Detection of gadolinium deposition in cortical bone with ultrashort echo time T1 mapping: an ex vivo study in a rabbit model.

To investigate the capacity of ultrashort echo time (UTE) T1 mapping to non-invasively assess gadolinium deposition in cortical bone after gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) administration. Twenty-eight New Zealand rabbits (male, 3.0-3.5 kg) were randomly allocated into control, macrocyclic, high-dose macrocyclic, and linear GBCA groups (n = 7 for each group), and respectively given daily doses of 0.9 ml/kg bodyweight saline, 0.3 mmol/kg bodyweight gadobutrol, 0.9 mmol/kg bodyweight gadobutrol, and 0.3 mmol/kg bodyweight gadopentetate dimeglumine for five consecutive days per week over a period of 4 weeks. After a subsequent 4 weeks of recovery, the rabbits were sacrificed and their tibiae harvested. T1 value of cortical bone was measured using a combination of UTE actual flip angle imaging and variable repetition time on a 7T animal scanner. Gadolinium concentration in cortical bone was measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Pearson's correlation between R1 value (R1 = 1/T1) and gadolinium concentration in cortical bone was assessed. Bone T1 values were significantly lower in the lower-dose macrocyclic (329.2 ± 21.0 ms, p < 0.05), higher-dose macrocyclic (316.8 ± 21.7 ms, p < 0.01), and linear (296.8 ± 24.1 ms, p < 0.001) GBCA groups compared with the control group (356.3 ± 19.4 ms). Gadolinium concentrations measured by ICP-MS in the control, lower-dose macrocyclic, higher-dose macrocyclic, and linear GBCA groups were 0.04 ± 0.02 μg/g, 2.60 ± 0.48 μg/g, 4.95 ± 1.17 μg/g, and 13.62 ± 1.55 μg/g, respectively. There was a strong positive correlation between R1 values and gadolinium concentrations in cortical bone (r = 0.73, p < 0.001). These results suggest that UTE T1 mapping has the potential to provide a non-invasive assessment of gadolinium deposition in cortical bone following GBCA administration. • Changes in T1 value related to gadolinium deposition were found in bone after both linear and macrocyclic GBCA administrations. • R1 relaxometry correlates strongly with gadolinium concentration in cortical bone. • UTE T1 mapping provides a potential tool for non-invasively monitoring gadolinium deposition in cortical bone.

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Kaixuan Zhao, Shisi Li, Peiwei Yi, Yihao Guo, Qinqin Yu, Cuiling Zhu, Qianjin Feng, Jiang Du, Xiaodong Zhang, Yanqiu Feng. Detection of gadolinium deposition in cortical bone with ultrashort echo time T1 mapping: an ex vivo study in a rabbit model. European radiology. 2021 Mar;31(3):1569-1577

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