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Chaurasia A, Gopal N, Dehghani Firouzabadi F, Yazdian Anari P, Wakim P, Ball MW, Jones EC, Turkbey B, Huda F, Linehan WM, Turkbey EB, Malayeri AA. Role of ultra-high b-value DWI in the imaging of hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC). Abdom Radiol (NY) 2023; 48:340-349. [PMID: 36207629 PMCID: PMC10681094 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-022-03689-w] [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: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) syndrome is associated with an aggressive form of renal cell carcinoma with high risk of metastasis, even in small primary tumors with unequivocal imaging findings. In this study, we compare the performance of ultra-high b-value diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) sequence (b = 2000 s/mm2) to standard DWI (b = 800 s/mm2) sequence in identifying malignant lesions in patients with HLRCC. METHODS Twenty-eight patients (n = 18 HLRCC patients with 22 lesions, n = 10 controls) were independently evaluated by three abdominal radiologists with different levels of experience using four combinations of MRI sequences in two separate sessions (session 1: DWI with b-800, session 2: DWI with b-2000). T1 precontrast, T2-weighted (T2WI), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) sequences were similar in both sessions. Each identified lesion was subjectively assessed using a six-point cancer likelihood score based on individual sequences and overall impression. RESULTS The ability to distinguish benign versus malignant renal lesions improved with the use of b-2000 for more experienced radiologists (Reader 1 AUC: Session 1-0.649 and Session 2-0.938, p = 0.017; Reader 2 AUC: Session 1-0.781 and Session 2-0.921, p = 0.157); whereas no improvement was observed for the less experienced reader (AUC: Session 1-0.541 and Session 2-0.607, p = 0.699). CONCLUSION The inclusion of ultra-high b-value DWI sequence improved the ability of classification of renal lesions in patients with HLRCC for experienced radiologists. Consideration should be given toward incorporation of DWI with b-2000 s/mm2 into existing renal MRI protocols.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aditi Chaurasia
- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi
- Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, 1C352, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
| | - Pouria Yazdian Anari
- Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, 1C352, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
| | - Paul Wakim
- Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Mark W Ball
- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Elizabeth C Jones
- Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, 1C352, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
| | - Baris Turkbey
- Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, 1C352, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
| | - Fahimul Huda
- Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, 1C352, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, 1C352, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
| | - Ashkan A Malayeri
- Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, 1C352, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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