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ArticleBreast care (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Automated Semi-Quantitative Analysis of Breast MRI: Potential Imaging Biomarker for the Prediction of Tissue Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

Matthias Dietzel, Clemens Kaiser, Katja Pinker, Evelyn Wenkel, Matthias Hammon, Michael Uder, Barbara Bennani Baiti, Paola Clauser, Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland, Pascal Baltzer

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Matthias DietzelDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Clemens KaiserInstitute of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Katja PinkerDepartment of Radiology, Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Evelyn WenkelDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Matthias HammonDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Michael UderDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Barbara Bennani BaitiMedical University of Vienna, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Molecular and Gender Imaging, Vienna, Austria.
Paola ClauserMedical University of Vienna, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Molecular and Gender Imaging, Vienna, Austria.
Rüdiger Schulz-WendtlandDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Pascal BaltzerMedical University of Vienna, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Molecular and Gender Imaging, Vienna, Austria.

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Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to investigate an automated semi-quantitative software as an imaging biomarker for the prediction of tissue response (TR) after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).

methodsBreast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (1.5T, protocol according to international recommendations) of 67 patients with biopsy-proven invasive breast cancer were examined before and after NAC. After completion of NAC, histopathologic assessments of TR were classified according to the Chevallier grading system (CG1/4: full/non-responder; CG2/C3: partial responder). A commercially available fully automatic software (CADstream) extracted MRI parameters of tumor extension (tumor diameter/volume: TD/TV). Pre- versus post-NAC values were compared (ΔTV and ΔTD). Additionally, the software performed volumetric analyses of vascularization (VAV) after NAC. Accuracy of MRI parameters to predict TR were identified (cross-tabs, ROC, AUC, Kruskal-Wallis).

resultsThere were 37 (34.3%) CG1, 7 (6.5%) CG2, 53 (49.1%) CG3, and 11 (10.2%) CG4 lesions. The software reached area under the curve levels of 79.5% (CG1/complete response: ΔTD), 68.6% (CG2, CG3/partial response: VAV), and 88.8% to predict TR (CG4/non-response: ΔTV).

conclusionSemi-quantitative automated analysis of breast MRI data enabled the prediction of tissue response to NAC.

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Breast MRIImaging biomarkersPrimary systemic chemotherapyTherapy response

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PMID29070986
PMCPMC5649261

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