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Radiomics and visual analysis for predicting success of transplantation of heterotopic glioblastoma in mice with MRI.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quantifying tumor growth and treatment response noninvasively poses a challenge to all experimental tumor models. The aim of our study was, to assess the value of quantitative and visual examination and radiomic feature analysis of high-resolution MR images of heterotopic glioblastoma xenografts in mice to determine tumor cell proliferation (TCP).

Methods

Human glioblastoma cells were injected subcutaneously into both flanks of immunodeficient mice and followed up on a 3 T MR scanner. Volumes and signal intensities were calculated. Visual assessment of the internal tumor structure was based on a scoring system. Radiomic feature analysis was performed using MaZda software. The results were correlated with histopathology and immunochemistry.

Results

21 tumors in 14 animals were analyzed. The volumes of xenografts with high TCP (H-TCP) increased, whereas those with low TCP (L-TCP) or no TCP (N-TCP) continued to decrease over time (p < 0.05). A low intensity rim (rim sign) on unenhanced T1-weighted images provided the highest diagnostic accuracy at visual analysis for assessing H-TCP (p < 0.05). Applying radiomic feature analysis, wavelet transform parameters were best for distinguishing between H-TCP and L-TCP / N-TCP (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

Visual and radiomic feature analysis of the internal structure of heterotopically implanted glioblastomas provide reproducible and quantifiable results to predict the success of transplantation.

SUBMITTER: Wagner S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11341603 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Radiomics and visual analysis for predicting success of transplantation of heterotopic glioblastoma in mice with MRI.

Wagner Sabine S Ewald Christian C Freitag Diana D Herrmann Karl-Heinz KH Koch Arend A Bauer Johannes J Vogl Thomas J TJ Kemmling André A Gufler Hubert H

Journal of neuro-oncology 20240703 2

<h4>Background</h4>Quantifying tumor growth and treatment response noninvasively poses a challenge to all experimental tumor models. The aim of our study was, to assess the value of quantitative and visual examination and radiomic feature analysis of high-resolution MR images of heterotopic glioblastoma xenografts in mice to determine tumor cell proliferation (TCP).<h4>Methods</h4>Human glioblastoma cells were injected subcutaneously into both flanks of immunodeficient mice and followed up on a ...[more]

PMID: 38960965

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Radiomics and visual analysis for predicting success of transplantation of heterotopic glioblastoma in mice with MRI.

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