Bonatti Matteo, Stuefer Josef, Oberhofer Nadia, Negri Giovanni, Tagliaferri Tiziana, Schifferle Günther, Messini Sergio, Manfredi Riccardo, Bonatti Giampietro
Department of Radiology of Bolzano Central Hospital, 5 Böhler St., 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
Department of Radiology of Bolzano Central Hospital, 5 Böhler St., 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
Eur J Radiol. 2015 Feb;84(2):208-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.11.010. Epub 2014 Nov 20.
To compare the diagnostic performance of T2-weighted images (T2-WI)+contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images (CE T1-WI) with the one of T2-WI+diffusion-weighted images (DWI) in the assessment of myometrial and cervical stromal infiltration by endometrial carcinoma (EC).
Institutional review board approved our retrospective study; requirement for informed consent was waived. 56 patients with histologically proven EC who underwent preoperative MRI and surgery at our Institution over a 34 months period were included. Two radiologists independently evaluated T2-WI+CE T1-WI and T2-WI+DWI of each patient. Confidence in imaging evaluation (0-3), depth of myometrial invasion (</≥50%) and presence of cervical stromal infiltration (Yes/No) were assessed. MRI findings were compared with pathological ones.
Confidence in imaging evaluation was higher for T2-WI+CE T1-WI (2.83/3) than for T2-WI+DWI (2.62/3). T2-WI+DWI showed a better diagnostic performance than T2-WI+CE T1-WI in recognizing deep myometrial infiltration by EC (accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of 0.89, 0.89 and 0.89 vs. 0.86, 0.84, 0.86; p>0.05) whereas both imaging sequences combinations showed the same diagnostic performance in recognizing cervical stromal infiltration (accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of 0.95, 0.98 and 0.80, p>0.05).
T2-WI+DWI can reliably replace the "classical" combination T2-WI+CE T1-WI for local staging of endometrial carcinoma.
比较T2加权成像(T2-WI)+对比增强T1加权成像(CE T1-WI)与T2-WI+扩散加权成像(DWI)在评估子宫内膜癌(EC)肌层和宫颈基质浸润方面的诊断性能。
机构审查委员会批准了我们的回顾性研究;豁免了知情同意的要求。纳入了56例在34个月内于我院接受术前MRI检查和手术且经组织学证实为EC的患者。两名放射科医生独立评估每位患者的T2-WI+CE T1-WI和T2-WI+DWI。评估成像评估的信心(0-3分)、肌层浸润深度(</≥50%)以及宫颈基质浸润的存在情况(是/否)。将MRI结果与病理结果进行比较。
T2-WI+CE T1-WI的成像评估信心(2.83/3分)高于T2-WI+DWI(2.62/3分)。在识别EC的深部肌层浸润方面,T2-WI+DWI的诊断性能优于T2-WI+CE T1-WI(准确率、敏感度和特异度分别为0.89、0.89和0.89,对比0.86、0.84和0.86;p>0.05),而在识别宫颈基质浸润方面,两种成像序列组合的诊断性能相同(准确率、敏感度和特异度分别为0.95、0.98和0.80,p>0.05)。
T2-WI+DWI可可靠地替代“经典”组合T2-WI+CE T1-WI用于子宫内膜癌的局部分期。