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- Title
q-space MR imaging of gastric carcinoma ex vivo: Correlation with histopathologic findings.
- Authors
Yamada, Ichiro; Hikishima, Keigo; Miyasaka, Naoyuki; Kato, Keiji; Ito, Eisaku; Kojima, Kazuyuki; Kawano, Tatsuyuki; Kobayashi, Daisuke; Eishi, Yoshinobu; Okano, Hideyuki
- Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this study was to establish the feasibility of q-space imaging (QSI) as a method of assessing the depth of mural invasion, histologic grade, and the presence of lymph node metastasis in gastric carcinomas. Methods A 7.0 Tesla MR imaging system was used to investigate 20 gastric specimens containing a carcinoma. QSI was performed by using the following parameters: 50-60 mm × 25-30 mm field of view, 2-mm section thickness, 256 × 128 matrix, 10 b values in the 0-7163 s/mm2 range, which corresponded to q values of 0-1026/cm, and motion-probing gradients perpendicular to the gastric wall. The MR images and the histopathologic findings were then compared. Results The depth of tumor invasion of the gastric wall in all 20 carcinomas (100%) was established by using mean displacement, zero-displacement probability, and kurtosis maps. The QSI parameters were significantly correlated with the histologic grades of the gastric carcinomas (all P < 0.001). The QSI parameters made it possible to differentiate between metastatic and nonmetastatic lymph nodes (all P = 0.001). Conclusion Ex vivo QSI facilitates excellent diagnostics for evaluating gastric carcinomas in terms of mural invasion, histologic grade, and the presence of lymph node metastasis. Magn Reson Med 76:602-612, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- Publication
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2016, Vol 76, Issue 2, p602
- ISSN
0740-3194
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mrm.25905