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Observational studyMedicine2019

In vivo measurement of cytoplasmic organelle water fraction using diffusion-weighted imaging: Application in the malignant grading and differential diagnosis of gliomas.

Chenhan Ling, Feina Shi, Jianmin Zhang, Biao Jiang, Fei Dong, Qiang Zeng

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Observational study in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Chenhan LingDepartment of Neurosurgery.
Feina ShiDepartment of Neurology.
Jianmin ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery.
Biao JiangDepartment of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Fei DongDepartment of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Qiang ZengDepartment of Neurosurgery.

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Abstract

Recently, we have proposed a theoretical modified tri-exponential model for multi-b-value diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to measure the cytoplasmic organelle water fraction (COWF). This study aims to investigate whether COWF maps are effective in evaluating the malignant degree of gliomas and distinguishing primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) from gliomas.We performed this retrospective study based on our prospectively collected data. All patients underwent preoperative multi-b-value DWI. Parametric maps were derived from multi-b-value DWI maps using the modified tri-exponential model. Receiver operating characteristic analyses were used to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the parameter maps. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to investigate the correlations between the parameters and the Ki-67 proliferation index.A total of 66 patients were enrolled, including 16 low-grade gliomas (LGG), 45 high-grade gliomas (HGG), and 5 PCNSL. The mean COWF values were significantly different among LGG (3.1 ± 1.4%), HGG (6.9 ± 2.8%), and PCNSL (14.0 ± 2.2%) (P < .001). The areas under the curves of the mean COWF value in distinguishing HGG from LGG and distinguishing PCNSL from gliomas were 0.899 and 0.980, respectively. The mean COWF value had a moderate correlation with the Ki-67 proliferation index (r = 0.647).The COWF map is useful in malignant grading of gliomas, and may be helpful in distinguishing PCNSL from gliomas.

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AdultAgedCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsDiagnosis, DifferentialDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleGliomaHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingOrganellesRetrospective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and Specificity

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PMCPMC6867796

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