In:
Acta Radiologica, SAGE Publications, Vol. 62, No. 12 ( 2021-12), p. 1618-1624
Abstract:
Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) plays a significant role in tumor stage as it can be used to measure tissue perfusion and permeability of tumors. Purpose To investigate the relationships between both quantitative and semi-quantitative variables obtained from DCE-MRI and tongue cancer stages. Material and Methods Mean values of K trans , enhancement ratio (ER), wash-in slope (slope), and the 95th percentile (95%) values of the distribution for K trans , ER, and slope values (K trans (95%), ER (95%), and slope (95%), respectively) were calculated for 53 patients with tongue cancers (American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th Edition stage group: 10 in stages I and II, 14 in stage III, 21 in stage IVa, and eight in stage IVb as determined by histopathologic assessment). The relationship between tumor staging and each of the six DCE-MRI parameters was assessed separately using ordinal logistic regression. Results The logistic regression analysis revealed that both mean and 95th percentile values of K trans were significantly and positively correlated with tongue cancer stage ( P 〈 0.01). More aggressive tumor stages had larger kinetic parameter. Moreover, the semi-quantitative parameters, such as ER (95%) and slope (95%), may be more significant predictors for evaluating tongue cancer stages than the mean ER and mean slope. Conclusion Both quantitative and semi-quantitative imaging biomarkers are useful for evaluating the stages of tongue cancer, and the indices obtained from DCE-MRI were positively correlated with the tumor stages. These parameters have the potential to non-invasively evaluate the stages of tongue cancer in the clinical setting.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0284-1851
,
1600-0455
DOI:
10.1177/0284185120975180
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2024579-8
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