Histogram Analysis of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Parameters in Pediatric Cerebellar Tumors

Journal of Neuroimaging : Official Journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
Matthias W WagnerAndrea Poretti

Abstract

Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values have been shown to assist in differentiating cerebellar pilocytic astrocytomas and medulloblastomas. Previous studies have applied only ADC measurements and calculated the mean/median values. Here we investigated the value of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) histogram characteristics of the entire tumor for differentiation of cerebellar pilocytic astrocytomas and medulloblastomas. Presurgical DTI data were analyzed with a region of interest (ROI) approach to include the entire tumor. For each tumor, histogram-derived metrics including the 25th percentile, 75th percentile, and skewness were calculated for fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean (MD), axial (AD), and radial (RD) diffusivity. The histogram metrics were used as primary predictors of interest in a logistic regression model. Statistical significance levels were set at p < .01. The study population included 17 children with pilocytic astrocytoma and 16 with medulloblastoma (mean age, 9.21 ± 5.18 years and 7.66 ± 4.97 years, respectively). Compared to children with medulloblastoma, children with pilocytic astrocytoma showed higher MD (P = .003 and P = .008), AD (P = .004 and P = .007), and RD (P = .003 and P = .009) values for the ...Continue Reading

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Dec 1, 2020·Journal of Neuroimaging : Official Journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging·Marek DostálMarek Mechl
Feb 13, 2021·AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology·M W WagnerB B Ertl-Wagner

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