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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Amide proton transfer-weighted imaging and T1 mapping as diagnostic tools to evaluate high-risk histopathologic phenotypes before surgery in rectal adenocarcinoma and their correlation with Ki-67 expression:a two-center study.

Yaxin Chai, Yongchao Niu, Ruixue Cheng, Pan Liang, Jianbo Gao

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Yaxin ChaiDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Xinxiang Central Hospital, The Fourth Clinical College of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Yongchao NiuDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Xinxiang Central Hospital, The Fourth Clinical College of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Ruixue ChengDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Xinxiang Central Hospital, The Fourth Clinical College of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Pan LiangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jianbo GaoDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.

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Objectives: To investigate the application of amide proton transfer (APT)-weighted MRI, T1 mapping in evaluating the preoperative high-risk histopathologic phenotypes of rectal adenocarcinoma and their correlation with Ki-67 expression. Materials and Methods: Retrospective collection of 178 confirmed cases of rectal adenocarcinoma from two centers (center 1: 97 cases, center 2: 81 cases). High-resolution T2WI, APT, T1 mapping, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and Ki-67 staining were performed in all patients. The measured parameters included APT signal intensity (APT SI), T1 relaxation time before (native T1) and after (post-contrast T1) enhancement, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate diagnostic efficiency, and Spearman correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between parameters with Ki-67, respectively. Results: APT SI values were significantly different between the mucinous adenocarcinoma (MC) group and the common adenocarcinoma (AC) group in two centers (center 1: [2.64 ± 0.33%] vs. [2.22 ± 0.78%], Conclusion: APT and T1 mapping can be used to evaluate the preoperative pathological classification, TN staging, and structural invasion of rectal adenocarcinoma, which has the potential to become an imaging marker for the evaluation of high-risk histopathologic phenotypes and Ki-67 expression of rectal adenocarcinoma.

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adenocarcinomaamide proton transfer (APT)cancer diagnosishigh-risk histopathologic phenotypesKi-67magnetic resonanceT1 mapping

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