Diffusion kurtosis imaging and conventional diffusion weighted imaging to assess electrochemotherapy response in locally advanced pancreatic cancer
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Categoria dell'articolo: Research Article
Pubblicato online: 19 gen 2019
Pagine: 15 - 24
Ricevuto: 24 set 2018
Accettato: 18 nov 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2019-0004
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© 2019 Vincenza Granata, Roberta Fusco, Sergio Venanzio Setola, Raffaele Palaia, Vittorio Albino, Mauro Piccirillo, Robert Grimm, Antonella Petrillo, Francesco Izzo published by Sciendo
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![Adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Before treatment in (A) (half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo [HASTE] T2- Weighted [W] sequence), the lesion (arrow) appears hyperintense, in (B) (in-phase T1-W sequence) and (C) (out-phase T1-W sequence) appears hypointense and hypovascular in (D) (volumetric interpolated breath hold examination [VIBE] T1-W in equilibrium phase). After the treatment the lesion in (E) (HASTE T2-W sequence), (F) (in-phase T1-W sequence), (G) (out-phase T1-W sequence) and (H) (VIBE T1-W in equilibrium phase): there were not significant differences in size and signal compared to baseline. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map before and after treatment (I, J).](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6473555f4e662f30ba53a966/j_raon-2019-0004_fig_004.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20250909%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250909T030024Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=705d93fa7e66e729112897a311578223beae34dd1478638d7356c39b14f621f8&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
MRI protocol parameters
Sequence | Orientation | TR/TE/FA (ms/ms/deg.) | FOV (mm2) | Acquisition matrix | Slice thickness/ gap (mm) |
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HASTE T2-W | Axial | 1500/90/180 | 380 × 380 | 320 × 320 | 5/0 |
FLASH T1-W, In-out phase | Axial | 160/4.87/70 | 285 × 380 | 192 × 256 | 5/0 |
FLASH T1-W, out phase | Axial | 178/2.3/80 | 325 × 400 | 416 × 412 | 3/0 |
DWI | Axial | 7500/91/90 | 340 × 340 | 192 × 192 | 3/0 |
VIBE T1-W | Axial | 4.89/2.38/10 | 325 × 400 | 320 × 260 | 3/0 |
TWIST T1-W, Pre and post contrast agent injection | Axial | 3.01/1.09/25 | 300 × 300 | 256 × 256 | 2/0 |
Electrochemotherapy (ECT) response classification for each patient
No. | CT response according Choi | DCE-MRI response according ΔWIS and ΔWOS | PET response according PERCIST | Consenssus among two modalities |
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1 | PR | PR | PD | PR |
2 | PR | PR | PR | |
3 | PR | PR | PR | PR |
4 | PR | PR | PR | |
10 | PR | CR | PR | |
11 | PR | SD | PR | SD |
12 | SD | PR | SD | SD |
13 | PR | SD | PR | PR |
14 | PR | PR | PR | PR |
17 | PR | PR | SD | PR |
18 | PR | PR | SD | PR |
19 | PR | PR/SD | PR | PR |
20 | PR | PR | PR | |
21 | SD | SD | SD |
Diagnostic accuracy of MRI extracted parameters in discrimination of responders and not responders_
AUC | 95% CI | p value | Sensitivity | Specificity | Cut-off | |
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ΔADC | 0,767 | 0,429–1,00 | 0,176 | 0,900 | 0,667 | -25,775 |
ΔMK | 0,533 | 0,229–0,837 | 0,866 | 0,500 | 1,000 | 14,555 |
ADC PRE | 0,667 | 0,292–1,000 | 0,398 | 0,700 | 0,667 | 1182,550 |
MK PRE | 0,667 | 0,380–1,953 | 0,398 | 0,600 | 1,000 | 1348,700 |
MD PRE | 0,700 | 0,360–1,000 | 0,310 | 0,400 | 1,000 | 2477,500 |
ADC POST | 0,367 | 0,000–0,766 | 0,499 | 0,800 | 0,333 | 1177,825 |
MK POST | 0,800 | 0,505–1,000 | 0,128 | 0,500 | 1,000 | 1299,075 |
MD POST | 0,267 | 0,000–0,602 | 0,237 | 0,600 | 0,333 | 2020,725 |
Patients’ characteristics
Patients ( |
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Histotype, % | |
Adenocarcinoma | 100 (21/21) |
Location, % | |
Head | 52.4 (11/21) |
Body/tail | 47.6 (10/21) |
Largest diameter lesion, cm (range) | 5.2 (2.2–9.9) |
Venus involvement (superior mesenteric vein [SMV] or portal vein [PV]), % | |
Yes | 81.0 (17/21) |
No | 19.0 (4/21) |
Arterial encasement, % | |
Yes | 57.1 (12/21) |
No | 42.9 (9/21) |