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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The Utility of Conventional CT, CT Perfusion and Quantitative Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Predicting the Risk Level of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of the Stomach: A Prospective Comparison of Classical CT Features, CT Perfusion Values, Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Intravoxel Incoherent Motion-Derived Parameters.

Milica Mitrovic-Jovanovic, Aleksandra Djuric-Stefanovic, Keramatollah Ebrahimi, Marko Dakovic, Jelena Kovac, Dimitrije Šarac, Dusan Saponjski, Aleksandra Jankovic, Ognjan Skrobic, Predrag Sabljak and 1 more

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Milica Mitrovic-JovanovicDepartment of Digestive Radiology, Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-7525-7615
Aleksandra Djuric-StefanovicDepartment of Digestive Radiology, Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Keramatollah EbrahimiFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Marko DakovicFaculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-7455-5584
Jelena KovacDepartment of Digestive Radiology, Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-4826-0218
Dimitrije ŠaracDepartment of Digestive Radiology, Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Dusan SaponjskiDepartment of Digestive Radiology, Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-6640-234X
Aleksandra JankovicDepartment of Digestive Radiology, Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Ognjan SkrobicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Predrag SabljakFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Marjan MicevFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The role of advanced functional imaging techniques in prediction of pathological risk categories of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate classical CT features, CT-perfusion and magnetic-resonance-diffusion-weighted-imaging (MR-DWI)-related parameters in predicting the metastatic risk of gastric GIST. Patients and methods: Sixty-two patients with histologically proven GIST who underwent CT perfusion and MR-DWI using multiple b-values were prospectively included. Morphological CT characteristics and CT-perfusion parameters of tumor were comparatively analyzed in the high-risk (HR) and low-risk (LR) GIST groups. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and intravoxel-incoherent-motion (IVIM)-related parameters were also analyzed in 45 and 34 patients, respectively. Results: Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that greater tumor diameter (p < 0.001), cystic structure (p < 0.001), irregular margins (p = 0.007), irregular shape (p < 0.001), disrupted mucosa (p < 0.001) and visible EFDV (p < 0.001), as well as less ADC value (p = 0.001) and shorter time-to-peak (p = 0.006), were significant predictors of HR GIST. Multivariate analysis extracted irregular shape (p = 0.006) and enlarged feeding or draining vessels (EFDV) (p = 0.017) as independent predictors of HR GIST (area under curve (AUC) of predicting model 0.869). Conclusion: Although certain classical CT imaging features remain most valuable, some functional imaging parameters may add the diagnostic value in preoperative prediction of HR gastric GIST.

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apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)CT perfusiongastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)incoherent motion (IVIM)

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