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Amide proton transfer-weighted imaging of pediatric brainstem glioma and its predicted value for H3 K27 alteration

Cheng, Dan; Zhuo, Zhizheng; Zhang, Peng; Qu, Liying; Duan, Yunyun; Xu, Xiaolu; Xie, Cong; ... Liu, Yaou; + view all (2023) Amide proton transfer-weighted imaging of pediatric brainstem glioma and its predicted value for H3 K27 alteration. Acta Radiologica 10.1177/02841851231197503. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Non-invasive determination of H3 K27 alteration of pediatric brainstem glioma (pedBSG) remains a clinical challenge. PURPOSE: To predict H3 K27-altered pedBSG using amide proton transfer-weighted (APTw) imaging. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective study included patients with pedBSG who underwent APTw imaging and had the H3 K27 alteration status determined by immunohistochemical staining. The presence or absence of foci of markedly increased APTw signal in the lesion was visually assessed. Quantitative APTw histogram parameters within the entire solid portion of tumors were extracted and compared between H3 K27-altered and wild-type groups using Student's t-test. The ability of APTw for differential diagnosis was evaluated using logistic regression. RESULTS: Sixty pedBSG patients included 48 patients with H3 K27-altered tumor (aged 2-48 years) and 12 patients with wild-type tumor (aged 3-53 years). Visual assessment showed that the foci of markedly increased APTw signal intensity were more common in the H3 K27-altered group than in wild-type group (60% vs. 16%, P = 0.007). Histogram parameters of APTw signal intensity in the H3 K27-altered group were significantly higher than those in the wild-type group (median, 2.74% vs. 2.22%, P = 0.02). The maximum (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC] = 0.72, P = 0.01) showed the highest diagnostic performance among histogram analysis. A combination of age, median and maximum APTw signal intensity could predict H3 K27 alteration with a sensitivity of 81%, specificity of 75% and AUC of 0.80. CONCLUSION: APTw imaging may serve as an imaging biomarker for H3 K27 alteration of pedBSGs.

Type: Article
Title: Amide proton transfer-weighted imaging of pediatric brainstem glioma and its predicted value for H3 K27 alteration
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/02841851231197503
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1177/02841851231197503
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: amide proton transfer-weighted imaging, H3 K27 alteration, histogram analysis, Pediatric brainstem glioma
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/10182103
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