Xiangsheng Li1, Ping Wang1, Dechang Li2, Hongxian Zhu1, Limin Meng1, Yunlong Song1, Lizhi Xie3, Jianping Zhu2, Tao Yu4. 1. Department of Radiology, Air Force General Hospital, People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100142, China. 2. Department of Pathology, Air Force General Hospital, People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100142, China. 3. Department of MR Research, GE Healthcare, Beijing, 100176, China. 4. Department of Medical Imaging, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University & Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, No.44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, 110042, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China. yutao197308@aliyun.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate if intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MR imaging can predict the tumour-stroma ratio (TSR) in patients with early cervical carcinoma. METHODS: Fifty-four patients with early cervical carcinoma were prospectively enrolled into this study. All patients underwent IVIM imaging and parameters including D, D* and f value were measured. The tumours were classified into stroma-rich and stroma-poor group according to TSR, and comparisons of IVIM parameters between two groups were performed. The relationships between IVIM parameters and TSR were analysed by using a multivariate multi-regression analysis. RESULTS: D and f values were significantly lower in stroma-poor tumours than in stroma-rich tumours (p=0.02, 0.04), while the difference in D* value between two groups didn't achieve statistical significance (p=0.09). The areas under ROC curves of D and f values in discriminating stroma-rich and stroma-poor tumours were 0.835 (95%CI=0.616~0.905) and 0.686 (95%CI=0.575~0.798). In multiple linear regression analysis, D value, pathologic type, histologic grade, tumour size and f value were independently correlated with TSR of cervical carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: D and f values are independently correlated with TSR of cervical carcinoma and have the potential for quantitative measurement of TSR. KEY POINTS: • TSR is a recognized independent prognostic factor in many solid tumours. • D and f values measured by IVIM MRI are independently correlated with TSR while D* is not. • IVIM offers the potential to predict TSR.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate if intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MR imaging can predict the tumour-stroma ratio (TSR) in patients with early cervical carcinoma. METHODS: Fifty-four patients with early cervical carcinoma were prospectively enrolled into this study. All patients underwent IVIM imaging and parameters including D, D* and f value were measured. The tumours were classified into stroma-rich and stroma-poor group according to TSR, and comparisons of IVIM parameters between two groups were performed. The relationships between IVIM parameters and TSR were analysed by using a multivariate multi-regression analysis. RESULTS: D and f values were significantly lower in stroma-poor tumours than in stroma-rich tumours (p=0.02, 0.04), while the difference in D* value between two groups didn't achieve statistical significance (p=0.09). The areas under ROC curves of D and f values in discriminating stroma-rich and stroma-poor tumours were 0.835 (95%CI=0.616~0.905) and 0.686 (95%CI=0.575~0.798). In multiple linear regression analysis, D value, pathologic type, histologic grade, tumour size and f value were independently correlated with TSR of cervical carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: D and f values are independently correlated with TSR of cervical carcinoma and have the potential for quantitative measurement of TSR. KEY POINTS: • TSR is a recognized independent prognostic factor in many solid tumours. • D and f values measured by IVIM MRI are independently correlated with TSR while D* is not. • IVIM offers the potential to predict TSR.
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