Prospective Investigation of 18FDG-PET/MRI with Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion-Weighted Imaging to Assess Survival in Patients with Oropharyngeal or Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma

Sheng Chieh Chan, Chih Hua Yeh, Shu Hang Ng*, Chien Yu Lin, Jen Hung Wang, Joseph Tung Chieh Chang, Nai Ming Cheng, Kai Ping Chang, Jason Chia Hsun Hsieh

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Abstract

To prospectively investigate the prognostic value of 18F-FDG PET/MRI in patients with oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OHSCC) treated by chemoradiotherapy. The study cohort consisted of patients with OHSCC who had undergone integrated PET/MRI prior to chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy. Imaging parameters derived from intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM), dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), and 18F-FDG PET were analyzed in relation to overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS). In multivariable analysis, T classification (p < 0.001), metabolic tumor volume (p = 0.013), and pseudo-diffusion coefficient (p = 0.008) were identified as independent risk factors for OS. The volume transfer rate constant (p = 0.015), initial area under the curve (p = 0.043), T classification (p = 0.018), and N classification (p = 0.018) were significant predictors for RFS. The Harrell’s c-indices of OS and RFS obtained from prognostic models incorporating clinical and PET/MRI predictors were significantly higher than those derived from the traditional TNM staging system (p = 0.001). The combination of clinical risk factors with functional parameters derived from IVIM and DCE-MRI plus metabolic PET parameters derived from 18F-FDG PET in integrated PET/MRI outperformed the information provided by traditional TNM staging in predicting the survival of patients with OHSCC.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6104
JournalCancers
Volume14
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 2022

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Keywords

  • PET/MRI
  • head and neck neoplasms
  • intravoxel incoherent motion
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • positron emission tomography
  • prognosis

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