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Donners R, Candito A, Rata M, Sharp A, Messiou C, Koh DM, Tunariu N, Blackledge MD. Inter- and Intra-Patient Repeatability of Radiomic Features from Multiparametric Whole-Body MRI in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1647. [PMID: 38730599 PMCID: PMC11083580 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16091647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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(1) Background: We assessed the test-re-test repeatability of radiomics in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCPRC) bone disease on whole-body diffusion-weighted (DWI) and T1-weighted Dixon MRI. (2) Methods: In 10 mCRPC patients, 1.5 T MRI, including DWI and T1-weighted gradient-echo Dixon sequences, was performed twice on the same day. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and relative fat-fraction-percentage (rFF%) maps were calculated. Per study, up to 10 target bone metastases were manually delineated on DWI and Dixon images. All 106 radiomic features included in the Pyradiomics toolbox were derived for each target volume from the ADC and rFF% maps. To account for inter- and intra-patient measurement repeatability, the log-transformed individual target measurements were fitted to a hierarchical model, represented as a Bayesian network. Repeatability measurements, including the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), were derived. Feature ICCs were compared with mean ADC and rFF ICCs. (3) Results: A total of 65 DWI and 47 rFF% targets were analysed. There was no significant bias for any features. Pairwise correlation revealed fifteen ADC and fourteen rFF% feature sub-groups, without specific patterns between feature classes. The median intra-patient ICC was generally higher than the inter-patient ICC. Features that describe extremes in voxel values (minimum, maximum, range, skewness, and kurtosis) showed generally lower ICCs. Several mostly shape-based texture features were identified, which showed high inter- and intra-patient ICCs when compared with the mean ADC or mean rFF%, respectively. (4) Conclusions: Pyradiomics texture features of mCRPC bone metastases varied greatly in inter- and intra-patient repeatability. Several features demonstrated good repeatability, allowing for further exploration as diagnostic parameters in mCRPC bone disease.
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- Ricardo Donners
- University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton SM2 5NG, UK; (A.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (D.-M.K.); (N.T.)
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton SM2 5NG, UK; (A.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (D.-M.K.); (N.T.)
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton SM2 5NG, UK; (A.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (D.-M.K.); (N.T.)
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton SM2 5NG, UK; (A.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (D.-M.K.); (N.T.)
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton SM2 5NG, UK; (A.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (D.-M.K.); (N.T.)
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton SM2 5NG, UK; (A.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (D.-M.K.); (N.T.)
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton SM2 5NG, UK; (A.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (D.-M.K.); (N.T.)
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Donners R, Candito A, Blackledge M, Rata M, Messiou C, Koh DM, Tunariu N. Repeatability of quantitative individual lesion and total disease multiparametric whole-body MRI measurements in prostate cancer bone metastases. Br J Radiol 2023; 96:20230378. [PMID: 37660399 PMCID: PMC10607420 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20230378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the repeatability of quantitative multiparametric whole-body MRI (mpWB-MRI) parameters in advanced prostate cancer (APC) bone metastases. METHODS 1.5T MRI was performed twice on the same day in 10 APC patients. MpWB-MRI-included diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and T1-weighted gradient-echo 2-point Dixon sequences. ADC and relative fat-fraction percentage (rFF%) maps were calculated, respectively. A radiologist delineated up to 10 target bone metastases per study. Means of ADC, b900 signal intensity(SI), normalised b900 SI, rFF% and maximum diameter (MD) for each target lesion and overall parameter averages across all targets per patient were recorded. The total disease volume (tDV in ml) was manually delineated on b900 images and mean global (g)ADC was derived. Bland-Altman analyses were performed with calculation of 95% repeatability coefficients (RC). RESULTS Seventy-three individual targets (median MD 26 mm) were included. Lesion mean ADC RC was 12.5%, mean b900 SI RC 137%, normalised mean b900 SI RC 110%, rFF% RC 3.2 and target MD RC 5.5 mm (16.3%). Patient target lesion average mean ADC RC was 6.4%, b900 SI RC 104% and normalised mean b900 SI RC 39.6%. Target average rFF% RC was 1.8, average MD RC 1.3 mm (4.8%). tDV segmentation RC was 6.4% and mean gADC RC 5.3%. CONCLUSIONS APC bone metastases' ADC, rFF% and maximum diameter, tDV and gADC show good repeatability. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE APC bone metastases' mean ADC and rFF% measurements of single lesions and global disease volumes are repeatable, supporting their potential role as quantitative biomarkers in metastatic bone disease.
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Imaging Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Imaging Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Imaging Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom
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Shah AJ, BT P. Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Vertebral Marrow Pathologies: Can the Conventional and Advanced MRI Sequences Provide a Definitive Answer? Indian J Radiol Imaging 2023; 33:438-439. [PMID: 37811169 PMCID: PMC10556313 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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- Ankur J. Shah
- Department of Radiology, Sadbhav Imaging Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Radiology, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India
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Zhou F, Sheng B, Lv F. Quantitative analysis of vertebral fat fraction and R2 * in osteoporosis using IDEAL-IQ sequence. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2023; 24:721. [PMID: 37697287 PMCID: PMC10494397 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-023-06846-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlation between FF, R2* value of IDEAL-IQ sequence and bone mineral density, and to explore their application value in the osteoporosis. METHODS We recruited 105 women and 69 men aged over 30 years who voluntarily underwent DXA and MRI examination of lumbar spine at the same day. Participants were divided into normal, osteopenia and osteoporosis group based on T-score and BMD value of DXA examination. One-way ANOVA was adopted to compare the quantitative parameters among the three groups. Independent samples t-test was utilized to compare FF and R2* value between men and women.Pearson correlation analysis was used to research the correlation between FF, R2* value and BMD. RESULTS Age, height, weight, BMD and FF value were significantly different among three groups (p < 0.05). No significant difference was found in FF value between male and female group, while R2* value were significantly different. Vertebral FF was moderately negatively correlated with aBMD, especially in women (r = -0.638, p < 0.001). R2* was mildly to moderately positively correlated with aBMD in men (r = 0.350, p = 0.003), but not in women. Moreover, FF was positively correlated with age, R2* was negatively correlated with age in men, and BMD was negatively correlated with age. CONCLUSIONS The vertebral FF value of IDEAL-IQ sequence has the potential to be a new biological marker for the assessment of osteoporosis. Vertebral FF is moderately negatively correlated with aBMD, especially in women, allowing accuratly quantify the bone marrow fat. R2* value is mildly to moderately correlated with BMD in men and can be served as a complementary tool in the assessment of osteoporosis.
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- Feng Zhou
- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong District, 1 Youyi Road, Chongqing, 400016 China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong District, 1 Youyi Road, Chongqing, 400016 China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong District, 1 Youyi Road, Chongqing, 400016 China
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Qin C, Goldberg O, Kakar G, Wan S, Haroon A, Azam A, Adeleke S. MRI fat fraction imaging of nodal and bone metastases in prostate cancer. Eur Radiol 2023; 33:5851-5855. [PMID: 36928564 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-09527-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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KEY POINTS • Characterisation and quantification of tissue fat on MRI can be used to provide information on disease processes. • Fat in bone and lymph nodes up until recently have not been exploited for diagnostic purposes or response monitoring in prostate cancer. • Fat imaging on MRI using Dixon/PDFF sequences has the potential to add clinical value in the future but prospective data is needed.
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- Cathy Qin
- Department of Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
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- Department of Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Bart's Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
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Zarad CA, Elmaaty AAA, Shanab WSA. Dixon chemical shift MR sequences for demonstrating of bone marrow vertebral metastasis. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s43055-022-00861-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic performance and clinical utility of different MR Dixon sequences in the characterization of vertebral metastasis in a patient with a history of malignant neoplasm and compare the results with 18-F FDG PET CT. Patients were subjected to MR imaging of the dorsal and lumbosacral spine (1.5 T MR machine) using conventional MR, T2 Dixon and T1 post-contrast Dixon.
Results
This study involved 40 patients (45% female and 55% male) with 161 metastatic lesions and median age 61.5 years. The sensitivities of T1 post-contrast water-only (WO), fat-only (FO) and opposed-phase (OP) Dixon for diagnosis of vertebral metastasis were 92.6%, 89.4% and 83.1%, respectively, while the sensitivity of T2 (WO, OP) Dixon was 78.3% with 100% specificity for both T1 and T2 Dixon. There were excellent positive clinical utilities of T1 post-contrast WO (0.925), FO (0.894) and OP (0.826) Dixon with the good positive clinical utility of T2 Dixon (0.783) for lesion finding. There were fair negative clinical utilities of T1 WO (0.636) and FO (0.553) Dixon with poor negative clinical utilities of T1 OP (0.429), T2 WO and OP (0.375) Dixon for lesion screening. 15% was the best in-phase/opposed-phase ratio for differentiation between metastatic and benign vertebral lesions.
Conclusions
MR Dixon techniques are sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of vertebral metastasis. T1 post-contrast and T2 Dixons have excellent and good positive clinical utilities for lesion finding with fair and poor negative clinical utilities for lesion screening, respectively.
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Validating the screening criteria for bone metastases in treatment-naïve unfavorable intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer - the prevalence and location of bone- and lymph node metastases. Eur Radiol 2022; 32:8266-8275. [PMID: 35939081 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08945-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The European Association of Urology (EAU) recommends a bone scan for newly diagnosed unfavorable intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer. We aimed to validate the screening criteria for bone metastases in patients with treatment-naïve prostate cancer. METHODS This single-center retrospective study included all patients with treatment-naïve unfavorable intermediate- or high-risk prostate cancer. All underwent MRI of the lumbar column (T2Dixon) and pelvis (3DT2w, DWI, and T2 Dixon). The presence and location of lymph node and bone metastases were registered according to risk groups and radiological (rad) T-stage. The risk of lymph node metastases was assessed by odds ratio (OR). RESULTS We included 390 patients, of which 68% were high-risk and 32% were unfavorable intermediate-risk. In the high-risk group, the rate of regional- and non-regional lymph node metastases was 11% and 6%, respectively, and the rate of bone metastases was 10%. In the unfavorable intermediate-risk group, the rate of regional- and non-regional lymph node metastases was 4% and 0.8%, respectively, and the rate of bone metastases was 0.8%. Metastases occurred exclusively in the lumbar column in 0.5% of all patients, in the pelvis in 4%, and the pelvis and lumbar column in 3%. All patients with bone metastases had radT3-4, and patients with radT3-4 showed a four-fold increased risk of lymph node metastases (OR 4.48, 95% CI: 2.1-9.5). CONCLUSION Bone metastases were found in 10% with high-risk prostate cancer and 0.8% with unfavorable intermediate-risk. Therefore, we question the recommendation to screen the unfavorable intermediate-risk group for bone metastases. KEY POINTS • The rate of bone metastases was 10% in high-risk patients and 0.8% in the unfavorable intermediate-risk group. • The rate of lymph-node metastases was 17% in high-risk patients and 5% in the unfavorable intermediate-risk group. • No bone metastases were seen in radiologically localized disease.
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Donners R, Figueiredo I, Tunariu N, Blackledge M, Koh DM, de la Maza MDLDF, Chandran K, de Bono JS, Fotiadis N. Multiparametric bone MRI can improve CT-guided bone biopsy target selection in cancer patients and increase diagnostic yield and feasibility of next-generation tumour sequencing. Eur Radiol 2022; 32:4647-4656. [PMID: 35092476 PMCID: PMC9213271 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08536-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Objectives To evaluate whether multiparametric bone MRI (mpBMRI) utilising a combination of DWI signal, ADC and relative fat-fraction (rFF) can identify bone metastases, which provide high diagnostic biopsy yield and next-generation genomic sequencing (NGS) feasibility. Methods A total of 150 CT-guided bone biopsies performed by interventional radiologists (3/2013 to 2/2021) at our centre were reviewed. In 43 patients, contemporaneous DWI and rFF images, calculated from 2-point T1w Dixon MRI, were available. For each biopsied lesion, a region of interest (ROI) was delineated on ADC and rFF images and the following MRI parameters were recorded: visual classification of DWI signal intensity (SI), mean, median, 10th and 90th centile ADC and rFF values. Non-parametric tests were used to compare values between tumour positive/negative biopsies and feasible/non-feasible NGS, with p-values < 0.05 deemed significant. Results The mpBMRI combination high DWI signal, mean ADC < 1100 µm2/s and mean rFF < 20% identified tumour-positive biopsies with 82% sensitivity, 80% specificity, a positive predictive value (PPV) of 93% (p = 0.001) and NGS feasibility with 91% sensitivity, 78% specificity and 91% PPV (p < 0.001). The single MRI parameters DWI signal, ADC and rFF failed to distinguish between tumour-positive and tumour-negative biopsies (each p > 0.082). In NGS feasible biopsies, mean and 90th centile rFF were significantly smaller (each p < 0.041). Single ADC parameters did not show significant difference regarding NGS feasibility (each p > 0.292). Conclusions MpBMRI utilising the combination of DWI signal, ADC and rFF can identify active bone metastases, which provide biopsy tissue with high diagnostic yield and NGS feasibility. Key Points • Multiparametric bone MRI with diffusion-weighted and relative fat-fraction images helps to identify active bone metastases suitable for CT-guided biopsy. • Target lesions for CT-guided bone biopsies in cancer patients can be chosen with greater confidence. • CT-guided bone biopsy success rates, especially yielding sufficient viable tissue for advanced molecular tissue analyses, can be improved.
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Schmeel FC, Enkirch SJ, Luetkens JA, Faron A, Lehnen N, Sprinkart AM, Schmeel LC, Radbruch A, Attenberger U, Kukuk GM, Mürtz P. Diagnostic Accuracy of Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers in the Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Vertebral Lesions : Combination of Diffusion-Weighted and Proton Density Fat Fraction Spine MRI. Clin Neuroradiol 2021; 31:1059-1070. [PMID: 33787957 PMCID: PMC8648653 DOI: 10.1007/s00062-021-01009-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Purpose To compare and combine the diagnostic performance of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) derived from diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and proton density fat fraction (PDFF) derived from chemical-shift encoding (CSE)-based water-fat magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for distinguishing benign and malignant vertebral bone marrow lesions (VBML). Methods A total of 55 consecutive patients with 53 benign (traumatic, inflammatory and primary) and 36 malignant (metastatic and hematologic) previously untreated VBMLs were prospectively enrolled in this IRB-approved study and underwent sagittal DWI (single-shot spin-echo echo-planar with multi-slice short TI inversion recovery fat suppression) and CSE-based MRI (gradient-echo 6‑point modified Dixon) in addition to routine clinical spine MRI at 1.5 T or 3.0 T. Diagnostic reference standard was established according to histopathology or imaging follow-up. The ADC = ADC (0, 800) and PDFF = fat / (water + fat) were calculated voxel-wise and examined for differences between benign and malignant lesions. Results The ADC and PDFF values of malignant lesions were significantly lower compared to benign lesions (mean ADC 861 × 10−6 mm2/s vs. 1323 × 10−6 mm2/s, p < 0.001; mean PDFF 3.1% vs. 28.2%, p < 0.001). The areas under the curve (AUC) and diagnostic accuracies were 0.847 (p < 0.001) and 85.4% (cut-off at 1084.4 × 10−6 mm2/s) for ADC and 0.940 (p < 0.001) and 89.9% for PDFF (cut-off at 7.8%), respectively. The combined use of ADC and PDFF improved the diagnostic accuracy to 96.6% (malignancy if ADC ≤ 1118.2 × 10−6 mm2/s and PDFF ≤ 20.0%, otherwise benign). Conclusion Quantitative evaluation of both ADC and PDFF was useful in differentiating benign VBMLs from malignancy. The combination of ADC and PDFF improved the diagnostic performance and yielded high diagnostic accuracy for the differentiation of benign and malignant VBMLs.
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- Frederic Carsten Schmeel
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany. .,Research Group Clinical Neuroimaging, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.,Research Group Clinical Neuroimaging, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.,Research Group Clinical Neuroimaging, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Radiology, Cantonal Hospital Graubuenden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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T2-weighted Dixon MRI of the spine: A feasibility study of quantitative vertebral bone marrow analysis. Diagn Interv Imaging 2021; 102:431-438. [PMID: 33612414 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2021.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the measurements of fat fraction (FF) and in-phase vs. opposed-phase ratio between two-dimensional T2-weighted (T2W) spin-echo (SE) Dixon and three-dimensional (3D) T1-weighted (T1W) volume interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) Dixon sequences in malignant vertebral lesions and normal vertebral bone marrow. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients with focal vertebral malignancies (20 men, mean age, 67.3±9.4 [SD] years; age range: 41-84 years) and 30 patients without malignant spinal disease (11 men, mean age, 70.1±12.9 [SD]; age range: 53-93 years) were retrospectively included. Each patient underwent spine MRI at 1.5 Tesla including T2W SE and T1W VIBE 2-point Dixon sequences. Two readers independently performed 3D-volume of interest (VOI) and region of interest (ROI)-based FF and IO-ratio measurements of malignant lesions and normal vertebrae. Student t-test, Pearson correlation (r) test and two-way mixed model intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were used to compare measurements. RESULTS T2W SE and T1W VIBE mean FF and IO-ratio were significantly smaller in malignancy compared to normal marrow, but there were significant differences of paired measurement mean values between T2W SE and T1W VIBE Dixon parameters in malignant lesions T2W SE VOI FF=9%, T2W SE ROI FF=7%, T2W SE IO-ratio=4% vs. T1W VIBE VOI FF=11%, T1W VIBE ROI FF=9%, T1W VIBE IO-ratio=-2%, and in normal vertebrae T2W SE VOI FF=74%, T2W SE ROI FF=77%, T2W SE IO-ratio=51% vs. T1W VIBE VOI FF=67%, T1W VIBE ROI FF=73%, T1W VIBE IO-ratio=58% (each P comparing the paired T2W TSE and T1W VIBE parameter, respectively<0.001). There was excellent positive correlation between T2W SE and T1W VIBE-FF (r≥0.99) and VOI and ROI FF measurements for each sequence (r≥0.99). Inter-reader agreement was excellent for all measurements (ICC≥0.94 for all). CONCLUSION Calculation of T2W SE Dixon derived FF is feasible and gave valid results that help discriminate between malignant vertebral lesions and normal vertebral bone marrow.
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