Diagnostic value of combined versus individual MRI parameters in distinguishing adenomatous from non-adenomatous adrenal lesions in cancer patients
Purpose: Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic value of MRI using different parameters in differentiation of adenomas versus non-adenomas adrenal lesions. Materials and methods: Forty-five patients with 48 adrenal masses (28 lipid rich adenomas, 3 lipid poor adenomas, 15 metastases and 2 lymphoma)...
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doaj-2647668fe5894c9c90d041e9598d60b72020-11-25T02:21:23ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine0378-603X2014-09-0145392994110.1016/j.ejrnm.2014.06.004Diagnostic value of combined versus individual MRI parameters in distinguishing adenomatous from non-adenomatous adrenal lesions in cancer patientsSally Emad-EldinMona El-KalioubiePurpose: Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic value of MRI using different parameters in differentiation of adenomas versus non-adenomas adrenal lesions. Materials and methods: Forty-five patients with 48 adrenal masses (28 lipid rich adenomas, 3 lipid poor adenomas, 15 metastases and 2 lymphoma) were retrospectively evaluated with MRI. The mean diameter of adrenal mass, T2WI signal, signal drop on chemical shift imaging (CSI) and enhancement pattern were assessed separately and in various combinations. Accuracies, sensitivities, specificities, PPV, NPV and P values by Chi-square test were calculated for individual and combined parameters. Results: Signal drop on CSI and enhancement pattern were the most statistically significant diagnostic discriminators of adenomatous and non-adenomatous lesions with accuracies, specificities and sensitivities of 93.8%, 90.3%, 100% and 91.7%, 93.5%, 88.2%, respectively (P-value <0.0001). The best performance of a combination of parameters was obtained after exclusion of the size, with an accuracy of 89.6% (P-value <0.0001). Conclusion: The most specific predictors for adrenal mass characterization were CSI signal drop and Gd-DTPA enhancement characteristics. Combining the MR parameters did not prove superior to those two individual parameters, however it yielded a valuable diagnostic protocol for distinguishing the adrenal masses, considering that size criterion should not be used as an individual discriminator.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X1400117XMRAdrenal glandAdenomaNon-adenomatous |
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Sally Emad-Eldin Mona El-Kalioubie Diagnostic value of combined versus individual MRI parameters in distinguishing adenomatous from non-adenomatous adrenal lesions in cancer patients The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine MR Adrenal gland Adenoma Non-adenomatous |
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Sally Emad-Eldin Mona El-Kalioubie |
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Diagnostic value of combined versus individual MRI parameters in distinguishing adenomatous from non-adenomatous adrenal lesions in cancer patients |
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Diagnostic value of combined versus individual MRI parameters in distinguishing adenomatous from non-adenomatous adrenal lesions in cancer patients |
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Diagnostic value of combined versus individual MRI parameters in distinguishing adenomatous from non-adenomatous adrenal lesions in cancer patients |
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Diagnostic value of combined versus individual MRI parameters in distinguishing adenomatous from non-adenomatous adrenal lesions in cancer patients |
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Diagnostic value of combined versus individual MRI parameters in distinguishing adenomatous from non-adenomatous adrenal lesions in cancer patients |
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diagnostic value of combined versus individual mri parameters in distinguishing adenomatous from non-adenomatous adrenal lesions in cancer patients |
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SpringerOpen |
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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0378-603X |
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2014-09-01 |
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Purpose: Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic value of MRI using different parameters in differentiation of adenomas versus non-adenomas adrenal lesions.
Materials and methods: Forty-five patients with 48 adrenal masses (28 lipid rich adenomas, 3 lipid poor adenomas, 15 metastases and 2 lymphoma) were retrospectively evaluated with MRI. The mean diameter of adrenal mass, T2WI signal, signal drop on chemical shift imaging (CSI) and enhancement pattern were assessed separately and in various combinations. Accuracies, sensitivities, specificities, PPV, NPV and P values by Chi-square test were calculated for individual and combined parameters.
Results: Signal drop on CSI and enhancement pattern were the most statistically significant diagnostic discriminators of adenomatous and non-adenomatous lesions with accuracies, specificities and sensitivities of 93.8%, 90.3%, 100% and 91.7%, 93.5%, 88.2%, respectively (P-value <0.0001). The best performance of a combination of parameters was obtained after exclusion of the size, with an accuracy of 89.6% (P-value <0.0001).
Conclusion: The most specific predictors for adrenal mass characterization were CSI signal drop and Gd-DTPA enhancement characteristics. Combining the MR parameters did not prove superior to those two individual parameters, however it yielded a valuable diagnostic protocol for distinguishing the adrenal masses, considering that size criterion should not be used as an individual discriminator. |
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MR Adrenal gland Adenoma Non-adenomatous |
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