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Zhan T, Dai J, Li Y. Noninvasive identification of HER2-zero, -low, or -overexpressing breast cancers: Multiparametric MRI-based quantitative characterization in predicting HER2-low status of breast cancer. Eur J Radiol 2024; 177:111573. [PMID: 38905803 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111573] [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: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of both synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (SyMRI) and conventional diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for identifying the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status in breast cancer (BC) patients. METHOD In this retrospective study, 114 women with DWI and SyMRI were pathologically classified into three groups: HER2-overexpressing (n = 40), HER2-low-expressing (n = 53), and HER2-zero-expressing (n = 21). T1 and T2 relaxation times and proton density (PD) were assessed before and after enhancement, and the resulting quantitative parameters produced by SyMRI were recorded as T1, T2, and PD and T1e, T2e, and PDe. Logistic regression was used to identify the best indicators for classifying patients based on HER2 expression. The discriminative performance of the models was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. RESULTS Our preliminary study revealed significant differences in progesterone receptor (PR) status, Ki-67 index, and axillary lymph node (ALN) count among the HER2-zero, -low, and -overexpressing groups (p < 0.001 to p = 0.03). SyMRI quantitative indices showed significant differences among BCs in the three HER2 subgroups, except for ΔT2 (p < 0.05). our results indicate that PDe achieved an area under the curve(AUC)of 0.849 (95 % CI: 0.760-0.915) for distinguishing HER2-low and -overexpressing BCs. Further investigation revealed that both the PDe and ADC were indicators for predicting differences among patients with HER2-zero and HER2-low-expressing BC, with AUCs of 0.765(95 % CI: 0.652-0.855) and 0.684(95 % CI: 0.565-0.787), respectively. The addition of the PDe to the ADC improved the AUC to 0.825(95 % CI: 0.719-0.903). CONCLUSIONS SyMRI could noninvasively and robustly predict the HER2 expression status of patients with BC.
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- Ting Zhan
- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, China.
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Hoffmann E, Masthoff M, Kunz WG, Seidensticker M, Bobe S, Gerwing M, Berdel WE, Schliemann C, Faber C, Wildgruber M. Multiparametric MRI for characterization of the tumour microenvironment. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2024; 21:428-448. [PMID: 38641651 DOI: 10.1038/s41571-024-00891-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Our understanding of tumour biology has evolved over the past decades and cancer is now viewed as a complex ecosystem with interactions between various cellular and non-cellular components within the tumour microenvironment (TME) at multiple scales. However, morphological imaging remains the mainstay of tumour staging and assessment of response to therapy, and the characterization of the TME with non-invasive imaging has not yet entered routine clinical practice. By combining multiple MRI sequences, each providing different but complementary information about the TME, multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) enables non-invasive assessment of molecular and cellular features within the TME, including their spatial and temporal heterogeneity. With an increasing number of advanced MRI techniques bridging the gap between preclinical and clinical applications, mpMRI could ultimately guide the selection of treatment approaches, precisely tailored to each individual patient, tumour and therapeutic modality. In this Review, we describe the evolving role of mpMRI in the non-invasive characterization of the TME, outline its applications for cancer detection, staging and assessment of response to therapy, and discuss considerations and challenges for its use in future medical applications, including personalized integrated diagnostics.
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- Emily Hoffmann
- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Guo L, Zhang R, Xu Y, Wu W, Zheng Q, Li J, Wang J, Niu J. Predicting the status of lymphovascular space invasion using quantitative parameters from synthetic MRI in cervical squamous cell carcinoma without lymphatic metastasis. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1304793. [PMID: 38380361 PMCID: PMC10876895 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1304793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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Purpose To investigate the value of quantitative longitudinal relaxation time (T1), transverse relaxation time (T2), and proton density (PD) maps derived from synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for evaluating the status of lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) in cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) without lymph node metastasis (LNM). Material and methods Patients with suspected cervical cancer who visited our hospital from May 2020 to March 2023 were collected. All patients underwent preoperative MRI, including routine sequences and synthetic MRI. Patients with pathologically confirmed CSCC without lymphatic metastasis were included in this study. The subjects were divided into negative- and positive-LVSI groups based on the status of LVSI. Quantitative parameters of T1, T2, and PD values derived from synthetic MRI were compared between the two groups using independent samples t-test. Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to determine the diagnostic efficacy of the parameters. Results 59 patients were enrolled in this study and were classified as positive (n = 32) and negative LVSI groups (n = 27). T1 and T2 values showed significant differences in differentiating negative-LVSI from positive-LVSI CSCC (1307.39 ± 122.02 vs. 1193.03 ± 107.86, P<0.0001; 88.42 ± 7.24 vs. 80.99 ± 5.50, P<0.0001, respectively). The area under the curve (AUC) for T1, T2 values and a combination of T1 and T2 values were 0.756, 0.799, 0.834 respectively, and there is no statistically significant difference in the diagnostic efficacy between individual and combined diagnosis of each parameter. Conclusions Quantitative parameters derived from synthetic MRI can be used to evaluate the LVSI status in patients with CSCC without LNM.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Dai Y, Hu W, Wu G, Wu D, Zhu M, Luo Y, Wang J, Zhou Y, Hu P. Grading Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Grade Using Diffusion Relaxation Correlated MR Spectroscopic Imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 59:699-710. [PMID: 37209407 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype of RCC, and accurate grading is crucial for prognosis and treatment selection. Biopsy is the reference standard for grading, but MRI methods can improve and complement the grading procedure. PURPOSE Assess the performance of diffusion relaxation correlation spectroscopic imaging (DR-CSI) in grading ccRCC. STUDY TYPE Prospective. SUBJECTS 79 patients (age: 58.1 +/- 11.5 years; 55 male) with ccRCC confirmed by histopathology (grade 1, 7; grade 2, 45; grade 3, 18; grade 4, 9) following surgery. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE 3.0 T MRI scanner. DR-CSI with a diffusion-weighted echo-planar imaging sequence and T2-mapping with a multi-echo spin echo sequence. ASSESSMENT DR-CSI results were analyzed for the solid tumor regions of interest using spectrum segmentation with five sub-region volume fraction metrics (VA , VB , VC , VD , and VE ). The regulations for spectrum segmentation were determined based on the D-T2 spectra of distinct macro-components. Tumor size, voxel-wise T2, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were obtained. Histopathology assessed tumor grade (G1-G4) for each case. STATISTICAL TESTS One-way ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman's correlation (coefficient, rho), multivariable logistic regression analysis, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and DeLong's test. Significance criteria: P < 0.05. RESULTS Significant differences were found in ADC, T2, DR-CSI VB , and VD among the ccRCC grades. Correlations were found for ccRCC grade to tumor size (rho = 0.419), age (rho = 0.253), VB (rho = 0.553) and VD (rho = -0.378). AUC of VB was slightly larger than ADC in distinguishing low-grade (G1-G2) from high-grade (G3-G4) ccRCC (0.801 vs. 0.762, P = 0.406) and G1 from G2 to G4 (0.796 vs. 0.647, P = 0.175), although not significant. Combining VB , VD , and VE had better diagnostic performance than combining ADC and T2 for differentiating G1 from G2-G4 (AUC: 0.814 vs 0.643). DATA CONCLUSION DR-CSI parameters are correlated with ccRCC grades, and may help to differentiate ccRCC grades. EVIDENCE LEVEL 2 TECHNICAL EFFICACY STAGE: 2.
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- Yongming Dai
- School of Biomedical Engineering, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renji hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renji hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renji hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renji hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Renji hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renji hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang Z, Liu J, Zhang Y, Qu F, Grimm R, Cheng J, Wang W, Zhu J, Li S. T1 mapping as a quantitative imaging biomarker for diagnosing cervical cancer: a comparison with diffusion kurtosis imaging. BMC Med Imaging 2024; 24:16. [PMID: 38200447 PMCID: PMC10782683 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-024-01191-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: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND T1 mapping can potentially quantitatively assess the intrinsic properties of tumors. This study was conducted to explore the ability of T1 mapping in distinguishing cervical cancer type, grade, and stage and compare the diagnostic performance of T1 mapping with diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI). METHODS One hundred fifty-seven patients with pathologically confirmed cervical cancer were enrolled in this prospectively study. T1 mapping and DKI were performed. The native T1, difference between native and postcontrast T1 (T1diff), mean kurtosis (MK), mean diffusivity (MD), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were calculated. Cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) and adenocarcinoma (CAC), low- and high-grade carcinomas, and early- and advanced-stage groups were compared using area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves. RESULTS The native T1 and MK were higher, and the MD and ADC were lower for CSCC than for CAC (all p < 0.05). Compared with low-grade CSCC, high-grade CSCC had decreased T1diff, MD, ADC, and increased MK (p < 0.05). Compared with low-grade CAC, high-grade CAC had decreased T1diff and increased MK (p < 0.05). Native T1 was significantly higher in the advanced-stage group than in the early-stage group (p < 0.05). The AUROC curves of native T1, MK, ADC and MD were 0,772, 0.731, 0.715, and 0.627, respectively, for distinguishing CSCC from CAC. The AUROC values were 0.762 between high- and low-grade CSCC and 0.835 between high- and low-grade CAC, with T1diff and MK showing the best discriminative values, respectively. For distinguishing between advanced-stage and early-stage cervical cancer, only the AUROC of native T1 was statistically significant (AUROC = 0.651, p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Compared with DKI-derived parameters, native T1 exhibits better efficacy for identifying cervical cancer subtype and stage, and T1diff exhibits comparable discriminative value for cervical cancer grade.
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- Zanxia Zhang
- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe Dong Road, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe Dong Road, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe Dong Road, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthcare Ltd, Beijing, China
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- MR Application, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Predevelopment, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe Dong Road, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe Dong Road, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthcare Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe Dong Road, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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Elfakharany HK, Ghoraba HM, Gaweesh KA, Eldeen AAS, Eid AM. Immunohistochemical expression of cytochrome P4A11 (CYP4A11), carbonic anhydrase 9 (CAIX) and Ki67 in renal cell carcinoma; diagnostic relevance and relations to clinicopathological parameters. Pathol Res Pract 2024; 253:155070. [PMID: 38183818 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.155070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Cytochrome P4A11 (CYP4A11) is a member of cytochrome p450 family, which is involved in arachidonic acid metabolism that participates in promoting malignant cell proliferation, progression, and angiogenetic capacity. Carbonic Anhydrase 9 (CAIX) is a transmembrane protein that plays an integral part in regulating hypoxia which affects cancer cell metabolism, proliferation and promotes metastasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of CYP4A11, CAIX and ki67 in RCC subtypes in relation to clinicopathological parameters and to evaluate the diagnostic significance of CYP4A11 and CAIX in differentiating renal cell carcinoma (RCC) subtypes. MATERIALS AND METHODS one hundred primary RCC cases, collected from Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University and from private laboratories, were evaluated for immunohistochemical expression of CYP4A11, CAIX and ki67. RESULTS CYP4A11 was expressed in 59% of RCC; with 91.7% sensitivity and 90% specificity in differentiating clear cell and non-clear cell subtypes. CAIX was expressed in 50% of RCC; with 95% sensitivity, 80% specificity. High expression of CYP4A11 was statistically positively associated with higher tumor grade, high expression of CAIX was statistically positively associated with lower tumor grade and absence of necrosis and high ki67 labeling index was significantly associated with clear cell subtype, larger tumor sizes, higher tumor grade, advanced tumor stage, fat invasion and vascular invasion. CONCLUSIONS CYP4A11 and CAIX can be used as diagnostic markers to differentiate clear cell RCC from other subtypes. CYP4A11 is more diagnostically accurate and specific than CAIX. High expression of CYP4A11, low CAIX expression and high ki67 labeling index were related to features of aggressive tumor behavior.
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Qu J, Pan B, Su T, Chen Y, Zhang T, Chen X, Zhu X, Xu Z, Wang T, Zhu J, Zhang Z, Feng F, Jin Z. T1 and T2 mapping for identifying malignant lymph nodes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Imaging 2023; 23:125. [PMID: 38105217 PMCID: PMC10726506 DOI: 10.1186/s40644-023-00648-6] [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: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study seeks to assess the utility of T1 and T2 mapping in distinguishing metastatic lymph nodes from reactive lymphadenopathy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) as a comparison. METHODS Between July 2017 and November 2019, 46 HNSCC patients underwent neck MRI inclusive of T1 and T2 mapping and DWI. Quantitative measurements derived from preoperative T1 and T2 mapping and DWI of metastatic and non-metastatic lymph nodes were compared using independent samples t-test or Mann-Whitney U test. Receiver operating characteristic curves and the DeLong test were employed to determine the most effective diagnostic methodology. RESULTS We examined a total of 122 lymph nodes, 45 (36.9%) of which were metastatic proven by pathology. Mean T2 values for metastatic lymph nodes were significantly lower than those for benign lymph nodes (p < 0.001). Conversely, metastatic lymph nodes exhibited significantly higher apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and standard deviation of T1 values (T1SD) (p < 0.001). T2 generated a significantly higher area under the curve (AUC) of 0.890 (0.826-0.954) compared to T1SD (0.711 [0.613-0.809]) and ADC (0.660 [0.562-0.758]) (p = 0.007 and p < 0.001). Combining T2, T1SD, ADC, and lymph node size achieved an AUC of 0.929 (0.875-0.983), which did not significantly enhance diagnostic performance over using T2 alone (p = 0.089). CONCLUSIONS The application of T1 and T2 mapping is feasible in differentiating metastatic from non-metastatic lymph nodes in HNSCC and can improve diagnostic efficacy compared to DWI.
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- Jiangming Qu
- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
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- Department of Stomatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- MR Research Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
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Liu J, Li S, Cao Q, Zhang Y, Nickel MD, Zhu J, Cheng J. Prediction of Recurrent Cervical Cancer in 2-Year Follow-Up After Treatment Based on Quantitative and Qualitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters: A Preliminary Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2023; 30:5577-5585. [PMID: 37355522 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13756-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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PURPOSE This study investigated predictors of cervical cancer (CC) recurrence from native T1 mapping, conventional imaging, and clinicopathologic metrics. PATIENTS AND METHODS In total, 144 patients with histopathologically confirmed CC (90 with and 54 without surgical treatment) were enrolled in this prospective study. Native T1 relaxation time, conventional imaging, and clinicopathologic characteristics were acquired. The association of quantitative and qualitative parameters with post-treatment tumor recurrence was assessed using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analyses. Independent risk factors were combined into a model and individual prognostic index equation for predicting recurrence risk. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve determined the optimal cutoff point. RESULTS In total, 12 of 90 (13.3%) surgically treated patients experienced tumor recurrence. Native T1 values (X1) [hazard ratio (HR) 1.008; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.001-1.016], maximum tumor diameter (X2) (HR 1.065; 95% CI 1.020-1.113), and parametrial invasion (X3) (HR 3.930; 95% CI 1.013-15.251) were independent tumor recurrence risk factors. The individual prognostic index (PI) of the established recurrence risk model was PI = 0.008X1 + 0.063X2 + 1.369X3. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the Cox regression model was 0.923. A total of 20 of 54 (37.0%) non-surgical patients experienced tumor recurrence. Native T1 values (X1) (HR 1.012; 95% CI 1.007-1.016) and lymph node metastasis (X2) (HR 4.064; 95% CI 1.378-11.990) were independent tumor recurrence risk factors. The corresponding PI was calculated as follows: PI = 0.011X1 + 1.402X2; the Cox regression model AUC was 0.921. CONCLUSIONS Native T1 values combined with conventional imaging and clinicopathologic variables could facilitate the pretreatment prediction of CC recurrence.
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- Jie Liu
- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Radiotreatment, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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Li S, Liu J, Zhang W, Lu H, Wang W, Lin L, Zhang Y, Cheng J. T1 mapping and multimodel diffusion-weighted imaging in the assessment of cervical cancer: a preliminary study. Br J Radiol 2023; 96:20220952. [PMID: 37183908 PMCID: PMC10392640 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20220952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical feasibility of T1 mapping and multimodel diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for assessing the histological type, grade, and lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) of cervical cancer. METHODS Eighty patients with cervical cancer and 43 patients with a normal cervix underwent T1 mapping and DWI with 11 b-values (0-2000 s/mm2). Monoexponential, biexponential, and kurtosis models were fitted to calculate the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), pure molecular diffusion (D), pseudo-diffusion (D*), perfusion fraction (f), mean diffusivity (MD), and mean kurtosis (MK). Native T1 and DWI-derived parameters (ADCmean, ADCmin, Dmean, Dmin, D*, f, MDmean, MDmin, MKmean, and MKmax) were compared based on histological type, grade, and LVSI status. RESULTS Native T1 and DWI-derived parameters differed significantly between cervical cancer and normal cervix (all p < 0.05), except D* (p = 0.637). Native T1 and MKmean varied significantly between squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma (both p < 0.05). ADCmin, Dmin, and MDmin were significantly lower while MKmax was significantly higher in the high-grade SCC group than in the low-grade SCC group (all p < 0.05). LVSI-positive SCC had a significantly higher MKmean than LVSI-negative SCC (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Both T1 mapping and multimodel DWI can effectively differentiate cervical cancer from a normal cervix and cervical adenocarcinoma from SCC. Furthermore, multimodel DWI may provide quantitative metrics for non-invasively predicting histological grade and LVSI status in SCC patients. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE Combined use of T1 mapping and multimodel DWI may provide more comprehensive information for non-invasive pre-operative evaluation of cervical cancer.
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- Shujian Li
- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Advanced Technical Support, Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Laothamatas I, Al Mubarak H, Reddy A, Wax R, Badani K, Taouli B, Bane O, Lewis S. Multiparametric MRI of Solid Renal Masses: Principles and Applications of Advanced Quantitative and Functional Methods for Tumor Diagnosis and Characterization. J Magn Reson Imaging 2023. [PMID: 37052601 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Solid renal masses (SRMs) are increasingly detected and encompass both benign and malignant masses, with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) being the most common malignant SRM. Most patients with SRMs will undergo management without a priori pathologic confirmation. There is an unmet need to noninvasively diagnose and characterize RCCs, as significant variability in clinical behavior is observed and a wide range of differing management options exist. Cross-sectional imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are increasingly used for SRM characterization. Multiparametric (mp) MRI techniques can provide insight into tumor biology by probing different physiologic/pathophysiologic processes noninvasively. These include sequences that probe tissue microstructure, including intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and T1 relaxometry; oxygen metabolism (blood oxygen level dependent [BOLD-MRI]); as well as vascular flow and perfusion (dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI [DCE-MRI] and arterial spin labeling [ASL]). In this review, we will discuss each mpMRI method in terms of its principles, roles, and discuss the results of human studies for SRM assessment. Future validation of these methods may help to enable a personalized management approach for patients with SRM in the emerging era of precision medicine. EVIDENCE LEVEL: 5. TECHNICAL EFFICACY: 2.
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- Indira Laothamatas
- Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Liu J, Li S, Cao Q, Zhang Y, Nickel MD, Wu Y, Zhu J, Cheng J. Risk factors for the recurrence of cervical cancer using MR-based T1 mapping: A pilot study. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1133709. [PMID: 37007135 PMCID: PMC10061013 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1133709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify risk factors for recurrence in patients with cervical cancer (CC) through quantitative T1 mapping.MethodsA cohort of 107 patients histopathologically diagnosed with CC at our institution between May 2018 and April 2021 was categorized into surgical and non-surgical groups. Patients in each group were further divided into recurrence and non-recurrence subgroups depending on whether they showed recurrence or metastasis within 3 years of treatment. The longitudinal relaxation time (native T1) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of the tumor were calculated. The differences between native T1 and ADC values of the recurrence and non-recurrence subgroups were analyzed, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn for parameters with statistical differences. Logistic regression was performed for analysis of significant factors affecting CC recurrence. Recurrence-free survival rates were estimated by Kaplan–Meier analysis and compared using the log-rank test.ResultsThirteen and 10 patients in the surgical and non-surgical groups, respectively, showed recurrence after treatment. There were significant differences in native T1 values between the recurrence and non-recurrence subgroups in the surgical and non-surgical groups (P<0.05); however, there was no difference in ADC values (P>0.05). The areas under the ROC curve of native T1 values for discriminating recurrence of CC after surgical and non-surgical treatment were 0.742 and 0.780, respectively. Logistic regression analysis indicated that native T1 values were risk factors for tumor recurrence in the surgical and non-surgical groups (P=0.004 and 0.040, respectively). Compared with cut-offs, recurrence-free survival curves of patients with higher native T1 values of the two groups were significantly different from those with lower ones (P=0.000 and 0.016, respectively).ConclusionQuantitative T1 mapping could help identify CC patients with a high risk of recurrence, supplementing information on tumor prognosis other than clinicopathological features and providing the basis for individualized treatment and follow-up schemes.
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- Jie Liu
- Department of Magnetic Resonance, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jie Liu,
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Radiotreatment, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Magnetic Resonance (MR) Application Predevelopment, Siemens Healthcare Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung (GmbH), Erlangen, Germany
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- Magnetic Resonance (MR) Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Magnetic Resonance (MR) Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Li S, Liu J, Guo R, Nickel MD, Zhang Y, Cheng J, Zhu J. T 1 mapping and extracellular volume fraction measurement to evaluate the poor-prognosis factors in patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2023:e4918. [PMID: 36914267 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical feasibility of T1 mapping and extracellular volume fraction (ECV) measurement in assessing prognostic factors in patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 117 CSCC patients and 59 healthy volunteers underwent T1 mapping and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) on a 3 T system. Native T1 , contrast-enhanced T1 , ECV, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were calculated and compared based on surgico-pathologically verified deep stromal infiltration, parametrial invasion (PMI), lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI), lymph node metastasis, stage, histologic grade, and the Ki-67 labeling index (LI). RESULTS Native T1 , contrast-enhanced T1 , ECV, and ADC values were significantly different between CSCC and the normal cervix (all p < 0.05). No significant differences were observed in any parameters of CSCC when the tumors were grouped by stromal infiltration or lymph node status, respectively (all p > 0.05). In subgroups of the tumor stage and PMI, native T1 was significantly higher for advanced-stage (p = 0.032) and PMI-positive CSCC (p = 0.001). In subgroups of the grade and Ki-67 LI, contrast-enhanced T1 was significantly higher for high-grade (p = 0.012) and Ki-67 LI ≥ 50% tumors (p = 0.027). ECV was significantly higher in LVSI-positive CSCC than in LVSI-negative CSCC (p < 0.001). ADC values showed a significant difference for the grade (p < 0.001) but none for the other subgroups. CONCLUSION Both T1 mapping and DWI could stratify the CSCC histologic grade. In addition, T1 mapping and ECV measurement might provide more quantitative metrics for noninvasively predicting poor prognostic factors and aiding in preoperative risk assessment in CSCC patients.
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- Shujian Li
- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthcare Ltd., Beijing, China
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Wen B, Zhang Z, Fu K, Zhu J, Liu L, Gao E, Qi J, Zhang Y, Cheng J, Qu F, Zhu J. Value of pre-/post-contrast-enhanced T1 mapping and readout segmentation of long variable echo-train diffusion-weighted imaging in differentiating parotid gland tumors. Eur J Radiol 2023; 162:110748. [PMID: 36905715 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.110748] [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: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to explore the value of pre-/post-contrast-enhanced T1 mapping and readout segmentation of long variable echo-train diffusion-weighted imaging (RESOLVE-DWI) for the differential diagnosis of parotid gland tumors. METHODS A total of 128 patients with histopathologically confirmed parotid gland tumors [86 benign tumors (BTs) and 42 malignant tumors (MTs)] were retrospectively recruited. BTs were further divided into pleomorphic adenomas (PAs, n = 57) and Warthin's tumors (WTs, n = 15). MRI examinations were performed before and after contrast injection to measure the longitudinal relaxation time (T1) value (T1p and T1e, respectively) and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of the parotid gland tumors. The reduction in T1 (T1d) values and the percentage of T1 reduction (T1d%) were calculated. RESULTS The T1d and ADC values of the BTs were considerably higher than those of the MTs (all P <.05). The area under the curve (AUC) of the T1d and ADC values for differentiating between BTs and MTs of the parotid was 0.618 and 0.804, respectively (all P <.05). The AUC of the T1p, T1d, T1d%, and ADC values for differentiating between PAs and WTs was 0.926, 0.945, 0.925, and 0.996, respectively (all P >.05). The ADC and T1d% + ADC values performed better in differentiating between PAs and MTs than the T1p, T1d, and T1d% (AUC values: 0.902, 0.909, 0.660, 0.726, and 0.736, respectively). The T1p, T1d, T1d%, and T1d% + T1p values all had high diagnosis efficacy in differentiating WTs from MTs (AUC values: 0.865, 0.890, 0.852, and 0.897, respectively, all P >.05). CONCLUSION T1 mapping and RESOLVE-DWI can be used to differentiate parotid gland tumors quantitatively and can be complementary to each other.
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- Baohong Wen
- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthnieer Ltd., Beijing, China
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthnieer Ltd., Beijing, China
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Zhang L, Hao J, Guo J, Zhao X, Yin X. Predicting of Ki-67 Expression Level Using Diffusion-Weighted and Synthetic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer. Breast J 2023; 2023:6746326. [PMID: 37063453 PMCID: PMC10098409 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6746326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Objectives To investigate the association between quantitative parameters generated using synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (SyMRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and Ki-67 expression level in patients with invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC). Method We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with IDC who underwent SyMRI and DWI before treatment. Precontrast and postcontrast relaxation times (T1, longitudinal; T2, transverse), proton density (PD) parameters, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were measured in breast lesions. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to screen for statistically significant variables to differentiate the high (≥30%) and low (<30%) Ki-67 expression groups. Their performance was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results We analyzed 97 patients. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that the high Ki-67 expression group (n = 57) had significantly higher parameters generated using SyMRI (pre-T1, p=0.001) and lower ADC values (p=0.036) compared with the low Ki-67 expression group (n = 40). Pre-T1 showed the best diagnostic performance for predicting the Ki-67 expression level in patients with invasive ductal breast cancer (areas under the ROC curve (AUC), 0.711; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.609-0.813). Conclusions Pre-T1 could be used to predict the pretreatment Ki-67 expression level in invasive ductal breast cancer.
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- Liying Zhang
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, Zhengzhou, China
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- Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, Zhengzhou, China
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- Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, Zhengzhou, China
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- Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, Zhengzhou, China
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- Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, Zhengzhou, China
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Li S, He K, Yuan G, Yong X, Meng X, Feng C, Zhang Y, Kamel IR, Li Z. WHO/ISUP grade and pathological T stage of clear cell renal cell carcinoma: value of ZOOMit diffusion kurtosis imaging and chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging. Eur Radiol 2022; 33:4429-4439. [PMID: 36472697 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-09312-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the value of ZOOMit diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging in predicting WHO/ISUP grade and pathological T stage in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). METHODS Forty-six patients with ccRCC were included in this retrospective study. All participants underwent MRI including ZOOMit DKI and CEST. The non-Gaussian mean kurtosis (MK), mean diffusivity (MD), magnetization transfer ratio asymmetry (MTRasym (3.5 ppm)), and Ssat (3.5 ppm)/S0 were analyzed based on different WHO/ISUP grades and pT stages. Binary logistic regression was used to identify the best combination of the parameters. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated between CEST and diffusion-related parameters. RESULTS The ADC, MD, and Ssat (3.5 ppm)/S0 values were significantly lower for higher WHO/ISUP grade tumors, whereas the MK and MTRasym (3.5 ppm) were higher in higher WHO/ISUP grade and higher pT stage tumors. MTRasym (3.5 ppm) combined with MD (AUC, 0.930; 95% CI, 0.858-1.000) showed the best diagnostic efficacy in evaluating the WHO/ISUP grade. MTRasym (3.5 ppm) and MK were mildly positively correlated (r = 0.324, p = 0.028). Ssat (3.5 ppm)/S0 was moderately positively correlated with ADC (r = 0.580, p < 0.001), mildly positively correlated with MD (r = 0.412, p = 0.005), and moderately negatively correlated with MK (r = -0.575, p < .001). CONCLUSION The microstructural and biochemical assessment of ZOOMit DKI and CEST allowed for the characterization of different WHO/ISUP grades and pT stages in ccRCC. MTRasym (3.5 ppm) combined with MD showed the best diagnostic performance for WHO/ISUP grading. KEY POINTS • Both diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) can be used to predict the WHO/ISUP grade and pathological T stage. • MTRasym (3.5 ppm) combined with MD showed the highest AUC (0.930; 95% CI, 0.858-1.000) in WHO/ISUP grading. • MTRasym at 3.5 ppm showed a positive correlation with mean kurtosis.
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- Shichao Li
- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Gerwing M, Hoffmann E, Kronenberg K, Hansen U, Masthoff M, Helfen A, Geyer C, Wachsmuth L, Höltke C, Maus B, Hoerr V, Krähling T, Hiddeßen L, Heindel W, Karst U, Kimm MA, Schinner R, Eisenblätter M, Faber C, Wildgruber M. Multiparametric MRI enables for differentiation of different degrees of malignancy in two murine models of breast cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1000036. [PMID: 36408159 PMCID: PMC9667047 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1000036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Objective The objective of this study was to non-invasively differentiate the degree of malignancy in two murine breast cancer models based on identification of distinct tissue characteristics in a metastatic and non-metastatic tumor model using a multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) approach. Methods The highly metastatic 4T1 breast cancer model was compared to the non-metastatic 67NR model. Imaging was conducted on a 9.4 T small animal MRI. The protocol was used to characterize tumors regarding their structural composition, including heterogeneity, intratumoral edema and hemorrhage, as well as endothelial permeability using apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), T1/T2 mapping and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) imaging. Mice were assessed on either day three, six or nine, with an i.v. injection of the albumin-binding contrast agent gadofosveset. Ex vivo validation of the results was performed with laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), histology, immunhistochemistry and electron microscopy. Results Significant differences in tumor composition were observed over time and between 4T1 and 67NR tumors. 4T1 tumors showed distorted blood vessels with a thin endothelial layer, resulting in a slower increase in signal intensity after injection of the contrast agent. Higher permeability was further reflected in higher Ktrans values, with consecutive retention of gadolinium in the tumor interstitium visible in MRI. 67NR tumors exhibited blood vessels with a thicker and more intact endothelial layer, resulting in higher peak enhancement, as well as higher maximum slope and area under the curve, but also a visible wash-out of the contrast agent and thus lower Ktrans values. A decreasing accumulation of gadolinium during tumor progression was also visible in both models in LA-ICP-MS. Tissue composition of 4T1 tumors was more heterogeneous, with intratumoral hemorrhage and necrosis and corresponding higher T1 and T2 relaxation times, while 67NR tumors mainly consisted of densely packed tumor cells. Histogram analysis of ADC showed higher values of mean ADC, histogram kurtosis, range and the 90th percentile (p90), as markers for the heterogenous structural composition of 4T1 tumors. Principal component analysis (PCA) discriminated well between the two tumor models. Conclusions Multiparametric MRI as presented in this study enables for the estimation of malignant potential in the two studied tumor models via the assessment of certain tumor features over time.
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- Mirjam Gerwing
- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- *Correspondence: Mirjam Gerwing,
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Heart Center Bonn, Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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Jia F, Liao Y, Li X, Ye Z, Li P, Zhou X, Li Q, Wang S, Ning G, Qu H. Preliminary Study on Quantitative Assessment of the Fetal Brain Using MOLLI T1 Mapping Sequence. J Magn Reson Imaging 2022; 56:1505-1512. [PMID: 35394092 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28195] [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: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Prenatal quantitative evaluation of myelin is important. However, few techniques are suitable for the quantitative evaluation of fetal myelination. PURPOSE To optimize a modified Look-Locker inversion recovery (MOLLI) T1 mapping sequence for fetal brain development study. STUDY TYPE Prospective observational preliminary cohort study. POPULATION A total of 71 women with normal fetuses divided into mid-pregnancy (gestational age 24-28 weeks, N = 25) and late pregnancy (gestational age > 28 weeks, N = 46) groups. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE A 3 T/MOLLI sequence. ASSESSMENT T1 values were measured in pedunculus cerebri, basal ganglia, thalamus, posterior limb of the internal capsule, temporal white matter, occipital white matter, frontal white matter, and parietal white matter by two radiologists (11 and 16 years of experience, respectively). STATISTICAL TESTS The Kruskal-Wallis test was used for reginal comparison. For each region of interest (ROI), differences in T1 values between the mid and late pregnancy groups were assessed by the Mann Whitney U test. Pearson correlation coefficients (r) were used to evaluate the correlations between T1 values and gestational age for each ROI. Intraobserver and interobserver agreement was determined by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). A P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS Interobserver and intraobserver agreements of T1 were good for all ROIs (all ICCs > 0.700). There were significant differences in T1 values between lobal white matter and deep regions, respectively. Significant T1 values differences were found between middle and late pregnancy groups in pedunculus cerebri, basal ganglion, thalamus, posterior limb of the internal capsule, temporal, and occipital white matter. The T1 values showed significantly negative correlations with gestational weeks in pedunculus cerebri (r = -0.80), basal ganglion (r = -0.60), thalamus (r = -0.68), and posterior limb of the internal capsule (r = -0.77). DATA CONCLUSION The T1 values of fetal brain may be assessed using the MOLLI sequence and may reflect the myelination. EVIDENCE LEVEL 3 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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- Fenglin Jia
- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- MR Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- MR Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- MR Scientific Marketing, Siemens Healthineers, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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T1 and ADC histogram parameters may be an in vivo biomarker for predicting the grade, subtype, and proliferative activity of meningioma. Eur Radiol 2022; 33:258-269. [PMID: 35953734 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-09026-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the value of histogram analysis of T1 mapping and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in predicting the grade, subtype, and proliferative activity of meningioma. METHODS This prospective study comprised 69 meningioma patients who underwent preoperative MRI including T1 mapping and DWI. The histogram metrics, including mean, median, maximum, minimum, 10th percentiles (C10), 90th percentiles (C90), kurtosis, skewness, and variance, of T1 and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were extracted from the whole tumour and peritumoural oedema using FeAture Explorer. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison between low- and high-grade tumours. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the differential diagnostic performance. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to further classify meningioma subtypes. Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated to analyse the correlations between histogram parameters and Ki-67 expression. RESULTS High-grade meningiomas showed significantly higher mean, maximum, C90, and variance of T1 (p = 0.001-0.009), lower minimum, and C10 of ADC (p = 0.013-0.028), compared to low-grade meningiomas. For all histogram parameters, the highest individual distinctive power was T1 C90 with an AUC of 0.805. The best diagnostic accuracy was obtained by combining the T1 C90 and ADC C10 with an AUC of 0.864. The histogram parameters differentiated 4/6 pairs of subtype pairs. Significant correlations were identified between Ki-67 and histogram parameters of T1 (C90, mean) and ADC (C10, kurtosis, variance). CONCLUSION T1 and ADC histogram parameters may represent an in vivo biomarker for predicting the grade, subtype, and proliferative activity of meningioma. KEY POINTS • The histogram parameter based on T1 mapping and DWI is useful to preoperatively evaluate the grade, subtype, and proliferative activity of meningioma. • The combination of T1 C90 and ADC C10 showed the best performance for differentiating low- and high-grade meningiomas.
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Li J, Gao X, Dominik Nickel M, Cheng J, Zhu J. Native T1 mapping for differentiating the histopathologic type, grade, and stage of rectal adenocarcinoma: a pilot study. Cancer Imaging 2022; 22:30. [PMID: 35715848 PMCID: PMC9204907 DOI: 10.1186/s40644-022-00461-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Previous studies have indicated that T1 relaxation time could be utilized for the analysis of tissue characteristics. T1 mapping technology has been gradually used on research of body tumor. In this study, the application of native T1 relaxation time for differentiating the histopathologic type, grade, and stage of rectal adenocarcinoma was investigated. Methods One hundred and twenty patients with pathologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma were retrospectively evaluated. All patients underwent high-resolution anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and T1 mapping sequences. Parameters of T1 relaxation time and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were measured between the different groups. The diagnostic power was evaluated though the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results The T1 and ADC values varied significantly between rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma (MC) and non-mucinous rectal adenocarcinoma (AC) ([1986.1 ± 163.3 ms] vs. [1562.3 ± 244.2 ms] and [1.38 ± 0.23 × 10−3mm2/s] vs. [1.03 ± 0.15 × 10−3mm2/s], respectively; P < 0.001). In the AC group, T1 relaxation time were significantly different between the low- and high-grade adenocarcinoma cases ([1508.7 ± 188.6 ms] vs. [1806.5 ± 317.5 ms], P < 0.001), while no differences were apparent in the ADC values ([1.03 ± 0.14 × 10−3mm2/s] vs. [1.04 ± 0.18 × 10−3mm2/s], P > 0.05). No significant differences in T1 and ADC values were identified between the different T and N stage groups for both MC and AC (all P > 0.05). Conclusions Native T1 relaxation time can be used to discriminate MC from AC. The T1 relaxation time was helpful for differentiating the low- and high-grade of AC.
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- Juan Li
- Department of MRI, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No.1, Jianshe Dong Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No.1, Jianshe Dong Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of MRI, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No.1, Jianshe Dong Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthcare Ltd, Beijing, 100000, China
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Ding H, Velasco C, Ye H, Lindner T, Grech-Sollars M, O’Callaghan J, Hiley C, Chouhan MD, Niendorf T, Koh DM, Prieto C, Adeleke S. Current Applications and Future Development of Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting in Diagnosis, Characterization, and Response Monitoring in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:4742. [PMID: 34638229 PMCID: PMC8507535 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13194742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has enabled non-invasive cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and management in common clinical settings. However, inadequate quantitative analyses in MRI continue to limit its full potential and these often have an impact on clinicians' judgments. Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) has recently been introduced to acquire multiple quantitative parameters simultaneously in a reasonable timeframe. Initial retrospective studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using MRF for various cancer characterizations. Further trials with larger cohorts are still needed to explore the repeatability and reproducibility of the data acquired by MRF. At the moment, technical difficulties such as undesirable processing time or lack of motion robustness are limiting further implementations of MRF in clinical oncology. This review summarises the latest findings and technology developments for the use of MRF in cancer management and suggests possible future implications of MRF in characterizing tumour heterogeneity and response assessment.
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- Hao Ding
- Imperial College School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK;
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, UK; (C.V.); (C.P.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany;
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- Department of Medical Physics, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK;
- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- UCL Centre for Medical Imaging, Division of Medicine, University College London, London W1W 7TS, UK; (J.O.); (M.D.C.)
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- Cancer Research UK, Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, University College London Cancer Institute, London WC1E 6DD, UK;
- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- UCL Centre for Medical Imaging, Division of Medicine, University College London, London W1W 7TS, UK; (J.O.); (M.D.C.)
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- Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrueck, Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
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- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, UK;
- Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London SW3 6JJ, UK
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, UK; (C.V.); (C.P.)
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- High Dimensional Neurology Group, Queen’s Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
- Department of Oncology, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
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Jiang J, Cui L, Xiao Y, Zhou X, Fu Y, Xu G, Shao W, Chen W, Hu S, Hu C, Hao S. B 1 -Corrected T1 Mapping in Lung Cancer: Repeatability, Reproducibility, and Identification of Histological Types. J Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 54:1529-1540. [PMID: 34291852 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27844] [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: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND T1 mapping can potentially quantitatively assess the intrinsic properties of tumors. B1 correction can reduce the magnetic field inhomogeneity. PURPOSE To assess the repeatability and reproducibility of B1 -corrected T1 mapping for lung cancer and the ability to identify pathological types. STUDY TYPE Prospective reproducibility study. POPULATION Sixty lung cancer patients (22 with emphysema) with a total of 60 lesions (adenocarcinoma [n = 23], squamous cell carcinoma [n = 19], and small-cell lung cancer [SCLC] [n = 18]). FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE A 3 T/B1 -corrected 3D variable flip angle T1 mapping and free-breathing diffusion-weighted imaging. ASSESSMENT Intraobserver, interobserver, and test-retest reproducibility of minimum, maximum, mean, and SD of lung tumor T1 values were assessed. The correlation between mean T1 and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and differences between different histological types of lung cancer were evaluated. STATISTICAL TESTS Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), within-subject coefficients of variation (WCVs), Bland-Altman plots, Pearson's correlation coefficient (r), and analysis of variance (ANOVA). A P value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS No significant differences were found in minimum, maximum, mean, and SD T1 values for repeated measurements (intraobserver and interobserver) and repeated examinations (P = 0.103-0.979). All parameters showed good intraobserver, interobserver and test-retest reproducibility (ICC, 0.780-0.978), except the maximum T1 value (ICC, 0.645-0.922). The mean T1 exhibited the best reproducibility and repeatability, with an average difference <6% for repeated measurements, <8% for repeated scans in lung cancer patients, and<10% for repeated scans in those with emphysema. The mean T1 correlated moderately with ADC (r = -0.580, -0.516, and -0.511 for observers A, B, and C). Both mean T1 and mean ADC were significantly different in SCLC patients compared with those in adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma patients. DATA CONCLUSION The mean T1 from B1 -corrected T1 mapping is a repeatable parameter with the potential to identify histological types of lung cancer and thus may be a promising imaging biomarker for characterizing lung cancer. EVIDENCE LEVEL 1 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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- Jianqin Jiang
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University and The First people's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University and The First people's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University and The First people's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University and The First people's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University and The First people's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University and The First people's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 4 of Nantong University and The First people's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Siemens Healthineers Digital Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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Cazzato RL, De Marini P, Leonard-Lorant I, Leclerc L, Auloge P, Tricard T, Dalili D, Garnon J, Lang H, Gangi A. Safety and Oncologic Outcomes of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Cryoablation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: A 10-Year Single-Center Experience. Invest Radiol 2021; 56:153-162. [PMID: 32897930 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0000000000000719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Magnetic resonance imaging guidance has been sporadically reported for renal tumor cryoablation (CA); therefore, clinical experience with this modality is still limited.The aim of this study is to retrospectively analyze our 10-year experience with renal tumor CA performed on a 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging unit with the intent of reporting procedural safety and oncologic outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included 143 patients (102 men; 41 women; median age, 73 years; range, 34-91 years) with 149 tumors (median size, 2.6 cm; range, 0.6-6.0 cm), treated between 2009 and 2019. Patient, tumor, procedure, and follow-up data were collected and analyzed. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate local recurrence-free (LRFS), metastasis-free (MFS), disease-free (DFS), cancer-specific, and overall (OS) survival. Univariate and multivariate models were used to identify factors associated with complications, LRFS, MFS, DFS, and OS. RESULTS The overall complication rate was 10.7% (16/149 tumors), with 1 major (1/149 [0.7%]; 95% confidence interval, 0.0%-3.7%) hemorrhagic complication. Other minor complications (15/149 [10.1%]; 95% confidence interval, 0.6%-16.1%) did not include any cases of injury to nearby organs. There were no factors associated with complications.Five-year estimates of LRFS (primary/secondary), MFS, DFS, cancer-specific survival, and OS were 82.8%/91.5%, 91.1%, 75.1%, 98.2%, and 89.6%, respectively. Increasing tumor size (hazard radio [HR], 1.8; P = 0.02) and intraparenchymal tumor location (HR, 5.6; P < 0.01) were associated with lower LRFS; increasing patient's age (HR, 0.5; P = 0.01), high tumor grade (HR, 23.3; P < 0.01) and non-clear-cell/nonpapillary histology (HR, 20.1; P < 0.01) with metastatic disease; and high tumor grade (HR, 3.2; P = 0.04) with lower DFS. CONCLUSION Magnetic resonance imaging-guided CA of renal tumors is associated with acceptable morbidity and high survival estimates at 5-year follow-up. Given the absence of complications resulting from injuries to nearby organs, further studies are required to evaluate whether the potential reduced incidence of these adverse events justifies large-scale implementation of this interventional modality.
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- From the Departments of Interventional Radiology
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- Urology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- From the Departments of Interventional Radiology
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Interstitial fibrosis with tubule atrophy (IF/TA) is the response to virtually any sustained kidney injury and correlates inversely with kidney function and allograft survival. IF/TA is driven by various pathways that include hypoxia, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling, cellular rejection, inflammation and others. In this review we will focus on key pathways in the progress of renal fibrosis, diagnosis and therapy of allograft fibrosis. This review discusses the role and origin of myofibroblasts as matrix producing cells and therapeutic targets in renal fibrosis with a particular focus on renal allografts. We summarize current trends to use multi-omic approaches to identify new biomarkers for IF/TA detection and to predict allograft survival. Furthermore, we review current imaging strategies that might help to identify and follow-up IF/TA complementary or as alternative to invasive biopsies. We further discuss current clinical trials and therapeutic strategies to treat kidney fibrosis.Supplemental Visual Abstract; http://links.lww.com/TP/C141.
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Kiselev VG, Körzdörfer G, Gall P. Toward Quantification: Microstructure and Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting. Invest Radiol 2021; 56:1-9. [PMID: 33186141 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0000000000000738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a long-standing challenge. We advocate that the origin of the problem is the simplification applied in commonly used models of the MRI signal relation to the target parameters of biological tissues. Two research fields are briefly reviewed as ways to respond to the challenge of quantitative MRI, both experiencing an exponential growth right now. Microstructure MRI strives to build physiology-based models from cells to signal and, given the signal, back to the cells again. Magnetic resonance fingerprinting aims at efficient simultaneous determination of multiple signal parameters. The synergy of these yet disjoined approaches promises truly quantitative MRI with specific target-oriented diagnostic tools rather than universal imaging methods.
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- Valerij G Kiselev
- From the Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg
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Native T1 Mapping Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Quantitative Biomarker for Characterization of the Extracellular Matrix in a Rabbit Hepatic Cancer Model. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8100412. [PMID: 33066169 PMCID: PMC7601966 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8100412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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To characterize the tumor extracellular matrix (ECM) using native T1 mapping magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in an experimental hepatic cancer model, a total of 27 female New Zealand white rabbits with hepatic VX2 tumors were examined by MRI at different time points following tumor implantation (day 14, 21, 28). A steady-state precession readout single-shot MOLLI sequence was acquired in a 3 T MRI scanner in prone position using a head-neck coil. The tumors were segmented into a central, marginal, and peritumoral region in anatomical images and color-coded T1 maps. In histopathological sections, stained with H&E and Picrosirius red, the regions corresponded to central tumor necrosis and accumulation of viable cells with fibrosis in the tumor periphery. Another region of interest (ROI) was placed in healthy liver tissue. T1 times were correlated with quantitative data of collagen area staining. A two-way repeated-measures ANOVA was used to compare cohorts and tumor regions. Hepatic tumors were successfully induced in all rabbits. T1 mapping demonstrated significant differences between the different tumor regions (F(1.43,34.26) = 106.93, p < 0.001) without interaction effects between time points and regions (F(2.86,34.26) = 0.74, p = 0.53). In vivo T1 times significantly correlated with ex vivo collagen stains (area %), (center: r = 0.78, p < 0.001; margin: r = 0.84, p < 0.001; peritumoral: r = 0.73, p < 0.001). Post hoc tests using Sidak’s correction revealed significant differences in T1 times between all three regions (p < 0.001). Native T1 mapping is feasible and allows the differentiation of tumor regions based on ECM composition in a longitudinal tumor study in an experimental small animal model, making it a potential quantitative biomarker of ECM remodeling and a promising technique for future treatment studies.
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Technological Advances of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Today's Health Care Environment. Invest Radiol 2020; 55:531-542. [PMID: 32487969 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0000000000000678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Today's health care environment is shifting rapidly, driven by demographic change and high economic pressures on the system. Furthermore, modern precision medicine requires highly accurate and specific disease diagnostics in a short amount of time. Future imaging technology must adapt to these challenges.Demographic change necessitates scanner technologies tailored to the needs of an aging and increasingly multimorbid patient population. Accordingly, examination times have to be short enough that diagnostic images can be generated even for patients who can only lie in the scanner for a short time because of pain or with low breath-hold capacity.For economic reasons, the rate of nondiagnostic scans due to artifacts should be reduced as far as possible. As imaging plays an increasingly pivotal role in clinical-therapeutic decision making, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging facilities are confronted with an ever-growing number of patients, emphasizing the need for faster acquisitions while maintaining image quality.Lastly, modern precision medicine requires high and standardized image quality as well as quantifiable data in order to develop image-based biomarkers on which subsequent treatment management can rely.In recent decades, a variety of approaches have addressed the challenges of high throughput, demographic change, and precision medicine in MR imaging. These include field strength, gradient, coil and sequence development, as well as an increasing consideration of artificial intelligence. This article reviews state-of-the art MR technology and discusses future implementation from the perspective of what we know today.
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Adams LC, Bressem KK, Scheibl S, Nunninger M, Gentsch A, Fahlenkamp UL, Eckardt KU, Hamm B, Makowski MR. Multiparametric Assessment of Changes in Renal Tissue after Kidney Transplantation with Quantitative MR Relaxometry and Diffusion-Tensor Imaging at 3 T. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9051551. [PMID: 32455558 PMCID: PMC7290480 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9051551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background: Magnetic resonance relaxometry (MRR) offers highly reproducible pixel-wise parametric maps of T1 and T2 relaxation times, reflecting specific tissue properties, while diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) is a promising technique for the characterization of microstructural changes, depending on the directionality of molecular motion. Both MMR and DTI may be used for non-invasive assessment of parenchymal changes caused by kidney injury or graft dysfunction. Methods: We examined 46 patients with kidney transplantation and 16 healthy controls, using T1/T2 relaxometry and DTI at 3 T. Twenty-two early transplants and 24 late transplants were included. Seven of the patients had prior renal biopsy (all of them dysfunctional allografts; 6/7 with tubular atrophy and 7/7 with interstitial fibrosis). Results: Compared to healthy controls, T1 and T2 relaxation times in the renal parenchyma were increased after transplantation, with the highest T1/T2 values in early transplants (T1: 1700 ± 53 ms/T2: 83 ± 6 ms compared to T1: 1514 ± 29 ms/T2: 78 ± 4 ms in controls). Medullary and cortical ADC/FA values were decreased in early transplants and highest in controls, with medullary FA values showing the most pronounced difference. Cortical renal T1, mean medullary FA and corticomedullary differentiation (CMD) values correlated best with renal function as measured by eGFR (cortical T1: r = −0.63, p < 0.001; medullary FA: r = 0.67, p < 0.001; FA CMD: r = 0.62, p < 0.001). Mean medullary FA proved to be a significant predictor for tubular atrophy (p < 0.001), while cortical T1 appeared as a significant predictor of interstitial fibrosis (p = 0.003). Conclusion: Cortical T1, medullary FA, and FA CMD might serve as new imaging biomarkers of renal function and histopathologic microstructure.
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- Lisa C. Adams
- Department of Radiology, Charité, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (S.S.); (M.N.); (U.L.F.); (B.H.)
- Correspondence: (L.C.A.); (K.K.B.); Tel.: +49-30627376 (L.C.A.)
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- Department of Radiology, Charité, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Correspondence: (L.C.A.); (K.K.B.); Tel.: +49-30627376 (L.C.A.)
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- Department of Radiology, Charité, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (S.S.); (M.N.); (U.L.F.); (B.H.)
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- Department of Radiology, Charité, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (S.S.); (M.N.); (U.L.F.); (B.H.)
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- Department of Nephrology, Charité, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.G.); (K.-U.E.)
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- Department of Radiology, Charité, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (S.S.); (M.N.); (U.L.F.); (B.H.)
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- Department of Nephrology, Charité, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.G.); (K.-U.E.)
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- Department of Radiology, Charité, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (S.S.); (M.N.); (U.L.F.); (B.H.)
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- Department of Radiology, Charité, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (S.S.); (M.N.); (U.L.F.); (B.H.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, 81675 Munich, Germany
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Wang S, Li J, Zhu D, Hua T, Zhao B. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) T1 mapping with low-dose gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA) is promising in identifying clear cell renal cell carcinoma histopathological grade and differentiating fat-poor angiomyolipoma. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2020; 10:988-998. [PMID: 32489923 DOI: 10.21037/qims-19-723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background This study aimed to identify clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) histopathological grade and differentiate it from fat-poor angiomyolipoma (AML). This was achieved through contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) T1 mapping with intravenous low-dose gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA). Methods In total, 56 consecutive patients received MR scanning between January 2016 and December 2018 using the pre- and post- contrast-enhanced T1 mapping sequences with low-dose Gd-DTPA (0.036 mmol/kg). RCCs were pathologically proven in 40 patients after surgery and graded according to the International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) classification system. Ten AMLs were pathologically proven by surgery histopathology and six AMLs were diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Patients were followed up for more than half a year. The mean T1 values of the renal lesion and ipsilateral normal renal parenchyma were measured before and after Gd-DTPA administration (T1p and T1e). The reduction of T1 value (T1d) and the ratio of its reduction (T1d %) were calculated and compared. Results In 40 ccRCCs, higher-grade [International Society of Urologic Pathology (ISUP) grade 3 and 4] and lower-grade (ISUP grade 1 and 2) ccRCCs were noted in 13 and 27 patients, respectively. The mean T1p was 1,514.8±139.4 ms and the mean T1d was 907.7±193.7 ms in the higher-grade ccRCCs, which were significantly higher than in the lower-grade ccRCCs (T1p =1,251.7±151.5 ms and T1d =648.5±218.2 ms, respectively; P<0.001). Fat-poor AMLs had higher T1p (1,677.3±104.8 ms) and T1e (865.6±251.5 ms) as compared to ccRCCs (P<0.001). Combined T1p + T1d showed the highest area under the curve (AUC) (0.912) in the differentiation of higher-grade ccRCCs from lower-grade ccRCCs (P=0.010). Combined T1p + T1e had the highest AUC (0.956) in the differentiation between ccRCCs and fat-poor AMLs (P=0.010). All T1 mapping metrics could discriminate between normal renal parenchyma and renal lesions (P<0.001). No significant difference was found in the T1p and T1e at different parts of the ipsilateral normal renal parenchyma. Interobserver agreement for quantitative longitudinal relaxation time in the T1 maps was excellent. Conclusions Contrast-enhanced T1 mapping with low-dose Gd-DTPA may provide a more reliable and accurate approach in identifying ccRCCs histopathological grade and differentiating ccRCCs from fat-poor AMLs.
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- Shuai Wang
- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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Evaluation of T1 relaxation time in prostate cancer and benign prostate tissue using a Modified Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3121. [PMID: 32080281 PMCID: PMC7033189 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59942-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of T1 relaxation time (T1) for differentiating prostate cancer (PCa) from benign tissue as well as high- from low-grade PCa. Twenty-three patients with suspicion for PCa were included in this prospective study. 3 T MRI including a Modified Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence was acquired. Subsequent targeted and systematic prostate biopsy served as a reference standard. T1 and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value in PCa and reference regions without malignancy as well as high- and low-grade PCa were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. The performance of T1, ADC value, and a combination of both to differentiate PCa and reference regions was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. T1 and ADC value were lower in PCa compared to reference regions in the peripheral and transition zone (p < 0.001). ROC analysis revealed high AUCs for T1 (0.92; 95%-CI, 0.87-0.98) and ADC value (0.97; 95%-CI, 0.94 to 1.0) when differentiating PCa and reference regions. A combination of T1 and ADC value yielded an even higher AUC. The difference was statistically significant comparing it to the AUC for ADC value alone (p = 0.02). No significant differences were found between high- and low-grade PCa for T1 (p = 0.31) and ADC value (p = 0.8). T1 relaxation time differs significantly between PCa and benign prostate tissue with lower T1 in PCa. It could represent an imaging biomarker for PCa.
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CT-based machine learning model to predict the Fuhrman nuclear grade of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2019; 44:2528-2534. [PMID: 30919041 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-019-01992-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE To predict the Fuhrman grade of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) with a machine learning classifier based on single- or three-phase computed tomography (CT) images. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with pathologically proven ccRCC from February 1, 2009 to September 31, 2018 who were not treated were retrospectively collected for machine learning-based analysis. The texture features were extracted and ranked from precontrast phase (PCP), corticomedullary phase (CMP), nephrographic phase (NP) and three-phase CT images, and open-source gradient boosting from the decision tree library of CatBoost was used to establish a machine learning classifier to differentiate low- from high-grade ccRCC. The performances of machine learning classifiers based on features from single- and three-phase CT images were compared with each other. RESULTS A total of 231 patients with 232 pathologically proven ccRCC lesions were retrospectively collected. 35, 36, 41, and 22 Features were extracted and ranked from PCP, CMP, NP, and three-phase CT images, respectively. The machine learning model based on three-phase CT images [area under the ROC curve (AUC) = 0.87] achieved the best diagnostic performance for differentiating low- from high-grade ccRCC, followed by single-phase NP (AUC = 0.84), CMP (AUC = 0.80), and PCP images (AUC = 0.82). CONCLUSION Machine learning classifiers can be promising noninvasive techniques to differentiate low- and high-Fuhrman nuclear grade ccRCC, and classifiers based on three-phase CT images are superior to those based on features from each single phase.
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García-Figueiras R, Baleato-González S, Padhani AR, Luna-Alcalá A, Vallejo-Casas JA, Sala E, Vilanova JC, Koh DM, Herranz-Carnero M, Vargas HA. How clinical imaging can assess cancer biology. Insights Imaging 2019; 10:28. [PMID: 30830470 PMCID: PMC6399375 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0703-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Human cancers represent complex structures, which display substantial inter- and intratumor heterogeneity in their genetic expression and phenotypic features. However, cancers usually exhibit characteristic structural, physiologic, and molecular features and display specific biological capabilities named hallmarks. Many of these tumor traits are imageable through different imaging techniques. Imaging is able to spatially map key cancer features and tumor heterogeneity improving tumor diagnosis, characterization, and management. This paper aims to summarize the current and emerging applications of imaging in tumor biology assessment.
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- Roberto García-Figueiras
- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Choupana s/n, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Choupana s/n, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, Middlesex, England, HA6 2RN, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- MRI Unit, Clínica Las Nieves, Health Time, Jaén, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Nuclear. IMIBIC. Hospital Reina Sofía. Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Radiology and Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Clínica Girona and IDI, Lorenzana 36, 17002, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital & Institute of Cancer Research, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Choupana s/n, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
- Molecular Imaging Program, IDIS, USC, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Radiology, 1275 York Av. Radiology Academic Offices C-278, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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