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Combined intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted MR imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in differentiation between osteoporotic and metastatic vertebral compression fractures

Authors: Hui Tan, Hui Xu, Feifei Luo, Zhaoguo Zhang, Zhen Yang, Nan Yu, Yong Yu, Shaoyu Wang, Qiuju Fan, Yue Li

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research | Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Purpose

Our purpose was to combine intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted MR imaging (IVIM-DWI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to differentiate osteoporotic fractures from osteolytic metastatic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs).

Methods

A total of 70 patients with VCFs were included and divided into two groups, according to their causes of fractures based on pathological findings or clinical follow-up. All patients underwent conventional sagittal T1WI, T2WI, STIR, IVIM-DWI, and single-voxel MRS. The diffusion coefficient (D), pseudo diffusion (D*), and perfusion fraction (f) parameters from IVIM-DWI and the lipid water ratio (LWR) and fat fraction (FF) parameters from MRS were obtained and compared among groups. Furthermore, the diagnostic performance of MRS, IVIM-DWI, and IVIM-DWI combined with MRS for differentiation between osteoporotic and osteolytic metastatic VCFs was assessed by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.

Results

Compared with the osteoporotic group, the metastatic group had significantly lower values for f, D, and FF, but higher D* (all P < 0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of MRS, IVIM-DWI, and IVIM-DWI combined with MRS were 0.73, 0.88, and 0.94, respectively. Among these, the IVIM-DWI combined with MRS showed the highest sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, which are 90.63% (29/32), 97.37 % (37/38), and 94.29% (66/70), respectively.

Conclusions

IVIM-DWI combined with MRS can be more accurate and efficient for differentiation between osteoporotic and osteolytic metastatic VCFs than single MRS or IVIM-DWI.

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Title: Combined intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted MR imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in differentiation between osteoporotic and metastatic vertebral compression fractures
Authors: Hui Tan
Hui Xu
Feifei Luo
Zhaoguo Zhang
Zhen Yang
Nan Yu
Yong Yu
Shaoyu Wang
Qiuju Fan
Yue Li
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1749-799X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-019-1350-3

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Combined intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted MR imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in differentiation between osteoporotic and metastatic vertebral compression fractures

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