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Diagnostic Value of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Discriminating Between Metastatic and Non-Metastatic Pelvic Lymph Nodes in Endometrial Cancer Publisher Pubmed



Arian A1 ; Easa AM2 ; Arabahmadi M1
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  1. 1. Department of Radiology, Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologic Research Center (ADIR), Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Technology of Radiology and Radiotherapy, Allied Medical Sciences School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Acta Radiologica Published:2020


Abstract

Background: Researchers have recently focused on assessing the accuracy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) in predicting pelvic lymph node metastases in gynecological malignancies. Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic value of DW-MRI in discriminating between metastatic and non-metastatic pelvic lymph nodes in endometrial cancer patients. Material and Methods: This retrospective database study was conducted with 33 women aged 30–84 years with pathologically proven endometrial cancer that had been assessed by DW-MRI before their first treatment initiation at our referral hospital from March 2016 to April 2019. The diffusion technique (b = 50, 400, and 1000 mm2/s) was used in the imaging, and continuous apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) metrics (ADCmin, ADCmax, ADCmean, ADCSD, and rADC) were compared between the metastatic and non-metastatic lymph nodes. Results: In total, 48 lymph nodes from 33 patients were assessed. All metastatic lymph nodes were restricted, while among the non-metastatic lymph nodes, only 19.3% were restricted. Considering pathological reports of metastatic and non-metastatic lymph nodes as the gold standard, DWI-related restricted and non-restricted features had a sensitivity of 80.6%, a specificity of 100%, and an accuracy of 87.5% to discriminate between a metastatic and non-metastatic pattern. ADC metrics of ADCmin, ADCmax, ADCmean, ADCSD, and rADC showed high values enabling differentiation between metastatic and non-metastatic lymph nodes. The best cut-off values were 0.7 × 10−3, 1.2 × 10−3, 1.01 × 10−3, 123, and 0.78, respectively. Conclusion: DW-MRI is a useful quantitative tool for differentiating between metastatic and benign lymph nodes in endometrial cancer patients. © The Foundation Acta Radiologica 2020.
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