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Gastric cancer and imaging biomarkers: Part 1 - a critical review of DW-MRI and CE-MDCT findings

Giganti, F; Tang, L; Baba, H; (2018) Gastric cancer and imaging biomarkers: Part 1 - a critical review of DW-MRI and CE-MDCT findings. European Radiology 10.1007/s00330-018-5732-4. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

The current standard of care for gastric cancer imaging includes heterogeneity in image acquisition techniques and qualitative image interpretation. In addition to qualitative assessment, several imaging techniques, including diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI), contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (CE-MDCT), dynamic-contrast enhanced MRI and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, can allow quantitative analysis. However, so far there is no consensus regarding the application of functional imaging in the management of gastric cancer. The aim of this article is to specifically review two promising biomarkers for gastric cancer with reasonable spatial resolution: the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) from DW-MRI and textural features from CE-MDCT. We searched MEDLINE/ PubMed for manuscripts published from inception to 6 February 2018. Initially, we searched for (gastric cancer OR gastric tumour) AND diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Then, we searched for (gastric cancer OR gastric tumour) AND texture analysis AND computed tomography. We collated the results from the studies related to this query. There is evidence that: (1) the ADC is a promising biomarker for the evaluation of the aggressiveness (T and N stage), treatment response and prognosis of gastric cancer; (2) textural features are related to the degree of differentiation, Lauren classification, treatment response and prognosis of gastric cancer. We conclude that these imaging biomarkers hold promise as effective additional tools in the diagnostic pathway of gastric cancer and may facilitate the multidisciplinary work between the radiologist and clinician, and across different institutions, to provide a greater biological understanding of gastric cancer.

Type: Article
Title: Gastric cancer and imaging biomarkers: Part 1 - a critical review of DW-MRI and CE-MDCT findings
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5732-4
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-018-5732-4
Language: English
Additional information: © The Author(s) 2018. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Keywords: Biomarkers, Gastric cancer, Magnetic resonance imaging, Tomography
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10057824
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