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Quantification of intracranial internal carotid artery calcification on brain unenhanced CT: evaluation of its feasibility and assessment of the reliability of visual grading scales

Authors
 Sung Soo Ahn  ;  Hyo Suk Nam  ;  Ji Hoe Heo  ;  Young Dae Kim  ;  Seung-Koo Lee  ;  Kyunghwa Han  ;  Eung Yeop Kim 
Citation
 EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY, Vol.23(1) : 20-27, 2013 
Journal Title
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
ISSN
 0938-7994 
Issue Date
2013
MeSH
Aged ; Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging* ; Carotid Artery Diseases/diagnostic imaging* ; Feasibility Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted ; Reproducibility of Results ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods*
Keywords
Intracranial atherosclerosis ; Internal carotid artery ; Vascular calcification
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
Previous studies have evaluated intracranial internal carotid artery calcifications (ICACs) qualitatively using different visual grading scales, which could lead to inconsistent results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of ICAC volume measurement and to correlate the volume with visual grading scales.
METHODS:
We included 49 patients (>50 years) who underwent unenhanced cranial CT. Two observers evaluated four visual grading scales and measured ICAC volumes semi-automatically, and interobserver agreements were assessed. Differences in ICAC volume between visual grades of each scale were tested. The relationship between the visual grading and volume was assessed.
RESULTS:
Interobserver agreements ranged from 0.841 to 0.901 for visual grading and 0.997 for volume measurement. Mean volumes were not significantly different between the visual grades (P > 0.05) except when comparing grade 4 with the other grades. The grades of each visual grading correlated well with ICAC volumes (Spearman's ρ = 0.849-0.881, P < 0.001). The relationship between the visual grades and volume was described by a quadratic model (R (2), 0.31-0.50, P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS:
ICAC volume measurement is feasible and reproducible, whereas visual grades poorly reflect the actual volume; therefore, volume measurement may be warranted for future research.
Full Text
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00330-012-2586-z
DOI
10.1007/s00330-012-2586-z
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Research Institute (부설연구소) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurology (신경과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Young Dae(김영대) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5750-2616
Kim, Eung Yeop(김응엽)
Nam, Hyo Suk(남효석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4415-3995
Ahn, Sung Soo(안성수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0503-5558
Lee, Seung Koo(이승구) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5646-4072
Han, Kyung Hwa(한경화)
Heo, Ji Hoe(허지회) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9898-3321
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/86334
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