Journal Article DKFZ-2025-01739

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Improving risk stratification of PI-RADS 3 + 1 lesions of the peripheral zone: expert lexicon of terms, multi-reader performance and contribution of artificial intelligence.

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2025
BioMed Central London

Cancer imaging 25(1), 102 () [10.1186/s40644-025-00916-7]
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Abstract: According to PI-RADS v2.1, peripheral PI-RADS 3 lesions are upgraded to PI-RADS 4 if dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI is positive (3+1 lesions), however those lesions are radiologically challenging. We aimed to define criteria by expert consensus and test applicability by other radiologists for sPC prediction of PI-RADS 3+1 lesions and determine their value in integrated regression models.From consecutive 3 Tesla MR examinations performed between 08/2016 to 12/2018 we identified 85 MRI examinations from 83 patients with a total of 94 PI-RADS 3+1 lesions in the official clinical report. Lesions were retrospectively assessed by expert consensus with construction of a newly devised feature catalogue which was utilized subsequently by two additional radiologists specialized in prostate MRI for independent lesion assessment. With reference to extended fused targeted and systematic TRUS/MRI-biopsy histopathological correlation, relevant catalogue features were identified by univariate analysis and put into context to typically available clinical features and automated AI image assessment utilizing lasso-penalized logistic regression models, also focusing on the contribution of DCE imaging (feature-based, bi- and multiparametric AI-enhanced and solely bi- and multiparametric AI-driven).The feature catalog enabled image-based lesional risk stratification for all readers. Expert consensus provided 3 significant features in univariate analysis (adj. p-value <0.05; most relevant feature T2w configuration: 'irregular/microlobulated/spiculated', OR 9.0 (95%CI 2.3-44.3); adj. p-value: 0.016). These remained after lasso penalized regression based feature reduction, while the only selected clinical feature was prostate volume (OR<1), enabling nomogram construction. While DCE-derived consensus features did not enhance model performance (bootstrapped AUC), there was a trend for increased performance by including multiparametric AI, but not biparametric AI into models, both for combined and AI-only models.PI-RADS 3+1 lesions can be risk-stratified using lexicon terms and a key feature nomogram. AI potentially benefits more from DCE imaging than experienced prostate radiologists.Not applicable.

Keyword(s): Humans (MeSH) ; Male (MeSH) ; Prostatic Neoplasms: diagnostic imaging (MeSH) ; Prostatic Neoplasms: pathology (MeSH) ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging: methods (MeSH) ; Retrospective Studies (MeSH) ; Middle Aged (MeSH) ; Artificial Intelligence (MeSH) ; Aged (MeSH) ; Risk Assessment (MeSH) ; Deep learning ; Extended fused biopsy ; Lexicon terms ; Prostate cancer ; Risk stratification

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Note: #EA:E010#LA:E010#

Contributing Institute(s):
  1. E010 Radiologie (E010)
  2. C060 Biostatistik (C060)
  3. DKTK HD zentral (HD01)
  4. NWG KKE Multiparametrische Methoden zur Früherkennung des Prostatakarzinoms (E250)
Research Program(s):
  1. 315 - Bildgebung und Radioonkologie (POF4-315) (POF4-315)

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