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Koji Yamashita, Osamu Togao, Kazufumi Kikuchi, Daisuke Kuga MD, Yuhei Sangatsuda, Yutaka Fujioka, Koji Yoshimoto, Kousei Ishigami, The cortical high-flow sign of oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant and 1p/19q codeleted: comparison between arterial spin labeling and dynamic susceptibility contrast methods, Neuroradiology, 10.1007/s00234-023-03267-x, 66, 2, 187-192, 10.1007/s00234-023-03267-x, 2024.02, Purpose: The cortical high-flow sign with the non-enhancing area was reportedly found to be more frequent with oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant and 1p/19q codeleted (ODG IDHm-codel) than with IDH-wildtype or astrocytoma, IDH-mutant on arterial spin labeling (ASL) in diffuse gliomas. This study aimed to compare the identification rate of the cortical high-flow sign on ASL in patients with ODG IDHm-codel to that on dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced perfusion-weighted imaging (DSC-PWI). Methods: Participants consisted of 32 adult ODG IDHm-codel patients with pathologically confirmed. Subtraction images were generated from paired control and label images on ASL. For DSC, dynamic T2*-weighted perfusion weighted images were obtained after pre-bolus of gadolinium-based contrast agent. Regional cerebral blood flow/volume maps were generated based on the concentration-time curve and arterial input function. Tumor-affecting cortices without contrast enhancement on conventional MR imaging were targeted. The identification rate of the cortical high-flow sign was compared between ASL and DSC using the Pearson’s Chi-Square test. Results: Frequency of the cortical high-flow sign was significantly higher on ASL (18/32, 56.3%; p |
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Koji Yamashita, Osamu Togao, Kazufumi Kikuchi, Daisuke Kuga, Yuhei Sangatsuda, Yutaka Fujioka, Izumi Kinoshita, Makoto Obara, Koji Yoshimoto, Kousei Ishigami, Cortical high-flow sign on arterial spin labeling: a novel biomarker of IDH-mutation and 1p/19q-codeletion status in diffuse gliomas without intense contrast enhancement., Neuroradiology., 10.1007/s00234-023-03186-x, 65, 9, 1415-1418, 2023.09, This study aimed to investigate whether arterial spin labeling (ASL) features allow differentiation of oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant and 1p/19q-codeleted (IDHm-codel) from diffuse glioma with IDH-wildtype (IDHw) or astrocytoma, IDH-mutant (IDHm-noncodel). Participants comprised 71 adult patients with pathologically confirmed diffuse glioma, classified as IDHw, IDHm-noncodel, or IDHm-codel. Subtraction images were generated from paired-control/label images on ASL and used to assess the presence of a cortical high-flow sign. The cortical high-flow sign was defined as increased ASL signal intensity within the tumor-affecting cerebral cortex compared with normal-appearing cortex. Regions without contrast enhancement on conventional MR imaging were targeted. The frequency of the cortical high-flow sign on ASL was compared among IDHw, IDHm-noncodel, and IDHm-codel. As a result, the frequency of the cortical high-flow sign was significantly higher for IDHm-codel than for IDHw or IDHm-noncodel. In conclusion, the cortical high-flow sign could represent a hallmark of oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant, and 1p/19q-codeleted without intense contrast enhancement.. |
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Koji Yamashita, Ryotaro Kamei, Hiroshi Sugimori, Takahiro Kuwashiro, So Tokunaga, Keisuke Kawamata, Kiyomi Furuya, Shino Harada, Junki Maehara, Yasushi Okada, Tomoyuki Noguchi, Interobserver reliability on intravoxel incoherent motion imaging in patients with acute ischemic stroke., AJNR Am J Neuroradiol., 10.3174/ajnr.A7486, 43, 5, 696-700, 10.3174/ajnr.A7486, 2022.05, BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Noninvasive perfusion-weighted imaging with short scanning time could be advantageous in order
to determine presumed penumbral regions and subsequent treatment strategy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Our aim was to
evaluate interobserver agreement and the clinical utility of intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging in patients with acute ischemic
stroke.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively studied 29 patients with AIS (17 men, 12 women; mean age, 75.2 [SD, 12.0 ] years;
median, 77 years). Each patient underwent intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging using a 1.5T MR imaging scanner. Diffusion-sensitizing
gradients were applied sequentially in the x, y, and z directions with 6 different b-values (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 1000 seconds/
mm2). From the intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging data, diffusion coefficient, perfusion fraction, and pseudodiffusion
coefficient maps were obtained using a 2-step fitting algorithm based on the Levenberg-Marquardt method. The presence of
decreases in the intravoxel incoherent motion perfusion fraction and pseudodiffusion coefficient values compared with the contralateral
normal-appearing brain was graded on a 2-point scale by 2 independent neuroradiologists. Interobserver agreement on the
rating scale was evaluated using the k statistic. Clinical characteristics of patients with a nondecreased intravoxel incoherent
motion perfusion fraction and/or pseudodiffusion coefficient rated by the 2 observers were also assessed.
RESULTS: Interobserver agreement was shown for the intravoxel incoherent motion perfusion fraction (k = 0.854) and pseudodiffusion
coefficient (k = 0.789) maps, which indicated almost perfect and substantial agreement, respectively. Patients with a nondecreased
intravoxel incoherent motion perfusion fraction tended to show recanalization of the occluded intracranial arteries more
frequently than patients with a decreased intravoxel incoherent motion perfusion fraction.
CONCLUSIONS: Intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging could be performed in ,1 minute in addition to routine DWI. Intravoxel
incoherent motion parameters noninvasively provide feasible, qualitative perfusion-related information for assessing patients with
acute ischemic stroke.. |
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Yamashita Koji, Hiwatashi Akio, Osamu Togao, Kazufumi Kikuchi, Koji Yoshimoto, Satoshi O Suzuki, Hiroshi Honda, MR imaging Based Analysis of Glioblastoma multiforme: Estimation of IDH1 Mutation Status., AJNR Am J Neuroradiol., 37, 1, 58-65, 37(1):58-65, 2016.01, BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Glioblastoma multiforme is highly aggressive and the most common type of primary malignant brain tumor in adults. Imaging biomarkers may provide prognostic information for patients with this condition. Patients with glioma with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations have a better clinical outcome than those without such mutations. Our purpose was to investigate whether the IDH1 mutation status in glioblastoma multiforme can be predicted by using MR imaging.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively studied 55 patients with glioblastoma multiforme with wild type IDH1 and 11 patients with mutant IDH1. Absolute tumor blood flow and relative tumor blood flow within the enhancing portion of each tumor were measured by using arterial spin-labeling data. In addition, the maximum necrosis area, the percentage of cross-sectional necrosis area inside the enhancing lesions, and the minimum and mean apparent diffusion coefficients were obtained from contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images and diffusion-weighted imaging data. Each of the 6 parameters was compared between patients with wild type IDH1 and mutant IDH1 by using the Mann-Whitney U test. The performance in discriminating between the 2 entities was evaluated by using receiver operating characteristic analysis.
RESULTS: Absolute tumor blood flow, relative tumor blood flow, necrosis area, and percentage of cross-sectional necrosis area inside the enhancing lesion were significantly higher in patients with wild type IDH1 than in those with mutant IDH1 (P
CONCLUSIONS: Tumor blood flow and necrosis area calculated from MR imaging are useful for predicting the IDH1 mutation status.. |
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Yamashita Koji, Takashi Yoshiura, Hiwatashi Akio, Osamu Togao, Kazufumi Kikuchi, Makoto Obara, Nozomu Matsumoto, Hiroshi Honda, High-resolution Three-dimensional Diffusion-weighted Imaging of Middle Ear Cholesteatoma at 3.0 T MRI: Usefulness of 3D Turbo Field-echo with Diffusion-Sensitized Driven-equilibrium Preparation (TFE-DSDE) Compared to Single-shot Echo-planar Imaging., Eur J Radiol., pii: S0720-048X(13)00214-3. 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.04.018. , 82, 9, 471-475, 2013.09, Objective: To prospectively evaluate the usefulness of a newly developed high-resolution three-dimensional diffusion-weighted imaging method, turbo field-echo with diffusion-sensitized driven-equilibrium (TFE–DSDE) in diagnosing middle-ear cholesteatoma by comparing it to conventionalsingle-shot echo-planar diffusion-weighted imaging (SS-EP DWI).Materials and methods: Institutional review board approval and informed consent from all participantswere obtained. We studied 30 patients with preoperatively suspected acquired cholesteatoma. Eachpatient underwent an MR examination including both SS-EP DWI and DSDE-TFE using a 3.0 T MR scan-ner. Images of the 30 patients (60 temporal bones including 30 with and 30 without cholesteatoma) werereviewed by two independent neuroradiologists. The confidence level for the presence of cholesteatomawas graded on a scale of 0–2 (0 = definite absence, 1 = equivocal, 2 = definite presence). Interobserveragreement as well as sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for detection were assessed for the two review-ers.Results: Excellent interobserver agreement was shown for TFE–DSDE ( = 0.821) whereas fair agreementwas obtained for SS-EP DWI ( = 0.416). TFE–DSDE was associated with significantly higher sensitivity(83.3%) and accuracy (90.0%) compared to SS-EP DWI (sensitivity = 35.0%, accuracy = 66.7%; p |
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Yamashita K, Yoshiura T, Hiwatashi A, Togao O, Yoshimoto K, Suzuki SO, Abe K, Kikuchi K, Maruoka Y, Mizoguchi M, Iwaki T, Honda H, Differentiating primary central nervous system lymphoma from glioblastoma multiforme: assessment using arterial spin labeling, diffusion weighted imaging, and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography., Neuroradiology, 55, 2, 135-143, 2013.02, Introduction: Our purpose was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in differentiating primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSLs) from glioblastoma multiformes (GBMs). Methods: Fifty-six patients including 19 with PCNSL and 37 with GBM were retrospectively studied. From the ASL data, an absolute tumor blood flow (aTBF) and a relative tumor blood flow (rTBF) were obtained within the enhancing portion of each tumor. In addition, the minimum apparent diffusion coefficient (ADCmin) and the maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) were obtained from DWI and FDG-PET data, respectively. Each of the four parameters was compared between PCNSLs and GBMs using Kruskal–Wallis test. The performance in discriminating between PCNSLs and GBMs was evaluated using the receiver-operating characteristics analysis. Area-under-the curve (AUC) values were compared among the four parameters using a nonparametric method.
Results: The aTBF, rTBF, and ADCmin were significantly higher in GBMs (mean aTBF ± SD = 91.6±56.0 mL/100 g/ min, mean rTBF ± SD = 2.61±1.61, mean ADCmin ± SD = 0.78±0.19×10^−3 mm^2/s) than in PCNSLs (mean aTBF ± SD = 37.3±10.5 mL/100 g/min, mean rTBF ± SD = 1.24±0.37, mean ADCmin ± SD = 0.61±0.13×10^−3 mm^2/s) (plower in GBMs (mean ± SD = 13.1±6.34) than in PCNSLs (mean ± SD = 22.5±7.83) (pConclusion: ASL perfusion imaging is useful for differentiating PCNSLs from GBMs as well as DWI and FDG-PET.. |
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Yamashita K, Yoshiura T, Hiwatashi A, Kamano H, Dashjamts T, Shibata S, Tamae A, Honda H., Detection of Middle Ear Cholesteatoma by Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging: Multishot Echo-Planar Imaging Compared with Single-Shot Echo-Planar Imaging., AJNR Am J Neuroradiol., 32, 10, 1915-1918, 2011.11. |
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Yamashita K, Yoshiura T, Arimura H, Mihara F, Noguchi T, Hiwatashi A, Togao O, Yamashita Y, Shono T, Kumazawa S, Higashida Y, Honda H, Performance evaluation of radiologists with artificial neural network for differential diagnosis of intra-axial cerebral tumors on MR images, Am J Neuroradiol., 2008.06. |
