European journal of radiology · 2025
Exploring pancreatic variability in BRCA carriers vs. Non-Carriers: A diffusion tensor MRI study.
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Raitses-Gurevich Maria, Tau Noam, Moss Massasa Efi Efraim, Shahar Shimon, Refaeli David, Mayer Chen, Apter Sara, Inbar Yael, Degani Hadassa, Golan Talia, Anaby Debbie
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BACKGROUND: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a dismal disease, often diagnosed at advanced, unresectable stages. Early detection is critical to improve survival, but current imaging modalities are limited in detecting early stage malignancies. Diffusion tensor MRI (DT-MRI) has shown potential in identifying PDAC. This study confirms the feasibility of DT-MRI to measure pancreatic diffusion metrics and examines whether DT-MRI detects any differences in these metrics between high-risk genetic mutations carriers and controls.
MATERIALS & METHODS: Retrospective data analysis included 18 high-risk individuals with PDAC-predisposing mutations and 17 controls undergoing routine pancreatic MRI. Participants underwent standard MRI and DT-MRI (3T scanner, b-values 0-500 and 100-500 s/mm2), with clinical, demographic, and pathological data collected. Statistical analyses included Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, Mann-Whitney U-tests, and Benjamini-Hochberg corrections.
RESULTS: Among 35 participants (14 males, 21 females), the median ages were 51 for high-risk and 65 for controls (p = 0.0436, Welch's t-test). DTI metrics (λ1, λ2 and λ3, apparent diffusion coefficient and fractional anisotropy) varied significantly between the two b-value pairs (p < 0.00001). However, these metrics and the λ1, λ2 and λ3 ratios (medians 1.1, 1.4, 2.4, IQRs 0.11, 0.22, 0.76, respectively) showed no significant differences between the high-risk and control groups after correction. Yet, λ1, λ2 and λ3 ratios showed IVIM-related directional variations, suggesting directional differences in capillary perfusion of the pancreas.
CONCLUSION: DT-MRI effectively measures diffusion coefficients and IVIM contributions in the pancreas. No significant differences were found between high-risk individuals and controls, therefore, the method supports adjunct, bias-free use in future pancreatic cancer screening studies.
MATERIALS & METHODS: Retrospective data analysis included 18 high-risk individuals with PDAC-predisposing mutations and 17 controls undergoing routine pancreatic MRI. Participants underwent standard MRI and DT-MRI (3T scanner, b-values 0-500 and 100-500 s/mm2), with clinical, demographic, and pathological data collected. Statistical analyses included Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, Mann-Whitney U-tests, and Benjamini-Hochberg corrections.
RESULTS: Among 35 participants (14 males, 21 females), the median ages were 51 for high-risk and 65 for controls (p = 0.0436, Welch's t-test). DTI metrics (λ1, λ2 and λ3, apparent diffusion coefficient and fractional anisotropy) varied significantly between the two b-value pairs (p < 0.00001). However, these metrics and the λ1, λ2 and λ3 ratios (medians 1.1, 1.4, 2.4, IQRs 0.11, 0.22, 0.76, respectively) showed no significant differences between the high-risk and control groups after correction. Yet, λ1, λ2 and λ3 ratios showed IVIM-related directional variations, suggesting directional differences in capillary perfusion of the pancreas.
CONCLUSION: DT-MRI effectively measures diffusion coefficients and IVIM contributions in the pancreas. No significant differences were found between high-risk individuals and controls, therefore, the method supports adjunct, bias-free use in future pancreatic cancer screening studies.