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Prospective Image Quality and Lesion Assessment in the Setting of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer on an MR-Linac at 1.5 T: A Comparison to a Standard 3 T MRI

SIMPLE SUMMARY: High-precision MR-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) constitutes the state-of-the-art in the sphere of personalized prostate cancer treatment. To this end, integrating a 1.5 T scanner with a linear accelerator led to the development of MR-Linac (MRL), which could be considered a novel defle...

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Autores principales: Almansour, Haidara, Afat, Saif, Fritz, Victor, Schick, Fritz, Nachbar, Marcel, Thorwarth, Daniela, Zips, Daniel, Müller, Arndt-Christian, Nikolaou, Konstantin, Othman, Ahmed E., Wegener, Daniel
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8036991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33810410
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13071533
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author Almansour, Haidara
Afat, Saif
Fritz, Victor
Schick, Fritz
Nachbar, Marcel
Thorwarth, Daniela
Zips, Daniel
Müller, Arndt-Christian
Nikolaou, Konstantin
Othman, Ahmed E.
Wegener, Daniel
author_facet Almansour, Haidara
Afat, Saif
Fritz, Victor
Schick, Fritz
Nachbar, Marcel
Thorwarth, Daniela
Zips, Daniel
Müller, Arndt-Christian
Nikolaou, Konstantin
Othman, Ahmed E.
Wegener, Daniel
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description SIMPLE SUMMARY: High-precision MR-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) constitutes the state-of-the-art in the sphere of personalized prostate cancer treatment. To this end, integrating a 1.5 T scanner with a linear accelerator led to the development of MR-Linac (MRL), which could be considered a novel deflection point in radiation oncology. Since the success of both diagnosis and radiation treatment is highly dependent on image quality, geometric integrity, and lesion conspicuity, it is important to investigate the quality of these sequences in comparison to the current diagnostic gold standard multiparametric MRI at 3T (MRI(3T)), which has not been done before. The purpose of this study is to conduct a qualitative and a quantitative analysis of MRL-images at 1.5 T in patients undergoing MRgRT planning for prostate cancer. Results from this study pave the way for developing safer and more efficient planning workflows in patients with prostate cancer undergoing MR-guided radiotherapy. ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to conduct a qualitative and a quantitative image quality and lesion evaluation in patients undergoing MR-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) for prostate cancer on a hybrid magnetic resonance imaging and linear accelerator system (MR-Linac or MRL) at 1.5 Tesla. This prospective study was approved by the institutional review board. A total of 13 consecutive patients with biopsy-confirmed prostate cancer and an indication for MRgRT were included. Prior to radiation therapy, each patient underwent an MR-examination on an MRL and on a standard MRI scanner at 3 Tesla (MRI(3T)). Three readers (two radiologists and a radiation oncologist) conducted an independent qualitative and quantitative analysis of T2-weighted (T2w) and diffusion-weighted images (DWI). Qualitative outcome measures were as follows: zonal anatomy, capsule demarcation, resolution, visibility of the seminal vesicles, geometric distortion, artifacts, overall image quality, lesion conspicuity, and diagnostic confidence. All ratings were performed on an ordinal 4-point Likert scale. Lesion conspicuity and diagnostic confidence were firstly analyzed only on MRL. Afterwards, these outcome parameters were analyzed in consensus with the MRI(3T). Quantitative outcome measures were as follows: anteroposterior and right left diameter of the prostate, lesion size, PI-RADS score (Prostate Imaging—Reporting and Data System) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of the lesions. Intergroup comparisons were computed using the Wilcoxon-sign rank test and t tests. A post-hoc regression analysis was computed for lesion evaluation. Finally, inter-/intra-reader agreement was analyzed using the Fleiss kappa and intraclass correlation coefficient. For T2w images, the MRL showed good results across all quality criteria (median 3 and 4). Furthermore, there were no significant differences between MRL and MRI(3T) regarding capsule demarcation or geometric distortion. For the DWI, the MRL performed significantly less than MRI(3T) across most image quality criteria with a median ranging between 2 and 3. However, there were no significant differences between MRL and MRI(3T) regarding geometric distortion. In terms of lesion conspicuity and diagnostic confidence, inter-reader agreement was fair for MRL alone (Kappa = 0.42) and good for MRL in consensus with MRI(3T) (Kappa = 0.708). Thus, lesion conspicuity and diagnostic confidence could be significantly improved when reading MRL images in consensus with MRI(3T) (Odds ratio: 9- to 11-fold for the T2w images and 5- to 8–fold for the DWI) (p < 0.001). For measures of lesion size, anterior-posterior and right-left prostate diameter, inter-reader and intersequence agreement were excellent (ICC > 0.90) and there were no significant differences between MRL and MRI(3T) among all three readers. In terms of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PIRADS) scoring, no significant differences were observed between MRL and MRI(3T). Finally, there was a significant positive linear relationship between lesion ADC measurements (r = 0.76, p < 0.01) between the ADC values measured on both systems. In conclusion, image quality for T2w was comparable and diagnostic even without administration of spasmolytic- or contrast agents, while DWI images did not reach diagnostic level and need to be optimized for further exploitation in the setting of MRgRT. Diagnostic confidence and lesion conspicuity were significantly improved by reading MRL in consensus with MRI(3T) which would be advisable for a safe planning and treatment workflow. Finally, ADC measurements of lesions on both systems were comparable indicating that, lesion ADC as measured on the MRL could be used as a biomarker for evaluation of treatment response, similar to examinations using MRI(3T).
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spelling pubmed-80369912021-04-12 Prospective Image Quality and Lesion Assessment in the Setting of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer on an MR-Linac at 1.5 T: A Comparison to a Standard 3 T MRI Almansour, Haidara Afat, Saif Fritz, Victor Schick, Fritz Nachbar, Marcel Thorwarth, Daniela Zips, Daniel Müller, Arndt-Christian Nikolaou, Konstantin Othman, Ahmed E. Wegener, Daniel Cancers (Basel) Article SIMPLE SUMMARY: High-precision MR-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) constitutes the state-of-the-art in the sphere of personalized prostate cancer treatment. To this end, integrating a 1.5 T scanner with a linear accelerator led to the development of MR-Linac (MRL), which could be considered a novel deflection point in radiation oncology. Since the success of both diagnosis and radiation treatment is highly dependent on image quality, geometric integrity, and lesion conspicuity, it is important to investigate the quality of these sequences in comparison to the current diagnostic gold standard multiparametric MRI at 3T (MRI(3T)), which has not been done before. The purpose of this study is to conduct a qualitative and a quantitative analysis of MRL-images at 1.5 T in patients undergoing MRgRT planning for prostate cancer. Results from this study pave the way for developing safer and more efficient planning workflows in patients with prostate cancer undergoing MR-guided radiotherapy. ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to conduct a qualitative and a quantitative image quality and lesion evaluation in patients undergoing MR-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) for prostate cancer on a hybrid magnetic resonance imaging and linear accelerator system (MR-Linac or MRL) at 1.5 Tesla. This prospective study was approved by the institutional review board. A total of 13 consecutive patients with biopsy-confirmed prostate cancer and an indication for MRgRT were included. Prior to radiation therapy, each patient underwent an MR-examination on an MRL and on a standard MRI scanner at 3 Tesla (MRI(3T)). Three readers (two radiologists and a radiation oncologist) conducted an independent qualitative and quantitative analysis of T2-weighted (T2w) and diffusion-weighted images (DWI). Qualitative outcome measures were as follows: zonal anatomy, capsule demarcation, resolution, visibility of the seminal vesicles, geometric distortion, artifacts, overall image quality, lesion conspicuity, and diagnostic confidence. All ratings were performed on an ordinal 4-point Likert scale. Lesion conspicuity and diagnostic confidence were firstly analyzed only on MRL. Afterwards, these outcome parameters were analyzed in consensus with the MRI(3T). Quantitative outcome measures were as follows: anteroposterior and right left diameter of the prostate, lesion size, PI-RADS score (Prostate Imaging—Reporting and Data System) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of the lesions. Intergroup comparisons were computed using the Wilcoxon-sign rank test and t tests. A post-hoc regression analysis was computed for lesion evaluation. Finally, inter-/intra-reader agreement was analyzed using the Fleiss kappa and intraclass correlation coefficient. For T2w images, the MRL showed good results across all quality criteria (median 3 and 4). Furthermore, there were no significant differences between MRL and MRI(3T) regarding capsule demarcation or geometric distortion. For the DWI, the MRL performed significantly less than MRI(3T) across most image quality criteria with a median ranging between 2 and 3. However, there were no significant differences between MRL and MRI(3T) regarding geometric distortion. In terms of lesion conspicuity and diagnostic confidence, inter-reader agreement was fair for MRL alone (Kappa = 0.42) and good for MRL in consensus with MRI(3T) (Kappa = 0.708). Thus, lesion conspicuity and diagnostic confidence could be significantly improved when reading MRL images in consensus with MRI(3T) (Odds ratio: 9- to 11-fold for the T2w images and 5- to 8–fold for the DWI) (p < 0.001). For measures of lesion size, anterior-posterior and right-left prostate diameter, inter-reader and intersequence agreement were excellent (ICC > 0.90) and there were no significant differences between MRL and MRI(3T) among all three readers. In terms of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PIRADS) scoring, no significant differences were observed between MRL and MRI(3T). Finally, there was a significant positive linear relationship between lesion ADC measurements (r = 0.76, p < 0.01) between the ADC values measured on both systems. In conclusion, image quality for T2w was comparable and diagnostic even without administration of spasmolytic- or contrast agents, while DWI images did not reach diagnostic level and need to be optimized for further exploitation in the setting of MRgRT. Diagnostic confidence and lesion conspicuity were significantly improved by reading MRL in consensus with MRI(3T) which would be advisable for a safe planning and treatment workflow. Finally, ADC measurements of lesions on both systems were comparable indicating that, lesion ADC as measured on the MRL could be used as a biomarker for evaluation of treatment response, similar to examinations using MRI(3T). MDPI 2021-03-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8036991/ /pubmed/33810410 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13071533 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ).
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Almansour, Haidara
Afat, Saif
Fritz, Victor
Schick, Fritz
Nachbar, Marcel
Thorwarth, Daniela
Zips, Daniel
Müller, Arndt-Christian
Nikolaou, Konstantin
Othman, Ahmed E.
Wegener, Daniel
Prospective Image Quality and Lesion Assessment in the Setting of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer on an MR-Linac at 1.5 T: A Comparison to a Standard 3 T MRI
title Prospective Image Quality and Lesion Assessment in the Setting of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer on an MR-Linac at 1.5 T: A Comparison to a Standard 3 T MRI
title_full Prospective Image Quality and Lesion Assessment in the Setting of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer on an MR-Linac at 1.5 T: A Comparison to a Standard 3 T MRI
title_fullStr Prospective Image Quality and Lesion Assessment in the Setting of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer on an MR-Linac at 1.5 T: A Comparison to a Standard 3 T MRI
title_full_unstemmed Prospective Image Quality and Lesion Assessment in the Setting of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer on an MR-Linac at 1.5 T: A Comparison to a Standard 3 T MRI
title_short Prospective Image Quality and Lesion Assessment in the Setting of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer on an MR-Linac at 1.5 T: A Comparison to a Standard 3 T MRI
title_sort prospective image quality and lesion assessment in the setting of mr-guided radiation therapy of prostate cancer on an mr-linac at 1.5 t: a comparison to a standard 3 t mri
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8036991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33810410
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13071533
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