[摘要] 目的:探討MRI征象聯(lián)合ADC值對節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤與少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤的鑒別診斷價值。方法:回顧性分析經(jīng)手術(shù)病理證實的12例節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤(節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤組)及18例少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤(少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤組)患者的臨床、MRI及病理資料。比較2組腫瘤的MRI征象(腫瘤最大徑、位置、瘤周水腫、形態(tài)、邊界、囊變、囊性成分比例、出血、鈣化、強化)。同時測定2組腫瘤的最大ADC(ADCmax)、最小ADC(ADCmin)、平均ADC(ADCmean)及標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化ADC(rADC)值。使用Fisher精確檢驗和獨立樣本t檢驗比較2組腫瘤MRI征象及ADC值差異,并繪制ROC曲線評估各參數(shù)模型鑒別2種腫瘤的診斷效能。結(jié)果:2組腫瘤最大徑、囊性成分比例差異均有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(均P<0.05);性別、年齡、腫瘤位置、是否囊變、有無瘤周水腫、形態(tài)、邊界、鈣化、是否強化方面差異均無統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(均P>0.05)。少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤組的ADCmax、ADCmin、ADCmean及rADC值均大于節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤組,差異均有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(均P<0.05)。ADCmin值診斷效能最優(yōu),AUC為0.933,當(dāng)ADCmin閾值為1.134×10-3mm2/s時,鑒別兩者的敏感度、特異度分別為77.8%、91.7%,準(zhǔn)確率為83.33%。聯(lián)合腫瘤最大徑、囊性成分比例及各ADC值診斷效能進一步提升,AUC為0.958,準(zhǔn)確率為93.33%。結(jié)論:MRI征象聯(lián)合ADC值鑒別節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤與少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤可提高術(shù)前診斷準(zhǔn)確率,并可為臨床決策提供指導(dǎo)。
[關(guān)鍵詞] 節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤;少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤;磁共振成像;擴散加權(quán)成像;表觀擴散系數(shù)
Differentiating ganglioglioma from oligodendroglioma using MRI features and ADC values
DONG Wenjie LIU Xianwang HAN Tao ZHOU Fengyu XUE Caiqiang ZHANG Bin ZHOU Junlin
1Department of Radiology,Second Hospital of Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730000,China;2Second Clinical College,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730000,China;3Gansu Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging,Lanzhou 730000,China;4Gansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Inelligence,Lanzhou 730000,China.
[Abstract] Objective:To evaluate the diagnostic value of MRI characteristics combined with ADC values in distinguishing ganglioglioma from oligodendroglioma. Methods:This retrospective study analyzed clinical,MRI,and histopathological data from 12 patients with ganglioglioma and 18 patients with oligodendroglioma. MRI features (tumor maximum diameter,location,peritumoral edema,shape,margin,cystic degeneration,cystic component ratio,hemorrhage,calcification,enhancement patterns) were compared between the two groups. The maximum ADC (ADCmax),minimum ADC (ADCmin),mean ADC (ADCmean) and standardized ADC (rADC) of the two groups were measured. Comparative analysis of MRI features and ADC values between the two groups were performed using Fisher’s exact test and independent t-tests. ROC curves were generated to evaluate differential diagnostic performance. Results:There were statistically significant differences in tumor maximum diameter and cystic component ratio between the two groups (both Plt;0.05),while there were no differences in gender,age,tumor location,cystic degeneration,peritumoral edema,shape,boundary,calcification and enhancement patterns between the two groups (all Pgt;0.05). Oligodendrogliomas demonstrated significantly higher ADCmax,ADCmin,ADCmean and rADC values compared to gangliogliomas (all Plt;0.05). ADCmin value showed optimal diagnostic efficiency,with an AUC of 0.933. When the threshold of ADCmin value was 1.134×10-3 mm2/s,the sensitivity and specificity were 77.8% and 91.7%,respectively,and the accuracy was 83.33%. The diagnostic efficiency of combined tumor maximum diameter,cystic component ratio and ADC values was further improved,with an AUC of 0.958 and an accuracy of 93.33%. Conclusions:The integration of MRI features with ADC values enhances preoperatively differential diagnosis for ganglioglioma and oligodendroglioma,providing valuable guidance for clinical management.
[Key words] Ganglioglioma;Oligodendroglioma;Magnetic resonance imaging;Diffusion-weighted imaging;Apparent diffusion coefficient
節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤是一種分化良好的膠質(zhì)神經(jīng)元腫瘤,由不同比例發(fā)育不良的神經(jīng)節(jié)細胞和新生膠質(zhì)細胞組成,占腦腫瘤的0.4%~1.7%,2021版中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)腫瘤WHO分類將其歸為1級,其具有良性生物學(xué)行為,手術(shù)切除后患者預(yù)后較好[1-2]。少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤起源于少突膠質(zhì)細胞前體細胞,2021版中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)腫瘤WHO分類將其歸為2~3級,其組織學(xué)特征中不含間變性成分者為WHO 2級,具有相對惡性生物學(xué)行為[3-4]。少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤在影像學(xué)表現(xiàn)上與節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤有重疊性,但兩者WHO分級及來源不同,治療方式及預(yù)后也有差異[5-9]。因此,術(shù)前準(zhǔn)確鑒別對治療決策的制訂和預(yù)后評估有重要臨床意義[10-11]。本研究利用MRI征象聯(lián)合ADC值對節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤及少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤進行鑒別診斷,以期提高兩者的術(shù)前診斷準(zhǔn)確率。
1" 資料與方法
1.1" 一般資料
回顧性收集2017年10月至2023年8月蘭州大學(xué)第二醫(yī)院經(jīng)手術(shù)病理證實的節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤及少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤患者的臨床、MRI及病理資料。納入標(biāo)準(zhǔn):①病理學(xué)診斷為節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤或少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤;②年齡≥18歲;③臨床資料及手術(shù)記錄完整;④術(shù)前均行T1WI、T2WI、DWI及T1WI增強掃描。排除標(biāo)準(zhǔn):①腫瘤囊性成分≥95%;②腫瘤具有間變特征;③MRI圖像質(zhì)量差。本研究經(jīng)醫(yī)院倫理委員會審批(批號:2020A-070),免除受試者知情同意。
共納入節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤12例(節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤組)和少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤18例(少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤組)。節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤組中,男7例,女5例;年齡18~64歲,平均(34.00±14.33)歲;4例伴頭暈頭痛,3例伴發(fā)作性意識障礙、抽搐,1例伴四肢無力,3例均有以上表現(xiàn),1例無明顯異常表現(xiàn)。少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤組中,男8例,女10例;年齡25~58歲,平均(42.11±9.05)歲;4例伴頭暈頭痛,11例伴發(fā)作性意識障礙、抽搐,1例伴四肢無力,2例無其他表現(xiàn)。
1.2" 儀器與方法
采用Siemens 3.0 T MRI掃描儀,行常規(guī)T1WI、T2WI、DWI及T1WI增強掃描。掃描參數(shù):T1WI,TR 550 ms,TE 12 ms;T2WI,TR 2 200 ms,TE 90 ms;層厚5.0 mm,層距1.5 mm,視野320 mm×320 mm,矩陣256×256。DWI(SEEPI序列)采用頻率選擇飽和法脂肪抑制技術(shù),TR 4 000 ms,TE 100 ms,層厚9 mm,層距1 mm,視野260 mm×260 mm,矩陣256×256,在x、y、z軸3個方向上施加擴散梯度(b值取0、1 000 s/mm2)。增強掃描使用對比劑Gd-DTPA,劑量0.1 mmol/kg體質(zhì)量,注射流率3 mL/s。
1.3" 圖像分析
由2位具有10年以上神經(jīng)影像診斷經(jīng)驗的醫(yī)師使用盲法進行閱片,分別對腫瘤位置、最大徑、瘤周水腫、形態(tài)、邊界、囊變、囊性成分比例(>90%為囊性、<10%為實性、余為囊實性)、鈣化、強化等特征進行分析,意見有分歧時經(jīng)討論達成一致。
采用Siemens后處理工作站行圖像后處理,重建ADC圖。在腫瘤最大徑層面上下2~3個層面內(nèi)放置3個ROI,大小15~25 mm2,對照T1WI、T2WI、DWI圖像避開腫瘤鈣化、囊變成分。測量每個ROI的最大ADC(ADCmax)、最小ADC(ADCmin)及平均ADC(ADCmean)值,取2位醫(yī)師所測值的平均值作為最終值。計算相對ADC(rADC)值,即病灶與對側(cè)正常腦白質(zhì)ADCmean值的比值。
1.4" 統(tǒng)計學(xué)分析
采用SPSS 25.0統(tǒng)計軟件分析數(shù)據(jù)。符合正態(tài)分布的計量資料以x±s表示,組間比較行獨立樣本t檢驗;不符合正態(tài)分布的計量資料行秩和檢驗。計數(shù)資料組間比較行Fisher精確檢驗。繪制ROC曲線評估MRI征象、ADC值、MRI征象聯(lián)合ADC值鑒別節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤與少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤的診斷效能、最佳診斷閾值,以及相應(yīng)敏感度、特異度、準(zhǔn)確率。以P<0.05為差異有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義。
2" 結(jié)果
2.1" 2組一般資料及MRI征象比較(表1)
2組性別、年齡差異均無統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(均P>0.05)。節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤組多發(fā)生于顳葉(4例,33.33%),少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤組多發(fā)生于額葉(11例,61.11%)。節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤腫瘤組平均最大徑為(4.37±1.66)cm,少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤組為(6.07±2.13)cm,差異有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(t=-2.334,P=0.027)。節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤囊變比例較少突膠質(zhì)細胞囊性成分比例高,差異有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(P<0.05);但2組在病灶位置、囊變、瘤周水腫、形態(tài)、邊界、出血、鈣化、強化方面差異均無統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(均P>0.05)(圖1,2)。
2.2" 2組ADC值比較(表2)
少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤組的ADCmax、ADCmin、ADCmean、rADC值均大于節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤組,差異均有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(均P<0.001)。
2.3" 鑒別診斷效能比較(表3)
ROC曲線分析表明,ADCmin鑒別診斷效能最優(yōu),AUC為0.933,當(dāng)ADCmin閾值為1.134×10-3 mm2/s時,鑒別兩者的敏感度、特異度分別為77.8%、91.7%,準(zhǔn)確率為83.33%(圖3)。聯(lián)合腫瘤最大徑、囊性成分比例及ADCmax、ADCmin、ADCmean、rADC的鑒別診斷效能均高于MRI征象及各ADC值,AUC為0.958,截斷值為0.444時,敏感度和特異度為100.0%和83.3%,準(zhǔn)確率為93.33%。
3" 討論
3.1" MRI征象分析
既往報道低級別膠質(zhì)瘤臨床一般多表現(xiàn)為癲癇發(fā)作,且較含間變性成分的膠質(zhì)瘤更多表現(xiàn)為這種癥狀[6-7,12]。本研究中,節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤患者主要表現(xiàn)為頭暈、頭痛及癲癇,少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤患者主要表現(xiàn)為癲癇發(fā)作,臨床癥狀類似,與既往研究報道一致。不含間變成分的節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤與低級別少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤影像學(xué)表現(xiàn)具有一定相似性,極易誤診[13]。兩者均為低級別腦腫瘤,表現(xiàn)為無或僅有輕度占位效應(yīng)和瘤周水腫[2],且均有易發(fā)生鈣化的病理特征。一般低級別腦腫瘤多形態(tài)規(guī)則、邊界清晰,其判定部分受瘤周水腫影響,主觀性較大[14]。腫瘤強化程度與腫瘤間變相關(guān),本研究排除了病理含有間變性成分的患者,納入患者腫瘤強化程度低、強化部分少,多呈點、條狀強化。節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤與少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤在病灶位置、瘤周水腫、形態(tài)、邊界、強化等特征方面差異均無統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義。節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤多發(fā)生于顳葉,少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤多位于額葉。節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤病灶表現(xiàn)為囊實性、囊性和實性,其中囊性與囊實性病灶多見,發(fā)生機制可能與腫瘤長期慢性缺血壞死或腫瘤細胞自身分泌囊液有關(guān)[6]。WHO 2級的少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤一般為實性,少見囊變[15],與本研究結(jié)果相符。節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤較少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤具有更高的囊變比例,但本研究發(fā)現(xiàn)兩者在是否囊變方面差異無統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義,可能與樣本量小有關(guān),有待擴大樣本量進一步分析。
3.2" ADC值及ROC曲線分析
ADC能反映腫瘤實體區(qū)水分子擴散受限情況,ADC值越高,水分子擴散受限程度越低[16]。ADC值在腦腫瘤的分級中有一定診斷效能,并在低級別膠質(zhì)瘤的診斷中具有重要價值。但目前尚缺乏相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)分析來支持ADCmax、ADCmin、ADCmean在節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤和少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤鑒別診斷中的應(yīng)用。本研究2種腫瘤間ADCmax、ADCmin、ADCmean值差異均有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義,可進行鑒別。筆者對ADC進行標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化可排除患者個體差異的干擾,且rADC對鑒別兩者有一定意義,與既往研究[17]一致。但既往研究缺少對各ADC值的定量分析和對比,本研究發(fā)現(xiàn)少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤的ADCmax、ADCmin、ADCmean及rADC值均大于節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤,原因可能與節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤內(nèi)神經(jīng)纖維組織含量更高,水分子擴散受限,其ADC值較低有關(guān)。本研究進一步比較ADCmax、ADCmin、ADCmean及rADC對2種腫瘤鑒別診斷效能,提示ADCmin診斷效能最佳,原因可能為ADCmin反映了組織中水分子擴散受限最明顯的區(qū)域[18-19]。
3.3" MRI征象聯(lián)合ADC值診斷效能分析
既往研究發(fā)現(xiàn),多單一評估ADC鑒別診斷效能及評估分級或分析其基本征象,缺乏對兩者聯(lián)合鑒別診斷的綜合性評估[20]。本研究聯(lián)合MRI征象(腫瘤最大徑、囊性成分比例)及ADCmax、ADCmin、ADCmean、rADC值參數(shù),并繪制ROC曲線進行評估,結(jié)果顯示其具有較高診斷效能,診斷準(zhǔn)確率明顯高于單一MRI征象或ADC值。
本研究存在以下局限性:①為單中心回顧性研究,存在選擇性偏差。②缺少PWI和SWI等其他MRI序列的分析參數(shù),后續(xù)將進一步擴大樣本量,并結(jié)合其他序列對2種腫瘤進行更深入的研究。
綜上所述,MRI征象(腫瘤最大徑、囊性成分比例)和ADC值均可在一定程度上鑒別節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤與少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤,且MRI征象聯(lián)合ADC值診斷效能更高。MRI征象聯(lián)合ADC值可作為術(shù)前無創(chuàng)、可靠的影像指標(biāo)用于節(jié)細胞膠質(zhì)瘤與少突膠質(zhì)細胞瘤的鑒別診斷,可為臨床術(shù)前評估腫瘤惡性程度、分級,以及制訂后續(xù)診療方案提供參考。
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