Diagnostic performance of maximum slope: a kinetic parameter obtained from ultrafast dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the breast using k-space weighted image contrast (KWIC)

2019 
Abstract Purpose To compare the diagnostic performance of the kinetic parameter maximum slope (MS) in breast lesions obtained by ultrafast dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE MRI) of the contrast wash-in period with that of the washout index (WI) derived from standard DCE MRI and that of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) category. Materials and methods In total, 138 contrast enhanced lesions (90 malignant, 48 benign) were evaluated. Ultrafast DCE MRI images were acquired using a k-space-weighted image contrast (KWIC), obtained 0–1 min after gadolinium injection (3.75 s/frame; 16 frames) and followed by standard DCE MRI (60 s/frame, 3 frames). MS was calculated for the KWIC time series as percentage relative enhancement per second (%/s). As a semi-quantitative parameter for the standard DCE MRI time series, WI was evaluated using the change in signal intensity between early and delayed phases. The diagnostic performance (malignant/benign differentiation) of MS, WI, and BI-RADS category was compared by ROC analysis using the area under the curve (AUC). Results The AUC of MS was as good as that of WI (0.81 vs. 0.79, respectively; P = 0.81), yet inferior to the BI-RADS category (0.81 vs. 0.96, respectively; Conclusions MS obtained by ultrafast DCE MRI of the breast is a promising kinetic parameter in the differential diagnosis of malignant and benign breast lesions with decreased scanning time.
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