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- Title
Native T1 mapping for assessment of the perilesional zone in metastases and benign lesions of the liver.
- Authors
Fahlenkamp, Ute Lina; Ziegeler, Katharina; Adams, Lisa Christine; Böker, Sarah Maria; Engel, Günther; Makowski, Marcus Richard
- Abstract
Adjacent to hepatic metastases, liver parenchyma is often histopathologically altered even if its visual appearance on native magnetic resonance (MR) images is blunt. Yet, relaxation properties in MR imaging may show structural changes prior to visual alteration, and therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether T1 relaxation times in the perilesional zone differ between metastases and benign lesions. A total of 113 patients referred for MRI were included prospectively. Images were assessed for metastases, solid benign lesions and cysts, and regions-of-interest were drawn on T1 maps including the focal lesion and a close (inner perilesional zone = IPZ) and a larger perilesional zone (outer perilesional zone = OPZ). Simple ratios between these zones, as well as a gradient ratio between the IPZ and the entire perilesional zone (EPZ) were calculated. Within the collective, 44 patients had lesions of one or two entities. For metastases, the simple ratio between IPZ and OPZ as well as the mean EPZ gradient was significantly higher than for both solid benign lesions and cysts. Lesion size was not a significant covariate. We conclude, that native T1 properties of the perilesional zones differ significantly between malignant and both solid and cystic benign lesions.
- Subjects
LIVER metastasis; GENE mapping; CANCER histopathology; LIVER radiography; CYSTS (Pathology)
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-020-69819-w