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Diagnostic value of qualitative, semiquantitative, and quantitative parameter of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in musculoskeletal tumor

  • Elysanti Dwi Martadiani ,
  • I Wayan Juli Sumadi ,
  • I Wayan Gede Artawan Eka Putra ,
  • Faradilla Novita Anggreni ,
  • Budi Martono ,
  • Yori Primanda ,
  • Felicia Nike ,
  • Triningsih ,


Abstract

Background: Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) is a functional imaging technique using gadolinium contrast to enhance the tumor site. Several reported the diagnostic performance of DCE-MRI with various parameters used qualitatively, semi-quantitatively or quantitatively to differentiate benign and malignant soft tissue tumors. However, those evaluations were done separately. We investigated three DCE-MRI parameters simultaneously in determining musculoskeletal tumor malignancy: qualitative, semiquantitative and quantitative.

Method: This was a retrospective diagnostic study conducted in the Radiology Department of Prof. dr. IGNG Ngoerah Hospital Denpasar, Bali, in January – September 2022. We evaluated patients' qualitative, semiquantitative and quantitative DCE-MRI results of musculoskeletal tumors, also the histopathological result as the gold standard. We analyzed the ROC curve to predict the best cut-off value. The p-value <0.05 was significant.

Result: We found the qualitative DCE-MRI analysis showing AUC was 0.847. The qualitative parameters showed the best cut-off value with 68.4% sensitivity, 90.9% specificity, 92.9% PPV and 62.5% NPV. On the other hand, semiquantitative AUC was around 0.368 – 0.593, and quantitative parameters AUC was estimated at 0.380 – 0.612. Both semiquantitative and quantitative parameters did not produce the cut-off value.

Conclusion: Qualitative DCE-MRI parameters are a potential predictor for musculoskeletal malignancy.

Keywords: musculoskeletal malignancy DCE-MRI qualitative semiquantitative quantitative Diagnostic

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Martadiani, E. D., Sumadi, I. W. J., Putra, I. W. G. A. E., Anggreni, F. N., Martono, B., Primanda, Y., Nike, F., & Triningsih. (2022). Diagnostic value of qualitative, semiquantitative, and quantitative parameter of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in musculoskeletal tumor. Bali Medical Journal, 11(3), 2075–2084. https://doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v11i3.3880
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