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Statistical analysis of multi‐b factor diffusion weighted images can help distinguish between vasogenic and tumor‐infiltrated edema
Author(s) -
Vandendries Christophe,
Ducreux Denis,
Lacroix Catherine,
Ducot Béatrice,
Saliou Guillaume
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.24736
Subject(s) - medicine , edema , diffusion mri , nuclear medicine , pathology , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology
Purpose The diffusion model can be transformed into a multicompartment model by means of multi‐b factor diffusion‐weighted sequences. We adapted a method of statistical analysis of these images and evaluated its performance to distinguish tumor‐infiltrated edema from vasogenic edema. Materials and Methods Forty‐nine patients with infiltrating tumors (38 patients: low to high‐grade gliomas) or vasogenic edema (11 patients: metastases, abscess, extra‐axial lesions) were studied by multi‐b factor diffusion‐weighted imaging. Comparison of histological results and morphological and perfusion MRI defined 69 characteristic volumes of interest in the peritumoral edema of 69 distinct infiltrating lesions (40) or lesions inducing vasogenic edema (29). Results The factorial analysis had a sensitivity of 92.9% and a specificity of 90.6% between tumor‐infiltrated and vasogenic edema. Simplified interpretation confined to values of the high and mean diffusivity compartments had a sensitivity of 87.5% and a specificity of 89.2% between strictly tumor‐infiltrated edema and vasogenic edema with the advantage of simplified interpretation based on two‐color parametric mapping. Conclusion Discrimination between tumor‐infiltrated edema and vasogenic edema can be achieved by means of a 90‐s multi‐b factor diffusion‐weighted sequence and factorial analysis. Simplified visual and quantitative interpretation of the results should also allow integration of multi‐b factor analysis into routine neuroradiology practice. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2014;40:622–629 . © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc .