Effect of MRI-based semiautomatic size-assessment in cerebral metastases on the RANO-BM classification

Aim Evaluation of a semiautomatic software algorithm for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based assessment of cerebral metastases in cancer patients. Material and Methods Brain metastases (n = 131) in 38 patients, assessed by contrast-enhanced MRI, were retrospectively evaluated at two timepoints (baseline, follow-up) by two experienced neuroradiologists in a blinded manner. The response assessment in neuro-oncology (RANO) criteria for brain metastases (RANO-BM) were applied by means of a software (autoRANO-BM) as well as manually (manRANO-BM) at an interval of 3 weeks. Results The average diameter of metastases was 12.03 mm (SD ± 6.66 mm) for manRANO-BM and 13.97 mm (SD ± 7.76 mm) for autoRANO-BM. Diameter figures were higher when using semiautomatic measurements (median = 11.8 mm) as compared to the manual ones (median = 10.2 mm; p = 0.000). Correlation coefficients for intra-observer variability were 0.993 (autoRANO-BM) and 0.979 (manRANO-BM). The interobserver variability (R1/R2) was 0.936/0.965 for manRANO-BM and 0.989/0.998 for autoRANO-BM. A total of 19 lesions (15%) were classified differently when using semiautomatic measurements. In 14 cases with suspected disease progression by manRANO-BM a stable course was found according to autoRANO-BM. Conclusion Computerized measuring techniques can aid in the assessment of cerebral metastases by reducing examiner-dependent effects and may consequently result in a different classification according to RANO-BM criteria..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Clinical neuroradiology - 30(2019), 2 vom: 13. Juni, Seite 263-270

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bauknecht, Hans-Christian [VerfasserIn]
Klingebiel, Randolf [VerfasserIn]
Hein, Patrick [VerfasserIn]
Wolf, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Bornemann, Lars [VerfasserIn]
Siebert, Eberhard [VerfasserIn]
Bohner, Georg [VerfasserIn]

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44.64

44.90

Themen:

Cerebral metastases
RECIST
Radiooncological imaging
Response group
Semiautomatic measurement

doi:

10.1007/s00062-019-00785-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR040202119