Differentiation between papillary renal cell carcinoma and fat-poor angiomyolipoma: a preliminary study assessing detection of intratumoral hemorrhage with chemical shift MRI and T2*-weighted gradient echo

Acta Radiologica
Sungmin WooSeung Hyup Kim

Abstract

Background Recent literature suggests that intratumoral hemorrhage detection may be helpful in differentiating papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) from fat-poor angiomyolipoma (fpAML). Purpose To determine whether intratumoral hemorrhage detected using chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and T2*-weighted (T2*W) gradient echo (GRE) can be used to differentiate pRCC from fpAML. Material and Methods This retrospective study included 42 patients with pRCC (n = 28) and fpAML (n = 14) who underwent MRI followed by surgery. Two blinded radiologists independently assessed the presence of intratumoral hemorrhage using chemical shift MRI (decrease in signal intensity from opposed- to in-phase) and T2*W GRE ("blooming"). Consensus reading was determined for discrepant cases. MRI findings were compared using Chi-square test. Inter-observer agreement was assessed using kappa statistics. Results Inter-observer agreement was substantial for both sequences ( k = 0.622 and 0.793, P < 0.001). For chemical shift MRI, the prevalence of intratumoral hemorrhage was significantly greater in pRCC than in fpAML (71.4% versus 28.6%, P = 0.019 for reader 1; 64.3% versus 14.3%, P = 0.003 for reader 2; and 75% versus 21.4%, P = 0.002 for the ...Continue Reading

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