Article Dans Une Revue Pediatric Blood and Cancer Année : 2025

MRI‐Based Score to Recognize Thalamic Glioma Grade in Children: Morphology, Diffusion, and Arterial‐Spin‐Labeling Perfusion

Arnault Tauziède‐espariat
Thibault Agripnidis
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Jean-François Hak
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Charles-Joris Roux
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Kevin Beccaria
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Lelio Guida
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Thomas Blauwblomme
Jacques Grill
Christelle Dufour
Léa Guerrini-Rousseau
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Franck Bourdeaut
François Doz
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Jean‐françois Hak
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Purpose: Thalamic gliomas are found predominantly in children and can be classified into two main types with different prognoses and management: diffuse midline glioma (DMG) H3K27-altered and low-grade glioma (LGG). Our aim was to find imaging features distinguishing these tumors and to develop a diagnostic score. Patients and Methods: A retrospective study spanning September 1999 to May 2021 involved pediatric patients with thalamic gliomas, categorized into H3K27-altered DMG and LGG groups. Preoperative imaging, including morphology, diffusion, and arterial-spin-labeling perfusion, was reviewed blindly and compared between the two groups. A diagnostic score was formulated based on significant findings. Results were validated using an internal and external validation cohort. Results: Sixty-six patients were included (median age, 9 years; interquartile range [IQR] [5–13]; 38 girls) with 37 DMG H3K27-altered and 29 LGG. DMG H3K27-altered tumors exhibited larger volumes (median 64 cc, IQR [36–88] vs 26 cc, IQR [15–37], p< 0.001), greater heterogeneity in T2-weighted signal and enhancement (62% [22/37] vs 31% [9/29], p = 0.04, and 97% [32/33] vs 56% [15/27], p = 0.0008, respectively), lower minimum relative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) (0.92 (IQR [0.76–1.23]) vs 1.55 (IQR [1.40–1.72]), p < 0.001), and higher relative maximum cerebral blood flow (CBF) levels (2.08 (IQR [1.48–3.05]) vs 0.84 (IQR [0.45–1]), p < 0.001). A diagnostic score integrating tumor diameter, solid content predominance, relative ADC, and relative CBF achieved 100% sensitivity and specificity in distinguishing DMG H3K27-altered tumors from LGG (full score available for 36 patients), with good results in external and internal validation cohorts (12 patients). Conclusion: The morphological, diffusion, and arterial spin labeling imaging characteristics of pediatric thalamic tumors enable excellent differentiation of DMG H3K27-altered and LGG.

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hal-05121475 , version 1 (19-06-2025)

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Alexis Plasse, Raphael Levy, Arnault Tauziède‐espariat, Thibault Agripnidis, Jean-François Hak, et al.. MRI‐Based Score to Recognize Thalamic Glioma Grade in Children: Morphology, Diffusion, and Arterial‐Spin‐Labeling Perfusion. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2025, 72 (7), pp.e31704. ⟨10.1002/pbc.31704⟩. ⟨hal-05121475⟩
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