9 research outputs found
Histogram Analysis of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Low-Grade Gliomas: in vivo Characterization of Tumor Architecture and Corresponding Neuropathology
Background: Low-grade gliomas (LGG) in adults are usually slow growing and frequently
asymptomatic brain tumors, originating from glial cells of the central nervous system
(CNS). Although regarded formally as “benign” neoplasms, they harbor the potential of
malignant transformation associated with high morbidity and mortality. Their complex
and unpredictable tumor biology requires a reliable and conclusive presurgical magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI). A promising and emerging MRI approach in this context is
histogram based apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) profiling, which recently proofed
to be capable of providing prognostic relevant information in different tumor entities.
Therefore, our study investigated whether histogram profiling of ADC distinguishes grade
I from grade II glioma, reflects the proliferation index Ki-67, as well as the IDH (isocitrate
dehydrogenase) mutation and MGMT (methylguanine-DNA methyl-transferase) promotor
methylation status.
Material and Methods: Pre-treatment ADC volumes of 26 LGG patients were used for
histogram-profiling. WHO-grade, Ki-67 expression, IDH mutation, and MGMT promotor
methylation status were evaluated. Comparative and correlative statistics investigating
the association between histogram-profiling and neuropathology were performed.
Results: Almost the entire ADC profile (p25, p75, p90, mean, median) was significantly
lower in grade II vs. grade I gliomas. Entropy, as second order histogram parameter
of ADC volumes, was significantly higher in grade II gliomas compared with grade I
gliomas. Mean, maximum value (ADCmax) and the percentiles p10, p75, and p90 of ADC
histogram were significantly correlated with Ki-67 expression. Furthermore, minimum
ADC value (ADCmin) was significantly associated with MGMT promotor methylation
status as well as ADC entropy with IDH-1 mutation status.
Conclusions: ADC histogram-profiling is a valuable radiomic approach, which helps
differentiating tumor grade, estimating growth kinetics and probably prognostic relevant
genetic as well as epigenetic alterations in LGG
Flow Diversion for Reconstruction of Intradural Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms Causing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage—A Retrospective Study From Four Neurovascular Centers
Objective: Dissecting aneurysms (DAs) of the vertebrobasilar territory manifesting
with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are associated with significant morbi-mortality,
especially in the case of re-hemorrhage. Sufficient reconstruction of the affected vessel
is paramount, in particular, if a dominant vertebral artery (VA) is impacted. Reconstructive
options include stent-assisted coiling and flow diversion (FD). The latter is technically less
challenging and does not require catheterization of the fragile aneurysm. Our study aims
to report a multicentric experience with FD for reconstruction of DA in acute SAH.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective study investigated 31 patients (age: 30–78
years, mean 55.5 years) who had suffered from SAH due to a DA of the dominant VA.
The patients were treated between 2010 and 2020 in one of the following German
neurovascular centers: University Hospital Leipzig, Katharinenhospital Stuttgart, BG
Hospital Bergmannstrost Halle/Saale, and Heinrich-Braun-Klinikum Zwickau. Clinical
history, imaging, implanted devices, and outcomes were reviewed for the study.
Results: Reconstruction with flow-diverting stents was performed in all cases. The
p64 was implanted in 14 patients; one of them required an additional balloon expandable stent to reconstruct severe stenosis in the target segment. One case
demanded additional liquid embolization after procedural rupture, and in one case,
p64 was combined with a PED. Further 13 patients were treated exclusively with
the PED. The p48MW-HPC was used in two patients, one in combination with two
additional Silk Vista Baby (SVB). Moreover, one patient was treated with a single SVB,
one with a SILK+. Six patients died [Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) 1]. Causes of
death were periprocedural re-hemorrhage, thrombotic occlusion of the main pulmonary
artery, and delayed parenchymal hemorrhage. The remaining three patients died in the
acute–subacute phase related to the severity of the initial hemorrhage and associated
comorbidities. One patient became apallic (GOS 2), whereas two patients had severe
disability (GOS 3) and four had moderate disability (GOS 4). Eighteen patients showed a
complete recovery (GOS 5).
Conclusion: Reconstruction of VA-DA in acute SAH with flow-diverting stents is a
promising approach. However, the severity of the condition is reflected by high overall
morbi-mortality, even despite technically successful endovascular treatment
Histogram Analysis of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Low-Grade Gliomas: in vivo Characterization of Tumor Architecture and Corresponding Neuropathology
Background: Low-grade gliomas (LGG) in adults are usually slow growing and frequently
asymptomatic brain tumors, originating from glial cells of the central nervous system
(CNS). Although regarded formally as “benign” neoplasms, they harbor the potential of
malignant transformation associated with high morbidity and mortality. Their complex
and unpredictable tumor biology requires a reliable and conclusive presurgical magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI). A promising and emerging MRI approach in this context is
histogram based apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) profiling, which recently proofed
to be capable of providing prognostic relevant information in different tumor entities.
Therefore, our study investigated whether histogram profiling of ADC distinguishes grade
I from grade II glioma, reflects the proliferation index Ki-67, as well as the IDH (isocitrate
dehydrogenase) mutation and MGMT (methylguanine-DNA methyl-transferase) promotor
methylation status.
Material and Methods: Pre-treatment ADC volumes of 26 LGG patients were used for
histogram-profiling. WHO-grade, Ki-67 expression, IDH mutation, and MGMT promotor
methylation status were evaluated. Comparative and correlative statistics investigating
the association between histogram-profiling and neuropathology were performed.
Results: Almost the entire ADC profile (p25, p75, p90, mean, median) was significantly
lower in grade II vs. grade I gliomas. Entropy, as second order histogram parameter
of ADC volumes, was significantly higher in grade II gliomas compared with grade I
gliomas. Mean, maximum value (ADCmax) and the percentiles p10, p75, and p90 of ADC
histogram were significantly correlated with Ki-67 expression. Furthermore, minimum
ADC value (ADCmin) was significantly associated with MGMT promotor methylation
status as well as ADC entropy with IDH-1 mutation status.
Conclusions: ADC histogram-profiling is a valuable radiomic approach, which helps
differentiating tumor grade, estimating growth kinetics and probably prognostic relevant
genetic as well as epigenetic alterations in LGG
Histogram Analysis of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Low-Grade Gliomas: in vivo Characterization of Tumor Architecture and Corresponding Neuropathology
Background: Low-grade gliomas (LGG) in adults are usually slow growing and frequently
asymptomatic brain tumors, originating from glial cells of the central nervous system
(CNS). Although regarded formally as “benign” neoplasms, they harbor the potential of
malignant transformation associated with high morbidity and mortality. Their complex
and unpredictable tumor biology requires a reliable and conclusive presurgical magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI). A promising and emerging MRI approach in this context is
histogram based apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) profiling, which recently proofed
to be capable of providing prognostic relevant information in different tumor entities.
Therefore, our study investigated whether histogram profiling of ADC distinguishes grade
I from grade II glioma, reflects the proliferation index Ki-67, as well as the IDH (isocitrate
dehydrogenase) mutation and MGMT (methylguanine-DNA methyl-transferase) promotor
methylation status.
Material and Methods: Pre-treatment ADC volumes of 26 LGG patients were used for
histogram-profiling. WHO-grade, Ki-67 expression, IDH mutation, and MGMT promotor
methylation status were evaluated. Comparative and correlative statistics investigating
the association between histogram-profiling and neuropathology were performed.
Results: Almost the entire ADC profile (p25, p75, p90, mean, median) was significantly
lower in grade II vs. grade I gliomas. Entropy, as second order histogram parameter
of ADC volumes, was significantly higher in grade II gliomas compared with grade I
gliomas. Mean, maximum value (ADCmax) and the percentiles p10, p75, and p90 of ADC
histogram were significantly correlated with Ki-67 expression. Furthermore, minimum
ADC value (ADCmin) was significantly associated with MGMT promotor methylation
status as well as ADC entropy with IDH-1 mutation status.
Conclusions: ADC histogram-profiling is a valuable radiomic approach, which helps
differentiating tumor grade, estimating growth kinetics and probably prognostic relevant
genetic as well as epigenetic alterations in LGG
Histogram Profiling of Postcontrast T1-Weighted MRI Gives Valuable Insights into Tumor Biology and Enables Prediction of Growth Kinetics and Prognosis in Meningiomas
BACKGROUND: Meningiomas are the most frequently diagnosed intracranial masses, oftentimes requiring surgery. Especially procedure-related morbidity can be substantial, particularly in elderly patients. Hence, reliable imaging modalities enabling pretherapeutic prediction of tumor grade, growth kinetic, realistic prognosis, and—as a consequence—necessity of surgery are of great value. In this context, a promising diagnostic approach is advanced analysis of magnetic resonance imaging data. Therefore, our study investigated whether histogram profiling of routinely acquired postcontrast T1-weighted images is capable of separating low-grade from high-grade lesions and whether histogram parameters reflect Ki-67 expression in meningiomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Pretreatment T1-weighted postcontrast volumes of 44 meningioma patients were used for signal intensity histogram profiling. WHO grade, tumor volume, and Ki-67 expression were evaluated. Comparative and correlative statistics investigating the association between histogram profile parameters and neuropathology were performed. RESULTS: None of the investigated histogram parameters revealed significant differences between low-grade and high-grade meningiomas. However, significant correlations were identified between Ki-67 and the histogram parameters skewness and entropy as well as between entropy and tumor volume. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to previously reported findings, pretherapeutic postcontrast T1-weighted images can be used to predict growth kinetics in meningiomas if whole tumor histogram analysis is employed. However, no differences between distinct WHO grades were identifiable in out cohort. As a consequence, histogram analysis of postcontrast T1-weighted images is a promising approach to obtain quantitative in vivo biomarkers reflecting the proliferative potential in meningiomas
Histogram Analysis Parameters Apparent Diffusion Coefficient for Distinguishing High and Low-Grade Meningiomas: A Multicenter Study
10.1016/j.tranon.2018.06.010TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY1151074-107
Flow Diversion for Reconstruction of Intradural Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms Causing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage—A Retrospective Study From Four Neurovascular Centers
Objective: Dissecting aneurysms (DAs) of the vertebrobasilar territory manifesting
with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are associated with significant morbi-mortality,
especially in the case of re-hemorrhage. Sufficient reconstruction of the affected vessel
is paramount, in particular, if a dominant vertebral artery (VA) is impacted. Reconstructive
options include stent-assisted coiling and flow diversion (FD). The latter is technically less
challenging and does not require catheterization of the fragile aneurysm. Our study aims
to report a multicentric experience with FD for reconstruction of DA in acute SAH.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective study investigated 31 patients (age: 30–78
years, mean 55.5 years) who had suffered from SAH due to a DA of the dominant VA.
The patients were treated between 2010 and 2020 in one of the following German
neurovascular centers: University Hospital Leipzig, Katharinenhospital Stuttgart, BG
Hospital Bergmannstrost Halle/Saale, and Heinrich-Braun-Klinikum Zwickau. Clinical
history, imaging, implanted devices, and outcomes were reviewed for the study.
Results: Reconstruction with flow-diverting stents was performed in all cases. The
p64 was implanted in 14 patients; one of them required an additional balloon expandable stent to reconstruct severe stenosis in the target segment. One case
demanded additional liquid embolization after procedural rupture, and in one case,
p64 was combined with a PED. Further 13 patients were treated exclusively with
the PED. The p48MW-HPC was used in two patients, one in combination with two
additional Silk Vista Baby (SVB). Moreover, one patient was treated with a single SVB,
one with a SILK+. Six patients died [Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) 1]. Causes of
death were periprocedural re-hemorrhage, thrombotic occlusion of the main pulmonary
artery, and delayed parenchymal hemorrhage. The remaining three patients died in the
acute–subacute phase related to the severity of the initial hemorrhage and associated
comorbidities. One patient became apallic (GOS 2), whereas two patients had severe
disability (GOS 3) and four had moderate disability (GOS 4). Eighteen patients showed a
complete recovery (GOS 5).
Conclusion: Reconstruction of VA-DA in acute SAH with flow-diverting stents is a
promising approach. However, the severity of the condition is reflected by high overall
morbi-mortality, even despite technically successful endovascular treatment
Histogram Analysis Parameters Apparent Diffusion Coefficient for Distinguishing High and Low-Grade Meningiomas: A Multicenter Study
Low grade meningiomas have better prognosis than high grade meningiomas. The aim of this study was to measure apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram analysis parameters in different meningiomas in a large multicenter sample and to analyze the possibility of several parameters for predicting tumor grade and proliferation potential. Overall, 148 meningiomas from 7 institutions were evaluated in this retrospective study. Grade 1 lesions were diagnosed in 101 (68.2%) cases, grade 2 in 41 (27.7%) patients, and grade 3 in 6 (4.1%) patients. All tumors were investigated by MRI (1.5 T scanner) by using diffusion weighted imaging (b values of 0 and 1000 s/mm2). For every lesion, the following parameters were calculated: mean ADC, maximum ADC, minimum ADC, median ADC, mode ADC, ADC percentiles P10, P25, P75, P90, kurtosis, skewness, and entropy. The comparison of ADC values was performed by Mann–Whitney-U test. Correlation between different ADC parameters and KI 67 was calculated by Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Grade 2/3 meningiomas showed statistically significant lower ADC histogram analysis parameters in comparison to grade 1 tumors, especially ADC median. A threshold value of 0.82 for ADC median to predict tumor grade was estimated (sensitivity = 82.2%, specificity = 63.8%, accuracy = 76.4%, positive and negative predictive values were 83% and 62.5%, respectively).All ADC parameters except maximum ADC showed weak significant correlations with KI 67, especially ADC P25 (P = −.340, P = .0001)
Flow Diversion for Reconstruction of Intradural Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms Causing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage—A Retrospective Study From Four Neurovascular Centers
Objective: Dissecting aneurysms (DAs) of the vertebrobasilar territory manifesting
with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are associated with significant morbi-mortality,
especially in the case of re-hemorrhage. Sufficient reconstruction of the affected vessel
is paramount, in particular, if a dominant vertebral artery (VA) is impacted. Reconstructive
options include stent-assisted coiling and flow diversion (FD). The latter is technically less
challenging and does not require catheterization of the fragile aneurysm. Our study aims
to report a multicentric experience with FD for reconstruction of DA in acute SAH.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective study investigated 31 patients (age: 30–78
years, mean 55.5 years) who had suffered from SAH due to a DA of the dominant VA.
The patients were treated between 2010 and 2020 in one of the following German
neurovascular centers: University Hospital Leipzig, Katharinenhospital Stuttgart, BG
Hospital Bergmannstrost Halle/Saale, and Heinrich-Braun-Klinikum Zwickau. Clinical
history, imaging, implanted devices, and outcomes were reviewed for the study.
Results: Reconstruction with flow-diverting stents was performed in all cases. The
p64 was implanted in 14 patients; one of them required an additional balloon expandable stent to reconstruct severe stenosis in the target segment. One case
demanded additional liquid embolization after procedural rupture, and in one case,
p64 was combined with a PED. Further 13 patients were treated exclusively with
the PED. The p48MW-HPC was used in two patients, one in combination with two
additional Silk Vista Baby (SVB). Moreover, one patient was treated with a single SVB,
one with a SILK+. Six patients died [Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) 1]. Causes of
death were periprocedural re-hemorrhage, thrombotic occlusion of the main pulmonary
artery, and delayed parenchymal hemorrhage. The remaining three patients died in the
acute–subacute phase related to the severity of the initial hemorrhage and associated
comorbidities. One patient became apallic (GOS 2), whereas two patients had severe
disability (GOS 3) and four had moderate disability (GOS 4). Eighteen patients showed a
complete recovery (GOS 5).
Conclusion: Reconstruction of VA-DA in acute SAH with flow-diverting stents is a
promising approach. However, the severity of the condition is reflected by high overall
morbi-mortality, even despite technically successful endovascular treatment