Weibin Gu1, Shiyuan Fang2, Xinyi Hou1, Ding Ma1,3, Shaowu Li1,3,4. 1. Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 2. Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. 3. Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 4. National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of T2 mapping in differentiating WHO grade II glioma from high-grade glioma (HGG). METHODS: We conducted a single-center, retrospective diagnostic study. Confirmed diffuse glioma (WHO grade II-IV) patients who underwent post-contrast T1-weighted imaging, T2-weighted imaging, and T2 mapping were included. All diagnoses were based on histological and molecular tests. Seventy-five percent of cases were subsampled to generate receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and areas under the curve (AUC), while the remaining cases were used to test the accuracy of T2 mapping. Subsampling was repeated four times. Age, T2 relaxation time, and contrast-enhancement status were used to generate a multivariable ROC curve. T2 relaxation time was also used to generate ROC curves to predict the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) status. RESULTS: A total of 159 patients were included in the study. After four repeats of subsampling, the AUCs of the T2 mapping ROC curve were 0.801 (95% CI: 0.724-0.879), 0.795 (95% CI: 0.714-0.875), 0.803 (95% CI: 0.723-0.884), and 0.801 (95% CI: 0.716-0.886), with an average sensitivity of 0.753 and an average specificity of 0.767. When applied to the remaining 25% of cases, the accuracy was 75%, 93.75%, 82.50%, and 71.74%. The AUC of the multivariable ROC was 0.927 (95% CI: 0.882-0.971). IDH-mutant and IDH-wildtype gliomas have significantly different T2 relaxation times (146.28 and 124.10 ms, respectively; P=0.001), and the AUC of IDH-mutant prediction was 0.687 (95% CI: 0.585-0.789). CONCLUSIONS: Quantitative T2 mapping differentiated WHO grade II glioma from HGG with moderate sensitivity and specificity. Given the advantages of short acquisition times and the absence of a contrast agent, our study suggests the application of T2 mapping in pre-operative glioma grading is feasible. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of T2 mapping in differentiating WHO grade II glioma from high-grade glioma (HGG). METHODS: We conducted a single-center, retrospective diagnostic study. Confirmed diffuse glioma (WHO grade II-IV) patients who underwent post-contrast T1-weighted imaging, T2-weighted imaging, and T2 mapping were included. All diagnoses were based on histological and molecular tests. Seventy-five percent of cases were subsampled to generate receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and areas under the curve (AUC), while the remaining cases were used to test the accuracy of T2 mapping. Subsampling was repeated four times. Age, T2 relaxation time, and contrast-enhancement status were used to generate a multivariable ROC curve. T2 relaxation time was also used to generate ROC curves to predict the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) status. RESULTS: A total of 159 patients were included in the study. After four repeats of subsampling, the AUCs of the T2 mapping ROC curve were 0.801 (95% CI: 0.724-0.879), 0.795 (95% CI: 0.714-0.875), 0.803 (95% CI: 0.723-0.884), and 0.801 (95% CI: 0.716-0.886), with an average sensitivity of 0.753 and an average specificity of 0.767. When applied to the remaining 25% of cases, the accuracy was 75%, 93.75%, 82.50%, and 71.74%. The AUC of the multivariable ROC was 0.927 (95% CI: 0.882-0.971). IDH-mutant and IDH-wildtype gliomas have significantly different T2 relaxation times (146.28 and 124.10 ms, respectively; P=0.001), and the AUC of IDH-mutant prediction was 0.687 (95% CI: 0.585-0.789). CONCLUSIONS: Quantitative T2 mapping differentiated WHO grade II glioma from HGG with moderate sensitivity and specificity. Given the advantages of short acquisition times and the absence of a contrast agent, our study suggests the application of T2 mapping in pre-operative glioma grading is feasible. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
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