Integration of DCE-MRI and DW-MRI Quantitative Parameters for Breast Lesion Classification

BioMed Research International
Roberta FuscoAntonella Petrillo

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of an imaging protocol combining dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) in patients with suspicious breast lesions. A total of 31 breast lesions (15 malignant and 16 benign proved by histological examination) in 26 female patients were included in this study. For both DCE-MRI and DW-MRI model free and model based parameters were computed pixel by pixel on manually segmented ROIs. Statistical procedures included conventional linear analysis and more advanced techniques for classification of lesions in benign and malignant. Our findings indicated no strong correlation between DCE-MRI and DW-MRI parameters. Results of classification analysis show that combining of DCE parameters or DW-MRI parameter, in comparison of single feature, does not yield a dramatic improvement of sensitivity and specificity of the two techniques alone. The best performance was obtained considering a full combination of all features. Moreover, the classification results combining all features are dominated by DCE-MRI features alone. The combination of DWI and DCE-MRI does not show a potential to dramatically increase the sensitivity and specificity of breast ...Continue Reading

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Jun 9, 2016·Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging : JMRI·Hildebrand DijkstraPaul E Sijens
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