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Meta-Analysis
. 2024 Jan;59(1):255-296.
doi: 10.1002/jmri.28742. Epub 2023 May 11.

Quantitative MRI in the Local Staging of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Vieley G Xiao  1   2 , Jordan Kresnanto  2 , Daniel A Moses  3   4 , Nalini Pather  1   2
Affiliations
Meta-Analysis

Quantitative MRI in the Local Staging of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Vieley G Xiao et al. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Local staging of prostate cancer (PCa) is important for treatment planning. Radiologist interpretation using qualitative criteria is variable with high specificity but low sensitivity. Quantitative methods may be useful in the diagnosis of extracapsular extension (ECE).

Purpose: To assess the performance of quantitative MRI markers for detecting ECE.

Study type: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Subjects: 4800 patients from 28 studies with histopathologically confirmed PCa on radical prostatectomy were pooled for meta-analysis. Patients from 46 studies were included for systematic review.

Field strength/sequence: Diffusion-weighted, T2-weighted, and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI at 1.5 T or 3 T.

Assessment: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were searched to identify studies on diagnostic test accuracy or association of any quantitative MRI markers with ECE. Results extracted by two independent reviewers for tumor contact length (TCL) and mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC-mean) were pooled for meta-analysis, but not for other quantitative markers including radiomics due to low number of studies available.

Statistical tests: Hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic (HSROC) curves were computed for both TCL and ADC-mean, but summary operating points were computed for TCL only. Heterogeneity was investigated by meta-regression. Results were significant if P ≤ 0.05.

Results: At the 10 mm threshold for TCL, summary sensitivity and specificity were 0.76 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.71-0.81] and 0.68 [95% CI 0.63-0.73], respectively. At the 15 mm threshold, summary sensitivity and specificity were 0.70 [95% CI 0.53-0.83] and 0.74 [95% CI 0.60-0.84] respectively. The area under the HSROC curves for TCL and ADC-mean were 0.79 and 0.78, respectively. Significant sources of heterogeneity for TCL included timing of MRI relative to biopsy.

Data conclusion: Both 10 mm and 15 mm thresholds for TCL may be reasonable for clinical use. From comparison of the HSROC curves, ADC-mean may be superior to TCL at higher sensitivities.

Level of evidence: 3 TECHNICAL EFFICACY STAGE: 2.

Keywords: apparent diffusion coefficient; extracapsular extension; local staging; prostate cancer; tumor contact length.

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