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Improved detection of diffuse glioma infiltration with imaging combinations: a diagnostic accuracy study

Verburg, N; Koopman, T; Yaqub, MM; Hoekstra, OS; Lammertsma, AA; Barkhof, F; Pouwels, PJW; ... de Witt Hamer, PC; + view all (2019) Improved detection of diffuse glioma infiltration with imaging combinations: a diagnostic accuracy study. Neuro-Oncology , 22 (3) pp. 412-422. 10.1093/neuonc/noz180. Green open access

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Abstract

Background Surgical resection and irradiation of diffuse glioma are guided by standard MRI: T2/FLAIR-weighted MRI for non-enhancing and T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced (T1G) MRI for enhancing gliomas. Amino acid PET has been suggested as new standard. Imaging combinations may improve standard MRI and amino acid PET. The aim of the study was to determine the accuracy of imaging combinations to detect glioma infiltration. Methods We included 20 consecutive adults with newly-diagnosed non-enhancing (seven diffuse astrocytomas, IDH-mutant; one oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant and1p/19q-codeleted; one glioblastoma IDH-wildtype) or enhancing glioma (glioblastoma, nine IDH-wildtype and two IDH-mutant). Standardized pre-operative imaging (T1-, T2-, FLAIR-weighted and T1G MRI, perfusion and diffusion MRI, MR spectroscopy and O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine ([18F]FET) PET) was co-localized with multi-region stereotactic biopsies preceding resection. Tumor presence in the biopsies was assessed by two neuropathologists. Diagnostic accuracy was determined using receiver operating characteristic analysis. Results A total of 174 biopsies were obtained (63 from nine non-enhancing and 111 from 11 enhancing gliomas), of which 129 contained tumor (50 from non-enhancing and 79 from enhancing gliomas). In enhancing gliomas, the combination of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) with [18F]FET PET (AUC, 95%CI: 0.89,0.79-0.99) detected tumor better than T1G MRI (0.56,0.39-0.72;P<.001) and [18F]FET PET (0.76,0.66-0.86;P=0.001). In non-enhancing gliomas, no imaging combination detected tumor significantly better than standard MRI. FLAIR-weighted MRI had an AUC of 0.81 (0.65-0.98) compared to 0.69 (0.56-0.81;P=0.019) for [18F]FET PET. Conclusion and relevance Combining ADC and [18F]FET PET detects glioma infiltration better than standard MRI and [18F]FET PET in enhancing gliomas, potentially enabling better guidance of local therapy.

Type: Article
Title: Improved detection of diffuse glioma infiltration with imaging combinations: a diagnostic accuracy study
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz180
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noz180
Language: English
Additional information: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Brain; Glioma; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Positron-Emission Tomography; ROC Curve
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 Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10083528
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