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Yano H, Miwa K, Nakayama N, Maruyama T, Ohe N, Ikuta S, Ikegame Y, Yamada T, Takei H, Owashi E, Ohmura K, Yokoyama K, Kumagai M, Muragaki Y, Iwama T, Shinoda J. Differentiation of astrocytoma between grades II and III using a combination of methionine positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. World Neurosurg X 2023; 19:100193. [PMID: 37123626 PMCID: PMC10141501 DOI: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100193] [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: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Objective This study aimed to establish a method for differentiating between grades II and III astrocytomas using preoperative imaging. Methods We retrospectively analyzed astrocytic tumors, including 18 grade II astrocytomas (isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutant: IDH-wildtype = 8:10) and 56 grade III anaplastic astrocytomas (37:19). We recorded the maximum methionine (MET) uptake ratios (tumor-to-normal: T/N) on positron emission tomography (PET) and three MRS peak ratios: choline (Cho)/creatine (Cr), N-acetyl aspartate (NAA)/Cr, and Cho/NAA, between June 2015 and June 2020. We then evaluated the cut-off values to differentiate between grades II and III. We compared the grading results between contrast enhancement effects on MR and combinational diagnostic methods (CDM) on a scatter chart using the cutoff values of the T/N ratio and MRS parameters. Results The IDH-mutant group showed significant differences in the Cho/NAA ratio between grades II and III using univariate analysis; however, multiple regression analysis results negated this. The IDH-wildtype group showed no significant differences between the groups. Contrast enhancement effects also showed no significant differences in IDH status. Accordingly, regardless of the IDH status, no statistically independent factors differentiated between grades II and III. However, CDMs showed higher sensitivity and negative predictive value in distinguishing them than MRI contrast examinations for both IDH statuses. We demonstrated a significantly higher diagnostic rate of grade III than of grade II with CDM, which was more striking in the IDH-mutant group than in the wild-type group. Conclusions CDM could be valuable in differentiating between grade II and III astrocytic tumors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hirohito Yano
- Department of Neurosurgery and Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Chubu Neurorehabilitation Hospital, 630 Shimo-kobi, Kobi-cho, Minokamo, 505-0034, Japan
- Department of Clinical Brain Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, 501-1194, Japan
- Corresponding author. Department of Neurosurgery and Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Chubu Neurorehabilitation Hospital, 630 Shimo-kobi, Kobi-cho, Minokamo, 505-0034, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Central Japan International Medical Center, 1-1 Kenkou-no-machi, Minokamo City, 505-8510, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Chubu Neurorehabilitation Hospital, 630 Shimo-kobi, Kobi-cho, Minokamo, 505-0034, Japan
- Department of Clinical Brain Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Central Japan International Medical Center, 1-1 Kenkou-no-machi, Minokamo City, 505-8510, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Chubu Neurorehabilitation Hospital, 630 Shimo-kobi, Kobi-cho, Minokamo, 505-0034, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Chubu Neurorehabilitation Hospital, 630 Shimo-kobi, Kobi-cho, Minokamo, 505-0034, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Central Japan International Medical Center, 1-1 Kenkou-no-machi, Minokamo City, 505-8510, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Chubu Neurorehabilitation Hospital, 630 Shimo-kobi, Kobi-cho, Minokamo, 505-0034, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Chubu Neurorehabilitation Hospital, 630 Shimo-kobi, Kobi-cho, Minokamo, 505-0034, Japan
- Department of Clinical Brain Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, 501-1194, Japan
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Comparison of Amino Acid PET to Advanced and Emerging MRI Techniques for Neurooncology Imaging: A Systematic Review of the Recent Studies. Mol Imaging 2021; 2021:8874078. [PMID: 34194287 PMCID: PMC8205602 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8874078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction Standard neuroimaging protocols for brain tumors have well-known limitations. The clinical use of additional modalities including amino acid PET (aaPET) and advanced MRI (aMRI) techniques (including DWI, PWI, and MRS) is emerging in response to the need for more accurate detection of brain tumors. In this systematic review of the past 2 years of the literature, we discuss the most recent studies that directly compare or combine aaPET and aMRI for brain tumor imaging. Methods A PubMed search was conducted for human studies incorporating both aaPET and aMRI and published between July 2018 and August 2020. Results A total of 22 studies were found in the study period. Recent studies of aaPET with DWI showed a superiority of MET, FET, FDOPA, and AMT PET for detecting tumor, predicting recurrence, diagnosing progression, and predicting survival. Combining modalities further improved performance. Comparisons of aaPET with PWI showed mixed results about spatial correlation. However, both modalities were able to detect high-grade tumors, identify tumor recurrence, differentiate recurrence from treatment effects, and predict survival. aaPET performed better on these measures than PWI, but when combined, they had the strongest results. Studies of aaPET with MRS demonstrated that both modalities have diagnostic potential but MET PET and FDOPA PET performed better than MRS. MRS suffered from some data quality issues that limited analysis in two studies, and, in one study that combined modalities, overall performance actually decreased. Four recent studies compared aaPET with emerging MRI approaches (such as CEST imaging, MR fingerprinting, and SISTINA), but the initial results remain inconclusive. Conclusions aaPET outperformed the aMRI imaging techniques in most recent studies. DWI and PWI added meaningful complementary data, and the combination of aaPET with aMRI yielded the best results in most studies.
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