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Abstract #0071

Unsupervised Learning to Dissect the Metabolic Heterogeneity in mutant IDH Astrocytoma and Oligodendroglioma Using 3D MRSI

Gulnur Semahat Ungan1, Paul Weiser2, Jorg Dietrich3, Daniel Cahill4, and Ovidiu Andronesi1
1Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States, 2Computational Imaging Research Lab - Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 3Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States, 4Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Tumors (Pre-Treatment), Spectroscopy

Motivation: Glioma classification, particularly between IDH-mutant astrocytomas (AC) and oligodendrogliomas (OG), is challenging due to overlapping metabolic profiles. Improved differentiation is crucial for accurate tumor identification and treatment planning.

Goal(s): To enhance the classification of IDH-mutant AC and OG gliomas by identifying distinct metabolic patterns through advanced imaging and machine learning.

Approach: The study analyzed 3D MRSI data from nine IDH-mutant glioma cases using UMAP and clustering metrics, focusing on core and non-core tumor regions.

Results: Distinct clustering emerged, with OG showing greater cohesion and clear boundaries, confirmed by Silhouette, Davies-Bouldin, Calinski-Harabasz scores, and entropy measures, enhancing classification capabilities for IDH-mutant gliomas.

Impact: This study demonstrates that metabolic imaging combined with unsupervised machine learning effectively differentiates astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas. Insights into tumor heterogeneity and spatial complexity advance glioma classification and could guide more personalized, subtype-specific treatment strategies in neuro-oncology.

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