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Diagnostic performance of gliomas grading and IDH status decoding A comparison between 3D amide proton transfer APT and four diffusion-weighted MRI models.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The focus of neuro-oncology research has changed from histopathologic grading to molecular characteristics, and medical imaging routinely follows this change.

Purpose

To compare the diagnostic performance of amide proton transfer (APT) and four diffusion models in gliomas grading and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genotype.

Study type

Prospective.

Population

A total of 62 participants (37 males, 25 females; mean age, 52 ± 13 years) whose IDH genotypes were mutant in 6 of 14 grade II gliomas, 8 of 20 of grade III gliomas, and 4 of 28 grade IV gliomas.

Field strength/sequence

APT imaging using sampling perfection with application optimized contrasts by using different flip angle evolutions (SPACE) and DWI with q-space Cartesian grid sampling were acquired at 3 T.

Assessment

The ability of diffusion kurtosis imaging, diffusion kurtosis imaging, neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI), mean apparent propagator (MAP), and APT imaging for glioma grade and IDH status were assessed, with histopathological grade and genetic testing used as a reference standard. Regions of interest (ROIs) were drawn by two neuroradiologists after consensus.

Statistical tests

T-test and Mann-Whitney U test; one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA); receiver operating curve (ROC) and area under the curve (AUC); DeLong test. P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

Compared with IDH-mutant gliomas, IDH-wildtype gliomas showed a significantly higher mean, 5th-percentile (APT₅ ), and 95th-percentile from APTw, the 95th-percentile value of axial, mean, and radial diffusivity from DKI, and 95th-percentile value of isotropic volume fraction from NODDI, and no significantly different parameters from DTI and MAP (P = 0.075-0.998). The combined APT model showed a significantly wider area under the curve (AUC 0.870) for IDH status, when compared with DKI and NODDI. APT₅ was significantly different between two of the three groups (glioma II vs. glioma III vs. glioma IV: 1.35 ± 0.75 vs. 2.09 ± 0.93 vs. 2.71 ± 0.81).

Data conclusion

APT has higher diagnostic accuracy than DTI, DKI, MAP, and NODDI in glioma IDH genotype. APT₅ can effectively identify both tumor grading and IDH genotyping, making it a promising biomarker for glioma classification.

Evidence level

1 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.

SUBMITTER: Guo H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9790544 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Diagnostic performance of gliomas grading and IDH status decoding A comparison between 3D amide proton transfer APT and four diffusion-weighted MRI models.

Guo Hu H Liu Jun J Hu JunJiao J Zhang HuiTing H Zhao Wei W Gao Min M Zhang Yi Y Yang Guang G Cui Yan Y

Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI 20220430 6

<h4>Background</h4>The focus of neuro-oncology research has changed from histopathologic grading to molecular characteristics, and medical imaging routinely follows this change.<h4>Purpose</h4>To compare the diagnostic performance of amide proton transfer (APT) and four diffusion models in gliomas grading and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genotype.<h4>Study type</h4>Prospective.<h4>Population</h4>A total of 62 participants (37 males, 25 females; mean age, 52 ± 13 years) whose IDH genotypes were ...[more]

PMID: 35488516

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Diagnostic performance of gliomas grading and IDH status decoding A comparison between 3D amide proton transfer APT and four diffusion-weighted MRI models.

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Statistical tests

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Data conclusion

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