Delineation of Grade II and III Gliomas Investigated by 7T MRI: An Inter-Observer Pilot Study
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Delineation of Grade II and III Gliomas Investigated by 7T MRI : An Inter-Observer Pilot Study. / Prener, Martin; Opheim, Giske; Simonsen, Helle Juhl; Engelmann, Christina Malling; Ziebell, Morten; Carlsen, Jonathan; Paulson, Olaf B.
I: Diagnostics, Bind 13, Nr. 8, 1365, 07.04.2023.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Delineation of Grade II and III Gliomas Investigated by 7T MRI
T2 - An Inter-Observer Pilot Study
AU - Prener, Martin
AU - Opheim, Giske
AU - Simonsen, Helle Juhl
AU - Engelmann, Christina Malling
AU - Ziebell, Morten
AU - Carlsen, Jonathan
AU - Paulson, Olaf B
PY - 2023/4/7
Y1 - 2023/4/7
N2 - PURPOSE: Diffuse low-grade gliomas (DLGGs) are low-malignancy brain tumors originating from the glial cells of the brain growing continuously and infiltratively along the neural axons and infiltrating the surrounding brain tissue. DLGGs usually transform into higher malignancy, causing progressive disability and premature death. MRI scans are valuable when assessing soft tissue abnormalities, but, due to the infiltrative properties of DLGGs, delineating the tumor borders is a challenging task. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the difference in gross tumor volume (GTV) of DLGGs delineated from 7 Tesla and 3 Tesla MRI scans.METHOD: Patients were recruited at the department of neurosurgery and were scanned in both a 7T and a 3T MRI scanner prior to the operation. Two observers delineated the tumors using semi-automatic delineation software. The results from each observer were blinded to the other observer's delineation.RESULTS: Comparing GTVs from 7T and 3T, the percentage difference varied up to 40.4% on the T2-weighted images. The percentage difference in GTV varied up to 15.3% on the fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images. On the T2-weighted images, most cases varied by approximately 15%; on the FLAIR sequence, half of the cases varied by approximately 5% and the other half by approximately 15%. The overall inter-observer agreement was near perfect, with an intraclass correlation of 0.969. The intraclass correlation was better on the FLAIR sequence than on the T2 sequence.CONCLUSION: Overall, the GTVs delineated from 7T images were smaller. The increase in field strength improved the inter-observer agreement only on the FLAIR sequence.
AB - PURPOSE: Diffuse low-grade gliomas (DLGGs) are low-malignancy brain tumors originating from the glial cells of the brain growing continuously and infiltratively along the neural axons and infiltrating the surrounding brain tissue. DLGGs usually transform into higher malignancy, causing progressive disability and premature death. MRI scans are valuable when assessing soft tissue abnormalities, but, due to the infiltrative properties of DLGGs, delineating the tumor borders is a challenging task. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the difference in gross tumor volume (GTV) of DLGGs delineated from 7 Tesla and 3 Tesla MRI scans.METHOD: Patients were recruited at the department of neurosurgery and were scanned in both a 7T and a 3T MRI scanner prior to the operation. Two observers delineated the tumors using semi-automatic delineation software. The results from each observer were blinded to the other observer's delineation.RESULTS: Comparing GTVs from 7T and 3T, the percentage difference varied up to 40.4% on the T2-weighted images. The percentage difference in GTV varied up to 15.3% on the fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images. On the T2-weighted images, most cases varied by approximately 15%; on the FLAIR sequence, half of the cases varied by approximately 5% and the other half by approximately 15%. The overall inter-observer agreement was near perfect, with an intraclass correlation of 0.969. The intraclass correlation was better on the FLAIR sequence than on the T2 sequence.CONCLUSION: Overall, the GTVs delineated from 7T images were smaller. The increase in field strength improved the inter-observer agreement only on the FLAIR sequence.
U2 - 10.3390/diagnostics13081365
DO - 10.3390/diagnostics13081365
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37189466
VL - 13
JO - Diagnostics
JF - Diagnostics
SN - 2075-4418
IS - 8
M1 - 1365
ER -
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