Apparent diffusion coefficient of hepatocellular carcinoma on diffusion-weighted imaging: Histopathologic tumor grade versus arterial vascularity during dynamic magnetic resonance imaging.
Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) has been suggested to reflect the tumor grades of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs); i.e., it can be used as a biomarker to predict the patients' prognosis. To verify its feasibility as a biomarker, the present study sought to determine how the ADC values of...
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doaj-5123f6d34be243ef932bb61ff59bd20f2020-11-25T02:29:39ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01135e019707010.1371/journal.pone.0197070Apparent diffusion coefficient of hepatocellular carcinoma on diffusion-weighted imaging: Histopathologic tumor grade versus arterial vascularity during dynamic magnetic resonance imaging.In Kyung ParkJeong-Sik YuEun-Suk ChoJoo Hee KimJae-Joon ChungApparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) has been suggested to reflect the tumor grades of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs); i.e., it can be used as a biomarker to predict the patients' prognosis. To verify its feasibility as a biomarker, the present study sought to determine how the ADC values of HCC are affected by a tumor's histopathologic grade and arterial vascularity.From 131 consecutive patients, 141 surgically resected HCCs (16 well-differentiated [wd-HCCs], 83 moderately-differentiated [md-HCCs], and 42 poorly-differentiated HCCs [pd-HCCs]) were subjected to a comparison of the tumors' arterial vascularity (non-, slightly-, or markedly-hypervascular) determined on dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the ADC was measured retrospectively.The pd-HCCs (1.05±0.16 × 10-3 mm2/s) had a significantly lower ADC than md-HCCs (1.16±0.21 × 10-3 mm2/s; p = 0.010), but there was no significant difference compared to wd-HCCs (1.11±0.18 × 10-3 mm2/s; p = 0.968). The mean ADC was significantly higher in markedly hypervascular lesions (1.20±0.20 × 10-3 mm2/s) than in nonhypervascular lesions (0.95±0.14 × 10-3mm2/s; p<0.001) or slightly hypervascular lesions (1.04±0.15 × 10-3mm2/s; p<0.001). The ADC values and arterial vascularity were significantly correlated in wd-HCCs (p = 0.005) and md-HCCs (p<0.001). The mean ADC of pd-HCCs was significantly lower than those of other lesions, even in the markedly hypervascular lesion subgroup (p = 0.020).Although pd-HCC constantly shows low ADCs regardless of arterial vascularities, ADCs cannot stably stratify histopathologic tumor grades due to the variable features of wd-HCCs; and the ADC should be used with caution as a tumor biomarker of HCC.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5947906?pdf=render |
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Apparent diffusion coefficient of hepatocellular carcinoma on diffusion-weighted imaging: Histopathologic tumor grade versus arterial vascularity during dynamic magnetic resonance imaging. |
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Apparent diffusion coefficient of hepatocellular carcinoma on diffusion-weighted imaging: Histopathologic tumor grade versus arterial vascularity during dynamic magnetic resonance imaging. |
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Apparent diffusion coefficient of hepatocellular carcinoma on diffusion-weighted imaging: Histopathologic tumor grade versus arterial vascularity during dynamic magnetic resonance imaging. |
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Apparent diffusion coefficient of hepatocellular carcinoma on diffusion-weighted imaging: Histopathologic tumor grade versus arterial vascularity during dynamic magnetic resonance imaging. |
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apparent diffusion coefficient of hepatocellular carcinoma on diffusion-weighted imaging: histopathologic tumor grade versus arterial vascularity during dynamic magnetic resonance imaging. |
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Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) has been suggested to reflect the tumor grades of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs); i.e., it can be used as a biomarker to predict the patients' prognosis. To verify its feasibility as a biomarker, the present study sought to determine how the ADC values of HCC are affected by a tumor's histopathologic grade and arterial vascularity.From 131 consecutive patients, 141 surgically resected HCCs (16 well-differentiated [wd-HCCs], 83 moderately-differentiated [md-HCCs], and 42 poorly-differentiated HCCs [pd-HCCs]) were subjected to a comparison of the tumors' arterial vascularity (non-, slightly-, or markedly-hypervascular) determined on dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the ADC was measured retrospectively.The pd-HCCs (1.05±0.16 × 10-3 mm2/s) had a significantly lower ADC than md-HCCs (1.16±0.21 × 10-3 mm2/s; p = 0.010), but there was no significant difference compared to wd-HCCs (1.11±0.18 × 10-3 mm2/s; p = 0.968). The mean ADC was significantly higher in markedly hypervascular lesions (1.20±0.20 × 10-3 mm2/s) than in nonhypervascular lesions (0.95±0.14 × 10-3mm2/s; p<0.001) or slightly hypervascular lesions (1.04±0.15 × 10-3mm2/s; p<0.001). The ADC values and arterial vascularity were significantly correlated in wd-HCCs (p = 0.005) and md-HCCs (p<0.001). The mean ADC of pd-HCCs was significantly lower than those of other lesions, even in the markedly hypervascular lesion subgroup (p = 0.020).Although pd-HCC constantly shows low ADCs regardless of arterial vascularities, ADCs cannot stably stratify histopathologic tumor grades due to the variable features of wd-HCCs; and the ADC should be used with caution as a tumor biomarker of HCC. |
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