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ArticleEuropean radiology experimental2026

Imaging tumor microenvironment heterogeneity in oral squamous cell carcinoma using IVIM DWI habitat analysis.

Siyu Li, Xiaofeng Zheng, Yifeng Huang, Jiliang Ren, Yingwei Wu

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Siyu LiDepartment of Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaofeng ZhengDepartment of Oral Pathology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yifeng HuangDepartment of First Dental Clinic, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Research, Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
Jiliang RenDepartment of Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. renjiliang2016@163.com.
Yingwei WuDepartment of Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. wuyw0103@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6196-6445

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Cross Disciplinary Research Fund of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine No. JYJC202107National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82373114Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital No. 2022hbyjxys-rjl
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objectiveThe tumor microenvironment (TME) of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is spatially heterogeneous and critically influences prognosis. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) metrics average heterogeneity and obscure relevant biological intratumoral patterns. Habitat imaging enables voxel-wise characterization of diffusion-perfusion heterogeneity. MATERIALS AND

methodsEighty-four patients with pathologically confirmed OSCC were prospectively enrolled and underwent preoperative multi-b-value intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM)-DWI. A voxel-wise habitat imaging framework was applied based on diffusion-related (D

resultsHigh-TSR tumors exhibited higher D

conclusionIVIM-DWI-based habitat imaging provides a noninvasive approach for characterizing diffusion-perfusion heterogeneity in OSCC and may complement histopathological assessment for preoperative risk stratification. KEY POINTS: Question: Can IVIM-DWI-based habitat imaging noninvasively characterize tumor microenvironment heterogeneity and identify imaging features associated with stromal composition, immune infiltration, and nodal metastasis in OSCC?

findingsIVIM-DWI-based habitat imaging identified spatially distinct diffusion-perfusion habitats associated with TSR, TILs, and CLNM, with improved discrimination over conventional whole-tumor diffusion metrics. RELEVANCE STATEMENT: IVIM-DWI-based habitat imaging provides clinically relevant, noninvasive biomarkers of TME features, improving preoperative risk stratification and supporting more precise, individualized therapeutic decisionmaking in OSCC.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingMouth NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAdultAgedFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesDiffusion magnetic resonance imagingHead and neck neoplasmsLymphocytes (tumor-infiltrating)Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neckTumor microenvironment

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