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IJCRR - 12(18), September, 2020

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Role of Diffusion-Weighted MRI Imaging in Diagnosing Malignancy in Patients with Thick wall Gallbladder

Author: Manas Agarwal, Anu Behari, Ashok Kumar, V. K. Kapoor, Rajnikant Yadaw

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Abstract:Objectives: Thick wall gallbladder (TWGB) is difficult to characterize on conventional imaging. Here we study the role of diffusion-weighted MRI in distinguishing between benign and malignant causes of TWGB. Methods: In this prospective study, we evaluated 25 patients with TWGB (>3mm wall thickness) on ultrasound. Diffusion-weighted MRI was done with the calculation of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values. Patients were subjected to an appropriate surgical procedure. MRI findings were compared with histopathological reports. Results: Mean age was 48.52\?9.6yrs (30-68yrs) with F: M ratio of 2.1:1. MRI showed diffusion restriction in 16 (64% patients), the breach in mucosal continuity in 13 (52%), and GB wall thickening in 20 (80%). MRI reported carcinoma in 12 (48%), cholecystitis in 11 (44%), and xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XC) in 2 (8%). Histopathology reports (available for 24 patients who were operated) revealed adenocarcinoma in 6, XC in 7, and cholecystitis in 11 patients. Diffusion restriction and absence of GB calculi were seen to be significantly related to malignancy. The sensitivity was 100% and specificity 88.9% for differentiating between carcinoma and cholecystitis. Overall, DWI-MRI had the sensitivity and negative predictive value of 100% each, the specificity of 66.67%, the positive predictive value of only 50%, and an accuracy of 75%. Conclusion: Diffusion-weighted MRI is a useful imaging modality for the characterization of thick wall GB when used with quantitative assessment of ADC values. It could help to diagnose the presence of malignancy in doubtful cases.

Keywords: Thick Wall Gall Bladder, Diffusion-Weighted MRI, Carcinoma Gall Bladder.

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Introduction: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common cancer of the biliary tract. In north India, it is the commonest gastrointestinal cancer in females and 3rd most common cause of cancer deaths in women.1 Most patients with GBC have advanced disease at presentation and thus 5yr survival rate is <5% in most series. Prognosis and survival related to the stage. Thus, early and accurate diagnosis is important to prevent delayed treatment. GBC presenting as wall thickening is seen in 20-30% of cases.2 Wall thickening could also be seen in certain benign conditions e.g. xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis, which could be easily managed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy.3 most of the time it could be difficult to differentiate from malignancy. Transabdominal sonography (USG) is the first imaging examination performed because of its low cost, non-invasiveness and widespread availability.  Although USG has a high sensitivity for detecting tumours at advanced stages, however, have some limitations.4 CT and MRI have been widely used for the diagnostic dilemma. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) scan is the recommended diagnostic modality following suspicion of GBC on USG. But the value of CT in differentiating between benign and malignant GB wall thickening is limited.5 There for there is a need for better or an additional imaging modality.6 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been introduced to characterize GBC. GBC is typically T1 hypointense and T2 hyper intense. It shows enhancement after contrast administration. Malignancy exhibits strong and rapid enhancement in the early phase, which persists through the delayed scan, i.e. early and prolonged enhancement. Studies have defined certain MRI features which point to a specific pathology of gallbladder. Presence of diffuse wall thickening, continuous enhancing mucosa line, pericholecystic inflammation and presence of gallbladder stone suggests xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis. On the contrary, disruption of mucosal line, early GB enhancement and no stones is considered as definitive of GBC.7 The application of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in MRI has been introduced to further improve the diagnostic ability of MRI images. In malignancies, infarction, intracellular portion is increased and diffusion gets restricted, which could be seen as a hyper intensity on DWI images. In addition to hyper intensity on DWI images quantitative evaluation of diffusion restriction can be done by noting value of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), which is dependent upon diffusion weighted image intensity and its b value.  Both quantitative and qualitative assessment has been showed to better characterize GB lesions before surgery. We designed this study to understand the usefulness of DWI-MRI in diagnosing GB malignancy and correlate the reports with histopathology of patients with thick walled gallbladders of USG.

Materials and Methods: The study comprised a single center, prospective observational study. It was conducted in Department of surgical gastroenterology and department of radiology in a tertiary care referral institute in North India, from September, 2016 to April, 2018. An informed written consent was taken. All the patients presenting to outpatient department of surgical gastroenterology with thick wall gall bladder (wall thickness >3mm, TWGB) on ultrasound were included in the study. Patients with upper abdominal symptoms, who, on further workup were found to have TWGB were also included. Patients with a definite mass forming lesion on ultrasound were excluded. And other patients who were found inoperable were due to sever comorbidities and incompatibilities for MRI were excluded. After obtaining routine blood tests along with renal function test, they were subjected to contrast enhanced diffusion restricted MRI, and findings were recorded.

All MRI examinations were performed with a 3.0 T Signa HDxt MRI scanner (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI, USA) with an 8 channel body coil. The scanning sequences were as follows:

  • Axial respiratory-triggered T2-weighted fast spin-echo (TR/TE/NEX; 3000-5647.1/78.2-81.1/1, 3 mm section thickness, 0 mm intersection gap, 288X256 matrix, 380 mm field of view), 

  • Axial respiratory triggered DWI (diffusion weightings: b=0s/ mm2 and 1000s/mm2, TR/TE/NEX: 7058-13333/68.1/8, 3 mm section thickness, 0 mm intersection gap, 128x128 matrix, 380 mm field of view)

  • Pre and post contrast axial single breath hold 3D spoiled gradient echo sequence with two-point Dixon water-fat separation (LAVA FLEX) (TR/TE/NEX; 4.3/2/1, 3 mm section thickness, 0 mm intersection gap, 320x192 matrix, 380 mm field of view). Gadodiamide (Omniscan; GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, UK) at a dose of 0.1mmol/kg {0.2 ml/kg} of body weight was used as contrast material.

All DWI images were transferred to an Advantage Workstation 4.4 (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI, USA), at which ADC maps were evaluated. ADC value of the lesion was quantified by manually drawing on the lesion a circular region of interest (ROI) on the ADC map of (b=1000) DWI. Mean ADC was calculated from ROI’s at two different locations in the lesion. An expert radiologist with experience in interpreting abdominal imaging was blinded to information of patient’s characteristics, symptoms, sonography and CECT findings and histopathological reports.

Surgical procedure: After pre-anaesthetic checkup all 24 patients underwent for surgery. Patients with suspicion of carcinoma were for staging laparoscopy and extended cholecystectomy, cases with low suspicion were taken for anticipatory extended cholecystectomy (cholecystectomy with 2cm liver wedge excision, frozen analysis followed by lymphadenectomy only if frozen found to have positive report).8 Postoperative management was as per institution’s protocol. Patients were discharged after they resumed a normal diet and drains removal. They were followed up with histopathology report in OPD, after 10 days of discharge and findings recorded. The HPE report was correlated with MRI findings.

Statistical Analysis: SPSS version 22 was used for statistical analysis. Fisher’s exact test was used to test the association between variables. One way ANOVA test was used to compare between two groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to discriminate between two groups an area under the curve (AUC) was calculated. The P-value less than 0.05 was considered as significant.

Results: A total of 25 patients were included in the study. The mean age was 48.52±9.6yrs (30-68yrs). 17 (68%) were female and 8 (32% were males). Out of 25 patients, 4 (16.0%) did not have any symptoms suspicious of gallbladder disease and were incidentally detected to have TWGB on sonography. 21 patients, (84.0%) presented with one or more symptoms. 12 (48.0%) patients had presented with single or recurrent episodes of biliary colic, 4 (16.0%) had dull aching continuous right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain, 1 patient had a history of abdominal lump, 1 patient who presented with jaundice was found to have associated choledocholithiasis, and 3 patients gave the history of anorexia and significant loss of weight.

Examination findings revealed 1 patient having a palpable gallbladder, another one having a palpable gallbladder lump. None of our patients had evidence of advanced malignancy. 1 patient had icterus. All the patients were subjected to abdominal sonography. All but 3 (12.0%) patients had gall stones, with the majority having multiple stones (17, 68%). All 25 patients had thickened gallbladder walls, with 8 (32%) patients having focal thickening, and 17 (68.0%) having diffusely thickened walls. Thickening was further categorized between patients with wall thickness 3-7mm (19 patients, 76%) and patients with wall thickness >7mm (6 patients, 24%).

Out of 24 operated patients, USG suggested GB carcinoma in 11 patients out of which only 4 were found to have malignancy. USG had the sensitivity of 66.67%, the specificity of 61.11%, the positive predictive value of 36.36% and negative predictive value of 84.62%.

16 of our patients had undergone a contrast-enhanced CT scan. Out of 16, CECT revealed GB mass in 6 (24%) patients.  3 (12.0%) patients had focal wall thickening and 6(24%) patients had diffuse wall thickening. 1 patient did not have any wall thickening. None had evidence of distant metastasis in the form of liver nodules, peritoneal dissemination, para-aortic or other distant lymph nodes, and ascites. Out of a total 16 patients, malignancy was reported in 7 (43.75%) while others were reported to have benign aetiology (9, 56.25%). In our study, CECT had high sensitivity and negative predictive value (83.33% and 88.89% respectively), although specificity was 80.00% and the positive predictive value was 71.43%.

All 25 of our patients underwent diffusion restricted MRI as per our study protocol. Diffusion restriction was found in 16 (64.0%) patients while in 9 (36.0%), no restriction was present. Gall bladder calculi were present in 22 (88%) patients, and 3 (12%) patients did not have calculi in GB. Out of 22, 9 (40.91%) had solitary GB calculus impacted at the neck and 13 (59.10%) had multiple GB calculi. 13 (52%) patients had a breach in the continuity of the GB wall. MRI showed wall thickening in 20 (80%) patients, whereas USG showed TWGB in all 25 patients. (Table 1) One of these patients had a history of past cholecystectomy and was having residual GB, which was found to have thickened wall on USG, but on MRI, wall thickness was normal. Two patients had a history of spontaneous passage of stones in the common bile duct. One patient showed focal wall thickening in fundus on USG but MRI, there was no thickening, multiple small polypoidal lesions were seen, which were sent for frozen section after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and histopathology was benign. One patient had mild wall thickening on USG (4.6mm), which was not found on MRI. Fat saturated images revealed 3 patients having fat in the wall.

ADC values were calculated for the entire group and the mean ADC value was 2.276*10-3.  Finally, MRI diagnosed 12 (48%) patients having a suspicion of malignancy, 11 (44%) patients having cholecystitis, and 2 (8.0%) patients with xanthogranulomatous pathology. (Figure 1, 2, 3) Out of 12 patients reported as GBC, only 6 (50%) were found to have GBC on HPE, (Figure 4) although none of the patients (n=11) reported having benign pathology were found to have GBC, suggesting 100% negative predictive value of MRI while diagnosing GBC. MRI was seen to have a sensitivity of 100%, the specificity of 66.67%, the positive predictive value of only 50%, and an accuracy of 75%.  Looking at specific findings of MRI, the breach in mucosal continuity was found in 13 (52%), in whom 4 (30.77%) patients were found to have malignancy while 5 were found to have xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis. ADC values were calculated for 24 patients who were operated, and in whom histopathology reports were available. Mean ADC value was 2.276 X 10-3. The mean ADC value for GB malignancy was lower than that of benign diseases. Mean ADC value of 6 patients with GBC was 1.57 X 10-3, and the remaining 18 patients were 2.54 X 10-3. Amongst benign causes (n=18), xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (n=7) had lower ADC values as compared to that of chronic cholecystitis (n=11). Mean ADC value for 7 patients with xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis was 1.77 X 10-3, while that of 11 patients with chronic cholecystitis was 3.02X 10-3 (2.42 X 10-3after removing outliers). Mean ADC values were compared using “One way ANOVA test with multiple comparisons”.  The comparison reached statistical significance between malignancy and cholecystitis (p=0.002), and also between xanthogranulomatous vs chronic cholecystitis (p=0.023). (Table 2)

To define the cutoff values for diagnosing malignancy and xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis, and distinguish each from chronic cholecystitis, ROC curves were plotted after excluding the outliers.  For malignancy vs chronic cholecystitis, with the cutoff of 1.94X 10-3, the test reached a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 88.9% (AUC=98.1%). (Figure 5) For xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis from chronic cholecystitis, with a cutoff of 2.22X 10-3, (Figure 6) the test reached a sensitivity of 100%, and specificity of 56%, however with the cutoff of 2.07X 10-3, sensitivity was 85.7% and specificity was 66.7%. Surgery was offered to all patients and 24 patients underwent surgery while 1 patient refused surgery due to personal reasons. Thirteen patients were taken up for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, out of which 8 underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, GB was sent for the frozen section for 4 patients, in whom malignancy was suspected on the cut section of GB specimen. 3 of these were found to have benign disease whereas 1 out of 4 was found to be adenocarcinoma and laparotomy was done. On laparotomy, inter-aortocaval lymph nodes were found enlarged, which were sampled and sent for frozen and reported positive for metastatic deposits. The further procedure was abandoned and the abdomen was closed. One patient underwent laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy, leaving part of GB wall on the liver surface (LSC type 1), 4 were converted to open procedure due to unclear calot’s triangle anatomy.9 Out of these four, 3 patients underwent complete cholecystectomy after conversion to open. One underwent subtotal cholecystectomy (she was found to have impacted calculus at the neck with dense adhesions to the hepatoduodenal ligament, and part of neck of GB was left in situ, while the remaining GB was removed). One patient underwent open cholecystectomy. She had a history of open cholecystectomy and was found to have a residual gallbladder, which was small and contracted. Hence, the open procedure was done and laparoscopy was not attempted.

Nine of our patients were taken up for staging laparoscopy and extended cholecystectomy. 3 underwent extended cholecystectomy with adequate lymphadenectomy. One patient required extended cholecystectomy with extrahepatic biliary tract excision with hepaticojejunostomy (Enlarged lymph nodes in hepatoduodenal ligament densely adherent to CBD). One patient had diffuse peritoneal dissemination and radical surgery was abandoned. One patient underwent cholecystectomy due to low suspicion of malignancy and frozen biopsy was sent, which was reported as benign. Three patients underwent anticipatory extended cholecystectomy, (2 laparoscopic and 1 open). None of them was found to have malignancy on frozen of GB. Hence, lymphadenectomy was not done.  Histopathology reports of our study group (24 operated patients) were chronic cholecystitis (11, 45.83%), xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis 7 (29.17%), and adenocarcinoma (6, 25%).

We have correlated each of the symptoms, USG features, and CT and MRI findings with the pathology reports of our patients. While recording MRI findings, it was seen that absence of calculi in 3 patients were related to malignant pathology. None other features could reach statistical significance. (Table 3)

Discussion: Gall bladder pathologies are more 2-3 times more commonly found in females that is also reflected from our study (female to male ratio=2:1).10 As reported, a large majority of gall stones are asymptomatic (70-95%).11 Right upper quadrant pain has been observed to be the most common symptom of gallstone disease, amounting to 95% of patients.12

Abdominal sonography is the gold standard diagnostic imaging modality for gallstones and to diagnosing cholecystitis its sensitivity (80-100%), specificity (60-100%) and positive predictive value is >90%.13 In our study group, ultrasound was able to detect the presence of gallstones in all except one case where MRI revealed the presence of stones while ultrasound showed only wall thickening with no stones. USG revealed focal thickening in 8 patients, which is considered as a marker for malignancy, Out of these 8 patients, 4 were confirmed to have GBC on histopathology of the operated specimen.

CECT scan has been the reference standard for diagnosing and managing suspected GBC patients. It can visualize GB mass, focal or diffuse thickening of GB wall, the extension to surrounding organ, regional or distant lymph nodes and metastasis. Thus, although CECT has a high sensitivity rate for GBC specificity is not high and lots of patients end up having a more radical surgical procedure than required.14 In our study, negative predictive value was 188.89% and the positive predictive value was only 71.43%, which is close to literature data of 89% and 96% respectively. The accuracy in our study was 81.25% while a cross-sectional study in 2016, reported figures of 93.5%. We did diffusion restriction MRI to better identify patient’s disease before surgery. We found that sensitivity and specificity of MRI was respectively 100% and 66.67%, which is similar to the published data. 15,16,17 Mean ADC values for GBC was 1.5 X 10-3. Several authors have observed the ADC values and cutoff to differentiate between benign and malignant GB lesions. There is yet no accepted cutoff value. In a retrospective study by Yoshioka, et al. the cutoff value of 1.64 X 10-3for GBC vs inflammation was found to have high sensitivity and specificity (86.4% and 81.8%, respectively.18,19

Kim, et al. determined the diagnostic value of diffusion-weighted MRI for thick-walled gallbladders. They noted that mean ADC value for GBC was 1.46 X 10-3, that of benign GB lesions were 2.16 X 10-3. Optimal ADC cutoff value of 1.449 X 10-3 yields sensitivity for GBC up to 70%, and specificity 97%. Mean ADC values were similar to that of our study 3.

In another Korean retrospective study of 33 patients by Kang, et al. the cutoff for differentiating xanthogranulomatous and malignant pathology of the gallbladder was taken as 1.52 X 10-3 which showed an accuracy of 79%, with specificity and positive predictive value of 100%, but the sensitivity of just 50% 7. The mean ADC value of xanthogranulomatous lesion was 1.64 X 10-3, which is very close to our study (1.77 X 10-3). (Table 4)

This study also reported continuity of enhancing mucosal line to be seen more frequently in xanthogranulomatous disease and found it to be statistically significant although in our study, out of 7 patients of xanthogranulomatous pathology, only 2 had mucosal continuity while 5 had a breach in continuity. The fat component in the GB wall was seen in 3 of our patients, and one of them was found to have xanthogranulomatous pathology. In Kang’s study also, only 1 patient had a fat component, out of a total of 14 patients. This suggests fat in the wall is a relatively non-specific finding to diagnose this pathology. Ours is the first prospective study which looks at MRI findings and correlates it with the biopsy report of the surgical specimen.

Conclusion: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common biliary tract malignancy. Mostly present in advance stage and thus has a poor outcome. Its presentation as thick wall gall bladder is a diagnostic dilemma to differentiated, benign from malignancy. In this scenario, diffusion-weighted MRI could be a useful imaging modality for characterization of thick wall gallbladder, especially when used with quantitative assessment of ADC values. Thus, we would like to conclude that quantitative evaluation of ADC maps is a useful parameter and might improve the specificity of MRI in differentiating benign from malignant gallbladder pathology. However, more prospective studies with larger sample size are required to further implement it into routine practice.

Acknowledgement: We wish to acknowledge the immense help received from the scholars whose articles are cited and included in references to this manuscript. The authors are also grateful to authors/editors/publishers of all those articles, journals and books from where the literature for this article has been reviewed and discussed.

Source of Funding: There is no source of funding.

Conflict of interest: I am declaring that we have no conflict of interests

Informed consent: we have obtained consent from patients or close kin for the images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. They understand that the names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

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A Study by Shanthan KR et al. entitled "Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Versus Nerve Stimulator Guided Technique of Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block in Patients Undergoing Upper Limb Surgeries" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 01
A Study by Amol Sanap et al. entitled "The Outcome of Coxofemoral Bypass Using Cemented Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty in the Treatment of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fracture of Femur in a Rural Setup" is awarded Best Article Award of Vol 13 issue 24
A Study by Manoj KP et al. entitled "A Randomized Comparative Clinical Trial to Know the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Against Multimodal Analgesia for Postoperative Analgesia Following Caesarean Section" is awarded Best Article Award of Vol 13 issue 23
A Study by Karimova II et al. entitled "Changes in the Activity of Intestinal Carbohydrases in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats and Their Correction with Prenalon" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 22
A Study by Ashish B Roge et al. entitled "Development, Validation of RP-HPLC Method and GC MS Analysis of Desloratadine HCL and It’s Degradation Products" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 21
A Study by Isha Gaurav et al. entitled "Association of ABO Blood Group with Oral Cancer and Precancer – A Case-control Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 20
A Study by Amr Y. Zakaria et al. entitled "Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of ATP-Binding Cassette Gene(ABCC3 rs4793665) affect High Dose Methotrexate-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Children with Osteosarcoma" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 19
A Study by Kholis Ernawati et al. entitled "The Utilization of Mobile-Based Information Technology in the Management of Dengue Fever in the Community Year 2019-2020: Systematic Review" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 18
A Study by Bhat Asifa et al. entitled "Efficacy of Modified Carbapenem Inactivation Method for Carbapenemase Detection and Comparative Evaluation with Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Identification of Carbapenemase Producing Klebsiella pneumonia Isolates" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 17
A Study by Gupta R. et al. entitled "A Clinical Study of Paediatric Tracheostomy: Our Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 16
A Study by Chandran Anand et al. entitled "A Prospective Study on Assessment of Quality of Life of Patients Receiving Sorafenib for Hepatocellular Carcinoma" is awarded Best article for Vol 13 issue 15
A Study by Rosa PS et al. entitled "Emotional State Due to the Covid – 19 Pandemic in People Residing in a Vulnerable Area in North Lima" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 14
A Study by Suvarna Sunder J et al. entitled "Endodontic Revascularization of Necrotic Permanent Anterior Tooth with Platelet Rich Fibrin, Platelet Rich Plasma, and Blood Clot - A Comparative Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 13
A Study by Mona Isam Eldin Osman et al. entitled "Psychological Impact and Risk Factors of Sexual Abuse on Sudanese Children in Khartoum State" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 12
A Study by Khaw Ming Sheng & Sathiapriya Ramiah entitled "Web Based Suicide Prevention Application for Patients Suffering from Depression" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 11
A Study by Purushottam S. G. et al. entitled "Development of Fenofibrate Solid Dispersions for the Plausible Aqueous Solubility Augmentation of this BCS Class-II Drug" is awarded Best article for Vol 13 issue 10
A Study by Kumar S. et al. entitled "A Study on Clinical Spectrum, Laboratory Profile, Complications and Outcome of Pediatric Scrub Typhus Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit from a Tertiary Care Hospital from Eastern India" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 09
A Study by Mardhiah Kamaruddin et al. entitled "The Pattern of Creatinine Clearance in Gestational and Chronic Hypertension Women from the Third Trimester to 12 Weeks Postpartum" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 08
A Study by Sarmila G. B. et al. entitled "Study to Compare the Efficacy of Orally Administered Melatonin and Clonidine for Attenuation of Hemodynamic Response During Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation in Gastrointestinal Surgeries" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 07
A Study by M. Muthu Uma Maheswari et al. entitled "A Study on C-reactive Protein and Liver Function Tests in Laboratory RT-PCR Positive Covid-19 Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre – A Retrospective Study" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 06 Special issue Modern approaches for diagnosis of COVID-19 and current status of awareness
A Study by Gainneos PD et al. entitled "A Comparative Evaluation of the Levels of Salivary IgA in HIV Affected Children and the Children of the General Population within the Age Group of 9 – 12 Years – A Cross-Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 05 Special issue on Recent Advances in Dentistry for better Oral Health
A Study by Alkhansa Mahmoud et al. entitled "mRNA Expression of Somatostatin Receptors (1-5) in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 06
A Study by Chen YY and Ghazali SRB entitled "Lifetime Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder Symptoms and Early Adolescence Risk Factors for Poor Physical Health Outcome Among Malaysian Adolescents" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 04 Special issue on Current Updates in Plant Biology to Medicine to Healthcare Awareness in Malaysia
A Study by Kumari PM et al. entitled "Study to Evaluate the Adverse Drug Reactions in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Tamilnadu - A Cross-Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 05
A Study by Anu et al. entitled "Effectiveness of Cytological Scoring Systems for Evaluation of Breast Lesion Cytology with its Histopathological Correlation" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 04
A Study by Sharipov R. Kh. et al. entitled "Interaction of Correction of Lipid Peroxidation Disorders with Oxibral" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 03
A Study by Tarek Elwakil et al. entitled "Led Light Photobiomodulation Effect on Wound Healing Combined with Phenytoin in Mice Model" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 02
A Study by Mohita Ray et al. entitled "Accuracy of Intra-Operative Frozen Section Consultation of Gastrointestinal Biopsy Samples in Correlation with the Final Histopathological Diagnosis" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 01
A Study by Badritdinova MN et al. entitled "Peculiarities of a Pain in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease in the Presence of Individual Combines of the Metabolic Syndrome" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 24
A Study by Sindhu Priya E S et al. entitled "Neuroprotective activity of Pyrazolone Derivatives Against Paraquat-induced Oxidative Stress and Locomotor Impairment in Drosophila melanogaster" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 23
A Study by Habiba Suhail et al. entitled "Effect of Majoon Murmakki in Dysmenorrhoea (Usre Tams): A Standard Controlled Clinical Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 22
A Study by Ghaffar UB et al. entitled "Correlation between Height and Foot Length in Saudi Population in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 21
A Study by Siti Sarah Binti Maidin entitled "Sleep Well: Mobile Application to Address Sleeping Problems" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 20
A Study by Avijit Singh"Comparison of Post Operative Clinical Outcomes Between “Made in India” TTK Chitra Mechanical Heart Valve Versus St Jude Mechanical Heart Valve in Valve Replacement Surgery" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 19
A Study by Sonali Banerjee and Mary Mathews N. entitled "Exploring Quality of Life and Perceived Experiences Among Couples Undergoing Fertility Treatment in Western India: A Mixed Methodology" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 18
A Study by Jabbar Desai et al. entitled "Prevalence of Obstructive Airway Disease in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and Hypertension" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 17
A Study by Juna Byun et al. entitled "Study on Difference in Coronavirus-19 Related Anxiety between Face-to-face and Non-face-to-face Classes among University Students in South Korea" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 16
A Study by Sudha Ramachandra & Vinay Chavan entitled "Enhanced-Hybrid-Age Layered Population Structure (E-Hybrid-ALPS): A Genetic Algorithm with Adaptive Crossover for Molecular Docking Studies of Drug Discovery Process" is awarded Best article for Vol 12 issue 15
A Study by Varsha M. Shindhe et al. entitled "A Study on Effect of Smokeless Tobacco on Pulmonary Function Tests in Class IV Workers of USM-KLE (Universiti Sains Malaysia-Karnataka Lingayat Education Society) International Medical Programme, Belagavi" is awarded Best article of Vol 12 issue 14, July 2020
A study by Amruta Choudhary et al. entitled "Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Women of Reproductive Age from Rural Area of Central India" is awarded Best Article for special issue "Modern Therapeutics Applications"
A study by Raunak Das entitled "Study of Cardiovascular Dysfunctions in Interstitial Lung Diseas epatients by Correlating the Levels of Serum NT PRO BNP and Microalbuminuria (Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Dysfunction) with Echocardiographic, Bronchoscopic and HighResolution Computed Tomography Findings of These ILD Patients" is awarded Best Article of Vol 12 issue 13 
A Study by Kannamani Ramasamy et al. entitled "COVID-19 Situation at Chennai City – Forecasting for the Better Pandemic Management" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 12
A Study by Muhammet Lutfi SELCUK and Fatma entitled "Distinction of Gray and White Matter for Some Histological Staining Methods in New Zealand Rabbit's Brain" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 11
A Study by Anamul Haq et al. entitled "Etiology of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents – Emphasis Upon Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 10
A Study by entitled "Estimation of Reference Interval of Serum Progesterone During Three Trimesters of Normal Pregnancy in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 09
A Study by Ilona Gracie De Souza & Pavan Kumar G. entitled "Effect of Releasing Myofascial Chain in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome - A Randomized Clinical Trial" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 08
A Study by Virendra Atam et. al. entitled "Clinical Profile and Short - Term Mortality Predictors in Acute Stroke with Emphasis on Stress Hyperglycemia and THRIVE Score : An Observational Study" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 07
A Study by K. Krupashree et. al. entitled "Protective Effects of Picrorhizakurroa Against Fumonisin B1 Induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice" is awarded best article for issue Vol 10 issue 20
A study by Mithun K.P. et al "Larvicidal Activity of Crude Solanum Nigrum Leaf and Berries Extract Against Dengue Vector-Aedesaegypti" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 14 of IJCRR
A study by Asha Menon "Women in Child Care and Early Education: Truly Nontraditional Work" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 13
A study by Deep J. M. "Prevalence of Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization in 7-13 Years Old Children of Biratnagar, Nepal: A Cross Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 11 of IJCRR
A review by Chitra et al to analyse relation between Obesity and Type 2 diabetes is awarded 'Best Article' for Vol 10 issue 10 by IJCRR. 
A study by Karanpreet et al "Pregnancy Induced Hypertension: A Study on Its Multisystem Involvement" is given Best Paper Award for Vol 10 issue 09

List of Awardees

A Study by Ese Anibor et al. "Evaluation of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Among Delta State University Students in Abraka, Nigeria" from Vol 13 issue 16 received Emerging Researcher Award


A Study by Alkhansa Mahmoud et al. entitled "mRNA Expression of Somatostatin Receptors (1-5) in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells" from Vol 13 issue 06 received Emerging Researcher Award


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