Nan Zhou1, Anning Hu1, Zhihao Shi1, Xiaolu Wang2, Qiongjie Zhu1, Qun Zhou1, Jun Ma3, Feng Zhao4, Weiwei Kong2,5, Jian He1. 1. Department of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China. 2. The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University & Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. 3. Department of Mathematics, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. 5. Department of Oncology of Yizheng Hospital, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Group, Yizheng, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common primary liver tumor, and local radiotherapy has a positive effect on patients with an unresectable tumor. Accurate delineation of gross tumor volume (GTV) is crucial to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the consistency of CT, diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and Gadoxetic acid disodium (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced MRI on GTV delineation of ICC. METHODS: Fourteen patients with ICC underwent CT (Plain and Portal, CT scans before and 70 s after the injection of Omnipaque, respectively), DWI, and Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI (EOB 70 s and EOB 15 min, mDIXON scans at 70 s and 15 min after the injection of Gd-EOB-DTPA, respectively) examinations before radiotherapy. Volumes of GTV delineation on CT and MRI images were recorded. Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) was calculated to evaluate the spatial overlap. RESULTS: Tumor volume on DWI and EOB 15 min were larger than that on EOB 70 s significantly (both P=0.004). DSC of DWI was significantly larger than that of other CT and MRI sequences (all P≤0.002). DSC of EOB 15 min tended to be larger than that of other CT sequences and EOB 70 s, however, without significances (all P>0.005). Significant correlation was found between DSC and tumor volume (R=0.35, P=0.003). CONCLUSIONS: DWI had significantly higher agreement on GTV delineation of ICC. GTV delineations of ICC on Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI showed excellent inter-observer agreement. Fusion of CT and MRI images should be considered to improve the accuracy of GTV delineation. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common primary liver tumor, and local radiotherapy has a positive effect on patients with an unresectable tumor. Accurate delineation of gross tumor volume (GTV) is crucial to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the consistency of CT, diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and Gadoxetic acid disodium (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced MRI on GTV delineation of ICC. METHODS: Fourteen patients with ICC underwent CT (Plain and Portal, CT scans before and 70 s after the injection of Omnipaque, respectively), DWI, and Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI (EOB 70 s and EOB 15 min, mDIXON scans at 70 s and 15 min after the injection of Gd-EOB-DTPA, respectively) examinations before radiotherapy. Volumes of GTV delineation on CT and MRI images were recorded. Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) was calculated to evaluate the spatial overlap. RESULTS: Tumor volume on DWI and EOB 15 min were larger than that on EOB 70 s significantly (both P=0.004). DSC of DWI was significantly larger than that of other CT and MRI sequences (all P≤0.002). DSC of EOB 15 min tended to be larger than that of other CT sequences and EOB 70 s, however, without significances (all P>0.005). Significant correlation was found between DSC and tumor volume (R=0.35, P=0.003). CONCLUSIONS: DWI had significantly higher agreement on GTV delineation of ICC. GTV delineations of ICC on Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI showed excellent inter-observer agreement. Fusion of CT and MRI images should be considered to improve the accuracy of GTV delineation. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
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