.01). The detection rates of 3D-SPACE combined with 3D-TSERT sequence for gallbladder calculi, intrahepatic bile duct calculi, common bile duct calculi, lower common bile duct ampullary calculi, and pancreatic duct calculi were higher than those of 3D-SPACE-sequence and 3D-TSERT-sequence, and the differences were statistically significant (χ2=9.105–15.715, all P<0.01). The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 3D-SPACE combined with 3D-TSERT sequence for the diagnosis of pancreatic and biliary calculi were 89.73%, 90.64%, and 88.26%, respectively, which were higher than those of 3D-SPACE-sequence (78.46%, 79.68%, and 79.38%) and 3D-TSERT-sequence (77.53%, 78.62%, and 76.19%).
Conclusion 3D-SPACE combined with 3D-TSERT sequence scanning technology has high clinical application value in the diagnosis of calculi (especially small calculi) through the MRCP of different parts of the pancreas and biliary tract.