Stuti Chandola, Abhishek Soni, Soham Banerjee, Hemanga K Bhattacharjee, Raju Sharma, Ankita Phulia, Sushmita Pathy, Chandan J Das
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the performance of intravoxel incoherent motion and diffusion kurtosis imaging (IVIM- DKI) in response assessment of rectosigmoid carcinoma to chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) and compare with 18-FDG PET/CT parameters.
Methods: A total of 30 patients of recto-sigmoid cancer on CRT underwent baseline staging and follow-up with IVIM - DKI. Out of this cohort, 20 patients underwent 18-FDG PET/CT. IVIM- DKI MRI and PET/CT parameters were noted from both pre and post-chemoradiotherapy (done at 6 weeks after completion) scans. Quantitative IVIM-DKI parameters, viz. apparent (ADC) and molecular (D) diffusion coefficient, perfusion coefficient (f), and kurtosis (K) were measured from non-necrotic areas and semi-quantitative PET parameters including SUV max, SUV ratio, metabolic tumor volume (MTV), total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were also measured. All these parameters correlated with the patient's response keeping RECIST 1.1 criteria as reference standard.
Results: A statistically significant increase in D and ADC with a significant decline in K was noted after therapy in the entire cohort. These changes were observed in both responders as well as non-responders. No significant differences were observed in the percentage changes of these parameters post therapy amongst both groups. Among 20 patients with follow-up PET/CT imaging, a significant decline in all parameters of primary lesion was seen post-therapy. Responders (n = 12) showed a significant decline in MTV and TLG from baseline after therapy, whereas non-responders did not show any such decline. Change in TLG (ɗ TLG), followed by ɗ MTV had the strongest correlation with a positive response. A ɗ TLG value of ≥ 54.19 carried a 79% sensitivity and 83% specificity in differentiating responders from non responders.
Conclusion: 18-FDG PET/CT is a more accurate single modality for assessing both response and tumor burden post therapy, while ADC and D from IVIM MRI are useful adjuncts to response assessment.
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