Translation of dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging onto a magnetic resonance-guided linear accelerator in patients with head and neck cancer
Background and purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging – linear accelerator (MRI-linac) systems permit imaging of tumours to guide treatment. Dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE)-MRI allows investigation of tumour perfusion. We assessed the feasibility of performing DCE-MRI on a 1.5 T MRI-linac in patients w...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631624001593 |
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| Summary: | Background and purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging – linear accelerator (MRI-linac) systems permit imaging of tumours to guide treatment. Dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE)-MRI allows investigation of tumour perfusion. We assessed the feasibility of performing DCE-MRI on a 1.5 T MRI-linac in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) and measured biomarker repeatability and sensitivity to radiotherapy effects. Materials and methods: Patients were imaged on a 1.5 T MRI-linac or a 1.5 T diagnostic MR system twice before treatment. DCE-MRI parameters including Ktrans were calculated, with the optimum pharmacokinetic model identified using corrected Akaike information criterion. Repeatability was assessed by within-subject coefficient of variation (wCV). Treatment effects were assessed as change measured at week 2 of radiotherapy. Results: 14 patients were recruited (6 scanned on diagnostic MR and 8 on MRI-linac), with a total of 24 lesions. Baseline Ktrans estimates were comparable on both MR systems; 0.13 [95 %CI: 0.10 to 0.16] min−1 (diagnostic MR) and 0.15 [0.12 to 0.18] min−1 (MRI-linac). wCV values were 22.6 % [95 % CI: 16.2 to 37.3 %] (diagnostic MR) and 11.7 % [8.4 to 19.3 %] (MRI-linac). Combined cohort increase in Ktrans was significant (p < 0.01). Similar results were seen for other DCE-MRI parameters. Conclusions: DCE-MRI is feasible on a 1.5 T MRI-linac system in patients with HNC. Parameter estimates, repeatability, and sensitivity to treatment were similar to those measured on a conventional diagnostic MR system. These data support performing DCE-MRI in studies on the MRI-linac to assess treatment response and adaptive guidance based on tumour perfusion. |
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| ISSN: | 2405-6316 |