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Three-dimensional multifrequency magnetic resonance elastography improves preoperative assessment of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma

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INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages -

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01427-4

Keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Proliferative; Magnetic resonance elastography; Magnetic resonance imaging

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In this study, the viscoelastic signatures of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were investigated using three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). The study found that adding MRE properties (tumor c and tumor f) can improve the performance of conventional MRI for the preoperative diagnosis of proliferative HCC.
Background To investigate the viscoelastic signatures of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance elastography (MRE).Methods This prospective study included 121 patients with 124 HCCs as training cohort, and validation cohort included 33 HCCs. They all underwent preoperative conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and tomoelastography based on 3D multifrequency MRE. Viscoelastic parameters of the tumor and liver were quantified as shear wave speed (c, m/s) and loss angle (f, rad), representing stiffness and fluidity, respectively. Five MRI features were evaluated. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine predictors of proliferative HCC to construct corresponding nomograms.Results In training cohort, model 1 (Combining cirrhosis, hepatitis virus, rim APHE, peritumoral enhancement, and tumor margin) yielded an area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, accuracy of 0.72, 58.73%,78.69%, 67.74%, respectively. When adding MRE properties (tumor c and tumor f), established model 2, the AUC increased to 0.81 (95% CI 0.72-0.87), with sensitivity, specificity, accuracy of 71.43%, 81.97%, 75%, respectively. The C-index of nomogram of model 2 was 0.81, showing good performance for proliferative HCC. Therefore, integrating tumor c and tumor f can significantly improve the performance of preoperative diagnosis of proliferative HCC (AUC increased from 0.72 to 0.81, p = 0.012). The same finding was observed in the validation cohort, with AUC increasing from 0.62 to 0.77 (p = 0.021).Conclusions Proliferative HCC exhibits low stiffness and high fluidity. Adding MRE properties (tumor c and tumor f) can improve performance of conventional MRI for preoperative diagnosis of proliferative HCC.Critical relevance statementWe investigated the viscoelastic signatures of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), and find that adding MRE properties (tumor c and tumor f) can improve performance of conventional MRI for preoperative diagnosis of proliferative HCC.

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