Does the apparent diffusion coefficient of diffusion-weighted MRI help in the characterization of soft tissue malignancies and sarcomas? (2023)

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Purpose: To identify trends in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) related to classification of tumor type and other tumor characteristics when common malignant soft tissue tumors can be distinguished. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A consecutive series of malignant soft tissue tumors and soft tissue sarcomas (STS) of the extremities in 78 adult patients with conventional magnetic resonance imaging and DWI was included. Each case was evaluated for changes and heterogeneity in T1/T2 signal, presence of peritumoral edema, necrosis, cystic changes, internal bleeding and maximum blind longitudinal dimension for histology. Mean and minimal ADC were obtained using a freehand region of interest of the entire tumor and the darkest ADC area (area with the lowest signal) of the tumor. Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used to determine associations and significance between tumor subtypes. Intraclass correlation (ICC) and kappa calculations were used to assess inter-reader concordance for ADC scores and reader diagnosis. Results: Liposarcoma showed more heterogeneous T1WI images with T1WI hypersignal compared to tumors not classified as liposarcoma (p = 0.046 and p = 0.010, respectively). Liposarcomas were relatively consistently nonbleeding (81.8%), while undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas consistently showed intralesional bleeding (90%). When comparing individual tumor scores to the rest of the samples, lymphomas had lower mean and trough ADC scores across the tumor and in the most hypointense area of ​​the tumor for both readers (P<0.05). Interobserver agreement between the two readers was good to excellent for all four ADC measurements (ICC = 0.65-0.98). Conclusion: ADC measurements generated by diffusion-weighted imaging are reproducible but currently provide limited information on the ability to discriminate between different histologies of soft tissue malignancies and sarcomas.

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  • ADC
  • DWI
  • Fern's End
  • MRT
  • soft tissue sarcoma

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Gowda, P., Bajaj, G., Silva, F.D., Ashikyan, O., Xi, Y.(Accepted/in press).The apparent diffusion coefficient of diffusion-weighted MRI helps characterize malignant soft tissue tumors and sarcomas.Skeletal radiology.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-023-04289-5

The apparent diffusion coefficient of diffusion-weighted MRI helps characterize malignant soft tissue tumors and sarcomas./ Gowda, Prajwal; Bajaj, Gitanjali; Silva, Flavio Duarte and cols.

Em:Skeletal radiology, 2023.

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Gowda, P. Bajaj, G., Silva, FD, Ashikyan, O, Xi, Y2023, 'The apparent diffusion coefficient of diffusion-weighted MRI helps characterize malignant soft tissue tumors and sarcomas',Skeletal radiology.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-023-04289-5

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Gowda P, Bajaj G, Silva FD, Aschkyan O., XiY, Chabra A.The apparent diffusion coefficient of diffusion-weighted MRI helps characterize malignant soft tissue tumors and sarcomas.Skeletal radiology. 2023. doi: 10.1007/s00256-023-04289-5

Gowda, Prajwal; Bajaj, Gitanjali; Silva, Flavio Duarte and cols. ,The apparent diffusion coefficient of diffusion-weighted MRI helps characterize malignant soft tissue tumors and sarcomas. Em:Skeletal radiology. 2023.

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