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INVESTIGATIVE RADIOLOGY
卷 48, 期 3, 页码 129-133出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e31827ac0f1
关键词
pancreatic cancer; chronic pancreatitis; diffusion; IVIM; fibrosis
资金
- German Research Foundation (DFG) grant SFB Cognition-Guided Surgery
Introduction: Stroma reaction leading to fibrosis is the most characteristic histopathological feature of both pancreatic carcinoma and chronic pancreatitis with increased fibrosis compared with healthy pancreatic tissue and further increased fibrosis during radiochemotherapy. Recent studies using intravoxel incoherent motion-derived parameters did not show differences for structural diffusion constant D between these 2 diseases. The aim of this study was to verify the hypothesis that D correlates with the histopathological grade of fibrosis in pancreatic lesions. Materials and Methods: We included 15 patients with histopathologically proven pancreatic carcinoma and 9 patients with histopathologically proven focal chronic pancreatitis. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging was performed using 10 b values between 25 and 800 s/mm(2) before surgery. We calculated the apparent diffusion coefficient and the intravoxel incoherent motion-derived parameters D and f within tumors and focal chronic pancreatitis. The resected tissue was evaluated with regard to the grade of fibrosis. Results: Fourteen patients were found to have moderate fibrosis and 10 patients had severe fibrosis. The difference between the D values for the moderate and severe fibrosis was significant with mean (SD) D value of 1.02 x 10(-3) (0.48 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s) and mean (SD) D of 1.22 x 10(-3) (0.76 x 10(-3)) mm(2)/s. There were no significant differences for the f and ADC values. Conclusions: Contrary to our hypothesis, D rises from moderate to severe fibrosis. It seems that cellular complexes surrounded by fibrosis provide more structural limitations than does fibrosis alone. Our data suggest that D is not intuitively related to the degree of fibrosis. Compared with healthy tissue, D is reduced in moderate fibrosis but increases when severe fibrosis is present.
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