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- Title
Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in differentiation of soft tissue sarcoma from benign lesions: a systematic review of literature.
- Authors
Shomal Zadeh, Firoozeh; Pooyan, Atefe; Alipour, Ehsan; Hosseini, Nastaran; Thurlow, Peter C.; Del Grande, Filippo; Shafiei, Mehrzad; Chalian, Majid
- Abstract
Objective: To systematically review the literature assessing the role of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) in the differentiation of soft tissue sarcomas from benign lesions. Materials and methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed with the following keywords: multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging, DCE-MR perfusion, soft tissue, sarcoma, and neoplasm. Original studies evaluating the role of DCE-MRI for differentiating benign soft-tissue lesions from soft-tissue sarcomas were included. Results: Eighteen studies with a total of 965 imaging examinations were identified. Ten of twelve studies evaluating qualitative parameters reported improvement in discriminative power. One of the evaluated qualitative parameters was time-intensity curves (TIC), and malignant curves (TIC III, IV) were found in 74% of sarcomas versus 26.5% benign lesions. Six of seven studies that used the semiquantitative approach found it relatively beneficial. Four studies assessed quantitative parameters including Ktrans (contrast transit from the vascular compartment to the interstitial compartment), Kep (contrast return to the vascular compartment), and Ve (the volume fraction of the extracellular extravascular space) in addition to other parameters. All found Ktrans, and 3 studies found Kep to be significantly different between sarcomas and benign lesions. The values for Ve were variable. Additionally, eight studies assessed diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and 6 of them found it useful. Conclusion: Of different DCE-MRI approaches, qualitative parameters showed the best evidence in increasing the diagnostic performance of MRI. Semiquantitative and quantitative approaches seemed to improve the discriminative power of MRI, but which parameters and to what extent is still unclear and needs further investigation.
- Subjects
CONTRAST-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; SARCOMA; TISSUE differentiation; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; DIFFUSION magnetic resonance imaging
- Publication
Skeletal Radiology, 2024, Vol 53, Issue 7, p1343
- ISSN
0364-2348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00256-024-04598-3