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ArticleCancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society2019

Non-invasive MR assessment of the microstructure and microcirculation in regional lymph nodes for rectal cancer: a study of intravoxel incoherent motion imaging.

Xinyue Yang, Yan Chen, Ziqiang Wen, Yiyan Liu, Xiaojuan Xiao, Wen Liang, Shenping Yu

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Xinyue YangDepartment of Radiology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, 510280.
Yan ChenDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, 510080.
Ziqiang WenDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, 510080.
Yiyan LiuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, 510080.
Xiaojuan XiaoDepartment of Radiology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, 518033.
Wen LiangDepartment of Radiology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, 510280. liangwendoc@163.com.
Shenping YuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, 510080. yushp@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5988-781X

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backgroundThe aim of this study is to evaluate the microstructure and microcirculation of regional lymph nodes (LNs) in rectal cancer by using non-invasive intravoxel incoherent motion MRI (IVIM-MRI), and to distinguish metastatic from non-metastatic LNs by quantitative parameters.

methodsAll recruited patients underwent IVIM-MRI (b = 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, 100, 150, 200, 400, 600, 1000, 1500 and 2000 s/mm

resultsInterobserver agreement of IVIM-MRI parameters between two readers was excellent (ICCs> 0.75). The metastatic group exhibited higher S, L and D (P < 0.001), but lower f (P < 0.001) than the non-metastatic group. The area under the curve (95% CI, sensitivity, specificity) of the multi-parameter combined equation for D, f and S was 0.811 (0.744~0.868, 62.82%, 87.78%). The diagnostic performance of the multi-parameter model was better than that of an individual parameter (P < 0.05).

conclusionIVIM-MRI parameters provided information about the microstructure and microcirculation of regional LNs in rectal cancer, also improved diagnostic performance in identifying metastatic LNs.

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AdultAgedDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedMotionRectal NeoplasmsIntravoxel incoherent motionLymph nodesMRIRectal cancer

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