In vivo assessment of Lauren classification for gastric adenocarcinoma using diffusion MRI with a fractional order calculus model

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the performance of a fractional order calculus (FROC) diffusion model for imaging-based assessment of Lauren classification in gastric adenocarcinoma.

METHODS: In this study, 43 patients (15 females, 28 males) with gastric adenocarcinoma underwent MRI at 1.5 T. According to pathology-based Lauren classification, 10 patients had diffuse-type, 20 had intestinal-type, and 13 had mixed-type lesions. The diffuse and mixed types were combined as diffuse-and-mixed type to be differentiated from the intestinal type using diffusion MRI. Diffusion-weighted images were acquired by using eleven b-values (0-2000 s/mm2). Three FROC model parameters comprising diffusion coefficient D, intravoxel diffusion heterogeneity β, and a microstructural quantity μ, together with a conventional apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), were estimated. The mean parameter values in the tumour were computed by using a percentile histogram analysis. Individual or linear combinations of the mean parameters in the tumour were used to differentiate the diffuse-and-mixed type from the intestinal type using descriptive statistics and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses.

RESULTS: Significant differences were observed between diffuse-and-mixed-type and intestinal-type lesions in D (0.99 ± 0.20 μm2/ms vs. 1.11 ± 0.23 μm2/ms; p = 0.036), β (0.37 ± 0.08 vs. 0.43 ± 0.11; p = 0.043), μ (7.92 ± 2.79 μm vs. 9.87 ± 1.52 μm; p = 0.038), and ADC (0.81 ± 0.34 μm2/ms vs. 0.96 ± 0.19 μm2/ms; p = 0.033). Among the individual parameters, μ produced the largest area under the ROC curve (0.739). The combinations of (D, β, μ) and (β and μ) produced the best overall performance with a sensitivity of 0.739, specificity of 0.750, accuracy of 0.744, and area under the curve of 0.793 (95% confidence interval: 0.657-0.929).

CONCLUSION: Diffusion MRI with the FROC model holds promise for non-invasive assessment of Lauren classification for gastric adenocarcinoma.

KEY POINTS: • High b-value diffusion MRI with a FROC model that is sensitive to tissue microstructures can differentiate the diffuse-and-mixed type from intestinal type of gastric adenocarcinoma. • The combination of FROC parameters produced the best result for distinguishing the diffuse-and-mixed type from the intestinal type with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.793. • The FROC model parameters, individually or conjointly, hold promise for repeated, non-invasive evaluations of gastric adenocarcinoma at various time points throughout disease progression or regression to complement conventional Lauren classification.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

European radiology - 31(2021), 8 vom: 22. Aug., Seite 5659-5668

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Karaman, M Muge [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ziyu [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jia-Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xiaohong Joe [VerfasserIn]

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Diagnosis
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
Histology
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance imaging
Stomach neoplasms

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Date Completed 13.07.2021

Date Revised 13.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00330-021-07694-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321753097