Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Assessment of Vestibular Schwannomas: Systematic Approach, Methodology, and Pitfalls.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101528275 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-8769 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 18788750 NLM ISO Abbreviation: World Neurosurg Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: New York : Elsevier
    • Subject Terms:
      Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging*/methods; Brain Neoplasms/*surgery ; Neurilemmoma/*diagnostic imaging ; Neuroma, Acoustic/*surgery; Adult ; Brain Neoplasms/pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neurilemmoma/surgery ; Observer Variation ; Reproducibility of Results ; Tumor Burden
    • Abstract:
      Objective: To investigate the validity of various approaches to extract quantitative measurements of diffusion imaging (i.e., apparent diffusion coefficient [ADC]) to investigate tumors of the central nervous system. In current studies, the region of interest (ROI) for the quantitative measurements are placed arbitrarily according to morphology. Our aim is to investigate how placement patterns influence the ADC estimation in intracranial tumors.
      Methods: Twenty consecutive patients affected by vestibular schwannoma were studied using diffusion imaging. ADC values were obtained using different ROI placement methods: segmentation ADC values of the entire volume (vADC), random ADC values were obtained in 10 different ROI points, and a single ROI in the ADC of the internal auditory canal portion of the tumor.
      Results: ADC of the internal auditory canal portion of the tumor and vADC differed significantly (P < 0.01). vADC was different between cystic and microcystic schwannomas (P = 0.009) and between cystic and solid schwannomas (P = 0.006).
      Conclusions: The positioning of ROI in these measurements is pivotal. Although "whole tumor volume" measurements represent the largest amount of information, multiple seed points can be used as well. However, there must be multiple seeds and their placement must be reported. ADC can be used as a versatile tool for tumor assessment but must be used judiciously and structured to yield comparable results.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Vestibular schwannoma
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190211 Date Completed: 20191226 Latest Revision: 20191226
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.176
    • Accession Number:
      30738940