Automated extracellular volume fraction measurement for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis.

<h4>Aims</h4>T1 mapping on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is useful for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA). We conducted this study to evaluate the performance of T1 mapping parameters, derived from artificial intelligence (AI...

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Main Authors: In-Chang Hwang, Eun Ju Chun, Pan Ki Kim, Myeongju Kim, Jiesuck Park, Hong-Mi Choi, Yeonyee E Yoon, Goo-Yeong Cho, Byoung Wook Choi
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317741
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author In-Chang Hwang
Eun Ju Chun
Pan Ki Kim
Myeongju Kim
Jiesuck Park
Hong-Mi Choi
Yeonyee E Yoon
Goo-Yeong Cho
Byoung Wook Choi
author_facet In-Chang Hwang
Eun Ju Chun
Pan Ki Kim
Myeongju Kim
Jiesuck Park
Hong-Mi Choi
Yeonyee E Yoon
Goo-Yeong Cho
Byoung Wook Choi
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description <h4>Aims</h4>T1 mapping on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is useful for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA). We conducted this study to evaluate the performance of T1 mapping parameters, derived from artificial intelligence (AI)-automated segmentation, for detection of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and their prognostic values in patients with AL-CA.<h4>Methods and results</h4>A total of 300 consecutive patients who underwent CMR for differential diagnosis of LVH were analyzed. CA was confirmed in 50 patients (39 with AL-CA and 11 with transthyretin amyloidosis), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 198, hypertensive heart disease in 47, and Fabry disease in 5. A semi-automated deep learning algorithm (Myomics-Q) was used for the analysis of the CMR images. The optimal cutoff extracellular volume fraction (ECV) for the differentiation of CA from other etiologies was 33.6% (diagnostic accuracy 85.6%). The automated ECV measurement showed a significant prognostic value for a composite of cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization in patients with AL-CA (revised Mayo stage III or IV) (adjusted hazard ratio 4.247 for ECV ≥40%, 95% confidence interval 1.215-14.851, p-value = 0.024). Incorporation of automated ECV measurement into the revised Mayo staging system resulted in better risk stratification (integrated discrimination index 27.9%, p = 0.013; categorical net reclassification index 13.8%, p = 0.007).<h4>Conclusions</h4>T1 mapping on CMR imaging, derived from AI-automated segmentation, not only allows for improved diagnosis of CA from other etiologies of LVH, but also provides significant prognostic value in patients with AL-CA.
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spelling doaj-art-42008416f85e44df94cbd1c32f5f7f102025-08-20T03:52:16ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01201e031774110.1371/journal.pone.0317741Automated extracellular volume fraction measurement for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis.In-Chang HwangEun Ju ChunPan Ki KimMyeongju KimJiesuck ParkHong-Mi ChoiYeonyee E YoonGoo-Yeong ChoByoung Wook Choi<h4>Aims</h4>T1 mapping on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is useful for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA). We conducted this study to evaluate the performance of T1 mapping parameters, derived from artificial intelligence (AI)-automated segmentation, for detection of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and their prognostic values in patients with AL-CA.<h4>Methods and results</h4>A total of 300 consecutive patients who underwent CMR for differential diagnosis of LVH were analyzed. CA was confirmed in 50 patients (39 with AL-CA and 11 with transthyretin amyloidosis), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 198, hypertensive heart disease in 47, and Fabry disease in 5. A semi-automated deep learning algorithm (Myomics-Q) was used for the analysis of the CMR images. The optimal cutoff extracellular volume fraction (ECV) for the differentiation of CA from other etiologies was 33.6% (diagnostic accuracy 85.6%). The automated ECV measurement showed a significant prognostic value for a composite of cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization in patients with AL-CA (revised Mayo stage III or IV) (adjusted hazard ratio 4.247 for ECV ≥40%, 95% confidence interval 1.215-14.851, p-value = 0.024). Incorporation of automated ECV measurement into the revised Mayo staging system resulted in better risk stratification (integrated discrimination index 27.9%, p = 0.013; categorical net reclassification index 13.8%, p = 0.007).<h4>Conclusions</h4>T1 mapping on CMR imaging, derived from AI-automated segmentation, not only allows for improved diagnosis of CA from other etiologies of LVH, but also provides significant prognostic value in patients with AL-CA.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317741
spellingShingle In-Chang Hwang
Eun Ju Chun
Pan Ki Kim
Myeongju Kim
Jiesuck Park
Hong-Mi Choi
Yeonyee E Yoon
Goo-Yeong Cho
Byoung Wook Choi
Automated extracellular volume fraction measurement for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis.
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title Automated extracellular volume fraction measurement for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis.
title_full Automated extracellular volume fraction measurement for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis.
title_fullStr Automated extracellular volume fraction measurement for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis.
title_full_unstemmed Automated extracellular volume fraction measurement for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis.
title_short Automated extracellular volume fraction measurement for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis.
title_sort automated extracellular volume fraction measurement for diagnosis and prognostication in patients with light chain cardiac amyloidosis
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317741
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