Iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for symptomatic multiple myeloma.

<h4>Introduction</h4>To evaluate the effectiveness of iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to discriminate between symptomatic and asymptomatic myeloma in lumbar bone marrow without visible foca...

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Main Authors: Miyuki Takasu, Yoko Kaichi, Chihiro Tani, Shuji Date, Yuji Akiyama, Yoshiaki Kuroda, Akira Sakai, Kazuo Awai
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
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author Miyuki Takasu
Yoko Kaichi
Chihiro Tani
Shuji Date
Yuji Akiyama
Yoshiaki Kuroda
Akira Sakai
Kazuo Awai
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Chihiro Tani
Shuji Date
Yuji Akiyama
Yoshiaki Kuroda
Akira Sakai
Kazuo Awai
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description <h4>Introduction</h4>To evaluate the effectiveness of iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to discriminate between symptomatic and asymptomatic myeloma in lumbar bone marrow without visible focal lesions.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The lumbar spine was examined with 3-T MRI in 11 patients with asymptomatic myeloma and 24 patients with symptomatic myeloma. The fat-signal fraction was calculated from the ratio of the signal intensity in the fat image divided by the signal intensity of the corresponding ROI in the in-phase IDEAL image. The t test was used to compare the asymptomatic and symptomatic groups. ROC curves were constructed to determine the ability of variables to discriminate between symptomatic and asymptomatic myeloma.<h4>Results</h4>Univariate analysis showed that β2-microglobulin and bone marrow plasma cell percent (BMPC%) were significantly higher and fat-signal fraction was significantly lower with symptomatic myeloma than with asymptomatic myeloma. Areas under the curve were 0.847 for β2;-microglobulin, 0.834 for fat-signal fraction, and 0.759 for BMPC%.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The fat-signal fraction as a biomarker for multiple myeloma enables discrimination of symptomatic myeloma from asymptomatic myeloma. The fat-signal fraction offers superior sensitivity and specificity to BMPC% of biopsy specimens.
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spelling doaj-art-2e741e5c081c4770a88ee5ed2f0f4bbb2025-08-20T02:15:02ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01102e011684210.1371/journal.pone.0116842Iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for symptomatic multiple myeloma.Miyuki TakasuYoko KaichiChihiro TaniShuji DateYuji AkiyamaYoshiaki KurodaAkira SakaiKazuo Awai<h4>Introduction</h4>To evaluate the effectiveness of iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to discriminate between symptomatic and asymptomatic myeloma in lumbar bone marrow without visible focal lesions.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The lumbar spine was examined with 3-T MRI in 11 patients with asymptomatic myeloma and 24 patients with symptomatic myeloma. The fat-signal fraction was calculated from the ratio of the signal intensity in the fat image divided by the signal intensity of the corresponding ROI in the in-phase IDEAL image. The t test was used to compare the asymptomatic and symptomatic groups. ROC curves were constructed to determine the ability of variables to discriminate between symptomatic and asymptomatic myeloma.<h4>Results</h4>Univariate analysis showed that β2-microglobulin and bone marrow plasma cell percent (BMPC%) were significantly higher and fat-signal fraction was significantly lower with symptomatic myeloma than with asymptomatic myeloma. Areas under the curve were 0.847 for β2;-microglobulin, 0.834 for fat-signal fraction, and 0.759 for BMPC%.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The fat-signal fraction as a biomarker for multiple myeloma enables discrimination of symptomatic myeloma from asymptomatic myeloma. The fat-signal fraction offers superior sensitivity and specificity to BMPC% of biopsy specimens.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116842&type=printable
spellingShingle Miyuki Takasu
Yoko Kaichi
Chihiro Tani
Shuji Date
Yuji Akiyama
Yoshiaki Kuroda
Akira Sakai
Kazuo Awai
Iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for symptomatic multiple myeloma.
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title Iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for symptomatic multiple myeloma.
title_full Iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for symptomatic multiple myeloma.
title_fullStr Iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for symptomatic multiple myeloma.
title_full_unstemmed Iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for symptomatic multiple myeloma.
title_short Iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for symptomatic multiple myeloma.
title_sort iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least squares estimation ideal magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker for symptomatic multiple myeloma
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116842&type=printable
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