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Vol. 58. Issue 3.
Pages 207-213 (May - June 2016)
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Vol. 58. Issue 3.
Pages 207-213 (May - June 2016)
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Usefulness of the apparent diffusion coefficient for the evaluation of the white matter to differentiate between glioblastoma and brain metastases
Utilidad del coeficiente de difusión aparente en la evaluación de la sustancia blanca para diferenciar glioblastoma de metástasis cerebral
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L.A. Miquelini
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arielmiquelini@gmail.com

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, M.S. Pérez Akly, J.A. Funes, C.H. Besada
Área de Neurorradiología, Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imágenes, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Table 1. Results of the analysis of basic demographic, topographic and data, size included.
Table 2. Percentage of histological types in glioblastomas and metastases.
Table 3. Results of signal intensity and indexes derived from the measurement of the ADC of both the ANPWM and the APWM.
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Objective

To determine whether there are significant differences in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) between the apparently normal peritumor white matter surrounding glioblastomas and that surrounding brain metastases.

Material and methods

We retrospectively reviewed 42 patients with histologically confirmed glioblastomas and 42 patients with a single cerebral metastasis. We measured the signal intensity in the apparently normal peritumor white matter and in the abnormal peritumor white matter on the ADC maps. We used mean ADC values in the contralateral occipital white matter as a reference from which to design normalized ADC indices. We compared mean values between the two tumor types. We calculated the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve and estimated the sensitivity and specificity of the measurements taken.

Results

Supratentorial lesions and compromise of the corpus callosum were more common in patients with glioblastoma than in patients with brain metastases. The maximum diameter of the enhanced area after injection of a contrast agent was greater in the glioblastomas (p<0.001). The minimum ADC value measured in the apparently normal peritumor white matter was higher for the glioblastomas than for the metastases (p=0.002). Significant differences in the ADC index were found only for the minimum ADC value in apparently normal peritumor white matter. The sensitivity and specificity were less than 70% for all variables analyzed.

Conclusions

There are differences in the ADC values of apparently normal peritumor white matter between glioblastomas and cerebral metastases, but the magnitude of these differences is slight and the application of these differences in clinical practice is still limited.

Keywords:
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
Glioblastoma
Metastasis
Brain
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Objetivo

Encontrar diferencias significativas en la sustancia blanca peritumoral aparentemente normal entre gliobastoma y metástasis cerebral mediante la valoración del coeficiente de difusión aparente (CDA).

Material y métodos

Se revisaron retrospectivamente resonancias magnéticas de 42 pacientes con histopatología de glioblastomas y 42 pacientes con metástasis cerebral única. Se realizaron mediciones de intensidad de señal en el mapa de CDA sobre la sustancia blanca peritumoral aparentemente normal (SBPAN) y la sustancia blanca peritumoral alterada (SBPAlt). Se diseñaron índices normalizados de CDA utilizando valores medidos en la sustancia blanca occipital contralateral como referencia. Se compararon las medias para establecer diferencias entre ambos tipos de tumores. Se calculó el área bajo la curva (ROC) y se estimaron la sensibilidad y la especificidad para las mediciones realizadas.

Resultados

Los pacientes con glioblastoma presentaron con mayor frecuencia lesiones supratentoriales y compromiso del cuerpo calloso que los pacientes con metástasis cerebral. El diámetro máximo del área de realce tras la inyección de contraste fue mayor en los glioblastomas (p<0,001). El valor mínimo de CDA medido en la SBPAN fue mayor en los glioblastomas que en las metástasis (p=0,002). Solo se encontraron diferencias significativas en el índice de CDA para el valor mínimo de CDA en la SBPAN. Los valores de sensibilidad y especificidad fueron inferiores al 70% para las variables evaluadas.

Conclusiones

Existen diferencias en los valores del CDA de la SBPAN entre glioblastomas y metástasis, pero la magnitud de dicha diferencia es escasa y su aplicación en la práctica clínica aún es limitada.

Palabras clave:
Difusión por resonancia magnética
Glioblastoma
Metástasis
Cerebro

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