Cortical high-flow sign on arterial spin labeling: a novel biomarker for IDH-mutation and 1p/19q-codeletion status in diffuse gliomas without intense contrast enhancement

Koji Yamashita, Osamu Togao, Kazufumi Kikuchi, Daisuke Kuga, yuhei sangatsuda, Yutaka Fujioka, Izumi Kinoshita, Makoto Obara, Koji Yoshimoto, Kousei Ishigami

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether arterial spin labeling (ASL) features allow differentiation of oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant and 1p/19q-codeleted (IDHm-codel) from diffuse glioma with IDH-wildtype (IDHw) or astrocytoma, IDH-mutant (IDHm-noncodel). Participants comprised 71 adult patients with pathologically confirmed diffuse glioma, classified as IDHw, IDHm-noncodel, or IDHm-codel. Subtraction images were generated from paired-control/label images on ASL and used to assess the presence of a cortical high-flow sign. The cortical high-flow sign was defined as increased ASL signal intensity within the tumor-affecting cerebral cortex compared with normal-appearing cortex. Regions without contrast enhancement on conventional MR imaging were targeted. The frequency of the cortical high-flow sign on ASL was compared among IDHw, IDHm-noncodel, and IDHm-codel. As a result, the frequency of the cortical high-flow sign was significantly higher for IDHm-codel than for IDHw or IDHm-noncodel. In conclusion, the cortical high-flow sign could represent a hallmark of oligodendroglioma, IDH-mutant, and 1p/19q-codeleted without intense contrast enhancement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1415-1418
Number of pages4
JournalNeuroradiology
Volume65
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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