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Predictive Value of Chemical-Shift MRI in Distinguishing Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma From Non-Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Minimal-Fat Angiomyolipoma.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of chemical-shift MRI in the differentiation of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) from minimal-fat angiomyolipoma (AML) and non-clear cell RCC.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, 97 patients with solid renal tumors without macroscopic fat and with a pathologic diagnosis of clear cell RCC (n = 40), non-clear cell RCC (n = 31), or minimal-fat AML (n = 26) who had undergone renal chemical-shift MRI were included. Size, location, morphology, and signal intensity (SI) of the tumors and the contralateral normal kidneys on T2-weighted and in-phase and opposed-phase images were recorded by readers blinded to the pathology. Percentage tumor-to-renal parenchymal SI drop (percentage SI drop) was calculated and correlated to tumor histology. The statistical analysis was done using Kruskal-Wallis, one-way ANOVA, chi-square, and Fisher exact tests.

RESULTS: The percentage SI drop was significantly higher in clear cell RCC compared with non-clear cell RCC and minimal-fat AML (p < 0.001). Percentage SI drop of greater than 20% had 57.5% sensitivity, 96.5% specificity, and 92% positive predictive value (PPV); and percentage SI drop greater than 29% had 40% sensitivity and 100% specificity for diagnosis of clear cell RCC within the cohort of clear cell RCC, minimal-fat AML, and non-clear cell RCC. A significant proportion of minimal-fat AML (46.2%) displayed homogeneous low T2-weighted SI as opposed to clear cell RCC (5%) and non-clear cell RCC (29%) (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: The percentage SI drop on chemical-shift MRI had high specificity and moderate sensitivity in predicting clear cell RCC over non-clear cell RCC and minimal-fat AML. A percentage SI drop greater than 20% in a renal mass without macroscopically visible fat has high PPV for clear cell RCC over minimal-fat AML and non-clear cell RCC. Among morphologic features, homogeneous low T2 SI favors minimal-fat AML over RCC.

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