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Özcan A, Türkbey B, Choyke PL, Akin O, Aras Ö, Mun SK. Interactive Feature Space Explorer© for multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2015; 33:804-15. [PMID: 25868623 PMCID: PMC4458231 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2015.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 03/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wider information content of multi-modal biomedical imaging is advantageous for detection, diagnosis and prognosis of various pathologies. However, the necessity to evaluate a large number images might hinder these advantages and reduce the efficiency. Herein, a new computer aided approach based on the utilization of feature space (FS) with reduced reliance on multiple image evaluations is proposed for research and routine clinical use. The method introduces the physician experience into the discovery process of FS biomarkers for addressing biological complexity, e.g., disease heterogeneity. This, in turn, elucidates relevant biophysical information which would not be available when automated algorithms are utilized. Accordingly, the prototype platform was designed and built for interactively investigating the features and their corresponding anatomic loci in order to identify pathologic FS regions. While the platform might be potentially beneficial in decision support generally and specifically for evaluating outlier cases, it is also potentially suitable for accurate ground truth determination in FS for algorithm development. Initial assessments conducted on two different pathologies from two different institutions provided valuable biophysical perspective. Investigations of the prostate magnetic resonance imaging data resulted in locating a potential aggressiveness biomarker in prostate cancer. Preliminary findings on renal cell carcinoma imaging data demonstrated potential for characterization of disease subtypes in the FS.
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- Alpay Özcan
- Arlington Innovation Center: Health Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 900 N. Glebe Road, Arlington VA 22203, USA.
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- Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., MSC 1182, Bldg. 10, Rm. 1B40, Bethesda, MD 20892-1088, USA.
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- Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., MSC 1182, Bldg. 10, Rm. 1B40, Bethesda, MD 20892-1088, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave C276, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave C276, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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- Arlington Innovation Center: Health Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 900 N. Glebe Road, Arlington VA 22203, USA.
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Renal Mass Biopsy in the Era of Surgical Alternatives. CURRENT RADIOLOGY REPORTS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s40134-015-0102-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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MRI features of renal cell carcinoma that predict favorable clinicopathologic outcomes. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2015; 204:798-803. [PMID: 25794069 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.13227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to determine whether MRI features of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), such as enhancing solid component and T1 signal intensity, are associated with clinicopathologic outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study included 241 RCCs in 230 patients who underwent preoperative MRI, had pathologic analysis results available, and were monitored for at least 3 months. A radiologist assessed tumor features on MRI, including unenhanced T1 signal relative to renal cortex and the percentage of solid enhancing components. The electronic medical record or follow-up images were reviewed to assess for the development of local recurrence or metastases. Statistical analysis was performed to correlate imaging features at MRI with pathologic and clinical outcome. RESULTS The following tumor features were observed: predominantly cystic morphologic features (defined as solid component≤25%, n=33), solid component greater than 25% (n=208), T1 hypointensity (n=97), and T1 intermediate intensity or hyperintensity (n=144). Local recurrence or metastases were observed in 14 patients. Compared with T1-intermediate or -hyperintense lesions, T1-hypointense RCCs were more likely to be low stage (90.7% vs 74.3%; p=0.001) and low grade (78.9% vs 41.8%; p<0.001) and had a lower rate of recurrence or metastases (3.3% vs 8%; p=0.167). Compared with lesions with greater than 25% solid enhancement, predominantly cystic RCCs were more likely to be lower stage (93.9% vs 78.8%; p=0.053) and lower grade (94.7 vs 56.5%; p<0.001) and to have no incidence of recurrence or metastasis (0% vs 6.9%; p=0.227). RCCs that were both cystic and T1 hypointense (n=14) were lower stage (100% vs 79.6%; p=0.047) and lower grade (92.9% vs 58.1%; p=0.01) and had no recurrence or metastases on follow-up. CONCLUSION Cystic and T1-hypointense RCC show less-aggressive pathologic features and favorable clinical behavior.
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Siegelman ES, Chauhan A. MR characterization of focal liver lesions: pearls and pitfalls. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2015; 22:295-313. [PMID: 25086931 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Magnetic resonance (MR) can characterize specific tissue subtypes, thus facilitating focal liver lesion diagnosis. Focal liver lesions that are isointense to hyperintense to liver on T1-weighted images are usually hepatocellular in origin. Chemical shift imaging can narrow the differential diagnosis by detecting the presence of lipid or iron. T2 and heavily T2-weigthed fast spin echo imaging can differentiate solid from nonsolid focal liver lesions. The authors illustrate these MR imaging pearls and the uncommon exceptions (pitfalls). The authors hope that you will find this less traditional contribution to the Magnetic Resonance Clinics of North America helpful in clinical practice.
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- Evan S Siegelman
- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 34th and Spruce Streets, 1st Floor Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 34th and Spruce Streets, 1st Floor Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA
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Noda Y, Kanematsu M, Goshima S, Suzui N, Hirose Y, Matsunaga K, Nishibori H, Kondo H, Watanabe H, Kawada H, Kawai N, Tanahashi Y, Bae KT. 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission tomography as a pathological grade predictor for renal clear cell carcinomas. Eur Radiol 2015; 25:3009-16. [PMID: 25854217 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3687-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the usefulness of Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18-F FDG-PET/CT) in the prediction of Fuhrman pathological grades of renal clear cell carcinoma (cRCC). METHODS This retrospective study was approved by our institutional review board, and written informed consent was waived. Thirty-one patients with pathologically proven cRCC underwent 18-F FDG-PET/CT for tumour staging. Maximum standardized uptake value of cRCC (tumour SUVmax) and mean SUV of the liver and spleen (liver and spleen SUVmean) were measured by two independent observers. Tumour SUVmax, tumour-to-liver SUV ratio, and tumour-to-spleen SUV ratio were correlated with the pathological grades. RESULTS Logistic analysis demonstrated that only the tumour-to-liver SUV ratio was a significant parameter for differentiating high-grade (Fuhrman grades 3 and 4) tumours from low-grade (Fuhrman grades 1 and 2) tumours (P = 0.007 and 0.010 for observers 1 and 2, respectively). Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for detecting tumours of Fuhrman grades 3 and 4 were 64, 100, 100, and 77%, respectively, for observer 1, and 79, 88, 85, and 83%, respectively, for observer 2. CONCLUSIONS The tumour-to-liver SUV ratio with 18-F FDG-PET/CT appeared to be a valuable imaging biomarker in the prediction of high-grade cRCC. KEY POINTS • Tumour SUV max was correlated with the Fuhrman grades. • High-grade tumours have significantly higher SUV max than low-grade tumours. • Tumour-to-liver SUV ratio is useful in the prediction of high-grade cRCC.
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- Yoshifumi Noda
- Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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Intracellular lipid in papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC): T2 weighted (T2W) MRI and pathologic correlation. Eur Radiol 2015; 25:2134-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3610-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 01/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Jinzaki M, Silverman SG, Akita H, Nagashima Y, Mikami S, Oya M. Renal angiomyolipoma: a radiological classification and update on recent developments in diagnosis and management. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 39:588-604. [PMID: 24504542 PMCID: PMC4040184 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0083-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Angiomyolipoma is the most common benign solid renal neoplasm observed in clinical practice. Once thought to be a hamartoma and almost always diagnosed by the imaged-based detection of fat, angiomyolipomas are now known to consist of a heterogeneous group of neoplasms. Although all are considered perivascular epithelioid cell tumors, many display different pathology, imaging features, and clinical behavior. The importance of understanding this group of neoplasms is emphasized by the fact that many types of angiomyolipoma contain little to no fat, and despite being benign, sometimes escape a pre-operative diagnosis. These types of angiomyolipomas can all be considered when encountering a renal mass that is both hyperattenuating relative to renal parenchyma on unenhanced CT and T2-hypointense, features that reflect their predominant smooth muscle component. We review recent developments and provide a radiological classification of angiomyolipomas that helps physicians understand the various types and learn how to both diagnose and manage them.
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- Masahiro Jinzaki
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan,
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Ramamurthy NK, Moosavi B, McInnes MDF, Flood TA, Schieda N. Multiparametric MRI of solid renal masses: pearls and pitfalls. Clin Radiol 2014; 70:304-16. [PMID: 25472466 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Revised: 10/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Functional imaging [diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and dynamic contrast enhancement (DCE)] techniques combined with T2-weighted (T2W) and chemical-shift imaging (CSI), with or without urography, constitutes a comprehensive multiparametric (MP) MRI protocol of the kidneys. MP-MRI of the kidneys can be performed in a time-efficient manner. Breath-hold sequences and parallel imaging should be used to reduce examination time and improve image quality. Increased T2 signal intensity (SI) in a solid renal nodule is specific for renal cell carcinoma (RCC); whereas, low T2 SI can be seen in RCC, angiomyolipoma (AML), and haemorrhagic cysts. Low b-value DWI can replace conventional fat-suppressed T2W. DWI can be performed free-breathing (FB) with two b-values to reduce acquisition time without compromising imaging quality. RCC demonstrates restricted diffusion; however, restricted diffusion is commonly seen in AML and in chronic haemorrhage. CSI must be performed using the correct echo combination at 3 T or T2* effects can mimic intra-lesional fat. Two-dimensional (2D)-CSI has better image quality compared to three-dimensional (3D)-CSI, but volume averaging in small lesions can simulate intra-lesional fat using 2D techniques. SI decrease on CSI is present in both AML and clear cell RCC. Verification of internal enhancement with MRI can be challenging and is improved with image subtraction. Subtraction imaging is prone to errors related to spatial misregistration, which is ameliorated with expiratory phase imaging. SI ratios can be used to confirm subtle internal enhancement and enhancement curves are predictive of RCC subtype. MR urography using conventional extracellular gadolinium must account for T2* effects; however, gadoxetic acid enhanced urography is an alternative. The purpose of this review it to highlight important technical and interpretive pearls and pitfalls encountered with MP-MRI of solid renal masses.
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- N K Ramamurthy
- Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Civic Campus C1 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9
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- Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Civic Campus C1 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9
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- Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Civic Campus C1 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9
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- Division of Anatomical Pathology, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, 4th Floor CCW, Room 4278, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9
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- Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Civic Campus C1 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9.
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Schieda N, Kielar AZ, Al Dandan O, McInnes MDF, Flood TA. Ten uncommon and unusual variants of renal angiomyolipoma (AML): radiologic-pathologic correlation. Clin Radiol 2014; 70:206-20. [PMID: 25468637 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Revised: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Classic (triphasic) renal angiomyolipoma (AML) is currently classified as a neoplasm of perivascular epithelioid cells. For diagnosis of AML, the use of thin-section non-contrast enhanced CT (NECT) improves diagnostic accuracy; however, identifying gross fat within a very small AML is challenging and often better performed with chemical-shift MRI. Although the presence of gross intra-tumoural fat is essentially diagnostic of AML; co-existing intra-tumoural fat and calcification may represent renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Differentiating AML from retroperitoneal sarcoma can be difficult when AML is large; the feeding vessel and claw signs are suggestive imaging findings. AML can haemorrhage, with intra-tumoural aneurysm size >5 mm a more specific predictor of future haemorrhage than tumor size >4 cm. Diagnosis of AML in the setting of acute haemorrhage is complex; comparison studies or follow-up imaging may be required. Not all AML contain gross fat and imaging features of AML without visible fat overlap with RCC; however, homogeneity, hyperdensity at NECT, low T2-weighted signal intensity and, microscopic fat are suggestive features. Patients with tuberous sclerosis often demonstrate a combination of classic and minimal fat AML, but are also at a slightly increased risk for RCC and should be imaged cautiously. Several rare pathological variants of AML exist including AML with epithelial cysts and epithelioid AML, which have distinct imaging characteristics. Classic AML, although benign, can be locally invasive and the rare epithelioid AML can be frankly malignant. The purpose of this review is to highlight the imaging manifestations of 10 uncommon and unusual variants of AML using pathological correlation.
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- Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Civic Campus C1 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada.
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- Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Civic Campus C1 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, King Fahad Hospital, University of Dammam, Al Aqrabiyah, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Civic Campus C1 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada
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- Division of Anatomical Pathology, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, 4th Floor CCW, Room 4278, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada
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Sahni VA, Silverman SG. Imaging management of incidentally detected small renal masses. Semin Intervent Radiol 2014; 31:9-19. [PMID: 24596435 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Both imaging and intervention play an increasingly important role in the management of renal masses in general and renal cancer in particular. Indeed, radiologists are often the first to detect and diagnose renal cancer, and now with the burgeoning role of percutaneous ablation, they are often the treating physicians. Renal mass management begins with imaging, and although most can be diagnosed with a high degree of certainty using imaging, some remain indeterminate and require biopsy or observation, now referred to as active surveillance. Although active surveillance strategies have been employed for indeterminate renal masses that have a reasonable chance of being benign, recent data suggest that some renal cancers can undergo active surveillance safely. This article reviews the current imaging-based diagnostic evaluation of incidentally detected small renal masses, the burgeoning role of percutaneous biopsy, and how both imaging and biopsy are used to help select which patients need treatment and which can undergo active surveillance.
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- V Anik Sahni
- Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is most commonly diagnosed as an incidental finding on cross-sectional imaging and represents a significant clinical challenge. Although most patients have a surgically curable lesion at the time of diagnosis, the variability in the biologic behavior of the different histologic subtypes and tumor grade of RCC, together with the increasing array of management options, creates uncertainty for the optimal clinical approach to individual patients. State-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a comprehensive assessment of renal lesions that includes multiple forms of tissue contrast as well as functional parameters, which in turn provides information that helps to address this dilemma. In this article, we review this evolving and increasingly comprehensive role of MRI in the detection, characterization, perioperative evaluation, and assessment of the treatment response of renal neoplasms. We emphasize the ability of the imaging "phenotype" of renal masses on MRI to help predict the histologic subtype, grade, and clinical behavior of RCC.
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- Naomi Campbell
- Department of Radiology, Center for Biomedical Imaging, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, Center for Biomedical Imaging, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Schieda N, Avruch L, Flood TA. Small (<1 cm) incidental echogenic renal cortical nodules: chemical shift MRI outperforms CT for confirmatory diagnosis of angiomyolipoma (AML). Insights Imaging 2014; 5:295-9. [PMID: 24609721 PMCID: PMC4035486 DOI: 10.1007/s13244-014-0323-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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- Nicola Schieda
- Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9,
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Beddy P, Genega EM, Ngo L, Hindman N, Wei J, Bullock A, Bhatt RS, Atkins MB, Pedrosa I. Tumor necrosis on magnetic resonance imaging correlates with aggressive histology and disease progression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2013; 12:55-62. [PMID: 24145001 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2013.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2012] [Revised: 07/20/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The study objective was to correlate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) with the histopathologic features and disease progression. METHODS Institutional review board approval for this retrospective study was obtained; patient consent was not required. The initial staging MRI scans of 75 patients with histologically confirmed ccRCC were retrospectively reviewed. The imaging was assessed by 2 radiologists for the presence of tumor necrosis, cystic degeneration, intracellular fat, hemorrhage, retroperitoneal collaterals, and renal vein thrombosis. Quantitative analysis for the MRI presence of intracellular lipid within tumors was performed. MRI findings were correlated with histopathologic findings of clear cell percentage, alveolar and tubular growth pattern, and disease progression. Statistical associations were evaluated with nonparametric univariable analyses and multivariable logistic regression models. RESULTS Correlation between MRI and histopathologic features was performed in 75 patients, whereas follow-up data were available for progression analysis in 68 patients. The presence of tumor necrosis, retroperitoneal collaterals, and renal vein thrombosis on MRI was significantly associated with a low percentage of tumor cells with clear cytoplasm (P < .01) and metastatic disease at presentation or disease progression (P < .01). At multivariable analysis, necrosis remained the only feature statistically associated with disease progression (P = .03; adjusted odds ratio, 27.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.4-554.7 for reader 1 and P = .02; adjusted odds ratio, 29.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.7-520.8 for reader 2). CONCLUSIONS Necrosis in ccRCC on MRI correlates with the histopathologic finding of lower percentage of tumor cells with clear cytoplasm and is a poor prognostic indicator irrespective of tumor size.
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- Peter Beddy
- Department of Radiology, St. James Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, St. James Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Radiology, St. James Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
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Akita H, Jinzaki M, Akita A, Mikami S, Oya M, Kuribayashi S. Renal cell carcinoma in patients with acquired cystic disease of the kidney: Assessment using a combination of T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted, and chemical-shift MRI without the use of contrast material. J Magn Reson Imaging 2013; 39:924-30. [DOI: 10.1002/jmri.24226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Hirotaka Akita
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Division of Diagnostic Pathology; Keio University Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Urology; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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Diffusion-weighted imaging of focal renal lesions: a meta-analysis. Eur Radiol 2013; 24:241-9. [PMID: 24337912 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-3004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2013] [Revised: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Contrast-enhanced MRI can only distinguish to a limited extent between malignant and benign focal renal lesions. The aim of this meta-analysis is to review renal diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to compare apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values for different renal lesions that can be applied in clinical practice. METHODS A PubMed search was performed to identify relevant articles published 2004-2011 on renal DWI of focal renal lesions. ADC values were extracted by lesion type to determine whether benign or malignant. The data table was finalised in a consensus read. ADC values were evaluated statistically using meta-regression based on a linear mixed model. Two-sided P value <5 % indicated statistical significance. RESULTS The meta-analysis is based on 17 studies with 764 patients. Renal cell carcinomas have significant lower ADC values than benign tissue (1.61 ± 0.08 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s vs 2.10 ± 0.09 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s; P < 0.0001). Uroepithelial malignancies can be differentiated by lowest ADC values (1.30 ± 0.11 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s). There is a significant difference between ADC values of renal cell carcinomas and oncocytomas (1.61 ± 0.08 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s vs 2.00 ± 0.08 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Evaluation of ADC values can help to determine between benign and malignant lesions in general but also seems able to differentiate oncocytomas from malignant tumours, hence potentially reducing the number of unnecessarily performed nephrectomies. KEY POINTS • This meta-analysis assesses the role of diffusion-weighted MRI in renal lesions. • ADC values obtained by DW MRI have been compared for different renal lesions. • ADC values can help distinguish between benign and malignant tumours. • Differentiating oncocytomas from malignant tumours can potentially reduce inappropriate nephrectomies.
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Kim KH, Yun BH, Jung SI, Hwang IS, Hwang EC, Kang TW, Kwon DD, Park K, Kim JW. Usefulness of the ice-cream cone pattern in computed tomography for prediction of angiomyolipoma in patients with a small renal mass. Korean J Urol 2013; 54:504-9. [PMID: 23956824 PMCID: PMC3742901 DOI: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.8.504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose A morphologic contour method for assessing an exophytic renal mass as benign versus malignant on the basis of the shape of the interface with the renal parenchyma was recently developed. We investigated the usefulness of this morphologic contour method for predicting angiomyolipoma (AML) in patients who underwent partial nephrectomy for small renal masses (SRMs). Materials and Methods From January 2004 to March 2013, among 197 patients who underwent partial nephrectomy for suspicious renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the medical records of 153 patients with tumors (AML or RCC) ≤3 cm in diameter were retrospectively reviewed. Patient characteristics including age, gender, type of surgery, size and location of tumor, pathologic results, and specific findings of the imaging study ("ice-cream cone" shape) were compared between the AML and RCC groups. Results AML was diagnosed in 18 patients and RCC was diagnosed in 135 patients. Gender (p=0.001), tumor size (p=0.032), and presence of the ice-cream cone shape (p=0.001) showed statistically significant differences between the AML group and the RCC group. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, female gender (odds ratio [OR], 5.20; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.45 to 18.57; p=0.011), tumor size (OR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.12 to 0.92; p=0.034), and presence of the ice-cream cone shape (OR, 18.12; 95% CI, 4.97 to 66.06; p=0.001) were predictors of AML. Conclusions This study confirmed a high incidence of AML in females. Also, the ice-cream cone shape and small tumor size were significant predictors of AML in SRMs. These finding could be beneficial for counseling patients with SRMs.
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- Kwang Ho Kim
- Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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MR imaging of renal cortical tumours: qualitative and quantitative chemical shift imaging parameters. Eur Radiol 2013; 23:1738-44. [PMID: 23300041 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2758-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Revised: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 12/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess qualitative and quantitative chemical shift MRI parameters of renal cortical tumours. METHODS A total of 251 consecutive patients underwent 1.5-T MRI before nephrectomy. Two readers (R1, R2) independently evaluated all tumours visually for a decrease in signal intensity (SI) on opposed- compared with in-phase chemical shift images. In addition, SI was measured on in- and opposed-phase images (SI(IP), SI(OP)) and the chemical shift index was calculated as a measure of percentage SI change. Histopathology served as the standard of reference. RESULTS A visual decrease in SI was identified significantly more often in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCCs) (R1, 73 %; R2, 64 %) and angiomyolipomas (both, 80 %) than in oncocytomas (29 %, 12 %), papillary (29 %, 17 %) and chromophobe RCCs (13 %, 9 %; all, P < 0.05). Median chemical shift index was significantly greater in clear cell RCC and angiomyolipoma than in the other histological subtypes (both, P < 0.001). Interobserver agreement was fair for visual (kappa, 0.4) and excellent for quantitative analysis (concordance correlation coefficient, 0.80). CONCLUSIONS A decrease in SI on opposed-phase chemical shift images is not an identifying feature of clear cell RCCs or angiomyolipomas, but can also be observed in oncocytomas, papillary and chromophobe RCCs. After excluding angiomyolipomas, a decrease in SI of more than 25 % was diagnostic for clear cell RCCs. KEY POINTS • Chemical shift MRI offers new information about fat within renal tumours. • Opposed-phase signal decrease can be observed in all renal cortical tumours. • A greater than 25 % decrease in signal appears to be diagnostic for clear cell RCCs.
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Hindman N, Ngo L, Genega EM, Melamed J, Wei J, Braza JM, Rofsky NM, Pedrosa I. Angiomyolipoma with minimal fat: can it be differentiated from clear cell renal cell carcinoma by using standard MR techniques? Radiology 2012; 265:468-77. [PMID: 23012463 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12112087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To retrospectively assess whether magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with opposed-phase and in-phase gradient-echo (GRE) sequences and MR feature analysis can differentiate angiomyolipomas (AMLs) that contain minimal fat from clear cell renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), with particular emphasis on small (<3-cm) masses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Institutional review board approval and a waiver of informed consent were obtained for this HIPAA-compliant study. MR images from 108 pathologically proved renal masses (88 clear cell RCCs and 20 minimal fat AMLs from 64 men and 44 women) at two academic institutions were evaluated. The signal intensity (SI) of each renal mass and spleen on opposed-phase and in-phase GRE images was used to calculate an SI index and tumor-to-spleen SI ratio. Two radiologists who were blinded to the pathologic results independently assessed the subjective presence of intravoxel fat (ie, decreased SI on opposed-phase images compared with that on in-phase images), SI on T1-weighted and T2-weighted images, cystic degeneration, necrosis, hemorrhage, retroperitoneal collaterals, and renal vein thrombosis. Results were analyzed by using the Wilcoxon rank sum test, two-tailed Fisher exact test, and multivariate logistic regression analysis for all renal masses and for small masses. A P value of less than .05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference. RESULTS There were no differences between minimal fat AMLs and clear cell RCCs for the SI index (8.05%±14.46 vs 14.99%±19.9; P=.146) or tumor-to-spleen ratio (-8.96%±16.6 and -15.8%±22.4; P=.227) when all masses or small masses were analyzed. Diagnostic accuracy (area under receiver operating characteristic curve) for the SI index and tumor-to-spleen ratio was 0.59. Intratumoral necrosis and larger size were predictive of clear cell RCC (P<.001) for all lesions, whereas low SI (relative to renal parenchyma SI) on T2-weighted images, smaller size, and female sex correlated with minimal fat AML (P<.001) for all lesions. CONCLUSION The diagnostic accuracy of opposed-phase and in-phase GRE MR imaging for the differentiation of minimal fat AML and clear cell RCC is poor. In this cohort, low SI on T2-weighted images relative to renal parenchyma and small size suggested minimal fat AML, whereas intratumoral necrosis and large size argued against this diagnosis.
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- Nicole Hindman
- Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Siegelman ES. Adrenal MRI: Techniques and clinical applications. J Magn Reson Imaging 2012; 36:272-85. [DOI: 10.1002/jmri.23601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Sasiwimonphan K, Takahashi N, Leibovich BC, Carter RE, Atwell TD, Kawashima A. Small (<4 cm) renal mass: differentiation of angiomyolipoma without visible fat from renal cell carcinoma utilizing MR imaging. Radiology 2012; 263:160-8. [PMID: 22344404 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12111205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether a combination of magnetic resonance (MR) parameters can help differentiate small angiomyolipomas (AMLs) without visible fat from renal cell carcinomas (RCCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS This HIPAA-compliant retrospective study received institutional review board approval; 69 men and 42 women (mean age, 59.7 years) with 15 AMLs without visible fat and 104 RCCs underwent MR. The development set consisted of 10 AMLs and 71 RCCs; the validation set consisted of five AMLs and 33 RCCs. T1-weighted fast spin-echo (SE), fat-suppressed T2-weighted fast SE, in- and opposed-phase gradient-echo (GRE), and fat-suppressed three-dimensional T1-weighted spoiled GRE sequences were performed before and after contrast material administration. Tumor signal intensity (SI) was measured. T1 and T2 SI ratio (ratio of tumor to renal cortex SI on T1- and T2-weighted images, respectively), SI index (SII) ([SI(in) 2 SI(opp)]/[SI(in)] × 100; SI(in) and SI(opp) are tumor SI on in- and opposed-phase images, respectively), and arterial-to-delayed enhancement ratio ([SI(art) 2 SI(pre)]/[SI(del) 2 SI(pre)]; SI(pre), SI(art), and SI(del) are tumor SI on unenhanced, arterial phase, and delayed phase three-dimensional T1-weighted spoiled GRE images, respectively) were compared. Combinations of MR parameter threshold levels were constructed from development set and validated with validation set. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for differentiating between AML and RCC were calculated for combinations of MR parameter threshold levels. RESULTS AML had significantly higher T1 SI ratio (P = .04), lower T2 SI ratio (P = .001), higher SII (P = .02), and higher arterial-to-delayed enhancement ratio (P < .001) than RCC. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for combination of T2 SI ratio less than 0.9 and ([SII greater than 20% and T1 SI ratio greater than 1.2] or arterial-to-delayed enhancement ratio greater than 1.5) were 73% (11 of 15), 99% (103 of 104), and 96% (114 of 119), respectively, for differentiating AML from RCC. CONCLUSION A combination of T2 SI ratio less than 0.9 and ([SII greater than 20% and T1 SI ratio greater than 1.2] or arterial-to-delayed enhancement ratio greater than 1.5) was accurate in differentiating AML from RCC.
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Histogram Analysis of Small Solid Renal Masses: Differentiating Minimal Fat Angiomyolipoma From Renal Cell Carcinoma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2012; 198:377-83. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.6887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Effectiveness of a three-dimensional dual gradient echo two-point Dixon technique for the characterization of adrenal lesions at 3 Tesla. Eur Radiol 2011; 22:259-68. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2244-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Revised: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Pallwein-Prettner L, Flöry D, Rotter CR, Pogner K, Syré G, Fellner C, Frauscher F, Aigner F, Krause FS, Fellner F. Assessment and characterisation of common renal masses with CT and MRI. Insights Imaging 2011; 2:543-556. [PMID: 22347975 PMCID: PMC3259318 DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0116-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Revised: 05/12/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Objective Owing to the widespread use of abdominal imaging studies the detection rate of solid renal masses has increased, and an accurate characterisation of imaging features of renal masses has become more essential for case management. Method and results MR imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are frequently used modalities for detection and differentiation of renal masses. This article gives a review of imaging characteristics of benign and malignant renal masses, discussing their appearance in CT and MR imaging. Advanced MR techniques like diffusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) mapping, which have shown promising results in the differentiation between benign and malignant renal lesions, will be introduced. Conclusion MRI and CT are useful in the characterisation and estimation of the prognosis for renal masses.
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- Department of Radiology, General Hospital Linz, Krankenhausstrasse 9, 4020 Linz, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, General Hospital Linz, Krankenhausstrasse 9, 4020 Linz, Austria
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- Department of Urology, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Pathology, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Institute of Radiology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, General Hospital Linz, Krankenhausstrasse 9, 4020 Linz, Austria
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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) represents the most common histological subtype of malignant kidney tumors. Based on symptoms alone, clear cell RCC is indistinguishable from other histological classes of RCC unless the tumor is present in the context of an RCC syndrome. Histopathological examination is, therefore, important to accurately identify clear cell RCC. Clear cell RCCs have characteristic morphological criteria; these tumors can be easily identified upon typical presentation, but diagnosis can be challenging when tumor cell pattern is unusual or when availability of tissue samples is limited. In this Review, the clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics of clear cell RCCs are described, as well as the potential tumors that can be confused with clear cell RCC and need to be considered in the differential diagnoses. Finally, the importance of an accurate diagnosis is highlighted in the context of the increasing use of preoperative tissue sampling and the prevalence of clear cell tumors associated with hereditary syndromes, which could have different therapeutic and prognostic implications for patients and their families.
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- Vladimir A Valera
- Translational Surgical Pathology section, Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, MSC Room 2B44, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Choi HJ, Kim JK, Ahn H, Kim CS, Kim MH, Cho KS. Value of T2-weighted MR imaging in differentiating low-fat renal angiomyolipomas from other renal tumors. Acta Radiol 2011; 52:349-53. [PMID: 21498374 DOI: 10.1258/ar.2010.090491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Accurate preoperative diagnosis of fat scanty angiomyolipomas is an important clinical issue. By evaluating the low signal intensity of angiomyolipomas in MR T2-weighted images the diagnostic accuracy can be elevated. PURPOSE To retrospectively assess the usefulness of T2-weighted MR imaging for differentiating low-fat angiomyolipomas (AMLs) from other renal tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 71 patients with surgically proven renal masses (10 AMLs, 57 renal cell carcinomas [RCCs], and four oncocytomas), all of which showed no visible fat as well as gradual enhancement patterns on contrast-enhanced CT. Signal intensity was measured in each renal mass and in the spleen on T2-weighted images, and each signal intensity ratio (SIR) was calculated; SIR values were then compared in the AML and non-AML groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the two parameters for differentiating the two groups. RESULTS The SIR values (77 ± 24% vs. 162 ± 79%, p = 0.002) were significantly lower in the AML than in the non-AML group. The area under the ROC curve was 0.926 for SIR. The sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of AMLs were 90% and 90.2%, using SIR cut-off of 92.5%. CONCLUSION Signal intensity measurements on T2-weighted MR images can differentiate AML from non-AML in the kidney.
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- Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Korea
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Liu QY, Li HG, Gao M, Lin XF, Li Y, Chen JY. Primary clear cell carcinoma in the liver: CT and MRI findings. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:946-52. [PMID: 21412505 PMCID: PMC3051146 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i7.946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/08/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To retrospectively analyze the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearances of primary clear cell carcinoma of the liver (PCCCL) and compare the imaging appearances of PCCCL and common type hepatocellular carcinoma (CHCC) to determine whether any differences exist between the two groups.
METHODS: Twenty cases with pathologically proven PCCCL and 127 cases with CHCC in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University were included in this study. CT or MRI images from these patients were retrospectively analyzed. The following imaging findings were reviewed: the presence of liver cirrhosis, tumor size, the enhancement pattern on dynamic contrast scanning, the presence of pseudo capsules, tumor rupture, portal vein thrombosis and lymph node metastasis.
RESULTS: Both PCCCL and CHCC were prone to occur in patients with liver cirrhosis, the association rate of liver cirrhosis was 80.0% and 78.7%, respectively (P > 0.05). The mean sizes of PCCCL and CHCC tumors were (7.28 ± 4.25) cm and (6.96 ± 3.98) cm, respectively. Small HCCs were found in 25.0% (5/20) of PCCCL and 19.7% (25/127) of CHCC cases. No significant differences in mean size and ratio of small HCCs were found between the two groups (P = 0.658 and 0.803, respectively). Compared with CHCC patients, PCCCL patients were more prone to form pseudo capsules (49.6% vs 75.0%, P = 0.034). Tumor rupture, typical HCC enhancement patterns and portal vein tumor thrombosis were detected in 15.0% (3/20), 72.2% (13/18) and 20.0% (4/20) of patients with PCCCL and 3.1% (4/127), 83.6% (97/116) and 17.3% (22/127) of patients with CHCC, respectively. There were no significant differences between the two groups (all P > 0.05). No patients with PCCCL and 2.4% (3/127) of patients with CHCC showed signs of lymph node metastasis (P > 0.05).
CONCLUSION: The imaging characteristics of PCCCL are similar to those of CHCC and could be useful for differentiating these from other liver tumors (such as hemangioma and hepatic metastases). PCCCLs are more prone than CHCCs to form pseudo capsules.
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Dillon RC, Friedman AC, Miller FH. MR Signal Intensity Calculations Are Not Reliable for Differentiating Renal Cell Carcinoma from Lipid Poor Angiomyolipoma. Radiology 2010; 257:299-300; author reply 300. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.100520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging of large chromophobe renal cell carcinomas. Jpn J Radiol 2010; 28:453-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11604-010-0450-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2009] [Accepted: 04/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Eisner BH, Kurtz MP, Harisinghani MG. Evolving role of magnetic resonance imaging in renal cancer imaging. J Endourol 2010; 24:707-11. [PMID: 20433369 DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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MRI is an imaging modality that is used in the evaluation and treatment of renal cancer. Although less frequently used than CT, MRI is useful in several aspects of renal cancer evaluation and may have some advantages. MRI has shown promising results for renal cancer staging (especially determination of vascular invasion by tumor), in differentiating malignant from benign complex cystic renal lesions, and in the treatment and follow-up of minimally invasive ablative therapies for renal cancer. In addition, new research shows promise for novel applications of MRI. Herein we review the evolving of MRI in renal cancer imaging.
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- Brian H Eisner
- Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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Verma SK, Mitchell DG, Yang R, Roth CG, O'Kane P, Verma M, Parker L. Exophytic renal masses: angular interface with renal parenchyma for distinguishing benign from malignant lesions at MR imaging. Radiology 2010; 255:501-507. [PMID: 20160001 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.09091109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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PURPOSE To retrospectively determine whether benign exophytic renal masses can be distinguished from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) on the basis of angular interface at single-shot fast spin-echo (SE) T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was compliant with HIPAA and was approved by the institutional review board. Patient informed consent was waived. A total of 162 exophytic (2 cm or greater) renal masses in 152 patients (103 men, 49 women; mean age, 58 years; age range, 23-85 years) were included. Two radiologists independently recorded the mass size and angular interface on single-shot fast SE T2-weighted MR images. Surgical pathologic report and MR follow-up were used as reference standards. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the usefulness of these variables for differentiating benign masses from RCCs. Diagnostic performance was analyzed by comparing values for area under receiver operating characteristic curve (A(z)). Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of angular interface for diagnosing benign masses were calculated. Reader agreement was assessed with kappa-weighted statistics and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). RESULTS Of 162 masses, 65 were benign, and 97 were RCCs. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and A(z) of angular interface for diagnosing benign masses were 78%, 100%, 100%, 87%, and 0.813, respectively. Angular interface (P < .001) was a significant predictor of benign renal mass but mass size (P = .66) was not. There was almost perfect interobserver agreement for mass size (ICC = 0.96) and angular interface (kappa = 0.91). CONCLUSION The presence of an angular interface with the renal parenchyma at single-shot fast SE T2-weighted MR imaging is a strong predictor of benignity in an exophytic renal mass 2 cm or greater in diameter with high specificity and diagnostic accuracy.
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- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 132 S 10th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Utility of diffusion-weighted MRI in characterization of adrenal lesions. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010; 194:W179-85. [PMID: 20093571 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.2891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to evaluate the utility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values for characterizing adrenal lesions and determine if diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can distinguish lipid-rich from lipid-poor adenomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 160 adrenal lesions in 156 patients (96 women and 60 men; mean age, 63 years). ADCs and signal intensity (SI) decrease on chemical shift imaging were measured in adrenal lesions with a wide variety of pathologies. Lipid-rich and lipid-poor adenomas were identified by unenhanced CT. The overall predictive power of ADC, SI decrease, and lesion size were determined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Areas under the ROC curve (AUC) were compared for equivalence using nonparametric methods. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were calculated. Correlation coefficients were used to assess ADCs versus percentage SI decrease and ADCs versus CT attenuation. RESULTS ADCs of adrenal malignancies (median, 1.67 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s; interquartile range, 1.41-1.84 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s) were not different compared with those of benign lesions (1.61 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s; 1.27-1.96 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s; p > 0.05). Cysts (2.93 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s; 2.70-3.09 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s) showed higher ADCs than the remaining adrenal lesions (p < 0.05). The median ADCs of lipid-rich adenomas did not differ from those of lipid-poor ones (p > 0.05). The CT attenuation had no negative or positive correlation with the ADCs of adrenal adenomas (r = -0.05, p = 0.97). CONCLUSION Unlike lesion size and percentage decrease in SI, the ADCs were not useful in distinguishing benign from malignant adrenal lesions. Lipid-poor adenomas could not be distinguished from lipid-rich adenomas and all other nonfatty lesions of the adrenal gland with DWI.
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Halpenny D, Snow A, McNeill G, Torreggiani WC. The radiological diagnosis and treatment of renal angiomyolipoma-current status. Clin Radiol 2009; 65:99-108. [PMID: 20103431 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2009] [Revised: 09/01/2009] [Accepted: 09/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are the most common benign renal neoplasm and are often discovered incidentally. Due to both an increase in the use of imaging, as well as advances in imaging technology, they are being increasing identified in the general population. As these lesions are benign, there is good evidence that the majority of them can be safely followed up without treatment. However, there is an increasing wealth of information available suggesting there are individuals with AMLs where prophylactic treatment is indicated to prevent complications such as haemorrhage. In such cases, treatment with radiological interventional techniques with subselective particle embolization has superseded surgical techniques in most cases. Even in emergency cases with catastrophic rupture, prompt embolization may save the patient with the additional benefit of renal salvage. Confident identification of a lesion as an AML is important as its benign nature obviates the need for surgery in most cases. The presence of fat is paramount in the confirmatory identification and characterization of these lesions. Although fat-rich AMLs are easy to diagnose, some lesions are fat poor and it is these cases where newer imaging techniques, such as in-phase and out-of-phase magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may aid in making a confident diagnosis of AML. In this paper, we comprehensively review the imaging techniques in making a diagnosis of AML, including features of both characteristic lesions as well as atypical lesions. In addition, we discuss current guidelines for follow-up and prophylactic treatment of these lesions, as well as the increasing role that the interventional radiologist has to play in these cases.
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- Department of Radiology, Adelaide and Meath Hospitals Incorporating the National Childrens Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
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Improvements in imaging technology and the expanding use of imaging have led to a rapid increase in the discovery of incidental renal lesions. These can present both the radiologist and the referring clinician with diagnostic dilemmas. This article addresses the most frequently encountered lesions and provides a framework for the diagnostic and management pathways for both solid and cystic lesions.
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Leyendecker JR, Clingan MJ. Magnetic Resonance Urography Update—Are We There Yet? Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2009; 30:246-57. [DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Choudhary S, Sudarshan S, Choyke PL, Prasad SR. Renal Cell Carcinoma: Recent Advances in Genetics and Imaging. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2009; 30:315-25. [DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2009.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Alshumrani G, O’Malley M, Ghai S, Metser U, Kachura J, Finelli A, Mattar K, Panzarella T. Small (≤4 cm) cortical renal tumors: characterization with multidetector CT. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 35:488-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s00261-009-9546-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Renal cell carcinoma: t1 and t2 signal intensity characteristics of papillary and clear cell types correlated with pathology. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 192:1524-30. [PMID: 19457814 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.08.1727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to describe the T1 and T2 signal intensity characteristics of papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and clear cell RCC with pathologic correlation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of 539 RCCs, 49 tumors (21 papillary RCCs and 28 clear cell RCCs) in 45 patients were examined with MRI. Two radiologists retrospectively and independently assessed each tumor's T1 and T2 signal intensity qualitatively and quantitatively (i.e., the signal intensity [SI] ratio [tumor SI / renal cortex SI]). Of the 49 tumors, 37 (76%) were assessed for pathology features including tumor architecture and the presence of hemosiderin, ferritin, necrosis, and fibrosis. MRI findings and pathology features were correlated. Statistical methods included summary statistics and Wilcoxon's rank sum test for signal intensity, contingency tables for assessing reader agreement, concordance rate between the two readers with 95% CIs, and Fisher's exact test for independence, all stratified by RCC type. RESULTS Papillary RCCs and clear cell RCCs had a similar appearance and signal intensity ratio on T1-weighted images. On T2-weighted images, most papillary RCCs were hypointense (reader 1, 13/21; reader 2, 14/21), with an average mean signal intensity ratio for both readers of 0.67 +/- 0.2, and none was hyperintense, whereas most clear cell RCCs were hyperintense (reader 1, 21/28; reader 2, 17/28), with an average mean signal intensity ratio for both readers of 1.41 +/- 0.4 (p < 0.05). A tumor T2 signal intensity ratio of < or = 0.66 had a specificity of 100% and sensitivity of 54% for papillary RCC. Most T2 hypointense tumors exhibited predominant papillary architecture; most T2 hyperintense tumors had a predominant nested architecture (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION On T2-weighted images, most papillary RCCs are hypointense and clear cell RCCs, hyperintense. The T2 hypointense appearance of papillary RCCs correlated with a predominant papillary architecture at pathology.
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Fujioka T, Obara W. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for renal cell carcinoma (Summary - JUA 2007 Edition). Int J Urol 2009; 16:339-53. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02242.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Silverman SG, Leyendecker JR, Amis ES. What Is the Current Role of CT Urography and MR Urography in the Evaluation of the Urinary Tract? Radiology 2009; 250:309-23. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2502080534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bach AM, Zhang J. Contemporary Radiologic Imaging of Renal Cortical Tumors. Urol Clin North Am 2008; 35:593-604; vi. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2008.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Pedrosa I, Sun MR, Spencer M, Genega EM, Olumi AF, Dewolf WC, Rofsky NM. MR imaging of renal masses: correlation with findings at surgery and pathologic analysis. Radiographics 2008; 28:985-1003. [PMID: 18635625 DOI: 10.1148/rg.284065018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is useful in the characterization of renal masses. The MR imaging manifestations and pathologic diagnoses of 82 renal masses were reviewed and correlated. The MR imaging appearance of clear cell type renal cell carcinoma varies depending on the presence of cystic components, hemorrhage, and necrosis. Papillary renal cell carcinomas appear as well-encapsulated masses with homogeneous low signal intensity on T2-weighted images and homogeneous low-level enhancement after the intravenous administration of contrast material, or as cystic hemorrhagic masses with peripheral enhancing papillary projections. Transitional cell carcinoma may be seen as an irregular, enhancing filling defect in the pelvicaliceal system or ureter. Lymphomatous masses are usually hypointense relative to the renal cortex on T2-weighted images and enhance minimally on delayed gadolinium-enhanced images. Bulk fat is a distinguishing feature of angiomyolipoma. Oncocytoma has a variable and nonspecific appearance at MR imaging. MR imaging findings may allow the characterization of various renal masses and can provide valuable information for their clinical management.
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- Ivan Pedrosa
- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Schindera ST, Soher BJ, Delong DM, Dale BM, Merkle EM. Effect of echo time pair selection on quantitative analysis for adrenal tumor characterization with in-phase and opposed-phase MR imaging: initial experience. Radiology 2008; 248:140-7. [PMID: 18566172 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2481071069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the effect of two pairs of echo times (TEs) for in-phase (IP) and opposed-phase (OP) 3.0-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging on (a) quantitative analysis prospectively in a phantom study and (b) diagnostic accuracy retrospectively in a clinical study of adrenal tumors, with use of various reference standards in the clinical study. MATERIALS AND METHODS A fat-saline phantom was used to perform IP and OP 3.0-T MR imaging for various fat fractions. The institutional review board approved this HIPAA-compliant study, with waiver of informed consent. Single-breath-hold IP and OP 3.0-T MR images in 21 patients (14 women, seven men; mean age, 63 years) with 23 adrenal tumors (16 adenomas, six metastases, one adrenocortical carcinoma) were reviewed. The MR protocol involved two acquisition schemes: In scheme A, the first OP echo (approximately 1.5-msec TE) and the second IP echo (approximately 4.9-msec TE) were acquired. In scheme B, the first IP echo (approximately 2.4-msec TE) and the third OP echo (approximately 5.8-msec TE) were acquired. Quantitative analysis was performed, and analysis of variance was used to test for differences between adenomas and nonadenomas. RESULTS In the phantom study, scheme B did not enable discrimination among voxels that had small amounts of fat. In the clinical study, no overlap in signal intensity (SI) index values between adenomas and nonadenomas was seen (P < .05) with scheme A. However, with scheme B, no overlap in the adrenal gland SI-to-liver SI ratio between adenomas and nonadenomas was seen (P < .05). With scheme B, no overlap in adrenal gland SI index-to-liver SI index ratio between adenomas and nonadenomas was seen (P < .05). CONCLUSION This initial experience indicates SI index is the most reliable parameter for characterization of adrenal tumors with 3.0-T MR imaging when obtaining OP echo before IP echo. When acquiring IP echo before OP echo, however, nonadenomas can be mistaken as adenomas with use of the SI index value.
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- Sebastian T Schindera
- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke North, Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Catalano OA, Samir AE, Sahani DV, Hahn PF. Pixel Distribution Analysis: Can It be Used to Distinguish Clear Cell Carcinomas from Angiomyolipomas with Minimal Fat? Radiology 2008; 247:738-46. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2473070785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Dyer R, DiSantis DJ, McClennan BL. Simplified Imaging Approach for Evaluation of the Solid Renal Mass in Adults. Radiology 2008; 247:331-43. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2472061846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Kim JY, Kim JK, Kim N, Cho KS. CT Histogram Analysis: Differentiation of Angiomyolipoma without Visible Fat from Renal Cell Carcinoma at CT Imaging. Radiology 2008; 246:472-9. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462061312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pedrosa I, Chou MT, Ngo L, H Baroni R, Genega EM, Galaburda L, DeWolf WC, Rofsky NM. MR classification of renal masses with pathologic correlation. Eur Radiol 2007; 18:365-75. [PMID: 17899106 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-007-0757-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2007] [Revised: 07/28/2007] [Accepted: 08/24/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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To perform a feature analysis of malignant renal tumors evaluated with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to investigate the correlation between MR imaging features and histopathological findings. MR examinations in 79 malignant renal masses were retrospectively evaluated, and a feature analysis was performed. Each renal mass was assigned to one of eight categories from a proposed MRI classification system. The sensitivity and specificity of the MRI classification system to predict the histologic subtype and nuclear grade was calculated. Subvoxel fat on chemical shift imaging correlated to clear cell type (p < 0.05); sensitivity = 42%, specificity = 100%. Large size, intratumoral necrosis, retroperitoneal vascular collaterals, and renal vein thrombosis predicted high-grade clear cell type (p < 0.05). Small size, peripheral location, low intratumoral SI on T2-weighted images, and low-level enhancement were associated with low-grade papillary carcinomas (p < 0.05). The sensitivity and specificity of the MRI classification system for diagnosing low grade clear cell, high-grade clear cell, all clear cell, all papillary, and transitional carcinomas were 50% and 94%, 93% and 75%, 92% and 83%, 80% and 94%, and 100% and 99%, respectively. The MRI feature analysis and proposed classification system help predict the histological type and nuclear grade of renal masses.
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- Ivan Pedrosa
- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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