From the Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Shanxi.
Department of Radiology, Shanxi Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital.
J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2024;48(1):123-128. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001515. Epub 2023 Aug 8.
To differentiate between atypical cartilaginous tumors and high-grade chondrosarcoma of the major long bones using intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), and explore the correlation of quantitative parameters with hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and microvessel density (MVD).
Between September 2016 and March 2022, 35 patients (17 atypical cartilaginous tumors, 18 high-grade chondrosarcoma) underwent MRI examination and pathological confirmation at our hospital. First, IVIM-derived parameters ( D , D* , and f ), and DCE-MRI parameters ( Ktrans , Kep , and V e ) were measured, and intraclass correlation efficient (ICC) and Mann-Whitney U test were performed. Second, receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to evaluate the diagnostic performance. Finally, Spearman's correlation analysis was performed between the quantitative parameters of IVIM-DWI and DCE-MRI and the immunohistochemical factors HIF-1α, VEGF, and MVD in chondrosarcoma tissue.
D in atypical cartilaginous tumors was significantly higher than that in high-grade chondrosarcoma ( P = 0.003), whereas D* , Ktrans , and K ep in atypical cartilaginous tumors were significantly lower than those in high-grade chondrosarcoma (all P < 0.001). Ktrans demonstrated the highest area under the curve (AUC) of 0.979. The D* , Ktrans , and K ep were positively correlated with HIF-1α, VEGF, and MVD (all P < 0.001), whereas D had no correlation with HIF-1α, VEGF, and MVD ( P = 0.113, 0.077, 0.058, respectively).
The IVIM-DWI quantitative parameters ( D , D* ) and DCE-MRI quantitative parameters ( Ktrans , Kep ) are helpful to differentiate between atypical cartilaginous tumors and high-grade chondrosarcoma and could be imaging biomarkers to reflect the expressions of HIF-1α, VEGF, and angiogenesis of chondrosarcoma.
利用体素内不相干运动(IVIM)和动态对比增强磁共振成像(DCE-MRI)对主要长骨的非典型软骨性肿瘤和高级别软骨肉瘤进行鉴别,并探讨定量参数与缺氧诱导因子-1α(HIF-1α)、血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)和微血管密度(MVD)的相关性。
2016 年 9 月至 2022 年 3 月,我院对 35 例患者(17 例非典型软骨性肿瘤,18 例高级别软骨肉瘤)进行 MRI 检查和病理证实。首先,测量 IVIM 衍生参数(D、D*和 f)和 DCE-MRI 参数(Ktrans、Kep和 V e),并进行组内相关系数(ICC)和 Mann-Whitney U 检验。其次,采用受试者工作特征曲线分析评估诊断效能。最后,采用 Spearman 相关分析对软骨肉瘤组织中 IVIM-DWI 定量参数与免疫组化因子 HIF-1α、VEGF 和 MVD 之间的相关性进行分析。
非典型软骨性肿瘤的 D 值明显高于高级别软骨肉瘤(P = 0.003),而非典型软骨性肿瘤的 D*、Ktrans 和 Kep 值明显低于高级别软骨肉瘤(均 P < 0.001)。Ktrans 具有最高的曲线下面积(AUC)0.979。D*、Ktrans 和 Kep 与 HIF-1α、VEGF 和 MVD 呈正相关(均 P < 0.001),而 D 与 HIF-1α、VEGF 和 MVD 均无相关性(P = 0.113、0.077、0.058)。
IVIM-DWI 定量参数(D、D*)和 DCE-MRI 定量参数(Ktrans、Kep)有助于鉴别非典型软骨性肿瘤和高级别软骨肉瘤,可作为反映软骨肉瘤 HIF-1α、VEGF 和血管生成表达的影像学标志物。