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Combined texture analysis of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI with histogram analysis of diffusion kurtosis imaging for predicting IDH mutational status in gliomas

Acta Radiol. 2023 Jun 18:2841851231180291. doi: 10.1177/02841851231180291. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Non-invasive detection of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutational status in gliomas is clinically meaningful for molecular stratification of glioma; however, it remains challenging.

PURPOSE: To investigate the usefulness of texture analysis (TA) of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) and histogram analysis of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) maps for evaluating IDH mutational status in gliomas.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective study enrolled 84 patients with histologically confirmed gliomas, comprising IDH-mutant (n = 34) and IDH-wildtype (n = 50). TA was performed for the quantitative parameters derived by DCE-MRI. Histogram analysis was performed for the quantitative parameters derived by DKI. Unpaired Student’s t-test was used to identify IDH-mutant and IDH-wildtype gliomas. Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were used to compare the diagnostic performance of each parameter and their combination for predicting the IDH mutational status in gliomas.

RESULTS: Significant statistical differences in the TA of DCE-MRI and histogram analysis of DKI were observed between IDH-mutant and IDH-wildtype gliomas (all P < 0.05). Using multivariable logistic regression, the entropy of Ktrans, skewness of Ve, and Kapp-90th had higher prediction potential for IDH mutations with areas under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.915, 0.735, and 0.830, respectively. A combination of these analyses for the identification of IDH mutation improved the AUC to 0.978, with a sensitivity and specificity of 94.1% and 96.0%, respectively, which was higher than the single analysis (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Integrating the TA of DCE-MRI and histogram analysis of DKI may help to predict the IDH mutational status.

PMID:37331987 | DOI:10.1177/02841851231180291

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