Correction to: Diagnostic performance of an unenhanced MRI exam for tumor follow-up of the optic pathway gliomas in children

Marsault, Pierre; Ducassou, Stéphane; Menut, Fanny; Bessou, P; Havez-Enjolras, M; Chateil, Jean‐François

doi:10.1007/s00234-019-02214-z

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“…However, with improvements in MR image quality, radiologists have recently begun studying the diagnostic accuracy of non-contrast imaging. Radiologists have shown that unenhanced MRI is accurate in the diagnosis and follow-up of pediatric diseases such as lymphoma, 15 optic pathway glioma, 16 and extremity sarcomas. 17 Recently, Behr et al evaluated the utility of contrast for follow-up MRI in children with neuroblastoma and found that post-contrast imaging added little in the detection of new lesions, but did alter radiologist confidence in the diagnosis of new lesions.…”

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“…However, with improvements in MR image quality, radiologists have recently begun studying the diagnostic accuracy of non‐contrast imaging. Radiologists have shown that unenhanced MRI is accurate in the diagnosis and follow‐up of pediatric diseases such as lymphoma, 15 optic pathway glioma, 16 and extremity sarcomas 17 . Recently, Behr et al.…”

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Gadolinium‐based contrast media does not improve the staging of neuroblastoma image‐defined risk factors at diagnosis

Morin,

Hasweh,

Anton

et al. 2023

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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BackgroundNeuroblastoma risk stratification relies on prognostic risk factors and image‐defined risk factors (IDRFs). Evaluating neuroblastoma typically involves magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gadolinium‐based contrast media (GBCM, “contrast”). However, there are concerns regarding adverse effects and cost of GBCM. We aimed to assess the impact of intravenous GBCM on interobserver agreement for neuroblastoma staging on baseline MRI.ProcedureWe reviewed baseline MRI scans of 50 children with abdominopelvic neuroblastomas confirmed by histopathology. Duplicate sets of images were created, with post‐contrast T1‐weighted sequences removed from one set. Four pediatric radiologists independently analyzed the scans in a randomized manner. They recorded primary tumor size, presence of IDRFs, and metastatic lesions. Agreement among the reviewers was measured using kappa and Fleiss kappa statistics.ResultsMean age of included children was 3.3 years (range: 0.01–14.9 years), and 20 [40%] were females. Mean tumor size was 5.7 cm in greatest axial diameter. Pre‐contrast versus post‐contrast MRI showed excellent agreement for tumor measurement. Overlapping confidence intervals (CIs) were seen in nearly all categories of interobserver agreement on the presence or absence of individual IDRFs, with agreement ranging from poor to substantial, regardless of the presence of contrast. The overall interobserver agreement on the presence of at least one IDRF was substantial with contrast (kappa = .63; 95% CI: .52–.75) and moderate without contrast (kappa = .5; 95% CI: .39–.61); although the overlapping CIs suggest a lack of meaningful difference. Similarly, interobserver agreement on the presence or absence of individual sites of metastatic disease ranged from poor to substantial. The interobserver agreement on the overall determination of presence of metastatic disease was fair with contrast (kappa = .49; 95% CI: .38–.61) and moderate without contrast (kappa = .71; 95% CI: .59–.826).ConclusionsContrast does not improve tumor size measurement or radiologist agreement on the presence or absence of IDRFs or metastatic disease in children with newly diagnosed neuroblastoma.

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