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ArticleEJNMMI reports2025

Integration of amide proton transfer-weighted imaging and methionine positron emission tomography histogram parameters enhances the prediction of isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations in adult diffuse gliomas.

Masaoki Kusunoki, Takuro Isoda, Koji Yamashita, Yoshiyuki Kitamura, Kazufumi Kikuchi, Motohiro Sando, Shingo Baba, Daisuke Kuga, Yutaka Fujioka, Fumiya Narutomi and 3 more

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Masaoki KusunokiDepartments of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. kusunoki.masaoki.655@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6767-569X
Takuro IsodaDepartments of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Koji YamashitaDepartments of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Yoshiyuki KitamuraDepartments of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Kazufumi KikuchiDepartments of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Motohiro SandoDepartments of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Shingo BabaDepartments of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Daisuke KugaDepartments of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Yutaka FujiokaDepartments of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Fumiya NarutomiDepartments of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Koji YoshimotoDepartments of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Kousei IshigamiDepartments of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Osamu TogaoDepartments of Molecular Imaging and Diagnosis, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 24K10763
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate whether the combination of amide proton transfer-weighted imaging (APT-WI) and methionine positron emission tomography (MET-PET) enhances the non-invasive prediction of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation status in adult diffuse gliomas.

resultsWe retrospectively analysed 28 adult patients with histologically confirmed diffuse gliomas who underwent preoperative APT-WI and MET-PET imaging at our institution. Histogram analyses were conducted for both imaging modalities, extracting parameters such as the 10th, 50th, 70th, and 90th percentiles, mean, variance, skewness, and kurtosis. Parameters between IDH-mutant and IDH-wildtype gliomas were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. Diagnostic performance was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and combined models of the two parameters were constructed using multivariable logistic regression. IDH-wildtype gliomas exhibited significantly higher APT-WI 90th percentile (APT

conclusionsCombining histogram-derived parameters from APT-WI and MET-PET significantly improves the diagnostic accuracy for predicting IDH mutation status in diffuse gliomas. This non-invasive approach may serve as a valuable adjunct for preoperative evaluation and the development of personalised treatment strategies in patients with gliomas.

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Amino acid PETAPTCESTDiffuse gliomaMethionine PETNeuro-oncology

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PMID40229611
PMCPMC11996729

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