Seo-Youn Choi1, Seong Hyun Kim2, Kyung Mi Jang2, Tae Wook Kang2, Kyoung Doo Song2, Ji Yoon Moon3, Yoon-Hyeong Choi4, Bo Ra Lee5. 1. 1 Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Republic of Korea. 2. 2 Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 3. 3 Department of Radiology, Kangdong Seong-Sim Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 4. 4 Department of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University Graduate School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea. 5. 5 Department of Biomedical Statistics, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of contrast-enhanced dynamic and diffusion-weighted (DW) MR imaging for differentiating malignant from benign splenic lesions. METHODS: This retrospective study included 51 patients with 35 benign and 16 malignant focal splenic lesions. All patients underwent contrast-enhanced dynamic and DW MR imaging. Two radiologists evaluated the MR images in consensus. Significant imaging findings on univariate and multivariate analyses were identified and their diagnostic performance for predicting the malignant splenic lesion was analyzed. Using receiver-operating characteristic analysis, the optimal cut-off of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value corresponding to the maximal Youden's index (J) for differentiating the two groups was determined. RESULTS: In univariate analysis, low signal intensity (SI) on the arterial, portal and 3-min delayed-phase images, high or iso SI on the DW image, iso or low SI on the ADC map, the presence of diffusion restriction and arterial hypovascularity with a progressive enhancement pattern were more frequently observed (p < 0.05) in malignant splenic lesions. The ADC value was significantly lower for malignancy than for benignancy (0.78 ± 0.24 vs 1.16 ± 0.53 × 10(-3) mm(2) s(-1); p < 0.001). The optimal cut-off ADC value for differentiating the two groups was 0.995 × 10(-3) mm(2) s(-1). In multivariate analysis, findings that differentiated malignant from benign splenic lesions were low SI on the 3-min delayed-phase image [odds ratio (OR), 27.68; p = 0.006] and the presence of diffusion restriction (OR, 48.01; p = 0.002). When two of these criteria were combined, 12 (75.0%) of 16 malignant splenic masses were identified with a specificity of 100%. CONCLUSION: Contrast-enhanced dynamic and DW MR imaging may be helpful for differentiating malignant from benign splenic lesions. A low SI on the 3-min delayed phase and diffusion restriction are the most reliable findings for the differentiation of malignant from benign splenic lesions. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Dynamic and DW MR imaging help in distinguishing malignant from benign splenic lesions. A low SI on the 3-min delayed phase and diffusion restriction are the most reliable findings for the differentiation of malignant from benign splenic lesions.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of contrast-enhanced dynamic and diffusion-weighted (DW) MR imaging for differentiating malignant from benign splenic lesions. METHODS: This retrospective study included 51 patients with 35 benign and 16 malignant focal splenic lesions. All patients underwent contrast-enhanced dynamic and DW MR imaging. Two radiologists evaluated the MR images in consensus. Significant imaging findings on univariate and multivariate analyses were identified and their diagnostic performance for predicting the malignant splenic lesion was analyzed. Using receiver-operating characteristic analysis, the optimal cut-off of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value corresponding to the maximal Youden's index (J) for differentiating the two groups was determined. RESULTS: In univariate analysis, low signal intensity (SI) on the arterial, portal and 3-min delayed-phase images, high or iso SI on the DW image, iso or low SI on the ADC map, the presence of diffusion restriction and arterial hypovascularity with a progressive enhancement pattern were more frequently observed (p < 0.05) in malignant splenic lesions. The ADC value was significantly lower for malignancy than for benignancy (0.78 ± 0.24 vs 1.16 ± 0.53 × 10(-3) mm(2) s(-1); p < 0.001). The optimal cut-off ADC value for differentiating the two groups was 0.995 × 10(-3) mm(2) s(-1). In multivariate analysis, findings that differentiated malignant from benign splenic lesions were low SI on the 3-min delayed-phase image [odds ratio (OR), 27.68; p = 0.006] and the presence of diffusion restriction (OR, 48.01; p = 0.002). When two of these criteria were combined, 12 (75.0%) of 16 malignant splenic masses were identified with a specificity of 100%. CONCLUSION: Contrast-enhanced dynamic and DW MR imaging may be helpful for differentiating malignant from benign splenic lesions. A low SI on the 3-min delayed phase and diffusion restriction are the most reliable findings for the differentiation of malignant from benign splenic lesions. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Dynamic and DW MR imaging help in distinguishing malignant from benign splenic lesions. A low SI on the 3-min delayed phase and diffusion restriction are the most reliable findings for the differentiation of malignant from benign splenic lesions.
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