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Differentiation between Treatment-Induced Necrosis and Recurrent Tumors in Patients with Metastatic Brain Tumors: Comparison among 11C-Methionine-PET, FDG-PET, MR Permeability Imaging, and MRI-ADC—Preliminary Results

N. Tomura, M. Kokubun, T. Saginoya, Y. Mizuno and Y. Kikuchi
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2017, 38 (8) 1520-1527; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5252

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In patients with metastatic brain tumors after gamma knife radiosurgery, the superiority of PET using 11C-methionine for differentiating radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors has been accepted. To evaluate the feasibility of MR permeability imaging, it was compared with PET using 11C-methionine, FDG-PET, and DWI for differentiating radiation necrosis from recurrent tumors.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study analyzed 18 lesions from 15 patients with metastatic brain tumors who underwent gamma knife radiosurgery. Ten lesions were identified as recurrent tumors by an operation. In MR permeability imaging, the transfer constant between intra- and extravascular extracellular spaces (/minute), extravascular extracellular space, the transfer constant from the extravascular extracellular space to plasma (/minute), the initial area under the signal intensity–time curve, contrast-enhancement ratio, bolus arrival time (seconds), maximum slope of increase (millimole/second), and fractional plasma volume were calculated. ADC was also acquired. On both PET using 11C-methionine and FDG-PET, the ratio of the maximum standard uptake value of the lesion divided by the maximum standard uptake value of the symmetric site in the contralateral cerebral hemisphere was measured (11C-methionine ratio and FDG ratio, respectively). The receiver operating characteristic curve was used for analysis.

RESULTS: The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for differentiating radiation necrosis from recurrent tumors was the best for the 11C-methionine ratio (0.90) followed by the contrast-enhancement ratio (0.81), maximum slope of increase (millimole/second) (0.80), the initial area under the signal intensity–time curve (0.78), fractional plasma volume (0.76), bolus arrival time (seconds) (0.76), the transfer constant between intra- and extravascular extracellular spaces (/minute) (0.74), extravascular extracellular space (0.68), minimum ADC (0.60), the transfer constant from the extravascular extracellular space to plasma (/minute) (0.55), and the FDG-ratio (0.53). A significant difference in the 11C-methionine ratio (P < .01), contrast-enhancement ratio (P < .01), maximum slope of increase (millimole/second) (P < .05), and the initial area under the signal intensity–time curve (P < .05) was evident between radiation necrosis and recurrent tumor.

CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests that PET using 11C-methionine may be superior to MR permeability imaging, ADC, and FDG-PET for differentiating radiation necrosis from recurrent tumors after gamma knife radiosurgery for metastatic brain tumors.

ABBREVIATIONS:

BAT
bolus arrival time (seconds)
CER
contrast-enhancement ratio
fPV
fractional plasma volume
GK
gamma knife radiosurgery
IAUGC
the initial area under the signal intensity–time curve
Kep
the transfer constant from the extravascular extracellular space to plasma (/minute)
Ktrans
the transfer constant between intra- and extravascular extracellular spaces (/minute)
MaxSlope
maximum slope of increase (millimole/second)
MET
11C-methionine
Ve
the extravascular extracellular space

Stereotactic radiosurgery such as gamma knife radiosurgery (GK) and CyberKnife (Accuray, Sunnyvale, California) is an effective method for treating intracranial neoplasms.1,2 For metastatic tumors of the brain, stereotactic radiosurgery has generally been the main tool used in therapeutic regimens.3,4 Although stereotactic radiosurgery is an effective treatment method, it has a risk of radiation necrosis. Radiation necrosis after stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic tumors of the brain is more common than previously reported.5,6 It generally occurs 3–12 months after therapy7 and often resembles recurrent tumors on conventional imaging techniques, such as MR imaging,8⇓⇓–11 CT,12 and SPECT.13 Differentiating radiation necrosis and recurrent tumor is extremely important because of the different treatment implications. Histologic examination from a biopsy or resection may aid in differentiating these 2 events. However, a noninvasive method is needed for diagnosing whether a contrast-enhanced lesion with surrounding edema on conventional MR imaging is radiation necrosis or a recurrent tumor.

Advanced MR imaging techniques including MR spectroscopy,14 DWI,15 and DTI16 have been used for differentiation of radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors. The CTP technique has also been reported as promising in this field.17 CTP has the advantage of using widely available CT scanners, though x-ray exposure and administration of ionizing contrast material limit the clinical use. In radionuclide studies, SPECT with 201TI-chloride,18 technetium Tc99m-sestamibi,19 123I-alfa-methyl-L-tyrosine,20O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET-PET),21,22 6-[18F]-fluoro-L-dopa (FDOPA),23 and FDG-PET24⇓–26 have been reported to differentiate between radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors. Compared with those studies, the superiority of PET with 11C-methionine (MET) for differentiating radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors has been accepted because of the high sensitivity and specificity.27⇓⇓⇓–31 However, MET-PET is not widely available. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging with a contrast agent has been used to characterize brain tumors32,33 and stroke.34

MR permeability imaging with dynamic contrast-enhanced–MR imaging based on the Tofts model35 has recently been developed and used for evaluating cerebrovascular diseases,36 brain tumors,37⇓–39 nasopharyngeal carcinomas,40,41 rectal carcinomas,42 and prostate carcinomas.43 The endothelial permeability of vessels in brain tumors can be quantitatively acquired with MR permeability imaging. The vascular microenvironment in tumors can be measured by parameters such as influx transfer constant, reverse transfer constant, and the extravascular extracellular space.44 These parameters may reflect tissue characteristics including vascular density, a damaged blood-brain barrier, vascularity, and neoangiogenesis.44 If the feasibility of MR permeability imaging for differentiating radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors could be demonstrated, this technique may contribute to the management of patients after stereotactic radiosurgery and conventional radiation therapy because MR permeability imaging is widely available. To evaluate the feasibility of MR permeability imaging in the present study, we compared it with MET-PET, FDG-PET, and DWI for differentiating radiation necrosis from recurrent tumor after GK in patients with metastatic brain tumors.

Materials and Methods

We analyzed 18 lesions from 15 patients (9 men, 6 women; mean age, 63.3 ± 10.9 years) with metastatic brain tumors who underwent GK (Table 1). Each patient provided written informed consent before PET/CT. This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board at our hospital. Ten lesions were identified as recurrent tumors by an operation after both MR permeability imaging and MET-PET. In these 10 recurrent tumors, MR permeability imaging was performed 6–52 months (average, 19.7 months) after GK. Eight lesions were diagnosed as radiation necrosis because of a lack of change or a decrease in size >4 months after radiosurgery. In these 8 lesions, MR permeability imaging was performed 4–52 months (average, 26.6 months) after GK. MET-PET was performed immediately before FDG-PET on the same day. The protocol has been previously reported.45 After CT, MET was injected, and MET-PET was performed 20 minutes later. FDG was injected 60 minutes after MET-PET. MR permeability imaging and DWI were performed within 1 week before or after PET. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging was acquired by using gadolinium contrast medium. A 3D fast-spoiled gradient-recalled acquisition in the steady-state was applied for dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging with a bolus injection of contrast material (total dose, 0.2 mL/kg body weight; dose rate, 3.0 mL/s). Parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging were as follows: TR/TE = minimum (5.7 ms)/minimum (1.3 ms), flip angle = 20°, FOV = 24 cm, matrix = 256 × 160, NEX = 1, number of sections = 16/phase, number of phases = 32, acquisition time = 3 minutes 59 seconds. Dynamic contrast-enhanced data were transferred to a workstation (Advantage Workstation, Version 4.6; GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) and analyzed with commercially available software (GenIQ; GE Healthcare) with the general kinetic model based on a 2-compartment model and 3 parameters (vascular space, extravascular extracellular space, and fractional plasma volume).

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Table 1:

Patient summary

The transfer constant between intra- and extravascular extracellular spaces (Ktrans) (/minute), the extravascular extracellular space (Ve), the transfer constant from the extravascular extracellular space to plasma (Kep) (/minute), the initial area under the signal intensity–time curve (IAUGC), the contrast-enhancement ratio (CER), the bolus arrival time (BAT) (seconds), the maximum slope of increase (MaxSlope) (millimole/second), and fractional plasma volume (fPV) were calculated after setting an ROI on the solid portion of the lesion. CER was defined as [(maximum signal intensity [SI] − SI at Baseline) / SI at Baseline]. BAT and MaxSlope are shown in Fig 1. ADC (10−3 mm/s) was also acquired from DWI. On both MET-PET and FDG-PET, the ratio of the maximum standard uptake value of the lesion divided by the maximum standard uptake value of the symmetric site in the contralateral cerebral hemisphere was measured (MET-ratio and FDG-ratio, respectively). For measurement of each data point, ROIs were manually set on the fused images by using the Advantage Workstation. A single ROI was set in a lesion. On the workstation, when an ROI was set on a contrast-enhanced T1WI, its ROI could be set simultaneously in MR permeability images or PET images on the workstation. The ROI was set in the solid portion of the lesion by a neuroradiologist with >35 years of experience.

Fig 1.
Fig 1.

Schema of the time-intensity curve after administration of contrast material: 1) bolus arrival time, 2) maximum slope of increase.

Receiver operating characteristic analysis was performed to evaluate the utility of those parameters for differentiating radiation necrosis from recurrent tumors. The area under the curve was evaluated for MET-PET, FDG-PET, DWI, and each parameter of MR permeability imaging. Each cutoff value was also acquired by receiver operating characteristic analysis. Each mean value was compared between radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors by using the t test. Statistical analysis was performed with Excel Statistics 2015, Version 1.02 (Social Survey Research Information, Tokyo, Japan).

Results

The minimum, average, and maximum values of each MR imaging parameter were obtained. After the minimum, average, and maximum values were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic analysis, the averages of Ktrans, Ve, Kep, IAUGC, CER, BAT, MaxSlope, and fPV were better than the minimum and maximum values for each. In ADC, the minimum value was better than the average and maximum values. Figure 2 shows the receiver operating characteristic curve for each parameter. The area under the curve for differentiating radiation necrosis from recurrent tumors was best for the MET ratio (0.90) followed by CER (0.81), MaxSlope (0.80), IAUGC (0.78), fPV (0.76), BAT (0.76), Ktrans (0.74), Ve (0.68), minimum ADC (0.60), Kep (0.55), and the FDG ratio (0.53) (Table 2). For the MET ratio (P < .01), CER (P < .01), MaxSlope (P < .05), and IAUGC (P < .05), the area under the curve value was significantly better (χ2 test) than the area under the curve of 0.5. The cutoff value for the best combination of sensitivity and specificity was 1.42 with the MET ratio, 0.61 with CER, 0.01 with MaxSlope, 0.2 with IAUGC, 0.02 with fPV, 44.0 with BAT, 0.05 with Ktrans, 0.27 with Ve, 0.73 with the minimum ADC, 0.32 with Kep, and 0.97 with the FDG ratio (Table 2). With the cutoff value, the sensitivity and specificity were 0.90 and 0.75 for the MET ratio, 0.80 and 0.88 for CER, 0.90 and 0.50 for MaxSlope, 0.60 and 1.0 for IAUGC, 0.50 and 0.88 for fPV, 0.70 and 0.75 for BAT, 0.70 and 0.67 for Ktrans, 0.60 and 0.63 for Ve, 0.60 and 0.25 for minimum ADC, 0.80 and 0.05 for Kep, and 0.40 and 0.50 for the FDG ratio, respectively (Table 2). We observed a significant difference for the MET ratio (P < .01), CER (P < .01), MaxSlope (P < .05), and IAUGC (P < .05) between radiation necrosis (Fig 3) and a recurrent tumor (Fig 4 and Table 3). The Welch t test was applied due to the unequal sample size and variances between the 2 groups.

Fig 2.
Fig 2.

Receiver operating characteristic curve of each parameter. A, Receiver operating characteristic curve for the 11C-methionine ratio, contrast-enhanced ratio, the initial area under the signal intensity–time curve, and MaxSlope. The area under the curve of the MET ratio, CER, IAUGC, and MaxSlope = 0.90, 0.81, 0.80, and 0.78, respectively; B, Receiver operating characteristic curve for the extravascular extracellular space, the transfer constant between intra- and extravascular extracellular spaces, BAT, and fractional plasma volume. The area under the curve of fPV, BAT, Ktrans, and Ve = 0.76, 0.76, 0.74, and 0.68, respectively; C, The receiver operating characteristic curve for a minimum apparent diffusion coefficient, the transfer constant from the extravascular extracellular space to plasma, and FDG ratio. The area under the curve of minimum ADC, Kep, and FDG ratio = 0.60, 0.55, and 0.53, respectively.

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Table 2:

Results of each parameter by ROC analysis

Fig 3.
Fig 3.

A 78-year-old man with lung cancer. He underwent GK for a metastatic tumor in the isthmus of the left cingulate gyrus. T2WI (A) reveals a hyperintense area (arrows) with mild swelling in the isthmus of the left cingulate gyrus, and contrast-enhanced T1WI (B) shows ringlike contrast enhancement of the lesion (arrows) 12 months after GK. MR permeability images (C, CER; D, MaxSlope; E, IAUGC) do not show the increased value of each parameter in the lesion (white arrows). MET-PET/CT (F) also does not show any increased activity of MET in the lesion (white arrow). It was presumably diagnosed as radiation necrosis.

Fig 4.
Fig 4.

A 42-year-old woman with breast cancer. She underwent GK for a metastatic tumor in the right frontal lobe. Contrast-enhanced T1WI (A) reveals a contrast-enhanced lesion with surrounding edema in the right frontal lobe 59 months after GK (arrows). MR permeability images (B, CER; C, MaxSlope; D, IAUGC) show increased value of each parameter of the lesion (white arrows). MET-PET/CT (E) also shows an increased activity of MET in the lesion (white arrow). A recurrent tumor was demonstrated by an operation.

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Table 3:

Mean value of each parameter in radiation necrosis and recurrence

Discussion

The present study showed that MET-PET was the most promising imaging technique for differentiating radiation necrosis and recurrent metastatic tumors after GK compared with MR permeability imaging, DWI, and FDG-PET. In our literature review, we did not find any previous reports comparing MR permeability imaging with nuclear medicine imaging. For distinguishing treatment-induced necrosis from a recurrent tumor in the brain, the superiority of MET-PET regarding the sensitivity and specificity is widely accepted.27⇓⇓⇓–31 In the present study, both MET-PET and FDG-PET were undertaken on a single day. This technique performing both PETs on a single day has previously been reported.45⇓⇓⇓⇓–50 The interaction between the 2 tracers is considered minimal.

In tumors, MET preferably accumulates due to the high density and activity of amino acid transporters in tumors.27⇓⇓⇓–31 In recurrent tumors, MET can accumulate due to active transport and cell proliferation.27⇓⇓⇓–31 On the other hand, in radiation necrosis, accumulation is presumably due to passive diffusion via blood-brain barrier damage.27⇓⇓⇓–31 The different mechanisms of MET accumulation in the 2 pathologic processes could be a means of distinguishing recurrent tumors from radiation necrosis. MET-PET has preferable sensitivity and specificity for differentiation; however, this technique is not widely available for clinical use. Recently, the usefulness of FET-PET and FDOPA-PET has been reported for differentiating recurrent brain metastatic tumors and radiation injury.21⇓–23 Although high rates of sensitivity and specificity for these techniques have been demonstrated, use of these methods in patients with brain metastases is limited. Further studies regarding their contribution to the management of patients with brain metastases are required.

MR permeability imaging in the present study was performed with dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging. DSC MR imaging51 has also been used for MR perfusion. However, DSC MR imaging has a limitation of susceptibility artifacts due to hemorrhage, calcification, and surgical clips. MR permeability imaging in the present study yielded many parameters, but interpretation of the results of those parameters remains somewhat difficult. Tissue enhancement following administration of a contrast agent generally depends on various factors such as vessel density, vascular permeability, blood flow, and interstitial pressure.44,52,53 Although qualitative visual evaluation of the images is possible, quantitative data could improve the results of analysis. The application package for MR permeability used in the present study is commercially available and was an easy tool to use for imaging and quantification of the data. In previous reports44,52,53 with a technique similar to that in the present study, Ktrans, Kep, Ve, and IAUGC were frequently evaluated. In the present study, other parameters including CER, MaxSlope, fPV, and BAT were also evaluated. CER, a relatively simple type of data, was the best for differentiating radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors. MaxSlope, which mainly reflects blood flow, followed CER. Increased vascularity and neovascularity could increase MaxSlope in recurrent tumors. IAUGC, which is nearly equal to blood volume, followed MaxSlope. BAT in recurrent tumors was shorter than in radiation necrosis. BAT can be short due to increased vascularity and/or arteriovenous shunting in the recurrent tumor. When MET-PET is not available, MR permeability imaging including these parameters could possibly replace MET-PET.

As previously reported,44,52 IAUGC in recurrent tumors was higher than in radiation necrosis. Although vascular dilation may occur in radiation necrosis, increased neovascularity with dilated vessels can cause increased IAUGC in recurrent tumors. Ktrans has been reported as a feasible parameter for grading gliomas38,39 and detecting tumors in the prostate.43 The present study showed that CER, MaxSlope, and IAUGC were superior to Ktrans for differentiating radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors. This finding may be due to increased vascular permeability in recurrent tumors and in radiation necrosis. In recurrent tumors, newly proliferative tumor vessels in tissue with a damaged blood-brain barrier could play a role in increasing those parameters. Although we found no statistical differences, the mean value of Ktrans, Kep, and Ve in recurrent tumors was higher than that in radiation necrosis. This finding also indicated increased permeability in recurrent tumors.

ADC is lower in malignant tumors than in benign tumors in the brain and in other areas. Increased cellularity in malignant tumors causes a decrease in ADC.54 In the present study, ADC was inferior to most MR permeability imaging parameters. The mean value of minimum ADC in recurrent tumors was not lower than that in radiation necrosis. Some blood components may influence the ADC value in radiation necrosis. Although cellularity was not histologically evaluated, cellularity in recurrent tumors is not necessarily high. Wang et al.16 also reported that radiation necrosis has significantly lower ADC than malignant gliomas in rats with DTI MR imaging. In their report, the necrotic central zone in radiation necrosis had significantly lower ADC, parallel diffusivity, and perpendicular diffusivity than in the peripheral zone.

The feasibility of FDG-PET for detecting neoplasms and evaluating the treatment response in various organs is well-known,55,56 and FDG is the most widely available tracer. The usefulness of FDG-PET for diagnosing radiation necrosis in the brain has been previously reported in the literature.24⇓–26 However, the inferiority of FDG-PET was evident compared with each parameter of MR permeability imaging used in the present study. The present study indicated that the usefulness of FDG-PET was clearly questionable for differentiating recurrent metastatic tumors of the brain and radiation necrosis. MET is not as readily available as FDG. In Japan, FDG can be used in hospitals without a cyclotron because FDG can be commercially delivered from a medical company. The insurance system covers patients who undergo FDG-PET. The short half-life of 11C is problematic for MET availability because MET use requires a cyclotron in the hospital. After these difficulties regarding the use of MET are resolved, MET-PET may become more widely available to more patients in the near future.

The present study has several major limitations. The number of subjects was small. Although recurrent tumors were proved by histopathology, radiation necrosis was presumably diagnosed only by our criteria. In a clinical study such as ours, obtaining histologic confirmation is often difficult. The term “stable disease” may be more suitable51 than “radiation necrosis.” Clinically, radiation necrosis that is increasing in size, which was not observed in the present study, is sometimes experienced. The duration between MR permeability imaging and GK was variable (4–52 months) in each case. This wide range of duration was due to the interval of follow-up MR imaging studies after GK. The follow-up intervals were determined by neurosurgeons who performed GK and managed patients. The intervals of follow-up MR imaging were shorter in patients with recurrent tumors than in those with radiation necrosis. Neurosurgeons requested shorter intervals for follow-up MR imaging in patients with suspected recurrent tumors. ROIs were manually set to measure each parameter. Partial volume averaging within ROIs may influence the value of each parameter. Especially in the region near large vessels, CER and IAUGC may be affected by the partial volume effect. Manual setting results in interobserver and intraobserver differences because ROI setting depends on each researcher. MR permeability imaging including many parameters depends on the applied application. The results may be a little different with other applications.

Conclusions

The present study suggests that MET-PET may be superior to MR permeability imaging, ADC, and FDG-PET for differentiating radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors after GK for metastatic brain tumors. FDG-PET is questionable for differentiating them. Although MR permeability imaging is not a feasible alternative to MET-PET, MR permeability imaging, especially including CER, MaxSlope, and IAUGC, is feasible for differentiating radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors.

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  • Received October 17, 2016.
  • Accepted after revision April 4, 2017.
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Differentiation between Treatment-Induced Necrosis and Recurrent Tumors in Patients with Metastatic Brain Tumors: Comparison among 11C-Methionine-PET, FDG-PET, MR Permeability Imaging, and MRI-ADC—Preliminary Results
N. Tomura, M. Kokubun, T. Saginoya, Y. Mizuno, Y. Kikuchi
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2017, 38 (8) 1520-1527; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5252
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