Abstract:Objective: To investigate the feasibility of quantitative analysis parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) in diagnosis of lung neoplasms and assess the differences of quantitative MR pharmacokinetic parameters volume transfer constant(Ktrans), exchange rate constant(Kep) and extravascular extracellular volume fraction(ve) in lung neoplasms. Methods: Three Tesla MR examinations were performed in 77 patients confirmed by biopsy and the quantitative MR pharmaeokinetic parameters including Ktrans, Kep and ve were obtained. Independent two sample t test was used between benign and malignant lung lesions. Finally, the areas under the ROC curve(AUC) of Ktrans, Kep and ve between malignant and benign lesions were compared. Results: The mean Ktrans, Kep and ve of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma(n=26) were(0.270±0.089) min-1, (0.926±0.475) min-1 and (0.340±0.144). The mean Ktrans, Kep and ve of poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma(n=13) were (0.268±0.066) min-1, (0.997±0.464) min-1 and (0.293±0.091). The mean Ktrans, Kep and ve of small-cell lung cancer were (0.238±0.074) min-1, (0.617±0.369) min-1 and (0.412±0.312). The mean Ktrans, Kep and ve of benign lesions(n=24) were (0.190±0.084) min-1, (0.569±0.271) min-1 and (0.392±0.207). There was significant difference between malignant and benign lesions in either Ktrans or Kep(t=3.697, 3.883, respectively, P<0.05). There was no significant difference between malignant and benign lesions in ve(t=1.341, P>0.05). Ktrans and Kep values of benign lesions were significantly lower than those of squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma(both P<0.05). No significant difference was observed between squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma in Ktrans or Kep(both P>0.05). The AUCs of Ktrans and Kep between malignant and benign lesions were 0.741 and 0.715. The sensitivity of Ktrans and Kep were 88.4% and 39.5%, and the specificity of Ktrans and Kep were 54.2% and 95.8%. Conclusion: The differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lung lesions by Ktrans and Kep is applicable.
史昭菲,刘绪忠,柏根基. 磁共振动态增强扫描定量分析方法评价肺部肿块良恶性初步研究[J]. 中国临床医学影像杂志, 2017, 28(7): 475-479.
SHI Zhao-fei, LIU Xu-zhong, BO Gen-ji. A preliminary study of diagnosing lung neoplasms with quantitative analysis of DCE-MRI. JOURNAL OF CHINA MEDICAL IMAGING, 2017, 28(7): 475-479.
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