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Acta Neurochir (Wien) ; 166(1): 168, 2024 Apr 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38575773

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BACKGROUND: Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in MRI has been shown to correlate with postoperative House-Brackmann (HB) scores in patients with vestibular schwannoma despite limited methodology. To rectify limitations of single region of interest (ROI) sampling, we hypothesize that whole-tumor ADC histogram analysis will refine the predictive value of this preoperative biomarker related to postoperative facial nerve function. METHODS: Of 155 patients who underwent resection of vestibular schwannoma (2014-2020), 125 patients were included with requisite clinical and radiographic data. After volumetric analysis and whole-tumor ADC histogram, regression tree analysis identified ADC cutoff for significant differences in HB grade. Outcomes were extent of resection, facial nerve function, hospital length of stay (LOS), and complications. RESULTS: Regression tree analysis defined three quantitative ADC groups (× 10-6 mm2/s) as high (> 2248.77; HB 1.7), mid (1468.44-2248.77; HB 3.1), and low (< 1468.44; HB 2.3) range (p 0.04). The mid-range ADC group had significantly worse postoperative HB scores and longer hospital LOS. Large tumor volume was independently predictive of lower rates of gross total resection (p <0.0001), higher postoperative HB score (p 0.002), higher rate of complications (p 0.04), and longer LOS (p 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: Whole-tumor histogram yielded a robust regression tree analysis that defined three ADC groups with significantly different facial nerve outcomes. This likely reflects tumor heterogeneity better than solid-tumor ROI sampling. Whole-tumor ADC warrants further study as a useful radiographic biomarker in patients with vestibular schwannoma who are considering surgical resection.


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Neuroma, Acoustic , Humans , Neuroma, Acoustic/diagnostic imaging , Neuroma, Acoustic/surgery , Facial Nerve/diagnostic imaging , Facial Nerve/surgery , Retrospective Studies , Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Biomarkers , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Treatment Outcome
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