Purpose: To investigate the relationships between imaging parameters derived from intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and HPV status in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). Materials and Methods: 73 patients with a new diagnosis of OPSCC were enrolled in the present study. MRI including IVIM-DWI with nine b value (range 0–800 s/mm2) was acquired in all patients. Primary tumor (PT) and the largest metastatic lymph node (LN), if present, were volumetrically contoured and the tissue diffusion coefficient Dt, perfusion fraction f and perfusion-related diffusion coefficient D* were estimated by a bi-exponential fit. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) was also estimated by a mono-exponential fit. The predictive power of the most relevant patient/tumor characteristics and image-based features in determining the HPV status was assessed. Results: 67 PTs and 67 metastatic LNs were analyzed. Significant differences in ADC and Dt values among HPV-positive and HPV-negative patients were found for PTs (p = 0.003 and p < 0.001, respectively), while a trend toward significance in Dt was reported for LNs (p = 0.066). The perfusion-related parameters, f, D* and D*× f, were not related to HPV status. The best predictive model for HPV positivity was obtained combining alcohol intake and smoke habits with Dt values of PTs (accuracy = 80.8%, sensitivity = 85.7%, specificity = 64.7%). Conclusion: Significant correlations were found between IVIM-DWI and HPV status in OPSCCs. The perfusion-free diffusion coefficient, Dt, may better reflect the HPV-related tumor differences compared to ADC, whereas the perfusion-related parameters were not able to reliably discriminate HPV-positive from HPV-negative OPSCC.

Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: Correlation with human papillomavirus Status / Vidiri, A.; Marzi, S.; Gangemi, E.; Benevolo, M.; Rollo, F.; Farneti, A.; Marucci, L.; Spasiano, F.; Sperati, F.; Di Giuliano, F.; Pellini, R.; Sanguineti, G.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0720-048X. - 119:(2019), p. 108640. [10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.08.009]

Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: Correlation with human papillomavirus Status

Gangemi E.;
2019

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the relationships between imaging parameters derived from intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and HPV status in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). Materials and Methods: 73 patients with a new diagnosis of OPSCC were enrolled in the present study. MRI including IVIM-DWI with nine b value (range 0–800 s/mm2) was acquired in all patients. Primary tumor (PT) and the largest metastatic lymph node (LN), if present, were volumetrically contoured and the tissue diffusion coefficient Dt, perfusion fraction f and perfusion-related diffusion coefficient D* were estimated by a bi-exponential fit. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) was also estimated by a mono-exponential fit. The predictive power of the most relevant patient/tumor characteristics and image-based features in determining the HPV status was assessed. Results: 67 PTs and 67 metastatic LNs were analyzed. Significant differences in ADC and Dt values among HPV-positive and HPV-negative patients were found for PTs (p = 0.003 and p < 0.001, respectively), while a trend toward significance in Dt was reported for LNs (p = 0.066). The perfusion-related parameters, f, D* and D*× f, were not related to HPV status. The best predictive model for HPV positivity was obtained combining alcohol intake and smoke habits with Dt values of PTs (accuracy = 80.8%, sensitivity = 85.7%, specificity = 64.7%). Conclusion: Significant correlations were found between IVIM-DWI and HPV status in OPSCCs. The perfusion-free diffusion coefficient, Dt, may better reflect the HPV-related tumor differences compared to ADC, whereas the perfusion-related parameters were not able to reliably discriminate HPV-positive from HPV-negative OPSCC.
2019
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Human papillomavirus; Imaging characteristics; Intravoxel incoherent motion imaging; Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
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Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: Correlation with human papillomavirus Status / Vidiri, A.; Marzi, S.; Gangemi, E.; Benevolo, M.; Rollo, F.; Farneti, A.; Marucci, L.; Spasiano, F.; Sperati, F.; Di Giuliano, F.; Pellini, R.; Sanguineti, G.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0720-048X. - 119:(2019), p. 108640. [10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.08.009]
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