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Usefulness of MRI Scoring System for Differential Diagnosis between Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis and Wall-Thickening Type Gallbladder Cancer

황색육아종성 담낭염과 벽비후형 담낭암의 감별진단을 위한 자기공명영상 점수체계의 유용성

  • Soul Han (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hospital) ;
  • Young Hwan Lee (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hospital) ;
  • Youe Ree Kim (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hospital) ;
  • Eun Gyu Soh (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hospital)
  • 한솔 (원광대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이영환 (원광대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김유리 (원광대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 소은규 (원광대학교병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2023.04.04
  • Accepted : 2023.06.30
  • Published : 2024.01.01
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Abstract

Purpose To define an MRI scoring system for differentiating xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) from wall-thickening type gallbladder cancer (GBC) and compare the diagnostic performance of the scoring system with the visual assessment of radiologists. Materials and Methods We retrospectively analyzed 23 and 35 patients who underwent abdominal MRI and were pathologically diagnosed with XGC and wall-thickening-type GBC after surgery, respectively. Three radiologists reviewed all MRI findings. We defined a scoring system using these MRI findings for differentiating XGC from wall-thickening type GBC and compared the area under the curve (AUC) of the scoring system with the visual assessment of radiologists. Results Nine MRI findings showed significant differences in differentiating the two diseases: diffuse gallbladder wall thickening (p < 0.001), mucosal uniformity (p = 0.002), intramural T2-high signal intensity (p < 0.001), mucosal retraction (p = 0.016), gallbladder stones (p < 0.001), T1-intermediate to high-signal intensity (p = 0.033), diffusion restriction (p = 0.005), enhancement pattern (p < 0.001), and phase of peak enhancement (p = 0.008). The MRI scoring system showed excellent diagnostic performance with an AUC of 0.972, which was significantly higher than the visual assessment of the reviewers. Conclusion The MRI scoring system showed better diagnostic performance than the visual assessment of radiologists to differentiate XGC from wall-thickening-type GBC.

목적 황색육아종성 담낭염을 벽비후형 담낭암으로부터 감별진단하기 위한 자기공명영상(MRI) 점수체계를 고안하고, 그 점수체계의 진단능을 영상의학과 의사의 시각적 평가와 비교하고자 한다. 대상과 방법 복부 MRI 및 수술을 시행한 각각 황색육아종성 담낭염과 벽비후형 담낭암으로 진단된 23명과 35명의 환자를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 세 명의 영상의학과 의사가 모든 MRI 소견을 분석하였다. 저자들은 이러한 MRI 소견을 이용하여 벽비후형 담낭암으로부터 황색육아종성 담낭염을 감별진단하기 위한 점수체계를 고안하였고 이 점수체계의 진단능을 수신자 운영 특성 곡선의 곡선 하 면적을 영상의학과 의사의 시각적 평가와 비교하였다. 결과 9가지의 MRI 소견이 두 질환의 감별에 유의미한 차이를 보였다: 미만형 벽 비후(p < 0.001), 점막 균일성(p = 0.002), 벽내 T2 고신호강호(p < 0.001), 점막 당김(p = 0.016), 담낭 결석(p < 0.001), T1 중등도 혹은 고신호강도(p = 0.033), 확산 제한(p = 0.005), 조영증강 패턴(p < 0.001), 조영증강 최고점 시기(p = 0.008). MRI 점수체계는 곡선 하 면적이 0.972로 뛰어난 진단능을 나타내었고 이는 영상의학과 의사의 시각적 평가보다 유의미하게 높았다. 결론 MRI 점수체계는 황색육아종성 담낭염을 벽비후형 담낭암으로부터 감별진단하는 데 있어 영상의학과 의사의 시각적 평가보다 좋은 진단능을 나타내었다.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by Wonkwang University in 2023.

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