An alternative approach to contrast-enhanced imaging: diffusion-weighted imaging and T1-weighted imaging identifies and quantifies necrosis in Wilms tumour.
Eur Radiol
; 29(8): 4141-4149, 2019 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Volume of necrosis in Wilms tumour is informative of chemotherapy response. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI (T1w) provides a measure of necrosis using gadolinium. This study aimed to develop a non-invasive method of identifying non-enhancing (necrotic) tissue in Wilms tumour.METHODS:
In this single centre, retrospective study, post-chemotherapy MRI data from 34 Wilms tumour patients were reviewed (March 2012-March 2017). Cases with multiple b value diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and T1w imaging pre- and post-gadolinium were included. Fractional T1 enhancement maps were generated from the gadolinium T1w data. Multiple linear regression determined whether fitted parameters from a mono-exponential model (ADC) and bi-exponential model (IVIM - intravoxel incoherent motion) (D, D*, f) could predict fractional T1 enhancement in Wilms tumours, using normalised pre-gadolinium T1w (T1wnorm) signal as an additional predictor. Measured and predicted fractional enhancement values were compared using the Bland-Altman plot. An optimum threshold for separating necrotic and viable tissue using fractional T1 enhancement was established using ROC.RESULTS:
ADC and D (diffusion coefficient) provided the strongest predictors of fractional T1 enhancement in tumour tissue (p < 0.001). Using the ADC-T1wnorm model (adjusted R2 = 0.4), little bias (mean difference = - 0.093, 95% confidence interval = [- 0.52, 0.34]) was shown between predicted and measured values of fractional enhancement and analysed via the Bland-Altman plot. The optimal threshold for differentiating viable and necrotic tissue was 33% fractional T1 enhancement (based on measured values, AUC = 0.93; sensitivity = 85%; specificity = 90%).CONCLUSIONS:
Combining ADC and T1w imaging predicts enhancement in Wilms tumours and reliably identifies and measures necrotic tissue without gadolinium. KEY POINTS ⢠Alternative method to identify necrotic tissue in Wilms tumour without using contrast agents but rather using diffusion and T 1 weighted MRI. ⢠A method is presented to visualise and quantify necrotic tissue in Wilms tumour without contrast. ⢠The proposed method has the potential to reduce costs and burden to Wilms tumour patients who undergo longitudinal follow-up imaging as contrast agents are not used.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tumor de Wilms
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Neoplasias Renales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Revista:
Eur Radiol
Asunto de la revista:
RADIOLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido