摘要
目的:以症状性大脑中动脉(MCA)斑块的活体高分辨率磁共振成像(HR-MRI)数据为基础,建立3D完全耦合的流-固耦合(FSI)模型,探索不同组分MCA斑块的生物力学特征。方法:研究对象为拟行介入手术治疗的12例症状性单侧MCA局限性动脉粥样硬化狭窄的患者。首先,术前对MCA管壁行HR-MRI作为力学建模的形态学依据;其次,利用相位对比MRI技术和DSA引导下的测压微导管分别采集MCA狭窄前端的血流参数和血压数据作为载荷条件,并对目标血管的3D几何结构进行网格生成等前处理,导入有限元程序软件ADINA(ADINA R&D,Inc,USA)进行FSI求解;最后,从3D FSI结果中提取3个力学指标值:最大主应力(MPS)、最大主伸长比(STRETCH-P1)和最大剪应力(FMSS),分析比较不同狭窄程度和不同斑块成分的各项力学指标的差异。结果:按照狭窄率分组比较发现,轻中度狭窄组的MPS、STRETCH-P1和FMSS与重度狭窄组之间的差异均无统计学意义(P=0.9323、0.3872和0.1271)。分析不同斑块成分发现,含"脂质核心"斑块的层面中MPS稍高于含"纤维成分"斑块(P=0.0744),STRETCH-P1明显高于"纤维成分"斑块(P=0.0169),FMSS显著低于"纤维成分"斑块(P=0.0021)。结论:症状性MCA粥样硬化病变中,"脂质核心"斑块的主应力和主伸长比均不同程度地高于"纤维化"斑块,提示富含脂质坏死核心斑块的机械负荷较大、可能有相对较高的破裂风险。
Objective:Based on the in vivo high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-MRI) of symptomatic atherosclerotic middle cerebral artery (MCA), 3D fully coupled fluid-structure interaction (FSI) models were constructed to assess biomechanical behaviors of the varieties of components in MCA plaques. Methods:Twelve symptomatic patients with unilateral atherosclerotic stenosis of MCA who were prepared to be treated by interventional therapy were enrolled in our study. Firstly, affected MCA was examined by HR-MRI, and the geometric data were extracted from the wall images of HR- MRI for constructing FSI models. Secondly, the flow rate and regional blood pressure proximal to the stenotic MCA were separately measured by phase-contrast MRI and DSA guided pressure measurement using microcatheter. After a series of pre-processing steps of 3D reconstruction and mesh generation process,the coupled FSI models were solved by a finite-ele- ment package ADINA (ADINA Rb-D,Inc,USA). Finally,the maximum principal stress (MPS) ,maximum principal stress- elongation ratio (STRETCH-P1) and flow maximum shear stress (FMSS) were extracted from 3D FSI solutions for compa- ring in terms of stenosis extent and plaque components. Results:The differences of MPSs,STRETCH-Pls and FMSSs were not statistically significant between mild-moderate stenosis group and severe stenosis group (P: 0. 9323, 0. 3872 and 0. 1271). For different plaque components, MPSs were slightly higher, STRETCH-Pls were significant higher, and FMSSs were significant lower in slices with lipid core plaque than those with fibrosis components with statistic difference (P= 0. 0744,0. 0169 and 0. 0021, respectively). Conclusion: In symptomatic atherosclerotic MCA, plaques with lipid core pos- sessed higher MPS and STRETCH-P1 than those of fibrotic plaques, that means lipid-rich plaques may suffer relatively higher mechanical burden.
出处
《放射学实践》
北大核心
2015年第12期1195-1202,共8页
Radiologic Practice
基金
国家自然科学基金面上项目(31470910)
上海市市级医院新兴前沿技术联合攻关项目(SHDC12013110)
全军医学科研“十二五”计划重点课题(BWS12J026)
关键词
大脑中动脉
动脉粥样硬化
磁共振成像
斑块
流固耦合模型
Middle cerebral artery
Atherosclerosis
Magnetic resonance imaging
Plaque;Fluid structure interaction model