Automatic removal of large blood vasculature for objective assessment of brain tumors using quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.

Autor: Kesari A; Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi, India., Yadav VK; Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi, India., Gupta RK; Department of Radiology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, India., Singh A; Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi, India.; Department of Biomedical Engineering, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.; Yardi School for Artificial Intelligence, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: NMR in biomedicine [NMR Biomed] 2024 Nov; Vol. 37 (11), pp. e5218. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 25.
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.5218
Abstrakt: The presence of a normal large blood vessel (LBV) in a tumor region can impact the evaluation of quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) parameters and tumor classification. Hence, there is a need for automatic removal of LBVs from brain tissues including intratumoral regions for achieving an objective assessment of tumors. This retrospective study included 103 histopathologically confirmed brain tumor patients who underwent MRI, including DCE-MRI data acquisition. Quantitative DCE-MRI analysis was performed for computing various parameters such as wash-out slope (Slope-2), relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV), relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF), blood plasma volume fraction (V p ), and volume transfer constant (K trans ). An approach based on data-clustering algorithm, morphological operations, and quantitative DCE-MRI maps was proposed for the segmentation of normal LBVs in brain tissues, including the tumor region. Here, three widely used data-clustering algorithms were evaluated on two types of quantitative maps: (a) Slope-2, and (b) a new proposed combination of rCBV and Slope-2 maps. Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery-MRI hyperintense lesions were also automatically segmented using deep learning-based architecture. The accuracy of LBV segmentation was qualitatively assessed blindly by two experienced observers, and Likert scoring was also obtained from each individual and compared using Cohen's Kappa test, and multiple statistical features from quantitative DCE-MRI parameters were obtained in the segmented tumor. t-test and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were performed for comparing the effect of removal of LBVs on parameters as well as on tumor grading. k-means clustering exhibited better accuracy and computational efficiency. Tumors, in particular high-grade gliomas (HGGs), showed a high contrast compared with normal tissues (relative % difference = 18.5%) on quantitative maps after the removal of LBVs. Statistical features (95 th percentile values) of all parameters in the tumor region showed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between with and without LBV maps. Similar results were obtained for the ROC curve analysis for differentiation between low-grade gliomas and HGGs. Moreover, after the removal of LBVs, the rCBV, rCBF, and V p maps show better visualization of tumor regions.
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