ArticleNeuroradiology2021
Intravoxel incoherent motion as a tool to detect early microstructural changes in meningiomas treated with proton therapy.
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- Optimizing b-values schemes for diffusion MRI of the brain with segmented Intravoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) model.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2023Article
- Can Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) maps replace Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) maps to predict the volumetric response of meningiomas to Gamma Knife Radiosurgery?Journal of neuro-oncology · 2023Article
- Potential role of functional imaging in predicting outcome for patients treated with carbon ion therapy: a review.The British journal of radiology · 2021Article
- Predict Treatment Response by Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Weighted Imaging: A Preliminary Study on 46 Meningiomas Treated with Proton-Therapy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess early microstructural changes of meningiomas treated with proton therapy through quantitative analysis of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) parameters.
methodsSeventeen subjects with meningiomas that were eligible for proton therapy treatment were retrospectively enrolled. Each subject underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including DWI sequences and IVIM assessments at baseline, immediately before the 1st (t0), 10th (t10), 20th (t20), and 30th (t30) treatment fraction and at follow-up. Manual tumor contours were drawn on T2-weighted images by two expert neuroradiologists and then rigidly registered to DWI images. Median values of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), true diffusion (D), pseudo-diffusion (D*), and perfusion fraction (f) were extracted at all timepoints. Statistical analysis was performed using the pairwise Wilcoxon test.
resultsStatistically significant differences from baseline to follow-up were found for ADC, D, and D* values, with a progressive increase in ADC and D in conjunction with a progressive decrease in D*. MRI during treatment showed statistically significant differences in D values between t0 and t20 (p = 0.03) and t0 and t30 (p = 0.02), and for ADC values between t0 and t20 (p = 0.04), t10 and t20 (p = 0.02), and t10 and t30 (p = 0.035). Subjects that showed a volume reduction greater than 15% of the baseline tumor size at follow-up showed early D changes, whereas ADC changes were not statistically significant.
conclusionIVIM appears to be a useful tool for detecting early microstructural changes within meningiomas treated with proton therapy and may potentially be able to predict tumor response.
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