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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2024

Muscle texture features on preoperative MRI for diagnosis and assessment of severity of congenital muscular torticollis.

Xin Qiu, Tianfeng Zhu, Zhenhui Zhao, Zhiwen Cui, Hansheng Deng, Shengping Tang, Leonardo Antonio Sechi, Gianfilippo Caggiari, Cailei Zhao, Zhu Xiong

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Xin Qiu *Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. qiuxinfrank@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2320-7963
Tianfeng Zhu *Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0040-2638
Zhenhui Zhao *Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8143-4198
Zhiwen Cui *Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-1599-734X
Hansheng Deng *Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4281-4327
Shengping TangShenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. tangshengping56@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-8254
Leonardo Antonio SechiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy. sechila@uniss.it.
Gianfilippo CaggiariOrthopaedic Department, Sassari University Hospital, 07100, Sassari, Italy. gianfilippocaggiari@gmail.com.
Cailei ZhaoShenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. zhaocailei197866@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3341-4624
Zhu XiongShenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. bamboobear@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2099-1561

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Hospital-level project of Shenzhen Children's Hospital ynkt2020-zz22Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen SZSM202011012
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Abstract

objectivesTo develop an objective method based on texture analysis on MRI for diagnosis of congenital muscular torticollis (CMT). MATERIAL AND

methodsThe T1- and T2-weighted imaging, Q-dixon, and T1-mapping MRI data of 38 children with CMT were retrospectively analyzed. The region of interest (ROI) was manually drawn at the level of the largest cross-sectional area of the SCM on the affected side. MaZda software was used to obtain the texture features of the T2WI sequences of the ROI in healthy and affected SCM. A radiomics diagnostic model based on muscle texture features was constructed using logistic regression analysis. Fatty infiltration grade was calculated by hematoxylin and eosin staining, and fibrosis ratio by Masson staining. Correlation between the MRI parameters and pathological indicators was analyzed.

resultsThere was positive correlation between fatty infiltration grade and mean value, standard deviation, and maximum value of the Q-dixon sequence of the affected SCM (correlation coefficients, 0.65, 0.59, and 0.58, respectively, P < 0.05).Three muscle texture features-S(2,2)SumAverg, S(3,3)SumVarnc, and T2WI extreme difference-were selected to construct the diagnostic model. The model showed significant diagnostic value for CMT (P < 0.05). The area under the curve of the multivariate conditional logistic regression model was 0.828 (95% confidence interval 0.735-0.922); the sensitivity was 0.684 and the specificity 0.868.

conclusionThe radiomics diagnostic model constructed using T2WI muscle texture features and MRI signal values appears to have good diagnostic efficiency. Q-dixon sequence can reflect the fatty infiltration grade of CMT.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingSeverity of Illness IndexTorticollisAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleNeck MusclesRetrospective StudiesCongenital muscular torticollisDiagnostic modelsMagnetic resonance imagingMuscle texture featuresRadiomics

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