Statistical analysis of multi-b factor diffusion weighted images can help distinguish between vasogenic and tumor-infiltrated edema

Vandendries, Christophe; Ducreux, D.; Lacroix, Catherine; Ducot, B.; Saliou, Guillaume

doi:10.1002/jmri.24399

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“…DWI has been applied for the assignment of tumor grades or differentiation of tumors, as well as for the diagnosis of ischemic stroke [5,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]19]. Several investigators found an inverse correlation between the ADC calculated from DW images and tumor cellularity [5,[13][14]16].…”

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Diagnostic Value of Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging, MR Perfusion, and MR Spectroscopy in Addition to Conventional MR Imaging in Intracranial Space-occupying Lesions

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Purpose: Our aim was to determine the diagnostic performance of the combined usage of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and perfusion MR (MRP) imaging for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant intracranial lesions. Materials and methods: A total of 30 patients with intracranial lesions who were prospectively evaluated with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), DWI, MRS, and MRP were included in this study. The lesions were classified as benign and malignant according to the radiologic findings. All imaging data were compared with the histopathologic results and follow-up of the patients. We used the Pearson chi-square test and Fischer's exact t-test for statistical analysis. Results: For the differentiation of benign and malignant brain lesions, CBV and choline/creatine (Cho/Cr) ratio at short echo time (TE) had the highest sensitivity (87%-88%), Cho/N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) at short TE had the highest specificity (86%). DWI predicted 77% sensitivity, 75% specificity; MRP presented 91% sensitivity, 88% specificity; MRS yielded 77% sensitivity, 63% specificity. The combination of either DWI and MRS, MRP and MRS or DWI+MRS+MRP revealed 100% sensitivity, 100% specificity. Conclusion: For the differentiation of benign and malignant brain lesions, the combination of DWI, MRS, and MRP predicted 100% sensitivity. Invasive procedures like transcranial biopsy were not required via the usage of these advanced MRI techniques.

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“…The high sensitivity and specificity of DWI in the diagnosis of acute cerebral infarction is widely accepted. Also, DWI has a diagnostic potential to evaluate brain tumors by using the ADC values [10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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Diagnostic Value of Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging, MR Perfusion, and MR Spectroscopy in Addition to Conventional MR Imaging in Intracranial Space-occupying Lesions

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“…In DWI, a loss of image intensity of each voxel reflects the rate of microscopic water diffusion (apparent diffusion coefficient). DTI evaluates the preferred direction of HGG infiltration by different tensor metrics, some of which are robust, such as fractional anisotropy or the mean diffusivity index, and some use new mathematic algorithms for better sensitivity and specificity[28]. As HGG preferentially spreads along the white matter tracks, this ability to “image” tissue infiltration could be complementary to the perfusion/permeability metrics, which visualize only angiogenesis.…”

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Radiotherapy of high-grade gliomas: current standards and new concepts, innovations in imaging and radiotherapy, and new therapeutic approaches

Dhermain

2014

Chin J Cancer

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The current standards in radiotherapy of high-grade gliomas (HGG) are based on anatomic imaging techniques, usually computed tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The guidelines vary depending on whether the HGG is a histological grade 3 anaplastic glioma (AG) or a grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). For AG, T2-weighted MRI sequences plus the region of contrast enhancement in T1 are considered for the delineation of the gross tumor volume (GTV), and an isotropic expansion of 15 to 20 mm is recommended for the clinical target volume (CTV). For GBM, the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group favors a two-step technique, with an initial phase (CTV1) including any T2 hyperintensity area (edema) plus a 20 mm margin treated with up to 46 Gy in 23 fractions, followed by a reduction in CTV2 to the contrast enhancement region in T1 with an additional 25 mm margin. The European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer recommends a single-phase technique with a unique GTV, which comprises the T1 contrast enhancement region plus a margin of 20 to 30 mm. A total dose of 60 Gy in 30 fractions is usually delivered for GBM, and a dose of 59.4 Gy in 33 fractions is typically given for AG. As more than 85% of HGGs recur in field, dose-escalation studies have shown that 70 to 75 Gy can be delivered in 6 weeks with relevant toxicities developing in < 10% of the patients. However, the only randomized dose-escalation trial, in which the boost dose was guided by conventional MRI, did not show any survival advantage of this treatment over the reference arm. HGGs are amongst the most infiltrative and heterogeneous tumors, and it was hypothesized that the most highly aggressive areas were missed; thus, better visualization of these high-risk regions for radiation boost could decrease the recurrence rate. Innovations in imaging and linear accelerators (LINAC) could help deliver the right doses of radiation to the right subvolumes according to the dose-painting concept. Advanced imaging techniques provide functional information on cellular density (diffusion MRI), angiogenesis (perfusion MRI), metabolic activity and cellular proliferation [positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)]. All of these non-invasive techniques demonstrated good association between the images and histology, with up to 40% of HGGs functionally presenting a high activity within the non-contrast-enhanced areas in T1. New LINAC technologies, such as intensity-modulated and stereotactic radiotherapy, help to deliver a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) > 60 Gy. Trials delivering a SIB into a biological GTV showed the feasibility of this treatment, but the final results, in terms of clinical benefits for HGG patients, are still pending. Many issues have been identified: the variety of MRI and PET machines (and amino-acid tracers), the heterogeneity of the protocols used for image acquisition and post-treatment, the geometric distortion and the unreliable algorithms for co-registration of brain anatomy with ...

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Perilesional edema in brain metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as predictor of response to radiosurgery (SRS)

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Radiosurgery (SRS) is widely used in the treatment of brain oligo-metastases from NSCLC. The aim of present study is to evaluate the extent of perilesional edema in brain metastases as predictive factor of treatment response. This single center retrospective study included 42 consecutive patients (January 2011-December 2014) with 1-2 brain metastasis from NSCLC treated with Radiosurgery (SRS). Extent of perilesional edema was measured as maximal extension from the edge of lesion and classified as minor (<10 mm) or major (≥10 mm). We analyzed Modality of Brain Recurrence (MBR), classified as in-field or out-of- field, and Brain Progression Free-Survival (BPFS) after treatment stratified according to extent of perilesional edema. Analyzing modality of brain recurrence and BPFS, after a median follow-up of 6 months, we found that patients with minor edema had a better radiological response to SRS with none in-field recurrences and a lower risk of the onset of new brain lesions (out-of-field recurrence). Instead, patients group with major edema had a worse response rate of lesions treated, further, a higher risk of out-of-field brain relapse. Extent of perilesional edema in brain metastasis from NSCLC could be a predictive factor of response and brain progression after SRS treatment alone.

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Statistical analysis of multi-b factor diffusion weighted images can help distinguish between vasogenic and tumor-infiltrated edema

Cited by 8 publications

References 41 publications

Diagnostic Value of Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging, MR Perfusion, and MR Spectroscopy in Addition to Conventional MR Imaging in Intracranial Space-occupying Lesions

Diagnostic Value of Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging, MR Perfusion, and MR Spectroscopy in Addition to Conventional MR Imaging in Intracranial Space-occupying Lesions

Radiotherapy of high-grade gliomas: current standards and new concepts, innovations in imaging and radiotherapy, and new therapeutic approaches

Perilesional edema in brain metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as predictor of response to radiosurgery (SRS)

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