Impact of Adding Mean Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADCmean) Measurements to O-RADS MRI Scoring For Adnexal Lesions Characterization: A Combined O-RADS MRI/ADCmean Approach

Rationale and Objectives: Evaluate the impact of adding mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADCmean) measurements to the OvarianAdnexal Imaging Reporting and Data System MRI (O-RADS MRI) scoring for adnexal lesion characterization using a combined O-RADS MRI/ADCmean reading approach. Materials and Methods: This prospective study included 90 women who underwent pelvic MRI for adnexal lesions diagnosis and characterization. Two readers scored the adnexal lesions using the O-RADS MRI scoring independently and in consensus. A third reader calculated ADCmean measurements. The final diagnoses were determined by histo-pathology (n = 77) or follow-up imaging (n = 13). Areas under the curves (AUCs) and diagnostic performance metrics were calculated for the O-RADS MRI scoring, ADCmean, and combined ORADS MRI/ADCmean thresholds. P-value <0.05 was significant. Results: 116 adnexal lesions (71 benign, 45 malignant) were analyzed. The optimal thresholds to predict malignant adnexal lesions were O-RADS MRI score >3 and ADCmean value <1.08 x 10-3 mm2/s (AUC 0.926 and 0.823; sensitivity 97.7% and 95.5%; specificity 87.3% and 68%; positive predictive value (PPV) 83% and 66.2%; positive likelihood ratio (PLR) 7.7 and 3.08, respectively). Compared to the ORADS MRI scoring, a combined threshold of O-RADS MRI >3/ADCmean <1.08 x 10-3 mm2/s, yielded a reduction of false positives, a significant increase in the specificity (97.1%, p = 0.005), PPV (95.4%, p = 0.002), and PLR (33.1, p <0.0001), and non-significant change in the AUC (0.953, p = 0.252), and sensitivity (93.3%, p = 0.467). Conclusion: The diagnostic performance of O-RADS MRI scoring to characterize adnexal lesions could be improved by adding the ADCmean values through reducing false positives, increasing specificity, and maintaining good sensitivity. (c) 2022 The Association of University Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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This study evaluated the impact of adding mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADCmean) measurements to the Ovarian Adnexal Imaging Reporting and Data System MRI (O-RADS MRI) scoring for adnexal lesion characterization. The results showed that combining O-RADS MRI scoring with ADCmean thresholds can reduce false positives, improve specificity, and maintain good sensitivity.