Three-Dimensional Radiomics Features From Multi-Parameter MRI Combined With Clinical Characteristics Predict Postoperative Cerebral Edema Exacerbation in Patients With Meningioma.

backgroundPostoperative cerebral edema is common in patients with meningioma. It is of great clinical significance to predict the postoperative cerebral edema exacerbation (CEE) for the development of individual treatment programs in patients with meningioma.

objectiveTo evaluate the value of three-dimensional radiomics Features from Multi-Parameter MRI in predicting the postoperative CEE in patients with meningioma.

methodsA total of 136 meningioma patients with complete clinical and radiological data were collected for this retrospective study, and they were randomly divided into primary and validation cohorts. Three-dimensional radiomics features were extracted from multisequence MR images, and then screened through Wilcoxon rank sum test, elastic net and recursive feature elimination algorithms. A radiomics signature was established based support vector machine method. By combining clinical with the radiomics signature, a clin-radiomics combined model was constructed for individual CEE prediction.

resultsThree significance radiomics features were selected to construct a radiomics signature, with areas under the curves (AUCs) of 0.86 and 0.800 in the primary and validation cohorts, respectively. Two clinical characteristics (peritumoral edema and tumor size) and radiomics signature were determined to establish the clin-radiomics combined model, with an AUC of 0.91 in the primary cohort and 0.83 in the validation cohort. The clin-radiomics combined model showed good discrimination, calibration, and clinically useful for postoperative CEE prediction.

conclusionsBy integrating clinical characteristics with radiomics signature, the clin-radiomics combined model could assist in postoperative CEE prediction before surgery, and provide a basis for surgical treatment decisions in patients with meningioma.