Journal article
Arterial spin labeling perfusion: Prospective MR imaging in differentiating neoplastic from non-neoplastic intra-axial brain lesions
The neuroradiology journal, Vol.31(6), pp.544-553
12/2018
DOI: 10.1177/1971400918783058
PMCID: PMC6243465
PMID: 29890916
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to assess the diagnostic performance of arterial spin-labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance perfusion imaging to differentiate neoplastic from non-neoplastic brain lesions.
Material and methods: This prospective study included 60 consecutive, newly diagnosed, untreated patients with intra-axial lesions with perilesional edema (PE) who underwent clinical magnetic resonance imaging including ASL sequences at 3T. Region of interest analysis was performed to obtain mean cerebral blood flow (CBF) values from lesion (L), PE and normal contralateral white matter (CWM). Normalized (n) CBF ratio was obtained by dividing the mean CBF value of L and PE by mean CBF value of CWM. Discriminant analyses were performed to determine the best cutoff value of nCBFL and nCBFPE in differentiating neoplastic from non-neoplastic lesions.
Results: Thirty patients were in the neoplastic group (15 high-grade gliomas (HGGs), 15 metastases) and 30 in the non-neoplastic group (12 tuberculomas, 10 neurocysticercosis, four abscesses, two fungal granulomas and two tumefactive demyelination) based on final histopathology and clincoradiological diagnosis. We found higher nCBFL (6.65 ± 4.07 vs 1.68 ± 0.80, p < 0.001) and nCBFPE (1.86 ± 1.43 vs 0.74 ± 0.21, p < 0.001) values in the neoplastic group than non-neoplastic. For predicting neoplastic lesions, we found an nCBFL cutoff value of 1.89 (AUC 0.917; 95% CI 0.854 to 0.980; sensitivity 90%; specificity 73%) and nCBFPE value of 0.76 (AUC 0.783; 95% CI 0.675 to 0.891; sensitivity 80%; specificity 58%). Mean nCBFL was higher in HGGs (8.70 ± 4.16) compared to tuberculomas (1.98 ± 0.87); and nCBFPE was higher in HGGs (3.06 ± 1.53) compared to metastases (0.86 ± 0.34) and tuberculomas (0.73 ± 0.22) ( p < 0.001).
Conclusion: ASL perfusion may help in distinguishing neoplastic from non-neoplastic brain lesions.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Arterial spin labeling perfusion: Prospective MR imaging in differentiating neoplastic from non-neoplastic intra-axial brain lesions
- Creators
- Neetu Soni - Neuroradiology Department, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USAKarthika Srindharan - Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSunil Kumar - Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaPrabhakar Mishra - Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaGirish Bathla - Neuroradiology Department, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USAJyantee Kalita - Department of Neurology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSanjay Behari - Department of Neurosurgery, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The neuroradiology journal, Vol.31(6), pp.544-553
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Sage UK: London, England
- DOI
- 10.1177/1971400918783058
- PMID
- 29890916
- PMCID
- PMC6243465
- ISSN
- 1971-4009
- eISSN
- 2385-1996
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2018
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984051566002771
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