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Value of MRI texture analysis for predicting high-grade prostate cancer.

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PURPOSE To explore the potential value of MRI texture analysis (TA) combined with prostate-related biomarkers to predict high-grade prostate cancer (HGPCa). MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-five patients who underwent MRI scanning,… Click to show full abstract

PURPOSE To explore the potential value of MRI texture analysis (TA) combined with prostate-related biomarkers to predict high-grade prostate cancer (HGPCa). MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-five patients who underwent MRI scanning, including T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) prior to trans-rectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided core prostate biopsy, were retrospectively enrolled. TA parameters derived from T2WI and DWI, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), and free PSA (fPSA) were compared between the HGPCa and non-high-grade prostate cancer (NHGPCa) groups using independent Student's t-test and the Mann-Whitney U test. Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were performed to assess the predictive value for HGPCa. RESULTS Univariate analysis showed that PSA and entropy based on apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map differed significantly between the HGPCa and NHGPCa groups and showed higher diagnostic values for HGPCa (area under the curve (AUC) = 82.0% and 80.0%, respectively). Logistic regression and ROC curve analyses revealed that kurtosis, skewness and entropy derived from ADC maps had diagnostic power to predict HGPCa; when the three texture parameters were combined, the area under the ROC curve reached the maximum (AUC = 84.6%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.758, 0.935; P = 0.000). CONCLUSION TA parameters derived from ADC may be a valuable tool in predicting HGPCa. The combination of specific textural parameters extracted from ADC map may be additional tools to predict HGPCa.

Keywords: prostate; grade prostate; high grade; analysis; value; prostate cancer

Journal Title: Clinical imaging
Year Published: 2020

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