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Wang W, Dou B, Wang Q, Li H, Li C, Zhao W, Fang L, Pylypenko D, Chu Y. Comparison of MUSE-DWI and conventional DWI in the application of invasive breast cancer and malignancy grade prediction: A comparative study. Heliyon 2024; 10:e24379. [PMID: 38304790 PMCID: PMC10830508 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Objective To compare MUSE-DWI with conventional DWI in assessing lesions of invasive breast cancer and evaluating the ADC values for preoperative histological grading. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 63 lesions confirmed as invasive breast cancer by surgical or biopsy pathology. Preoperatively, all patients underwent MUSE-DWI, conventional DWI, and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) scans. Two radiologists with over 5 years of experience (intermediate and senior levels, respectively) subjectively evaluated the images for clarity, image artifacts, and distortion. Objective evaluation included signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of lesions and fibrous tissue, as well as the ADC values of both imaging techniques. Due to the limited number of cases classified as grade I and the insignificant difference in disease-specific survival and recurrence scores between grades I and II tumors, grades I and II were grouped as low-grade, while grade III was classified as high-grade. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the efficacy of ADC values in preoperatively predicting the grading of invasive breast cancer. Results The SNR and subjective quality scores of MUSE-DWI images were significantly higher than those of conventional DWI (p < 0.05). For the same case, the ADC values of MUSE-DWI were lower than those of conventional DWI. The AUC values for predicting the grading of invasive breast cancer were 0.849 for MUSE-DWI and 0.801 for conventional DWI. Conclusion Compared to conventional DWI, MUSE-DWI significantly reduces artifacts and distortions, greatly improving image quality. Moreover, MUSE-DWI demonstrates higher diagnostic efficacy for preoperative histological grading of invasive breast cancer.
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- Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, 261041, China
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, 261041, China
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, 261041, China
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, 261041, China
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, 261041, China
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- Department of Radiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, 261041, China
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Kunimatsu N, Kunimatsu A, Uchida Y, Mori I, Kiryu S. Whole-lesion histogram analysis of apparent diffusion coefficient for the assessment of non-mass enhancement lesions on breast MRI. J Clin Imaging Sci 2022; 12:12. [PMID: 35414962 PMCID: PMC8992364 DOI: 10.25259/jcis_201_2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Objectives To investigate the application of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram analysis in differentiating between benign and malignant breast lesions detected as non-mass enhancement on MRI. Materials and Methods A retrospective study was conducted for 25 malignant and 26 benign breast lesions showing non-mass enhancement on breast MRI. An experienced radiologist without prior knowledge of the pathological results drew a region of interest (ROI) outlining the periphery of each lesion on the ADC map. A histogram was then made for each lesion. Following a univariate analysis of 18 summary statistics values, we conducted statistical discrimination after hierarchical clustering using Ward’s method. A comparison between the malignant and the benign groups was made using multiple logistic regression analysis and the Mann-Whitney U test. A P -value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Univariate analysis for the 18 summary statistics values showed the malignant group had greater entropy (P < 0.001) and lower uniformity (P < 0.001). While there was no significant difference in mean and skewness values, the malignant group tended to show a lower mean (P = 0.090) and a higher skewness (P = 0.065). Hierarchical clustering of the 18 summary statistics values identified four values (10th percentile, entropy, skewness, and uniformity) of which the 10th percentile values were significantly lower for the malignant group (P = 0.035). Conclusions Whole-lesion ADC histogram analysis may be useful for differentiating malignant from benign lesions which show non-mass enhancement on breast MRI.
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- Natsuko Kunimatsu
- Department of Radiology, Sanno Hospital, Akasaka, Minato–ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, International University of Health and Welfare, Mita Hospital, Minato–ku, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Sanno Medical Center, Akasaka, Minato–ku, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Diagnostic Pathology Center, International University of Health and Welfare, Kozunomori 4–3, Narita, Chiba, Japan,
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- Department of Radiology, International University of Health and Welfare, Kozunomori 4–3, Narita, Chiba, Japan,
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Boca (Petresc) B, Caraiani C, Popa L, Lebovici A, Feier DS, Bodale C, Buruian MM. The Utility of ADC First-Order Histogram Features for the Prediction of Metachronous Metastases in Rectal Cancer: A Preliminary Study. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11030452. [PMID: 35336825 PMCID: PMC8945327 DOI: 10.3390/biology11030452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simple Summary Metachronous metastases are the main factors affecting survival in rectal cancer, and 15–25% of patients will develop them at a 5-year follow-up. Early identification of patients with higher risk of developing distant metachronous metastases would help to improve therapeutic protocols and could allow for a more accurate, personalized management. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) represents an MRI quantitative biomarker, which can assess the diffusion characteristics of tissues, depending on the microscopic mobility of water, showing information related to tissue cellularity. First-order histogram-based features statistics describe the frequency distribution of intensity values within a region of interest, revealing microstructural alterations. In our study, we demonstrated that whole-tumor ADC first-order features may provide useful information for the assessment of rectal cancer prognosis, regarding the occurrence of metachronous metastases. Abstract This study aims the ability of first-order histogram-based features, derived from ADC maps, to predict the occurrence of metachronous metastases (MM) in rectal cancer. A total of 52 patients with pathologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma were retrospectively enrolled and divided into two groups: patients who developed metachronous metastases (n = 15) and patients without metachronous metastases (n = 37). We extracted 17 first-order (FO) histogram-based features from the pretreatment ADC maps. Student’s t-test and Mann–Whitney U test were used for the association between each FO feature and presence of MM. Statistically significant features were combined into a model, using the binary regression logistic method. The receiver operating curve analysis was used to determine the diagnostic performance of the individual parameters and combined model. There were significant differences in ADC 90th percentile, interquartile range, entropy, uniformity, variance, mean absolute deviation, and robust mean absolute deviation in patients with MM, as compared to those without MM (p values between 0.002–0.01). The best diagnostic was achieved by the 90th percentile and uniformity, yielding an AUC of 0.74 [95% CI: 0.60–0.8]). The combined model reached an AUC of 0.8 [95% CI: 0.66–0.90]. Our observations point out that ADC first-order features may be useful for predicting metachronous metastases in rectal cancer.
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- Bianca Boca (Petresc)
- Department of Radiology, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 540139 Târgu Mureș, Romania; (B.B.); (M.M.B.)
- Department of Radiology, Emergency Clinical County Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (A.L.); (D.S.F.)
- Department of Medical Imaging, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medical Imaging, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Radiology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, 400158 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Correspondence: (C.C.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Medical Imaging, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Correspondence: (C.C.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Radiology, Emergency Clinical County Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (A.L.); (D.S.F.)
- Department of Radiology, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Radiology, Emergency Clinical County Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (A.L.); (D.S.F.)
- Department of Radiology, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oncology, Amethyst Radiotherapy Center Cluj, 407280 Florești, Romania;
- Department of Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Radiology, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 540139 Târgu Mureș, Romania; (B.B.); (M.M.B.)
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Pure Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast: Analysis of 270 Consecutive Patients Treated in a 9-Year Period. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13030431. [PMID: 33498737 PMCID: PMC7865419 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13030431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) accounts for 20 to 25% of all breast cancers and its incidence of progression to invasive ductal carcinoma is at least 13 to 50%. The aim of our retrospective observational analysis is to review the issues of this histological type of cancer. We confirmed in a wide population of 270 consecutive patients who underwent surgery in a single institute that the management of DCIS can be difficult and particularly complex. There are many variables to be taken into consideration such as the choice of the diagnostic and bioptical technique. This delicate management must be carried out in specialized centres such as Breast Units involving multiple professional figures to define and guarantee the best possible treatment for each patient. Abstract Introduction: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is an intraductal neoplastic proliferation of epithelial cells that are confined within the basement membrane of the breast ductal system. This retrospective observational analysis aims at reviewing the issues of this histological type of cancer. Materials and methods: Patients treated for DCIS between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2018 were identified from a retrospective database. The patients were divided into two groups of 5 years each, the first group including patients treated from 2009 to 2013, and the second group including patients treated from 2014 to 2018. Once the database was completed, we performed a statistical analysis to see if there were significant differences among the 2 periods. Statistical analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism software for Windows, and the level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: 3586 female patients were treated for breast cancer over the 9-year study period (1469 patients from 2009 to 2013 and 2117 from 2014 to 2018), of which 270 (7.53%) had pure DCIS in the final pathology. The median age of diagnosis was 59-year-old (range 36–86). In the first period, 81 (5.5%) women out of 1469 had DCIS in the final pathology, in the second, 189 (8.9%) out of 2117 had DCIS in the final pathology with a statistically significant increase (p = 0.0001). From 2009 to 2013, only 38 (46.9%) were in stage 0 (correct DCIS diagnosis) while in the second period, 125 (66.1%) were included in this stage. The number of patients included in clinical stage 0 increased significantly (p = 0.004). In the first period, 48 (59.3%) specimen margins were at a greater or equal distance than 2 mm (negative margins), between 2014 and 2018; 137 (72.5%) had negative margins. Between 2014 and 2018 the number of DCIS patients with positive margins decreased significantly (p = 0.02) compared to the first period examined. The mastectomies number increased significantly (p = 0.008) between the 2 periods, while the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) numbers had no differences (p = 0.29). For both periods analysed all the 253 patients who underwent the follow up are currently living and free of disease. We have conventionally excluded the 17 patients whose data were lost. Conclusion: The choice of the newest imaging techniques and the most suitable biopsy method allows a better pre-operative diagnosis of the DCIS. Surgical treatment must be targeted to the patient and a multidisciplinary approach discussed in the Breast Unit centres.
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Histogram Analysis and Visual Heterogeneity of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging with Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Mapping in the Prediction of Molecular Subtypes of Invasive Breast Cancers. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2019; 2019:2972189. [PMID: 31819738 PMCID: PMC6893252 DOI: 10.1155/2019/2972189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Objective To investigate if histogram analysis and visually assessed heterogeneity of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) mapping can predict molecular subtypes of invasive breast cancers. Materials and Methods In this retrospective study, 91 patients with invasive breast carcinoma who underwent preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with DWI at our institution were included. Two radiologists delineated a 2-D region of interest (ROI) on ADC maps in consensus. Tumors were also independently classified into low and high heterogeneity based on visual assessment of DWI. First-order statistics extracted through histogram analysis within the ROI of the ADC maps (mean, 10th percentile, 50th percentile, 90th percentile, standard deviation, kurtosis, and skewness) and visually assessed heterogeneity were evaluated for associations with tumor receptor status (ER, PR, and HER2 status) as well as molecular subtype. Results HER2-positive lesions demonstrated significantly higher mean (p=0.034), Perc50 (p=0.046), and Perc90 (p=0.040), with AUCs of 0.605, 0.592, and 0.652, respectively, than HER2-negative lesions. No significant differences were found in the histogram values for ER and PR statuses. Neither quantitative histogram analysis based on ADC maps nor qualitative visual heterogeneity assessment of DWI images was able to significantly differentiate between molecular subtypes, i.e., luminal A versus all other subtypes (luminal B, HER2-enriched, and triple negative) combined, luminal A and B combined versus HER2-enriched and triple negative combined, and triple negative versus all other types combined. Conclusion Histogram analysis and visual heterogeneity assessment cannot be used to differentiate molecular subtypes of invasive breast cancer.
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Zhang P, Min X, Wang L, Feng Z, Ke Z, You H, Fan C, Li Q. Bi-exponential versus mono-exponential diffusion-weighted imaging for evaluating prostate cancer aggressiveness after radical prostatectomy: a whole-tumor histogram analysis. Acta Radiol 2019; 60:1566-1575. [PMID: 30897930 DOI: 10.1177/0284185119837932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Peipei Zhang
- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Surov A, Meyer HJ, Wienke A. Can apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) distinguish breast cancer from benign breast findings? A meta-analysis based on 13 847 lesions. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:955. [PMID: 31615463 PMCID: PMC6794799 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6201-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of the present meta-analysis was to provide evident data about use of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) values for distinguishing malignant and benign breast lesions. METHODS MEDLINE library and SCOPUS database were screened for associations between ADC and malignancy/benignancy of breast lesions up to December 2018. Overall, 123 items were identified. The following data were extracted from the literature: authors, year of publication, study design, number of patients/lesions, lesion type, mean value and standard deviation of ADC, measure method, b values, and Tesla strength. The methodological quality of the 123 studies was checked according to the QUADAS-2 instrument. The meta-analysis was undertaken by using RevMan 5.3 software. DerSimonian and Laird random-effects models with inverse-variance weights were used without any further correction to account for the heterogeneity between the studies. Mean ADC values including 95% confidence intervals were calculated separately for benign and malign lesions. RESULTS The acquired 123 studies comprised 13,847 breast lesions. Malignant lesions were diagnosed in 10,622 cases (76.7%) and benign lesions in 3225 cases (23.3%). The mean ADC value of the malignant lesions was 1.03 × 10- 3 mm2/s and the mean value of the benign lesions was 1.5 × 10- 3 mm2/s. The calculated ADC values of benign lesions were over the value of 1.00 × 10- 3 mm2/s. This result was independent on Tesla strength, choice of b values, and measure methods (whole lesion measure vs estimation of ADC in a single area). CONCLUSION An ADC threshold of 1.00 × 10- 3 mm2/s can be recommended for distinguishing breast cancers from benign lesions.
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- Alexey Surov
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. .,Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Ulm University Medical Center, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Informatics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 8, 06097, Halle, Germany
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Li T, Hong Y, Kong D, Li K. Histogram analysis of diffusion kurtosis imaging based on whole-volume images of breast lesions. J Magn Reson Imaging 2019; 51:627-634. [PMID: 31385429 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.26884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) is a novel MRI technique to assess breast cancer but the effectivity still remains to be improved. PURPOSE To investigate the performance of whole-volume histogram parameters derived from a DKI model for differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions. STUDY TYPE Retrospective. POPULATION In all, 120 patients with breast lesions (62 malignant, 58 benign). SEQUENCE DKI sequence with seven b-values (0, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, and 3000 s/mm2 ) and DWI sequence with two b-values (0 and 1000 s/mm2 ) on 3.0T MRI. ASSESSMENT Histogram parameters of the DKI model (K and D) and the DWI model (ADC), including the minimum, maximum, mean, percentile values (25th, 50th, 75th, and 95th), standard deviation, kurtosis and skewness, were calculated by two radiologists for the whole lesion volume. STATISTICAL TESTS Student's t-test was used to compare malignant and benign lesions. The diagnostic performances were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. RESULTS Kmax , Dmin , and ADCmin had the highest area under the curve (AUC) (0.875, 0.830, and 0.847, respectively), sensitivity (85.5%, 74.2%, and 77.4%, respectively), and accuracy (85.0%, 79.2%, and 81.7%, respectively) in their individual histogram parameter groups, and Kmax was found to outperform Dmin and ADCmin . ADC histogram parameters (from ADCmin to ADCsd ) were significantly lower than D histogram parameters in all groups. DATA CONCLUSION Kmax , Dmin , and ADCmin were found to be better metrics than the corresponding average values for differentiating benign from malignant tumors. Histogram parameters derived from the DKI model provided more information and had better diagnostic performance than ADC parameters derived from the DWI model. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2020;51:627-634.
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- Ting Li
- The Department of Radiology, First People's Hospital of Changzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Park VY, Kim SG, Kim EK, Moon HJ, Yoon JH, Kim MJ. Diffusional kurtosis imaging for differentiation of additional suspicious lesions on preoperative breast MRI of patients with known breast cancer. Magn Reson Imaging 2019; 62:199-208. [PMID: 31323316 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2019.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the potential of diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) and conventional diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the evaluation of additional suspicious lesions at preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-three additional suspicious lesions in 45 patients with breast cancer, which were detected on preoperative breast MRI, were examined with a 3-T MR system. DKI and DWI data were obtained using a spin-echo single-shot echo-planar imaging sequence with b-values of 0, 50, 600, 1000, and 3000 s/mm2. Histogram parameters (mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th percentiles, kurtosis, skewness and entropy) of ADC from DWI and diffusivity (D), kurtosis (K) from DKI were calculated after postprocessing. Parameters were compared between benign vs. ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) vs. invasive breast lesions and diagnostic performances were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Correlation between the mean values of D and K was analyzed according to lesion type. RESULTS Multiple histogram parameters of D (mean, 25th, 50th percentile, 75th percentile, and entropy) differed between benign and invasive breast lesions (all P < 0.005), but none differed between benign vs. DCIS. D-90th percentile differed between DCIS vs. invasive cancer (P = 0.040). K-10th percentile differed between benign vs. DCIS (P = 0.015). ADC-75th percentile differed between benign vs. invasive cancer and ADC-75th percentile, ADC-90th percentile differed between DCIS vs. invasive cancer, respectively (all P < 0.005). ROC curve analysis showed high specificity for discrimination between benign and invasive cancer. D-mean and K-mean showed strong correlation in benign (rs = -0.813) and invasive lesions (rs = -0.853), but no significant correlation in DCIS. CONCLUSION DKI may aid in the differentiation of additional suspicious lesions at preoperative breast MRI. Both ADC and DKI may have lower potential in differentiating DCIS from benign lesions.
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- Vivian Youngjean Park
- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
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- Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI2R), New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea.
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Tsougos I, Bakosis M, Tsivaka D, Athanassiou E, Fezoulidis I, Arvanitis D, Vassiou K. Diagnostic performance of quantitative diffusion tensor imaging for the differentiation of breast lesions at 3 T MRI. Clin Imaging 2019; 53:25-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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An Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Histogram Method Versus a Traditional 2-Dimensional Measurement Method for Identifying Non–Puerperal Mastitis From Breast Cancer at 3.0 T. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2018; 42:776-783. [DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Liu HL, Zong M, Wei H, Lou JJ, Wang SQ, Zou QG, Shi HB, Jiang YN. Differentiation between malignant and benign breast masses: combination of semi-quantitative analysis on DCE-MRI and histogram analysis of ADC maps. Clin Radiol 2017; 73:460-466. [PMID: 29295753 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2017.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIM To investigate the performance of combined semi-quantitative analysis on dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histogram analysis of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for distinguishing malignant from benign breast masses. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 178 patients with breast masses (benign:malignant=88:9) who underwent both DCE-MRI and DWI. The semi-quantitative parameters, derived from DCE-MRI, included maximum slope of increase (MSI), signal intensity slope (SIslope), initial percentage of enhancement (Einitial), percentage of peak enhancement (Epeak), early signal enhancement ratio (ESER), and second enhancement percentage (SEP). Histogram parameters derived from apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps included ADCmin, ADCmax, ADCmean, ADC10, ADC25, ADC50, ADC75, ADC90, skewness, and kurtosis. All parameters were compared between malignant and benign groups, and their differences were tested using independent-samples t-test or Mann-Whitney test. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to determine the diagnostic value of each significant parameter. RESULTS Among semi-quantitative parameters, SIslope exhibited the best diagnostic performance in predicting malignancy (cut-off value, 0.096; ROC, 0.756; sensitivity, 86.7%; specificity, 61.4%). Among histogram parameters, ADC10 exhibited the best diagnostic performance in predicting malignancy (cut-off value, 1.051; ROC, 0.885; sensitivity, 86.7%; specificity, 84.1%). The optimal diagnostic performance of combined ADC10 and SIslope (area under curve [AUC], 0.888; sensitivity, 82.2%; specificity, 95.5%) was significantly better than SIslope alone (p<0.001). Moreover, the combination showed higher AUC (0.888 versus 0.885) than ADC10 alone, but the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.914). CONCLUSION SIslope and ADC10 are significant predictors for breast malignancy. The combination of DCE-MRI and DWI improves differentiating performance.
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Affiliation(s)
- H-L Liu
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China.
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Liu HL, Zong M, Wei H, Lou JJ, Wang SQ, Zou QG, Shi HB, Jiang YN. Preoperative predicting malignancy in breast mass-like lesions: value of adding histogram analysis of apparent diffusion coefficient maps to dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for improving confidence level. Br J Radiol 2017; 90:20170394. [PMID: 28876982 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20170394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE This study aims to find out the benefits of adding histogram analysis of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps onto dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) in predicting breast malignancy. METHODS This study included 95 patients who were found with breast mass-like lesions from January 2014 to March 2016 (47 benign and 48 malignant). These patients were estimated by both DCE-MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and classified into two groups, namely, the benign and the malignant. Between these groups, the DCE-MRI parameters, including morphology, enhancement homogeneity, maximum slope of increase (MSI) and time-signal intensity curve (TIC) type, as well as histogram parameters generated from ADC maps were compared. Then, univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the most valuable variables in predicting malignancy. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were taken to assess their clinical values. RESULTS The lesion morphology, MSI and TIC Type (p < 0.05) were significantly different between the two groups. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that irregular morphology, TIC Type II/III and ADC10 were important predictors for breast malignancy. Increased area under curve (AUC) and specificity can be achieved with Model 2 (irregular morphology + TIC Type II/III + ADC10 < 1.047 ×10-3 mm2 s-1) as the criterion than Model 1 (irregular morphology + TIC Type II/III) only (Model 2 vs Model 1; AUC, 0.822 vs 0.705; sensitivity, 68.8 vs 75.0%; specificity, 95.7 vs 66.0%). CONCLUSION Irregular morphology, TIC Type II/III and ADC10 are indicators for predicting breast malignancy. Histogram analysis of ADC maps can provide additional value in predicting breast malignancy. Advances in knowledge: The morphology, MSI and TIC types in DCE-MRI examination have significant difference between the benign and malignant groups. A higher AUC can be achieved by using ADC10 as the diagnostic index than other ADC parameters, and the difference in AUC based on ADC10 and ADCmean was statistically significant. The irregular morphology, TIC Type II/III and ADC10 were significant predictors for malignant lesions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hong-Li Liu
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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