Diffusion-weighted Imaging Magnetic Resonance for Assessing Liver Fibrosis

Fibrosis, Liver Clinical Trial

Official title:

Diffusion-weighted Imaging Magnetic Resonance for Assessing Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Chronic Viral Hepatitis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02682108
• Other study ID #: Si237/2014
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 6, 2016
• Last updated: September 13, 2016
• Start date: April 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2016

Study information

• Verified date: September 2016
• Source: Mahidol University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Thailand: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Several noninvasive radiological techniques have been investigated for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis among patients with chronic infection with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) is a particularly appealing method for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis. The aims of this study are to evaluate the accuracy of DW-MRI in patients with chronic viral hepatitis for determining the stage of liver fibrosis.

Description:

Among patients with chronic infection with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus, evaluation of the stage of liver fibrosis is of major importance for determining prognosis and therapeutic decisions. Liver biopsy is a costly and invasive technique with associated mortality and morbidity. A typical biopsy fragment represents only 1/50,000 of the organ. Several noninvasive radiological techniques have been investigated for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) is a particularly appealing method for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis. Because it is easy to implement, non-operator dependent, and process without the need for contrast agents. However, preliminary studies on small numbers of patients in which various hardware and sequencing profiles were used have reported inconsistent results for staging liver fibrosis with DW-MRI. The aims of this study are to evaluate correlation between stage of hepatic fibrosis and liver apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and normalized liver ADC with spleen assessed by DW-MRI in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B or C. Also, this study aim to evaluate factors that influence liver ADC and normalized liver ADC with spleen value for predicting the stage of liver fibrosis as well as to estimate the optimal cutoff values of DW-MRI for determining significant liver fibrosis (fibrosis stage ≥2) and advanced fibrosis (fibrosis stage ≥3).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 121
• Est. completion date: June 2016
• Est. primary completion date: June 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All naive patients with chronic hepatitis B or C infection who undergo liver biopsy examination for evaluating candidates for antiviral therapy will be invited to participate into this study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other cause of chronic liver disease

• Contraindication for liver biopsy

• Contraindication for magnetic resonance imaging

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fibrosis
• Fibrosis, Liver
• Liver Cirrhosis

Intervention

Device:
• Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI)
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging examination of liver will be performed on a 3.0T Achieva MR scanner (Philips Medical Systems, The Netherlands). Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) will be performed using a single-shot echo-planar imaging during a single end expiratory breath-hold. A single observer placed circular regions of interest around 2.30 cm2 to measure mean signal intensity (SI) in the right hepatic lobe and the spleen for each b value, avoiding areas of artifact, vessels, and focal lesions. A monoexponential fit will be performed to calculate liver and spleen apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) on the basis of ln(SI) as a function of b value, using all b values. Normalized liver ADC will be calculated as the ratio of liver ADC to spleen ADC.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital	Bangkoknoi	Bangkok

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mahidol University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

References & Publications (9)

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Ferraioli G, Tinelli C, Dal Bello B, Zicchetti M, Lissandrin R, Filice G, Filice C, Above E, Barbarini G, Brunetti E, Calderon W, Di Gregorio M, Gulminetti R, Lanzarini P, Ludovisi S, Maiocchi L, Malfitano A, Michelone G, Minoli L, Mondelli M, Novati S, Patruno SF, Perretti A, Poma G, Sacchi P, Zanaboni D, Zaramella M. Performance of liver stiffness measurements by transient elastography in chronic hepatitis. World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Jan 7;19(1):49-56. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.49. — View Citation

Liaw YF, Kao JH, Piratvisuth T, Chan HL, Chien RN, Liu CJ, Gane E, Locarnini S, Lim SG, Han KH, Amarapurkar D, Cooksley G, Jafri W, Mohamed R, Hou JL, Chuang WL, Lesmana LA, Sollano JD, Suh DJ, Omata M. Erratum to: Asian-Pacific consensus statement on the management of chronic hepatitis B: a 2012 update. Hepatol Int. 2012 Oct;6(4):809-10. doi: 10.1007/s12072-012-9386-z. — View Citation

Onur MR, Poyraz AK, Bozdag PG, Onder S, Aygun C. Diffusion weighted MRI in chronic viral hepatitis: correlation between ADC values and histopathological scores. Insights Imaging. 2013 Jun;4(3):339-45. doi: 10.1007/s13244-013-0252-x. Epub 2013 May 11. — View Citation

Soylu A, Kiliçkesmez O, Poturoglu S, Dolapçioglu C, Serez K, Sevindir I, Yasar N, Akyildiz M, Kumbasar B. Utility of diffusion-weighted MRI for assessing liver fibrosis in patients with chronic active hepatitis. Diagn Interv Radiol. 2010 Sep;16(3):204-8. doi: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.2810-09.1. Epub 2010 Jul 25. — View Citation

Talwalkar JA, Kurtz DM, Schoenleber SJ, West CP, Montori VM. Ultrasound-based transient elastography for the detection of hepatic fibrosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 Oct;5(10):1214-20. Review. — View Citation

Taouli B, Tolia AJ, Losada M, Babb JS, Chan ES, Bannan MA, Tobias H. Diffusion-weighted MRI for quantification of liver fibrosis: preliminary experience. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Oct;189(4):799-806. — View Citation

Tosun M, Inan N, Sarisoy HT, Akansel G, Gumustas S, Gürbüz Y, Demirci A. Diagnostic performance of conventional diffusion weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging for the liver fibrosis and inflammation. Eur J Radiol. 2013 Feb;82(2):203-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.09.009. Epub 2012 Nov 2. — View Citation

Wang Y, Ganger DR, Levitsky J, Sternick LA, McCarthy RJ, Chen ZE, Fasanati CW, Bolster B, Shah S, Zuehlsdorff S, Omary RA, Ehman RL, Miller FH. Assessment of chronic hepatitis and fibrosis: comparison of MR elastography and diffusion-weighted imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Mar;196(3):553-61. doi: 10.2214/AJR.10.4580. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The correlation coefficient of the stage of hepatic fibrosis and liver apparent diffusion coefficient as assessed by DW-MRI	The primary aim of this study is to evaluate correlation between stage of hepatic fibrosis and liver apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and normalized liver ADC with spleen assessed by DW-MRI in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B or C.	At enrollment	No
Secondary	The optimal cutoff values of DW-MRI for determining the stage of liver fibrosis	The aim of this study is to estimate the optimal cutoff values of DW-MRI for determining significant liver fibrosis (fibrosis stage =2) and advanced fibrosis (fibrosis stage =3).	At enrollment	No
Secondary	The effects of hepatic steatosis, necroinflammation and hepatic iron on ADC values for determining the stage of liver fibrosis	The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the degree of hepatic steatosis, necroinflammation, and hepatic iron affect the values of liver ADC and normalized liver ADC with spleen for determining the stage of liver fibrosis.	At enrollment	No