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Yao N, Li W, Xu G, Duan N, Yu G, Qu J. Choline metabolism and its implications in cancer. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1234887. [PMID: 38023163 PMCID: PMC10646347 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1234887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Choline, a quintessential quaternary ammonium compound, plays a cardinal role in several pivotal biological mechanisms, chiefly in safeguarding cell membrane integrity, orchestrating methylation reactions, and synthesizing vital neurotransmitters. This systematic review meticulously dissects the complex interplay between choline metabolism and its profound implications in oncology. The exposition is stratified into three salient dimensions: Initially, we delve into the intricacies of choline metabolism, accentuating its indispensability in cellular physiology, the enzymatic labyrinth governing its flux, and the pivotal cellular import mechanisms. Subsequently, we elucidate the contemporary comprehension of choline metabolism in the cancer paradigm, traversing its influence from inception to the intricate metamorphosis during oncogenic progression, further compounded by dysregulated enzyme activities and aberrant signaling cascades. Conclusively, we illuminate the burgeoning potential of choline-centric metabolic imaging modalities, notably magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and positron emission tomography (PET), as avant-garde tools for cancer diagnostics and therapeutic trajectory monitoring. Synoptically, the nuanced perturbations in choline metabolism in neoplastic entities unfurl critical insights, potentially heralding paradigm shifts in diagnostic and therapeutic oncological stratagems. A deeper foray into this realm is anticipated to fortify our molecular understanding and refine intervention modalities in cancer theranostics.
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- Nan Yao
- Department of General Surgery, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China
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In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of orthotopic prostate cancer. Biotechniques 2020; 69:395-403. [PMID: 32363906 DOI: 10.2144/btn-2020-0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Methods for imaging orthotopic prostate tumors within the prostate or small tumors with extension outside the prostate are needed to more closely model human prostate tumors, which are most commonly located within the gland or may extend just through the gland. By comparing MR sequences, we found that the T2-based Dixon 'water only' sequence best visualized tumors within the prostate of mouse models in both young and old mice and that tumor weight derived from this sequence correlated highly with ex vivo tumor weight (r2 = 0.98, p < 0.001, n = 12). This should aid tumor detection, margin delineation and evaluation of tumor burden to enable studies including, but not limited to, evaluating the natural history of the disease, the mechanisms of action and the efficacy of therapeutic interventions.
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Costello LC, Franklin RB. Testosterone, prolactin, and oncogenic regulation of the prostate gland. A new concept: Testosterone-independent malignancy is the development of prolactin-dependent malignancy! Oncol Rev 2018; 12:356. [PMID: 30093983 PMCID: PMC6065049 DOI: 10.4081/oncol.2018.356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Hormone-independent malignancy is a major issue of morbidity and deaths that confronts prostate cancer. Despite decades of research, the oncogenic and hormonal implications in the development and progression of prostate malignancy remain mostly speculative. This is largely due to the absence and/or lack of consideration by contemporary clinicians and biomedical investigators regarding the established implications of the co-regulation of testosterone and prolactin in the development, maintenance, metabolism and functions of the prostate gland. Especially relevant is the major metabolic function of production of high levels of citrate by the peripheral zone acinar epithelial cells. Citrate production, along with growth and proliferation by these cells, is regulated by co-existing testosterone and prolactin signaling pathways; and by the oncogenic down-regulation of ZIP1 transporter/zinc/citrate in the development of malignancy. These relationships had not been considered in the issues of hormonedependent malignancy. This review provides the relevant background that has established the dual role of testosterone and prolactin regulation of the prostate gland; which is essential to address the implications in the oncogenic development and progression of hormone-dependent malignancy. The oncogenic factor along with testosterone-dependent and prolactin-dependent relationships leads to the plausible concept that androgen ablation for the treatment of testosteronedependent malignancy results in the development of prolactindependent malignancy; which is testosterone-independent malignancy. Consequently, both testosterone ablation and prolactin ablation are required to prevent and/or abort terminal hormonedependent prostate cancer.
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- Leslie C. Costello
- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Maryland School of Dentistry; and the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Kasson M, Ortman M, Gaitonde K, Verma S, Sidana A. Imaging Prostate Cancer Using Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Past, Present, and Future. Semin Roentgenol 2018; 53:200-205. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zhang TH, Hu CH, Chen JX, Xu ZD, Shen JK. Differentiation Diagnosis of Hypo-Intense T2 Area in Unilateral Peripheral Zone of Prostate Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS): Prostate Carcinoma versus Prostatitis. Med Sci Monit 2017; 23:3837-3843. [PMID: 28790299 PMCID: PMC5565236 DOI: 10.12659/msm.903123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background To determine whether magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) can be used as a reliable denominator for the differentiation of prostatitis and prostate cancer (PCa) in the peripheral zone. Material/Methods Forty-three patients with unilateral peripheral zone PCa and 35 patients with unilateral peripheral zone prostatitis were recruited for this study. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MRS were acquired on a 1.5T MR scanner. The ratios of (Cho+Cr)/Cit of hypo-intense T2 area were calculated. The mean ratios of (Cho+Cr)/Cit in hypo-intense T2 area of PCa and that of prostatitis were compared retrospectively by t-test. The citrate and choline amplitudes in the hypo-intense T2 area were compared with that in the contralateral normal peripheral zone tissue. Results The mean ratios of (Cho+Cr)/Cit in the hypo-intense T2 area of PCa was 3.0±2.48, whereas that of prostatitis was 5.2±7.08, without significant statistical difference (p=0.306). A reduction in citrate was seen in both PCa and prostatitis tissue, however, choline was elevated in PCa tissue, whereas on the contrary, choline had no significant change in cases of prostatitis. Conclusions The mean ratios of (Cho+Cr)/Cit had no specificity in differentiation of PCa and prostatitis in the peripheral zone, however, the metabolic pattern showed promise as an adjunct to conventional imaging in differentiating prostatitis from PCa in the peripheral zone.
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- Tong-Hua Zhang
- Department of Radiology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, The 1st People's Hospital of Zhang Jiagang Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, The 1st People's Hospital of Zhang Jiagang Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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This article discusses MR imaging of the normal prostate and of disease conditions of the prostate including prostatitis, cystic lesions, amyloidosis, calculi, hematospermia, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and malignancy.
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- Ekta Gupta
- Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Although PET using fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG) is a promising modality for metabolic imaging of different tumors, the results in prostate cancer have been somewhat inconsistent. Low FDG avidity of most prostate cancer cells and urinary activity are suggested as the main limitations of FDG PET for the evaluation of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer exhibits increased choline metabolism, which is the rationale for using radiolabeled choline for PET. This article describes the basic concepts of radiolabeled choline regarding pharmacokinetics, radiation dosimetry, synthesis, and biodistribution, in addition to advances concerning clinical PET using 11C- and 18F-choline in primary staging and restaging of prostate cancer patients.
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- Mohsen Beheshti
- Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, PET-CT Center Linz, St. Vincent's Hospital, Seilerstaette 4, A-4020 Linz, Austria
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Melo HJDFE, Goldman SM, Szejnfeld J, Faria JF, Huayllas MKP, Andreoni C, Kater CE. Application of a protocol for magnetic resonance spectroscopy of adrenal glands: an experiment with over 100 cases. Radiol Bras 2015; 47:333-41. [PMID: 25741115 PMCID: PMC4341383 DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2013.1812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective To evaluate a protocol for two-dimensional (2D) hydrogen proton (1H) magnetic
resonance spectroscopy (MRS) (Siemens Medical Systems; Erlangen, Germany) in the
detection of adrenal nodules and differentiation between benign and malignant
masses (adenomas, pheochromocytomas, carcinomas and metastases). Materials and Methods A total of 118 patients (36 men; 82 women) (mean age: 57.3 ± 13.3 years)
presenting with 138 adrenal nodules/masses were prospectively assessed. A
multivoxel system was utilized with a 2D point-resolved spectroscopy/chemical
shift imaging sequence. The following ratios were calculated: choline
(Cho)/creatine (Cr), 4.0–4.3/Cr, lipid (Lip)/Cr, Cho/Lip and lactate (Lac)/Cr. Results 2D-1H-MRS was successful in 123 (89.13%) lesions. Sensitivity and specificity
values observed for the ratios and cutoff points were the following: Cho/Cr ≥ 1.2,
100% sensitivity, 98.2% specificity (differences between
adenomas/pheochromocytomas and carcinomas/ metastases); 4.0–4.3 ppm/Cr ≥ 1.5,
92.3% sensitivity, 96.9% specificity (differences between
carcinomas/pheochromocytomas and adenomas/metastases); Lac/Cr ≤ –7.449, 90.9%
sensitivity and 77.8% specificity (differences between pheochromocytomas and
carcinomas/adenomas). Conclusion Information provided by 2D-1H-MRS were effective and allowed for the
differentiation between adrenal masses and nodules in most cases of lesions with
> 1.0 cm in diameter.
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- Homero José de Farias E Melo
- PhD, Assistant Professor, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Collaborator, Department of Imaging Diagnosis - Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Private Docent, Affiliate Professor, Department of Imaging Diagnosis - Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Private Docent, Associate Professor, Department of Imaging Diagnosis - Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- PhD, MD, Radiologist, Sociedade Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina - Hospital São Paulo (SPDM-HSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Master, MD, Endocrinologist, Department of Endoclinology - Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Private Docent, Associate Professor, Department of Urology - Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Postdoc, Associate Professor, Department of Endocrinology - Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Wang J, Xie Y, Wang L, Tang J, Li J, Kocaefe D, Kocaefe Y, Zhang Z, Li Y, Chen C. In vivo pharmacokinetic features and biodistribution of star and rod shaped gold nanoparticles by multispectral optoacoustic tomography. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra13228a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) provides a real-time monitoring method to evaluate gold nanoparticles' pharmacokinetics and biodistribution.
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- Jing Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
- Department of Applied Sciences
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- Department of Applied Sciences
- University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC)
- Canada
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- Department of Applied Sciences
- University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC)
- Canada
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai
- China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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Warrington CD, Feeney DA, Ober CP, Jessen CR, Steward SM, Armién AG, Fletcher TF. Relative metabolite concentrations and ratios determined by use of 3-T region-specific proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the brain of healthy Beagles. Am J Vet Res 2014; 74:1291-303. [PMID: 24066913 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.74.10.1291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine relative concentrations of selected major brain tissue metabolites and their ratios and lobar variations by use of 3-T proton (hydrogen 1 [(1)H]) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of the brain of healthy dogs. ANIMALS 10 healthy Beagles. PROCEDURES 3-T (1)H MRS at echo times of 144 and 35 milliseconds was performed on 5 transverse slices and 1 sagittal slice of representative brain lobe regions. Intravoxel parenchyma was classified as white matter, gray matter, or mixed (gray and white) and analyzed for relative concentrations (in arbitrary units) of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), choline, and creatine (ie, height at position of peak on MRS graph) as well as their ratios (NAA-to-choline, NAA-to-creatine, and choline-to-creatine ratios). Peak heights for metabolites were compared between echo times. Peak heights for metabolites and their ratios were correlated and evaluated among matter types. Yield was calculated as interpretable voxels divided by available lobar voxels. RESULTS Reference ranges of the metabolite concentration ratios were determined at an echo time of 35 milliseconds (NAA-to-choline ratio, 1.055 to 2.224; NAA-to-creatine ratio, 1.103 to 2.161; choline-to-creatine ratio, 0.759 to 1.332) and 144 milliseconds (NAA-to-choline ratio, 0.687 to 1.788; NAA-to-creatine ratio, 0.984 to 2.044; choline-to-creatine ratio, 0.828 to 1.853). Metabolite concentration ratios were greater in white matter than in gray matter. Voxel yields ranged from 43% for the temporal lobe to 100% for the thalamus. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Metabolite concentrations and concentration ratios determined with 3-T (1)H MRS were not identical to those in humans and were determined for clinical and research investigations of canine brain disease.
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- Christopher D Warrington
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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Muto S, Kaminaga T, Horiuchi A, Kitamura K, Saito K, Isotani S, Yamaguchi R, Ide H, Furui S, Horie S. Usefulness of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in predicting positive biopsy after high-intensity focused ultrasound for treatment of localized prostate cancer. Int J Urol 2014; 21:776-80. [PMID: 24650235 DOI: 10.1111/iju.12442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the clinical effectiveness of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in predicting local recurrence or residual disease after high-intensity focused ultrasound for treatment of localized prostate cancer. METHODS The present study included patients with localized prostate cancer who underwent high-intensity focused ultrasound of whole-gland ablation as primary therapy. Clinicopathological variables including proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, and prostate-specific antigen and its derivatives were analyzed to predict the positive prostate biopsy results using univariate and multivariate analyses. Furthermore, the presence of tumor in each of the 12 prostate sectors by T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy were evaluated and compared with prostate biopsy results in each of the 12 prostate sectors in order to evaluate the local cancer distribution in the prostate after high-intensity focused ultrasound. RESULTS Overall, we carried out 85 prostate biopsies in 52 patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the positive finding of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy was the only statistically significant prognostic parameter of pathological tumor progression in patients after high-intensity focused ultrasound. Prostate biopsy cores were obtained from 952 prostate sectors of 52 patients and 85 prostate biopsies. Compared with T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (sensitivity 52.8%, specificity 97.4%, positive predictive value 44.2% and negative predictive value 98.1%, P < 0.001) has higher values to predict local tumor progression in prostate sectors after high-intensity focused ultrasound. CONCLUSIONS Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a useful, non-invasive diagnostic modality that predicts local tumor progression in patients after high-intensity focused ultrasound, as well as local cancer distribution at each of the prostate sectors with pinpoint accuracy.
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- Satoru Muto
- Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhang VY, Westphalen A, Delos Santos L, Tabatabai ZL, Shinohara K, Vigneron DB, Kurhanewicz J. The role of metabolic imaging in radiation therapy of prostate cancer. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2014; 27:100-11. [PMID: 23940096 PMCID: PMC3864570 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The goal of this study was to correlate prostatic metabolite concentrations from snap-frozen patient biopsies of recurrent cancer after failed radiation therapy with histopathological findings, including Ki-67 immunohistochemistry and pathologic grade, in order to identify quantitative metabolic biomarkers that predict for residual aggressive versus indolent cancer. A total of 124 snap-frozen transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsies were acquired from 47 men with untreated prostate cancer and from 39 men with a rising prostate-specific antigen and recurrent prostate cancer following radiation therapy. Biopsy tissues with Ki-67 labeling index ≤ 5% were classified as indolent cancer, while biopsy tissues with Ki-67 labeling index > 5% were classified as aggressive cancer. The majority (15 out of 17) of cancers classified as aggressive had a primary Gleason 4 pattern (Gleason score ≥ 4 + 3). The concentrations of choline-containing phospholipid metabolites (PC, GPC, and free Cho) and lactate were significantly elevated in recurrent cancer relative to surrounding benign tissues. There was also a significant increase in [PC] and reduction in [GPC] between untreated and irradiated prostate cancer biopsies. The concentration of the choline-containing phospholipid metabolites was significantly higher in recurrent aggressive (≈ twofold) than in recurrent indolent cancer biopsies, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of total choline to creatine ratio (tCho/Cr) demonstrated an accuracy of 95% (confidence interval = 0.88-1.00) for predicting aggressive recurrent disease. The tCho/Cr was significantly higher for identifying recurrent aggressive versus indolent cancer (tCho/Cr = 2.4 ± 0.4 versus 1.5 ± 0.2), suggesting that use of a higher threshold tCho/Cr ratio in future in vivo (1)H MRSI studies could improve the selection and therapeutic planning for patients who would benefit most from salvage focal therapy after failed radiation therapy.
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- V Y Zhang
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), CA, USA
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Lee CS, Chen CY. Reduction ofN-acetyl Aspartate in Bilateral Cerebral Tissue in Relation to Compromised Cerebrovascular Reserve Capacity as Investigated by Proton MR Spectroscopy and Acetazolamide Test. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201000117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bernsen MR, Ruggiero A, van Straten M, Kotek G, Haeck JC, Wielopolski PA, Krestin GP. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Recent Results Cancer Res 2013. [PMID: 23179877 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10853-2_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Imaging in Oncology is rapidly moving from the detection and size measurement of a lesion to the quantitative assessment of metabolic processes and cellular and molecular interactions. Increasing insights into cancer as a complex disease with involvement of the tumor stroma in tumor pathobiological processes have made it clear that for successful control of cancer, treatment strategies should not only be directed at the tumor cells but also targeted at the tumor microenvironment. This requires understanding of the complex molecular and cellular interactions in cancer tissue. Recent developments in imaging technology have increased the possibility to image various pathobiological processes in cancer development and response to treatment. For computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) various improvements in hardware, software, and imaging probes have lifted these modalities from classical anatomical imaging techniques to techniques suitable to image and quantify various physiological processes and molecular and cellular interactions. Next to a more general overview of possible imaging targets in oncology this chapter provides an overview of the various developments in CT and MRI technology and some specific applications.
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- Monique R Bernsen
- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Kobus T, Vos PC, Hambrock T, De Rooij M, Hulsbergen-Van de Kaa CA, Barentsz JO, Heerschap A, Scheenen TWJ. Prostate cancer aggressiveness: in vivo assessment of MR spectroscopy and diffusion-weighted imaging at 3 T. Radiology 2012; 265:457-67. [PMID: 22843767 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12111744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the individual and combined performance of magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopic imaging and diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging at 3 T in the in vivo assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness by using histopathologically defined regions of interest on radical prostatectomy specimens to define the prostate cancer regions to be investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS The local institutional ethics review board approved this retrospective study and waived the informed consent requirement. Fifty-four patients with biopsy-proved prostate cancer underwent clinical MR spectroscopic imaging followed by prostatectomy. Guided by the histopathologic map, all spectroscopy voxels that contained tumor tissue were selected, and metabolite ratios (choline [Cho] plus creatine [Cr]-to-citrate [Cit] and Cho/Cr ratios) were derived. For each spectroscopic voxel, 25th percentile apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of the region corresponding to that voxel was determined, representing the most aberrant tumor part on the ADC map, which was often smaller than spectroscopic imaging voxels. Maximum metabolic ratios and minimum 25th percentile ADC of each tumor were related to tumor aggressiveness and were used to differentiate aggressiveness classes. A logistic regression model (LRM) was used to combine data from both modalities. RESULTS Significant correlation was found between aggressiveness classes and maximum Cho+Cr/Cit ratio (ρ=0.36), maximum Cho/Cr ratio (ρ=0.35), and minimum 25th percentile ADC (ρ=-0.63) in the peripheral zone (PZ). In the transition zone (TZ), the correlation was significant for only Cho+Cr/Cit and Cho/Cr ratios (ρ=0.58 and ρ=0.60, respectively). For differentiation between aggressiveness classes, LRM use did not result in significantly improved differentiation over any individual variables. CONCLUSION These findings enabled confirmation that MR spectroscopic imaging and DW imaging offer potential for in vivo noninvasive assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness, and both modalities have comparable performance. The combination did not result in better performance. Nonetheless, the better performances of metabolite ratios in the TZ and of ADCs in the PZ suggest that they have complementary value.
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- Thiele Kobus
- Department of Radiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein 10, 6525GA Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Review of salvage therapy for biochemically recurrent prostate cancer: the role of imaging and rationale for systemic salvage targeted anti-prostate-specific membrane antigen radioimmunotherapy. Adv Urol 2012; 2012:921674. [PMID: 22693495 PMCID: PMC3368159 DOI: 10.1155/2012/921674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Accepted: 03/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Despite local therapy with curative intent, approximately 30% of men suffer from biochemical relapse. Though some of these PSA relapses are not life threatening, many men eventually progress to metastatic disease and die of prostate cancer. Local therapy is an option for some men, but many have progression of disease following local salvage attempts. One significant issue in this setting is the lack of reliable imaging biomarkers to guide the use of local salvage therapy, as the likely reason for a low cure rate is the presence of undetected micrometastatic disease outside of the prostate/prostate bed. Androgen deprivation therapy is a cornerstone of therapy in the salvage setting. While subsets may benefit in terms of delay in time to metastatic disease and/or death, research is ongoing to improve salvage systemic therapy. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is highly overexpressed by the majority of prostate cancers. While initial methods of exploiting PSMA's high and selective expression were suboptimal, additional work in both imaging and therapeutics is progressing. Salvage therapy and imaging modalities in this setting are briefly reviewed, and the rationale for PSMA-based systemic salvage radioimmunotherapy is described.
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Kakehi Y. Active surveillance as a practical strategy to differentiate lethal and non-lethal prostate cancer subtypes. Asian J Androl 2012; 14:361-4. [PMID: 22504873 DOI: 10.1038/aja.2011.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Differentiation between lethal and non-lethal prostate cancer subtypes has become a very important issue in avoiding excessive treatment in an era when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening has reduced the rate of prostate cancer deaths by more than 20%. However, it is difficult to determine the patients who may or may not benefit from immediate treatment interventions at the time of the initial diagnosis. The selection of candidate patients who can postpone immediate treatment and undergo follow-ups with a specific surveillance program, or 'active surveillance,' is a practical way to minimize overtreatment. In this review, the benefits and risks of active surveillance are discussed. Future perspectives, including imaging and new biomarkers for improving the outcomes of active surveillance programs, are also discussed.
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- Yoshiyuki Kakehi
- Department of Urology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan.
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Kumar V, Jagannathan NR, Thulkar S, Kumar R. Prebiopsy magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Int J Urol 2012; 19:602-13. [PMID: 22435389 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.02995.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Existing screening investigations for the diagnosis of early prostate cancer lack specificity, resulting in a high negative biopsy rate. There is increasing interest in the use of various magnetic resonance methods for improving the yield of transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies of the prostate in men suspected to have prostate cancer. We review the existing status of such investigations. METHODS A literature search was carried out using the Pubmed database to identify articles related to magnetic resonance methods for diagnosing prostate cancer. References from these articles were also extracted and reviewed. RESULTS Recent studies have focused on prebiopsy magnetic resonance investigations using conventional magnetic resonance imaging, dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging, magnetization transfer imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the prostate. This marks a shift from the earlier strategy of carrying out postbiopsy magnetic resonance investigations. Prebiopsy magnetic resonance investigations has been useful in identifying patients who are more likely to have a biopsy positive for malignancy. CONCLUSIONS Prebiopsy magnetic resonance investigations has a potential role in increasing specificity of screening for early prostate cancer. It has a role in the targeting of biopsy sites, avoiding unnecessary biopsies and predicting the outcome of biopsies.
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- Virendra Kumar
- Department of Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Adams J, Cheng L. Lymph node-positive prostate cancer: current issues, emerging technology and impact on clinical outcome. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2012; 11:1457-69. [PMID: 21929319 DOI: 10.1586/era.11.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lymph node metastasis in patients with prostate cancer indicates a poorer prognosis compared with patients without lymph node metastasis; however, some patients with node-positive disease have long-term survival. Many studies have attempted to discern what characteristics of lymph node metastasis are prognostically significant. These characteristics include nodal tumor volume, number of positive lymph nodes, lymph node density, extranodal extension, lymphovascular invasion and tumor dedifferentiation. Favorable characteristics of regional lymph node involvement included a smaller tumor size and smaller tumor volume. However, the current staging system for prostate cancer does not provide different subclassifications for patients with node-positive prostate cancer. In recent years numerous advanced technologies for the detection of lymph node metastasis have been developed, including molecular imaging techniques and the CellSearch Circulating Tumor Cell System. With the increased detection of patients with prostate cancer, emergence of new technology to identify lymph node metastasis and the number of radical prostatectomies being performed on the rise, subclassifying patients with lymph node-positive disease is imperative. Subclassification would provide a better picture of patient prognosis and allow for a better understanding of targeted therapies to treat patients with lymph node metastasis.
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- Julia Adams
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 350 West 11th Street, IUHPL 4010, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Rice SL, Roney CA, Daumar P, Lewis JS. The next generation of positron emission tomography radiopharmaceuticals in oncology. Semin Nucl Med 2011; 41:265-82. [PMID: 21624561 DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2011.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Although (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) is still the most widely used positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer, there are a few well-known limitations to its use. The last decade has seen the development of new PET probes for in vivo visualization of specific molecular targets, along with important technical advances in the production of positron-emitting radionuclides and their related labeling methods. As such, a broad range of new PET tracers are in preclinical development or have recently entered clinical trials. The topics covered in this review include labeling methods, biological targets, and the most recent preclinical or clinical data of some of the next generation of PET radiopharmaceuticals. This review, which is by no means exhaustive, has been separated into sections related to the PET radionuclide used for radiolabeling: fluorine-18, for the labeling of agents such as FACBC, FDHT, choline, and Galacto-RGD; carbon-11, for the labeling of choline; gallium-68, for the labeling of peptides such as DOTATOC and bombesin analogs; and the long-lived radionuclides iodine-124 and zirconium-89 for the labeling of monoclonal antibodies cG250, and J591 and trastuzumab, respectively.
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- Samuel L Rice
- Radiochemistry Service, Department of Radiology and Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Sloan-Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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Glunde K, Jiang L, Moestue SA, Gribbestad IS. MRS and MRSI guidance in molecular medicine: targeting and monitoring of choline and glucose metabolism in cancer. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2011; 24:673-90. [PMID: 21793073 PMCID: PMC3146026 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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MRS and MRSI are valuable tools for the detection of metabolic changes in tumors. The currently emerging era of molecular medicine, which is shaped by molecularly targeted anticancer therapies combined with molecular imaging of the effects of such therapies, requires powerful imaging technologies that are able to detect molecular information. MRS and MRSI are such technologies that are able to detect metabolites arising from glucose and choline metabolism in noninvasive in vivo settings and at higher resolution in tissue samples. The roles played by MRS and MRSI in the diagnosis of different types of cancer, as well as in the early monitoring of the tumor response to traditional chemotherapies, are reviewed. The emerging roles of MRS and MRSI in the development and detection of novel targeted anticancer therapies that target oncogenic signaling pathways or markers in choline or glucose metabolism are discussed.
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- Kristine Glunde
- Johns Hopkins University In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center, Russell H. Morgan, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center, Russell H. Morgan, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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Keshari KR, Tsachres H, Iman R, Delos Santos L, Tabatabai ZL, Shinohara K, Vigneron DB, Kurhanewicz J. Correlation of phospholipid metabolites with prostate cancer pathologic grade, proliferative status and surgical stage - impact of tissue environment. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2011; 24:691-9. [PMID: 21793074 PMCID: PMC3653775 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This study investigates the relationship between phospholipid metabolite concentrations, Gleason score, rate of cellular proliferation and surgical stage in malignant prostatectomy samples by performing one- and two-dimensional, high-resolution magic angle spinning, total correlation spectroscopy, pathology and Ki-67 staining on the same surgical samples. At radical prostatectomy, surgical samples were obtained from 49 patients [41 with localized TNM stage T1 and T2, and eight with local cancer spread (TNM stage T3)]. Thirteen of the tissue samples were high-grade prostate cancer [Gleason score: 4 + 3 (n = 7); 4 + 4 (n = 6)], 22 low-grade prostate cancer [Gleason score: 3 + 3 (n = 17); 3 + 4 (n = 5)] and 14 benign prostate tissues. This study demonstrates that high-grade prostate cancer shows significantly higher Ki-67 staining and concentrations of phosphocholine (PC) and glycerophosphocholine (GPC) than does low-grade prostate cancer (2.4 ± 2.8% versus 7.6 ± 3.5%, p < 0.005, and 0.671 ± 0.461 versus 1.87 ± 2.15 mmolal, p < 0.005, respectively). In patients with local cancer spread, increases in [PC + GPC + PE + GPE] (PE, phosphoethanolamine; GPE, glycerophosphoethanolamine] and Ki-67 index approached significance (4.2 ± 2.5 versus 2.7 ± 2.4 mmolal, p = 0.07, and 5.3 ± 3.8% versus 2.9 ± 3.8%, p = 0.07, respectively). PC and Ki-67 were significantly lower and GPC higher in prostate tissues when compared with cell cultures, presumably because of a lack of important stromal-epithelial interactions in cell cultures. The findings of this study will need to be validated in a larger cohort of surgical patients with clinical outcome data, but support the role of in vivo (1)H MRSI in discriminating between low- and high-grade prostate cancer based on the magnitude of elevation of the in vivo total choline resonance.
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- K R Keshari
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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The adaptability and the genomic plasticity of cancer cells, and the interaction between the tumor microenvironment and co-opted stromal cells, coupled with the ability of cancer cells to colonize distant organs, contribute to the frequent intractability of cancer. It is becoming increasingly evident that personalized molecular targeting is necessary for the successful treatment of this multifaceted and complex disease. Noninvasive imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance (MR), positron emission tomography (PET), and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are filling several important niches in this era of targeted molecular medicine, in applications that span from bench to bedside. In this review we focus on noninvasive magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) and their roles in future personalized medicine in cancer. Diagnosis, the identification of the most effective treatment, monitoring treatment delivery, and response to treatment are some of the broad areas into which MRS techniques can be integrated to improve treatment outcomes. The development of novel probes for molecular imaging--in combination with a slew of functional imaging capabilities--makes MRS techniques, especially in combination with other imaging modalities, valuable in cancer drug discovery and basic cancer research.
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- Kristine Glunde
- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Hwii Ko Y, Jae Sung D, Gu Kang S, Ho Kang S, Gu Lee J, Jong Kim J, Cheon J. The predictability of T3 disease in staging MRI following prostate biopsy decreases in patients with high initial PSA and Gleason score. Asian J Androl 2011; 13:487-93. [PMID: 21383671 PMCID: PMC3739336 DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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To obtain improved accuracy in predicting extracapsular extension (ECE) and seminal vesicle invasion (SVI), we evaluated the variables affecting the predictability of staging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, phased-array coil) and estimated their impact on accuracy between preoperative MRI staging and histological outcome. A total of 121 patients with localized or locally advanced prostate cancer who underwent robotic radical prostatectomy (RALP) were included. Following transrectal biopsy, all enrolled patients had undergone MRI for staging work-up. After RALP, only 43.8% (53/121) of the patients were matched with the MRI predicted stage. Compared to the matched group in the prediction of ECE, the unmatched group had significantly higher initial prostate-specific antigen (PSA, 12.8 ng ml⁻¹ versus 8.1 ng ml⁻¹, P = 0.048). In the prediction of SVI, initial PSA (8.1 ng ml⁻¹ versus 17.3 ng ml⁻¹, P = 0.009) and biopsy Gleason score (6.5 versus 7.6, P = 0.035) were significantly higher in the unmatched group. When applying clinical cutoffs of initial PSA of 10 and 20 ng ml⁻¹, the accuracy of MRI in the prediction of ECE was decreased in the group with PSA over 20 ng ml⁻¹ (75.6, 64.5 and 37.5%, P = 0.01), and this group had significantly decreased accuracy of MRI in the prediction of SVI (91.5, 77.4 and 37.5%, P<0.01). Applying the clinical cutoff of a Gleason score of 7, the accuracy of MRI in the prediction of SVI was decreased in the higher Gleason score group (93.9, 82.1 and 62.9%, P = 0.01). Thus, for these patient groups, to obtain margin negativity during radical prostatectomy, operative findings, rather than post-biopsy MRI images, may provide substantial information, implying a clinical advantage in conducting MRI before prostate biopsy.
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- Young Hwii Ko
- Department of Urology, Korea University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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In vivo assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness using magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging at 3 T with an endorectal coil. Eur Urol 2011; 60:1074-80. [PMID: 21419565 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND One of the most important clinical challenges in prostate cancer (PCa) management is an in vivo assessment of cancer aggressiveness. OBJECTIVE To validate the performance of magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) of the prostate at 3 T for the purpose of assessing tumour aggressiveness based on the ratio of choline plus creatine to citrate (Cho+Cr/Cit) and of choline to creatine (Cho/Cr), using the Gleason score of the radical prostatectomy (RP) specimen as the gold standard. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A total of 43 biopsy-proven PCa patients with 53 clinically relevant tumour foci were retrospectively included in this study. MEASUREMENTS Patients underwent MR imaging and MRSI examination followed by RP. From MRSI, all spectroscopy voxels containing tumour were selected by a radiologist guided by the prostatectomy histopathology map only. For each tumour, two spectroscopists determined the maximum Cho+Cr/Cit, Cho/Cr, and malignancy rating using a standardised threshold approach, incorporating both metabolic ratios. The maximum Cho+Cr/Cit, Cho/Cr, and malignancy ratings showed a relation to tumour aggressiveness and so were used to differentiate among tumour aggressiveness classes. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS The maximum Cho+Cr/Cit ratio, maximum Cho/Cr ratio, and malignancy rating of a standardised threshold approach separated low-grade from higher-grade tumours, with areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of 0.70, 0.74, and 0.78, respectively. CONCLUSIONS MRSI offers possibilities for an in vivo, noninvasive assessment of PCa aggressiveness. The combination of the different metabolite ratios was used with promising results for discrimination among different aggressiveness classes.
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Glunde K, Artemov D, Penet MF, Jacobs MA, Bhujwalla ZM. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in metabolic and molecular imaging and diagnosis of cancer. Chem Rev 2010; 110:3043-59. [PMID: 20384323 DOI: 10.1021/cr9004007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Kristine Glunde
- JHU ICMIC Program, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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MR Imaging of Prostate Cancer: Diffusion Weighted Imaging and (3D) Hydrogen 1 (H) MR Spectroscopy in Comparison with Histology. Radiol Res Pract 2010; 2011:616852. [PMID: 22091382 PMCID: PMC3198606 DOI: 10.1155/2011/616852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2009] [Accepted: 05/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose. To evaluate retrospectively the impact of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and (3D) hydrogen 1 (1H) MR-spectroscopy (MRS) on the detection of prostatic cancer in comparison to histological examinations. Materials and Methods: 50 patients with suspicion of prostate cancer underwent a MRI examination at a 1.5T scanner. The prostate was divided into sextants. Regions of interest were placed in each sextant to evaluate the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)-values. The results of the DWI as well as MRS were compared retrospectively with the findings of the histological examination. Sensitivity and specificity of ADC and metabolic ratio (MET)—both separately and in combination—for identification of tumor tissue was computed for variable discrimination thresholds to evaluate its receiver operator characteristic (ROC). An association between ADC, MET and Gleason score was tested by the non-parametric Spearman ρ-test. Results. The average ADC-value was 1.65 ± 0.32mm2/s × 10−3 in normal tissue and 0.96±0.24 mm2/s × 10−3 in tumor tissue (mean ± 1 SD). MET was 0.418 ± 0.431 in normal tissue and 2.010 ± 1.649 in tumor tissue. The area under the ROC curve was 0.966 (95%-confidence interval 0.941–0.991) and 0.943 (0.918–0.968) for DWI and MRS, respectively. There was a highly significant negative correlation between ADC-value and the Gleason score in the tumor-positive tissue probes (n = 62, ρ = −0.405, P = .001). MRS did not show a significant correlation with the Gleason score (ρ = 0.117, P = .366). By using both the DWI and MRS, the regression model provided sensitivity and specificity for detection of tumor of 91.9% and 98.3%, respectively. Conclusion. The results of our study showed that both DWI and MRS should be considered as an additional and complementary tool to the T2-weighted MRI for detecting prostate cancer.
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Pinker K, Stadlbauer A, Bogner W, Gruber S, Helbich TH. Molecular imaging of cancer: MR spectroscopy and beyond. Eur J Radiol 2010; 81:566-77. [PMID: 20554145 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Revised: 04/25/2010] [Accepted: 04/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging is a non-invasive diagnostic tool for the investigation of cancer metabolism. As an adjunct to morphologic and dynamic magnetic resonance imaging, it is routinely used for the staging, assessment of treatment response, and therapy monitoring in brain, breast, and prostate cancer. Recently, its application was extended to other cancerous diseases, such as malignant soft-tissue tumours, gastrointestinal and gynecological cancers, as well as nodal metastasis. In this review, we discuss the current and evolving clinical applications of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. In addition, we will briefly discuss other evolving techniques, such as phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, sodium imaging and diffusion-weighted imaging in cancer assessment.
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- K Pinker
- Department of Radiology, Division of Molecular and Gender Imaging, Medical University Vienna, Austria
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Bhujwalla ZM. Molecular and functional imaging of cancer. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010; 2009:47-9. [PMID: 19965110 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5335068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Because of the remarkable ability of cancer cells to adapt and survive, finding effective treatments against cancer depends upon identifying and attacking targets and pathways critically important for the cancer cell. The tumor physiological microenvironment, interactions between cancer cells and stromal cells such as endothelial cells, fibroblasts and macrophages, the extracellular matrix, and a multitude of secreted factors and cytokines influence progression, aggressiveness and response of the disease to treatment. Multi-modality and multi-parametric molecular and functional imaging provide unprecedented opportunities for understanding cancer. Some of our recent advances in molecular and functional imaging of cancer are discussed.
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- Zaver M Bhujwalla
- JHU ICMIC Program of the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a decision tool in multimodality treatment design for localised prostate cancer. Oncol Rev 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s12156-009-0029-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Valerio M, Panebianco V, Sciarra A, Osimani M, Salsiccia S, Casciani L, Giuliani A, Bizzarri M, Di Silverio F, Passariello R, Conti F. Classification of prostatic diseases by means of multivariate analysis on in vivo proton MRSI and DCE-MRI data. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2009; 22:1036-1046. [PMID: 19579258 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Multivariate analysis has been applied on proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging ((1)H-MRSI) and dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) data of patients with different prostatic diseases such as chronic inflammation, fibrosis and adenocarcinoma. Multivariate analysis offers a global view of the entire range of information coming from both the imaging and spectroscopic side of NMR technology, leading to an integrated picture of the system relying upon the entire metabolic and dynamic profile of the studied samples. In this study, we show how this approach, applied to (1)H-MRSI/DCE-MRI results, allows us to differentiate among the various prostatic diseases in a non-invasive way with a 100% accuracy. These findings suggest that multivariate analysis of (1)H-MRSI/DCE-MRI can significantly improve the diagnostic accuracy for these pathological entities. From a more theoretical point of view, the complementation of a single biomarker approach with an integrated picture of the entire metabolic and dynamic profile allows for a more realistic appreciation of pathological entities.
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Tiwari P, Rosen M, Madabhushi A. A hierarchical spectral clustering and nonlinear dimensionality reduction scheme for detection of prostate cancer from magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Med Phys 2009; 36:3927-39. [PMID: 19810465 DOI: 10.1118/1.3180955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) has been shown to have great clinical potential as a supplement to magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of prostate cancer (CaP). MRS provides functional information in the form of changes in the relative concentration of specific metabolites including choline, creatine, and citrate which can be used to identify potential areas of CaP. With a view to assisting radiologists in interpretation and analysis of MRS data, some researchers have begun to develop computer-aided detection (CAD) schemes for CaP identification from spectroscopy. Most of these schemes have been centered on identifying and integrating the area under metabolite peaks which is then used to compute relative metabolite ratios. However, manual identification of metabolite peaks on the MR spectra, and especially via CAD, is a challenging problem due to low signal-to-noise ratio, baseline irregularity, peak overlap, and peak distortion. In this article the authors present a novel CAD scheme that integrates nonlinear dimensionality reduction (NLDR) with an unsupervised hierarchical clustering algorithm to automatically identify suspicious regions on the prostate using MRS and hence avoids the need to explicitly identify metabolite peaks. The methodology comprises two stages. In stage 1, a hierarchical spectral clustering algorithm is used to distinguish between extracapsular and prostatic spectra in order to localize the region of interest (ROI) corresponding to the prostate. Once the prostate ROI is localized, in stage 2, a NLDR scheme, in conjunction with a replicated clustering algorithm, is used to automatically discriminate between three classes of spectra (normal appearing, suspicious appearing, and indeterminate). The methodology was quantitatively and qualitatively evaluated on a total of 18 1.5 T in vivo prostate T2-weighted (w) and MRS studies obtained from the multisite, multi-institutional American College of Radiology (ACRIN) trial. In the absence of the precise ground truth for CaP extent on the MR imaging for most of the ACRIN studies, probabilistic quantitative metrics were defined based on partial knowledge on the quadrant location and size of the tumor. The scheme, when evaluated against this partial ground truth, was found to have a CaP detection sensitivity of 89.33% and specificity of 79.79%. The results obtained from randomized threefold and fivefold cross validation suggest that the NLDR based clustering scheme has a higher CaP detection accuracy compared to such commonly used MRS analysis schemes as z score and PCA. In addition, the scheme was found to be robust to changes in system parameters. For 6 of the 18 studies an expert radiologist laboriously labeled each of the individual spectra according to a five point scale, with 1/2 representing spectra that the expert considered normal and 3/4/5 being spectra the expert deemed suspicious. When evaluated on these expert annotated datasets, the CAD system yielded an average sensitivity (cluster corresponding to suspicious spectra being identified as the CaP class) and specificity of 81.39% and 64.71%, respectively.
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- Pallavi Tiwari
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Zuazu JR, Rodríguez M, Mayans AR, Sansi AS, Bergera JJZ, Martínez-Monge R, Richter JÁ, Polo JMB. [Usefulness of PET scans in diagnosing recurrent prostate cancer. Prostate with PSA level < 5 ng/ml]. Actas Urol Esp 2009; 33:844-52. [PMID: 19900376 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(09)72870-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES We intend to evaluate the usefulness of PET scans in diagnosing recurrent prostate cancer after a curative attempt using radical treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS 92 consecutive prostate cancer patients in biochemical progression following radical surgery (63) or radiation treatment (29) were studied with positron emission tomography (PET). In all cases two scans were performed in the same day (11C-choline and 18F-FDG). PET efficacy was evaluated both globally (by employing the results achieved with both 11C-choline and 18F-FDG) and using both radiotracers independently to detect recurrence in patients with biochemical progression. For this purpose, we used comparison of means for k-independent samples, 2 x 2 and 2 x X contingency tables and ROC curves. RESULTS 1. Global PET: there is evidence of PET alteration regarding the PSA level (P=.003): the clinical stage (P=.01). There are no statistically significant PET alterations regarding the affected biopsy (uni or bilateral), surgical margins, pathological stage and time to progression. ROC curve PET-PSA is statistically significant (P< .0001) permitting calculation of different cut-off points, with a specificity of 91% (highest) for a PSA of 4.3 ng/ml. 2. PET 18FDG: the area under the ROC curve is statistically significant (P< .0001) with a specificity of 91% for a PSA of 6.51 ng/ml. 3. PET 11choline: the area under the ROC curve is statistically significant (P< .0001) with a specificity of 91% for a PSA of 5.15 ng/ml. CONCLUSIONS PET is a useful tool for diagnosing prostate cancer recurrence after a curative attempt using radical treatment.
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Liu T, Mansukhani MM, Benson MC, Ennis R, Yoshida E, Schiff PB, Zhang P, Zhou J, Kutcher GJ. A feasibility study of novel ultrasonic tissue characterization for prostate-cancer diagnosis: 2D spectrum analysis of in vivo data with histology as gold standard. Med Phys 2009; 36:3504-11. [PMID: 19746784 DOI: 10.1118/1.3166360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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This study demonstrates the feasibility of using a novel 2D spectrum ultrasonic tissue characterization (UTC) technique for prostate-cancer diagnosis. Normalized 2D spectra are computed by performing Fourier transforms along the range (beam) and the cross-range directions of the digital radio-frequency echo data, then dividing by a reference spectrum. This 2D spectrum method provides axial and lateral information of tissue microstructures, an improvement over the current 1D spectrum analysis which only provides axial information. A pilot study was conducted on four prostate-cancer patients who underwent radical prostatectomies. Cancerous and noncancerous regions of interest, identified through histology, were compared using four 2D spectral parameters: peak value and 3 dB width of the radially integrated spectral power (RISP), slope and intercept of the angularly integrated spectral power (AISP). For noncancerous and cancerous prostatic tissues, respectively, our investigation yielded 23 +/- 1 and 26 +/- 1 dB for peak value of RISP, 7.8 +/- 0.5 degrees and 7.6 +/- 0.6 degrees for 3 dB of RISP, -2.1 +/- 0.2 and -2.7 +/- 0.4 dB/MHz for slope of AISP, and 92 +/- 5 and 112 +/- 6 dB for intercept of AISP. Preliminary results indicated that 2D spectral UTC has the potential for identifying tumor-bearing regions within the prostate gland.
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- Tian Liu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
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Near J, Romagnoli C, Curtis AT, Klassen LM, Izawa J, Chin J, Bartha R. High-field MRSI of the prostate using a transmit/receive endorectal coil and gradient modulated adiabatic localization. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009; 30:335-43. [PMID: 19629986 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To demonstrate in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) of the human prostate at 4.0T using a transmit/receive endorectal coil and a pulse sequence designed specifically for this application. MATERIALS AND METHODS A solid, reusable endorectal probe was designed for both radiofrequency transmission and reception. Finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations were performed to characterize the coil's electric field distribution, and temperature measurements were performed in a beef tissue phantom to determine the coil's safe operating limit. The localization by selective adiabatic refocusing (LASER) pulse sequence was implemented using six gradient modulated offset independent adiabatic (GOIA) pulses for very sharp, B(1)-insensitive voxel localization. RESULTS Based on the simulations and temperature measurements, the coil's safe operating limit was conservatively estimated to be 1.0W for 15 minutes. The transition width of the GOIA pulse selection profiles was only 6% of the bandwidth, compared with 22% for a specific absorption rate (SAR)-matched conventional adiabatic pulse. Using the coil and pulse sequence described here, MRSI data were successfully acquired from a patient with biopsy-proven prostate cancer, with a nominal voxel size of 0.34 cc in a scan time of 15 minutes. CONCLUSION This work demonstrates the safe and effective use of a transmit/receive endorectal coil for in vivo MRSI of the prostate.
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- Jamie Near
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Correlation of ADC and T2 Measurements With Cell Density in Prostate Cancer at 3.0 Tesla. Invest Radiol 2009; 44:572-6. [DOI: 10.1097/rli.0b013e3181b4c10e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nayyar R, Kumar R, Kumar V, Jagannathan NR, Gupta NP, Hemal AK. Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging: current status in the management of prostate cancer. BJU Int 2009; 103:1614-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2009.08446.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tessem MB, Swanson MG, Keshari KR, Albers MJ, Joun D, Tabatabai ZL, Simko JP, Shinohara K, Nelson SJ, Vigneron DB, Gribbestad IS, Kurhanewicz J. Evaluation of lactate and alanine as metabolic biomarkers of prostate cancer using 1H HR-MAS spectroscopy of biopsy tissues. Magn Reson Med 2009; 60:510-6. [PMID: 18727052 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The goal of this study was to investigate the use of lactate and alanine as metabolic biomarkers of prostate cancer using (1)H high-resolution magic angle spinning (HR-MAS) spectroscopy of snap-frozen transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy tissues. A long-echo-time rotor-synchronized Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) sequence including an electronic reference to access in vivo concentrations (ERETIC) standard was used to determine the concentrations of lactate and alanine in 82 benign and 16 malignant biopsies (mean 26.5% +/- 17.2% of core). Low concentrations of lactate (0.61 +/- 0.28 mmol/kg) and alanine (0.14 +/- 0.06 mmol/kg) were observed in benign prostate biopsies, and there was no significant difference between benign predominantly glandular (N = 54) and stromal (N = 28) biopsies between patients with (N = 38) and without (N = 44) a positive clinical biopsy. In biopsies containing prostate cancer there was a highly significant (P < 0.0001) increase in lactate (1.59 +/- 0.61 mmol/kg) and alanine (0.26 +/- 0.07 mmol/kg), and minimal overlap with lactate concentrations in benign biopsies. This study demonstrates for the first time very low concentrations of lactate and alanine in benign prostate biopsy tissues. The significant increase in the concentration of both lactate and alanine in biopsy tissue containing as little as 5% cancer could be exploited in hyperpolarized (13)C spectroscopic imaging (SI) studies of prostate cancer patients.
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- May-Britt Tessem
- Department of Radiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158-2330, USA
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Melo HJDFE, Szejnfeld D, Paiva CS, Abdala N, Arruda HOD, Goldman SM, Szejnfeld J. Espectroscopia por ressonância magnética no diagnóstico do câncer de próstata: experiência inicial. Radiol Bras 2009. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-39842009000100003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJETIVO: Demonstrar a experiência na implantação de um protocolo de espectroscopia por ressonância magnética do 1H tridimensional (3D 1H MRSI), disponível comercialmente, aplicando-o em pacientes com suspeita de neoplasia prostática e com diagnóstico estabelecido de tumor prostático. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Estudo realizado de forma prospectiva, em 41 pacientes com idades entre 51 e 80 anos (média de 67 anos). Dois grupos foram formados: pacientes com uma ou mais biópsias negativas para câncer e antígeno prostático específico elevado (grupo A) e pacientes com câncer confirmado por biópsia (grupo B). Procurou-se, a partir dos resultados da ressonância magnética e espectroscopia por ressonância magnética, determinar a área-alvo (grupo A) ou a extensão do câncer conhecido (grupo B). RESULTADOS: No diagnóstico de câncer de próstata a espectroscopia por ressonância magnética apresentou especificidade abaixo da descrita pela literatura, cerca de 47%. Já para o estadiamento do tumor diagnosticado, houve correspondência com a literatura. CONCLUSÃO: A implantação e padronização da espectroscopia por ressonância magnética permitiram a obtenção de informações importantes para o diagnóstico presuntivo da existência de câncer de próstata, combinando as imagens por ressonância magnética com os dados metabólicos da espectroscopia por ressonância magnética.
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Macura KJ. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate: current status in prostate cancer detection, localization, and staging. Semin Roentgenol 2008; 43:303-13. [PMID: 18774034 DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2008.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Katarzyna J Macura
- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-0750, USA.
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Wang AZ, Bagalkot V, Vasilliou CC, Gu F, Alexis F, Zhang L, Shaikh M, Yuet K, Cima MJ, Langer R, Kantoff PW, Bander NH, Jon S, Farokhzad OC. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle-aptamer bioconjugates for combined prostate cancer imaging and therapy. ChemMedChem 2008; 3:1311-5. [PMID: 18613203 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200800091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Andrew Z Wang
- Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesia, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Rajekar H, Wai CT, Majeed TA, Lee KH, Wong SY, Leong SO, Singh R, Tay KH, Soosaynathan C, Tan KC. Prognostic factors in patients with acute liver failure undergoing live donor liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 2008; 410:1-8. [PMID: 18929776 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2007] [Revised: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 11/29/2007] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Mortality from acute liver failure (ALF) is high. Live donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is the treatment of choice for ALF in Asia, because cadaveric donors are rare. We sought to review our results in ALF patients with undergoing LDLT at our center. One hundred two LDLTs were performed at our center from April 2002 to November 2007, 15 (14%) because of ALF. Mean (SEM; median, range) follow-up was 1,065 (189; 1400; 3-2046) days. Nine patients (60%) had acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B; and 6 (40%) had drug-induced liver injury. Age was 47 (3; 50; 27-65) years. Ten patients (67%) were men. At transplantation, laboratory values were included bilirubin, 449 (35) micromol/L; creatinine concentration, 182 (32) mmol/L. The international normalized ratio was 2.4 (0.2). The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score was 34 (2). Both inpatient and long-term mortality was 20% 3 of 15 patients died. The 5-year survival was 80%. Compared with survivors, patients who died had a significantly higher creatinine concentration 289 vs 155 micromol/L, international normalized ratio (3.4 vs 2.1), MELD score (47 vs 32). We conclude that despite being sick with median and mean MELD scores of 32 and 34, 80% of patients with ALF can achieve good long-term survival after LDLT.
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- H Rajekar
- Asian Center for Liver Diseases and Transplantation, Singapore
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Lavoipierre AM. Transrectal ultrasound and prostate-specific antigen in prostate cancer. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2008; 52:530. [PMID: 19032406 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.02009.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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High resolution magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy for metabolic assessment of cancer presence and Gleason score in human prostate needle biopsies. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2008; 21:435-42. [PMID: 19031091 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-008-0156-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2008] [Revised: 11/05/2008] [Accepted: 11/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Histopathology of prostate needle biopsies (PNBs) is an important part in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment evaluation of prostate cancer. The determination of metabolite levels in the same biopsies may have additional clinical value. Here, we demonstrate the use of non-destructive high resolution magic angle spinning (HRMAS) proton NMR Spectroscopy for the assessment of metabolic profiles of prostate tissue in PNBs as commonly obtained in standard clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS PNBs that were taken routinely from 48 patients suspected of having prostate cancer were subjected to HRMAS proton NMR spectroscopy. Subsequent histopathology of the same biopsies classified the tissue either as cancer (n = 10) or benign (n = 30). RESULTS Some practical aspects of this assessment were evaluated, such as typical spectral contamination caused by the PNB procedure. Significant metabolic differences were found between malignant and benign tissue using a small set of ratio's involving signals of choline compounds, citrate and lactate. Moreover, significant correlations were observed between choline, total choline, and citrate over creatine signal ratios and the Gleason scores of tumor in PNBs and of tumor in the whole prostate. CONCLUSION This preliminary study indicates that HRMAS NMR of routinely obtained PNBs can provide detailed metabolic information of intact prostate tissue with clinical relevance.
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging and other emerging magnetic resonance techniques in prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer 2008. [DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511551994.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Albers MJ, Bok R, Chen AP, Cunningham CH, Zierhut ML, Zhang VY, Kohler SJ, Tropp J, Hurd RE, Yen YF, Nelson SJ, Vigneron DB, Kurhanewicz J. Hyperpolarized 13C lactate, pyruvate, and alanine: noninvasive biomarkers for prostate cancer detection and grading. Cancer Res 2008; 68:8607-15. [PMID: 18922937 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-0749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 419] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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An extraordinary new technique using hyperpolarized (13)C-labeled pyruvate and taking advantage of increased glycolysis in cancer has the potential to improve the way magnetic resonance imaging is used for detection and characterization of prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to quantify, for the first time, differences in hyperpolarized [1-(13)C] pyruvate and its metabolic products between the various histologic grades of prostate cancer using the transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate (TRAMP) model. Fast spectroscopic imaging techniques were used to image lactate, alanine, and total hyperpolarized carbon (THC = lactate + pyruvate + alanine) from the entire abdomen of normal mice and TRAMP mice with low- and high-grade prostate tumors in 14 s. Within 1 week, the mice were dissected and the tumors were histologically analyzed. Hyperpolarized lactate SNR levels significantly increased (P < 0.05) with cancer development and progression (41 +/- 11, 74 +/- 17, and 154 +/- 24 in normal prostates, low-grade primary tumors, and high-grade primary tumors, respectively) and had a correlation coefficient of 0.95 with the histologic grade. In addition, there was minimal overlap in the lactate levels between the three groups with only one of the seven normal prostates overlapping with the low-grade primary tumors. The amount of THC, a possible measure of substrate uptake, and hyperpolarized alanine also increased with tumor grade but showed more overlap between the groups. In summary, elevated hyperpolarized lactate and potentially THC and alanine are noninvasive biomarkers of prostate cancer presence and histologic grade that could be used in future three-dimensional (13)C spectroscopic imaging studies of prostate cancer patients.
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- Mark J Albers
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158-2330, USA
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Lemaitre L, Rouvière O, Penna-Renard R, Villers A, Puech P. L’IRM du cancer de la prostate : un changement de paradigme. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 89:1053-64. [DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(08)73909-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jagannathan NR, Kumar V, Kumar R, Thulkar S. Role of magnetic resonance methods in the evaluation of prostate cancer: an Indian perspective. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2008; 21:393-407. [DOI: 10.1007/s10334-008-0122-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2007] [Revised: 06/19/2008] [Accepted: 06/23/2008] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Koh DM, Takahara T, Imai Y, Collins DJ. Practical aspects of assessing tumors using clinical diffusion-weighted imaging in the body. Magn Reson Med Sci 2008; 6:211-24. [PMID: 18239358 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.6.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (DWI) is increasingly applied to evaluate tumors in the abdomen and pelvis. However, DWI is susceptible to a variety of artifacts that arise from motion, use of strong gradient pulses, and echo-planar imaging technique. We discuss practical issues to help radiologists optimize the use of DWI to evaluate tumors in the body, including breath-hold DWI, multiple-acquisition non-breath-hold DWI, and diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS). Considerations of meticulous technique, sequence optimization, and quality assurance are emphasized for consistent acquisition of high quality images. We illustrate the potential use of these techniques to detect and characterize tumors and to monitor treatment effects.
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- Dow-Mu Koh
- CR UK Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research Group, Institute of Cancer Research and Academic Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK.
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