Abstract: Objective To evaluate the imaging diagnosis value of magnetic resonance imaging in hepatocarcinogenesis to provide evidences for early stage of hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis . Methods A liver tumor model of hepatocarcinogenesis model of rats were established after 32 rats drunk with
diethylnitrosamine. Hepatic nodules on the basis of cirrhosis included regenerative nodule (RN), dysplastic nodule (DN), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hamangiom and cyst, and PROPELLER (periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction) magnetic resonce imaging (MRI) (diffusion-weighted, T2 mapping, T1-weighted and some contrast enhances) were performed. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps and T2 maps of each tumor were generated. ADC and T2 values for each type of hepatic nodule were measured, whose imaging diagnosises were confirmed finally by histopathology. Results PROPELLER images and resultant parametric maps were inherently mutual registration without image distortion or motion artifacts. All types of hepatic nodules displayed complex imaging characteristics within conventional T1- and T2-weighted images. The ADC and T2 value of cyst were (4.04 × 10 -3 ± 0.28× 10 -3 )mm 2 /s, (1459.8 ± 312.9) × 10 -3 s, respectively, and significantly higher than ADC and T2 value of RN, DN, and HCC(P < 0.001).The ADC and T2 value of hemangioma were (3.57 ± 0.44 ) × 10 -3 mm 2 /s, (1377.9 ± 228.5) × 10 -3 s, respectively, and significantly higher than ADC and T2 value of RN, DN, and HCC (P <0.001)too. However, there was no significant difference of ADC and T2 value between HCC, DN, and RN.
Also, there was no significant difference of ADC and T2 value between cyst and hemangioma. Conclusions DEN can successfully induce cirrhosis, RN, DN, and HCC in rats, which include a multistep pathy process. Multishot PROPELLER MRI is a promising method for quantitative abdominal oncologic imaging. Using PROPELLER MRI techniques, quantitative measurements of ADC and T2 could provid inherently mutual registration parametric maps without image distortion or obvious motion artifacts. They provide the theoretical basis for early diagnosis, therapeutic evaluation, and prognosis of HCC by PROPELLER MRI techniques.
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