Erschienen in:
08.01.2018 | Magnetic Resonance
Proton density fat fraction (PDFF) MRI for differentiation of benign and malignant vertebral lesions
verfasst von:
Frederic Carsten Schmeel, Julian Alexander Luetkens, Peter Johannes Wagenhäuser, Michael Meier-Schroers, Daniel Lloyd Kuetting, Andreas Feißt, Jürgen Gieseke, Leonard Christopher Schmeel, Frank Träber, Hans Heinz Schild, Guido Matthias Kukuk
Erschienen in:
European Radiology
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Ausgabe 6/2018
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Abstract
Objectives
To investigate whether proton density fat fraction (PDFF) measurements using a six-echo modified Dixon sequence can help to differentiate between benign and malignant vertebral bone marrow lesions.
Methods
Sixty-six patients were prospectively enrolled in our study. In addition to conventional MRI at 3.0-Tesla including at least sagittal T2-weighted/spectral attenuated inversion recovery and T1-weighted sequences, all patients underwent a sagittal six-echo modified Dixon sequence of the spine. The mean PDFF was calculated using regions of interest and compared between vertebral lesions. A cut-off value of 6.40% in PDFF was determined by receiver operating characteristic curves and used to differentiate between malignant (< 6.40%) and benign (≥ 6.40%) vertebral lesions.
Results
There were 77 benign and 44 malignant lesions. The PDFF of malignant lesions was statistically significant lower in comparison with benign lesions (p < 0.001) and normal vertebral bone marrow (p < 0.001). The areas under the curves (AUC) were 0.97 for differentiating benign from malignant lesions (p < 0.001) and 0.95 for differentiating acute vertebral fractures from malignant lesions (p < 0.001). This yielded a diagnostic accuracy of 96% in the differentiation of both benign lesions and acute vertebral fractures from malignancy.
Conclusion
PDFF derived from six-echo modified Dixon allows for differentiation between benign and malignant vertebral lesions with a high diagnostic accuracy.
Key Points
• Establishing a diagnosis of indeterminate vertebral lesions is a common clinical problem
• Benign bone marrow processes may mimic the signal alterations observed in malignancy
• PDFF differentiates between benign and malignant lesions with a high diagnostic accuracy
• PDFF of non-neoplastic vertebral lesions is significantly higher than that of malignancy
• PDFF from six-echo modified Dixon may help avoid potentially harmful bone biopsy