18F-FDG PET/CT 在宫颈癌诊断及分期中的临床价值

目的:探讨氟代脱氧葡萄糖(~(18)F-FDG)正电子发射断层显像/X线计算机体层成像仪(PET/CT)检查在局灶早期宫颈癌中的临床应用价值。方法:53例病理确诊为早期宫颈癌的患者行全身~(18)F-FDG PET/CT检查,并在检查结束10日内行广泛性全子宫切除术+双附件切除术+盆腔淋巴结清扫术,计算~(18)F-FDG PET/CT诊断宫颈原发部位肿瘤及盆腔淋巴结转移的敏感度,特异度与准确度。结果:~(18)F-FDG PET/CT检查诊断的宫颈原发部位肿瘤的敏感度为79.25%,特异度为86.79%,准确度为84.9%;以病人为单位诊断盆腔淋巴结转移的准确度为85.71%,特异度为97.87%;以淋巴结为单位诊断盆腔淋巴结转移的准确度为84.61%,特异度为99.00%。结论:PET/CT显像对宫颈癌诊断,分期诊断及盆腔淋巴结转移的检出具有重要临床意义。     

直径小于1 cm孤立性肺结节的18F-FDG PET/CT诊断研究进展

孤立性肺结节的鉴别诊断一直是胸部影像学的研究热点。早期且准确地鉴别肺内小结节的良恶性,对于患者治疗方案的确定以及随访情况的评估均具有重要的临床意义。~(18)F-FDG PET/CT在鉴别诊断恶性肿瘤方面具有明显优于其他传统检查的高特异性和高敏感性,其公认的恶性肿瘤的诊断阈值是最大化标准摄取值(maximum standard uptake value, SUVmax)为2.5,然而部分临床数据显示一些直径小于1 cm的恶性肺结节的SUVmax数值小于2.5。因此在早期研究中,~(18)F-FDG PET/CT在诊断直径较小的肺结节的其临床价值仍存在争议。为了尽量降低SUVmax的测量误差,提高~(18)F-FDG PET/CT诊断的准确率,衍生出了许多SUVmax辅助诊断方法以及优化的重建算法、放射性显像剂的联合应用等手段。本文将对~(18)F-FDG PET/CT鉴别诊断直径小于1 cm孤立性肺结节的研究进展进行综述。     

VTIQ结合CDFI极大提高对乳腺BI-RADS 4类良恶性病变的诊断效能

为探讨声触诊组织成像定量技术(VTIQ)联合彩色多普勒血流成像(CDFI)在乳腺BI-RADS4类良恶性病变中的诊断价值,本研究选取66个经病理证实的BI-RADS 4类乳腺结节患者,根据VTIQ、CDFI图像资料,获取患者乳腺结节剪切波速度平均值及血流分级,分析良恶性结节之间剪切波速度平均值及血流分级的差异,分析VTIQ、CDFI单独使用及联合应用对乳腺BI-RADS 4类良恶性结节的诊断价值。研究结果显示66例病灶中良性32例,恶性34例,CDFI诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度分别为85.3%、53.1%、69.7%;良恶性结节剪切波速度平均值分别为(3.14±1.06) m/s、(5.44±1.58) m/s,两者差异有统计学意义(p0.05),构建受试者工作特征曲线(ROC曲线),得到良恶性结节最佳截断点为4.07 m/s,以此诊断的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别为67.6%、87.5%、77.3%;乳腺恶性肿瘤中有38.2%(13/34)的病灶在弹性图像上出现周边高硬度彩色区域,呈"硬环征",以此诊断的敏感度、特异度、准确度分别为38.2%、93.8%、65.2%;VTIQ与CDFI联合应用诊断乳腺BI-RADS 4类良恶性结节的灵敏度、特异性、准确度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为91.2%、93.8%、92.4%、93.9%、90.9%。结果表明VTIQ、CDFI对乳腺BI-RADS4类良恶性病变的诊断具有一定参考价值,弹性图像上硬环征的出现有助于乳腺恶性肿瘤的诊断,VTIQ与CDFI合应用明显提高对BI-RADS 4类乳腺良恶性病变的诊断效能。     

肺部病灶18F-FDG PET-CT显像与CT引导下穿刺活检结果对比分析

目的:探讨不同大小病灶18F-FDG PET-CT的显像特点与同层面CT引导下穿刺活检结果的关系.方法:回顾性研究经过18F-FDG PET-CT及CT引导下穿刺活检两种检查的病例,通过统计病灶的大小、病理、穿刺取材部位的放射性浓聚程度、SUVmax 来分析不同大小病灶18F-FDG PET-CT的显像特点与同层面CT引导下穿刺活检结果的关系.结果:69例患者,共穿刺74个痛灶,71个病灶测得SUVmax,放射性浓聚程度不同的病灶其穿刺敏感性、病灶大小的分布情况有显著性差异(P＜0.05),≤ 3cm组病灶放射性均匀浓聚率高,≥5cm组放射性均匀浓聚率低(P＜0.05),≤ 3cm的均匀浓聚的恶性病灶其SUVmax低于＞3 cm组(P＜0.05),良恶性病灶SUVmax无显著性差异(P＞0.05).结论:不同大小的病灶在18F-FDG PET-CT上放射性浓聚程度不同,反映了病灶生物学特性的空间差异,进而影响穿刺活检的准确率.     

肺部病灶~（18）F-FDG PET-CT显像与CT引导下穿刺活检结果对比分析

目的：探讨不同大小病灶18F-FDG PET-CT的显像特点与同层面CT引导下穿刺活检结果的关系。方法：回顾性研究经过18F-FDG PET-CT及CT引导下穿刺活检两种检查的病例,通过统计病灶的大小、病理、穿刺取材部位的放射性浓聚程度、SUVmax来分析不同大小病灶18F-FDG PET-CT的显像特点与同层面CT引导下穿刺活检结果的关系。结果：69例患者,共穿刺74个病灶,71个病灶测得SUVmax,放射性浓聚程度不同的病灶其穿刺敏感性、病灶大小的分布情况有显著性差异（P〈0.05）,≤3 cm组病灶放射性均匀浓聚率高,≥5 cm组放射性均匀浓聚率低（P〈0.05）,≤3 cm的均匀浓聚的恶性病灶其SUVmax低于〉3 cm组（P〈0.05）,良恶性病灶SUVmax无显著性差异（P〉0.05）。结论：不同大小的病灶在18F-FDG PET-CT上放射性浓聚程度不同,反映了病灶生物学特性的空间差异,进而影响穿刺活检的准确率。     

CT联合MRI在早期肝癌诊断临床价值分析

摘要 目的：探究CT联合MRI在早期肝癌诊断中的应用价值。方法：选择2016年6月至2019年6月于我院接受诊断治疗的78例已知或疑似肝癌患者,分别对其实施CT及MRI检测,以病灶部位病理学检查结果为金标准（50例确诊为早期肝癌,28例为良性病变）,分别评估CT、MRI、CT联合MRI对早期肝癌的诊断价值,将确诊为肝癌的50例患者按照病灶大小区分为直径≤3 cm组（21例）和>3 cm组（29例）,对比CT与MRI对不同直径肝癌诊断率。结果：（1）检测发现,CT对早期肝癌诊断一致性为73.08 %,灵敏度为72.00 %,特异度为75.00 %;（2）MRI对早期肝癌诊断一致性为82.05 %,灵敏度为82.00 %,特异度为82.14 %;（3）CT联合MRI检测对早期肝癌诊断一致性为93.59 %,灵敏度为92.00 %,特异度为96.43 %;（4）对比发现,对直径≤3 cm的早期肝癌患者,MRI诊断率明显高于CT（95.24 % vs 76.19 %,P<0.05）。结论：CT及MRI对早期肝癌均具有较好的诊断价值,但联合检测明显优于任一单独检测,同时对病灶直径≤3 cm的早期肝癌患者,MRI诊断准确率更高。     

双能量增强CT扫描对非小细胞肺癌纵隔淋巴结转移的诊断价值分析

目的:探讨双能量增强CT扫描诊断非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)纵隔淋巴结转移的应用价值。方法:回顾性分析我院2017年5月至2019年5月接诊的100例行肺部双能量增强CT扫描的NSCLC患者临床资料,根据术后病理诊断是否发生纵膈淋巴结转移将患者转移组(42例)和未转移组(58例)。比较组间能谱曲线斜率(λHU)、淋巴结与原发癌灶能谱曲线斜率比值(简称斜率比值)、碘浓度(IC)、水浓度(WC)、标准化碘浓度(NIC)、标准化水浓度(NWC)差异,Logistic回归分析双能CT参数与NSCLC发生纵膈淋巴结转移的相关性,受试者工作特征曲线(ROC)分析双能CT参数诊断NSCLC发生纵膈淋巴结转移的效能。结果:转移组λHU、斜率比值、IC、NIC均低于未转移组(P0.05),转移组λHU、IC、WC、NIC、NWC与原发病灶比较均无统计学差异(P0.05),未转移组λHU、IC、NIC高于原发病灶(P0.05)。Logistic回归分析结果显示λHU、斜率比值、IC、NIC均与纵膈淋巴结转移有关(P0.05)。ROC分析结果显示λHU、斜率比值、IC、NIC诊断NSCLC纵膈淋巴结转移的AUC分别为0.849、0.871、0.838、0.860,灵敏度分别为80.95%、85.71%、78.57%、83.33%,特异度分别为79.31%、84.48%、81.03%、82.76%。结论:双能量增强CT扫描检查有助于提高NSCLC淋巴结转移准确率。     

急性胰腺炎患者的CT、MRI影像学表现及其诊断价值对比研究

摘要 目的：比较急性胰腺炎患者的电子计算机断层扫描（CT）、磁共振成像（MRI）影像学表现及其诊断价值。方法：选择2018年1月-2019年12月我院收治并初步诊断为急性胰腺炎的患者124例，所有患者均同时行CT和MRI检查，并比较两种检查方式诊断急性胰腺炎的影像学表现，以临床最终诊断结果作为参考，比较两种检查方式诊断急性胰腺炎的价值。结果：124例患者，经临床最终诊断为急性胰腺炎96例，28例为非急性胰腺炎，以临床最终诊断结果为"金标准"，CT诊断急性胰腺炎的灵敏度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值和准确度分别为84.38%、75.00%、92.05%、58.33%、82.26%，MRI诊断急性胰腺炎的灵敏度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值和准确度分别为95.83%、78.57%、93.88%、84.62%、91.94%，MRI诊断急性胰腺炎的灵敏度、阴性预测值和准确度显著高于CT（P<0.05），两种检查方式诊断急性胰腺炎的特异度、阳性预测值比较无统计学差异（P>0.05）。结论：CT和MRI影像学表现有利于急性胰腺炎的诊断，两者对急性胰腺炎诊断均具有较高的灵敏度、特异度和准确度， 但MRI诊断急性胰腺炎的灵敏度、准确度优于CT。     

增强CT和18F-FDG PET/CT在胃癌术前分期评估中的临床价值比较

目的:对比评估增强计算机断层扫描(contrast enhancement computed tomography,CECT)和~(18)F-FDG正电子发射计算机断层扫描(positron emission tomography/computed tomography,PET/CT)在胃癌术前分期中的临床应用价值。方法:回顾性分析经病理证实的胃癌患者的术前CECT(27例)及~(18)F-FDG PET/CT(39例)图像,于两种影像学手段下,双盲法判定每位患者胃癌的TNM分期,然后分别计算每种影像学方法在胃癌术前分期中的敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、阴性预测值和准确性。两种影像学方法的差异比较采用Pearson卡方检验。结果:CECT和~(18)F-FDG PET/CT诊断胃癌T分期的敏感性、阳性预测值和准确性分别是100.00%、72.73%、59.26%和100.00%、90.91%、76.92%;CECT和~(18)F-FDG PET/CT诊断胃癌N分期的敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、阴性预测值和准确性分别是75.00%、71.43%、88.24%、50.00%、74.07%和42.86%、92.00%、75.00%、74.19%、35.90%。结论:CECT和~(18)F-FDG PET/CT均可用于胃癌术前分期的预估,尤其在N分期方面,CECT的敏感性和准确性高于~(18)F-FDG PET/CT。     

18F-FDG PET和治疗量131I全身扫描对分化型甲状腺癌根治术后转移灶检测的临床价值评估

目的：探讨18F-FDG PET显像和131I-全身扫描（131I-WBS）SPECT显像对分化型甲状腺癌（DTC）术后转移灶的临床诊断价值。方法：对57例外科术后拟行131I治疗的DTC患者行18F-FDG PET全身显像和131I-WBS扫描,观察和记录在糖代谢和碘代谢中DTC转移灶的定位及数量变化,并同时测定甲状腺球蛋白（Tg）,促甲状腺激素释放激素（TSH）等实验室检查项目。结果：57例DTC患者18F-FDG PET显像发现真阳性20例、假阳性3例、真阴性31例、假阴性3例,其灵敏度为87.0%,特异性为91.2%。而131I-WBS扫描发现真阳性13例、假阳性2例、真阴性34例、假阴性8例,其灵敏度为61.9%,特异性为94.4%。PET显像和131I-WBS扫描共检出阳性病灶73个,其中淋巴结32个,肺5个,纵隔6个,骨26个,其他部位4个。PET显像发现43个阳性病灶（58.9%）,而131I-WBS检出30个（41.1%）。当Tg水平〉10μg/L时,随着Tg在血清含量的增高,两种显像方法的对DTC转移灶的阳性检出率亦随之升高。结论：两种检查对DTC术后转移灶的监测和131I的治疗具有良好的互补性,18F-FDG PET显像在Tg阳性和131I-WBS阴性的患者的转移灶检出上更具有优势,有重要的临床指导意义。     

Comparison of SPECT/CT and MRI in Diagnosing Symptomatic Lesions in Ankle and Foot Pain Patients: Diagnostic Performance and Relation to Lesion Type

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of SPECT/CT and MRI in patients with ankle and foot pain, with regard to the lesion types.ResultsIn overall lesions, the sensitivity, PPV and NPV of SPECT/CT for symptomatic lesions were 93%, 56%, 91%, and they were 98%, 48%, 95% for MRI. There was no significant difference between SPECT/CT and MRI. However, the specificity of SPECT/CT was significantly higher than that of MRI (48% versus 24%, P = 0.016). Uptake grade on SPECT/CT was significantly higher in symptomatic lesions (P < 0.001), and its area under curve on ROC analysis was 0.787. In the analysis of each lesion type, the specificity of SPECT/CT was poor in joint lesions compared with other lesion types and MRI (P < 0.001, respectively). MRI exhibited lower specificity than SPECT/CT in bone lesions (P = 0.004) and ligament/tendon lesions (P < 0.001).ConclusionsSPECT/CT has MRI-comparable diagnostic performance for symptomatic lesions in ankle and foot pain patients. SPECT/CT and MRI exhibit different diagnostic specificity in different lesion types. SPECT/CT may be used as a complementary imaging method to MRI for enhancing diagnostic specificity.     

早期动态18F-FDG PET/CT成像在实体肿瘤评估中的应用

~(18)F-FDG PET/CT常规代谢成像反应肿瘤的葡萄糖代谢及乏氧情况,而~(18)F-FDG PET/CT早期动态成像能反映PET/CT成像早期肿瘤的灌注情况。由于肿瘤的异质性,在早期动态~(18)F-FDG PET/CT成像,即~(18)F-FDG PET/CT灌注成像中,存在独立于常规60 min~(18)F-FDG PET/CT代谢成像的SUVmax(最大标准摄取值)高摄取区。因此,在临床工作中应用~(18)F-FDG PET/CT早期动态成像,能够进一步对实体肿瘤的活性区域进行评估,能够更好评价患者预后、完善治疗方案。当前~(18)F-FDG早期动态成像已经应用在肝癌、肾癌以及膀胱癌等实体肿瘤诊断中。早期动态~(18)F-FDG PET/CT成像结合常规标准~(18)F-FDG PET/CT代谢成像,对实体肿块进行一站式成像方法,能够更好的对肿瘤进行评估。     

孤立性肺结节患者血清CEA、NSE、Cyfra21-1水平与结节直径的关系及联合高分辨率CT的诊断价值研究

摘要 目的：研究孤立性肺结节（SPN）患者血清癌胚抗原（CEA）、神经特异性烯醇化酶（NSE）、细胞角蛋白19片段（Cyfra21-1）水平与结节直径的关系及联合高分辨率CT的诊断价值。方法：将医院从2017年3月～2020年3月期间收治的SPN患者154例纳入研究。根据术后病理检查结果分为恶性结节组104例和良性结节组50例。对所有患者均进行高分辨率CT胸部增强扫描,并比较不同结节患者的CT影像征象表现。此外,检测并比较不同结节患者的血清CEA、NSE、Cyfra21-1水平,分析血清CEA、NSE、Cyfra21-1与结节直径的关系。通过受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析血清CEA、NSE、Cyfra21-1水平联合高分辨率CT诊断SPN良恶性的效能。结果：肺恶性结节患者胸部CT影像征象表现为毛刺征、深分叶征、胸膜凹陷征、血管集数征、棘突征人数占比均高于良性结节,而钙化征人数占比低于良性结节（均P＜0.05）。肺恶性结节患者的血清CEA、NSE、Cyfra21-1水平均明显高于良性结节患者（均P＜0.05）。结节最大直径＞2.0 cm的SPN患者血清CEA明显高于结节最大直径1.0～2.0 cm患者,而结节最大直径1.0～2.0 cm患者血清CEA明显高于结节最大直径＜1.0c m患者（均P＜0.05）;且经Spearman相关性分析显示,血清CEA水平与SPN患者结节直径呈正相关,而血清NSE、Cyfra21-1水平与SPN患者结节直径无相关性。经ROC曲线分析可得,血清CEA、NSE、Cyfra21-1联合高分辨率CT诊断SPN良恶性的曲线下面积、灵敏度、特异度均明显高于上述各项血清学指标和高分辨率CT单独诊断。结论：SPN患者血清CEA水平与结节直径呈正相关,而血清NSE、Cyfra21-1水平与结节直径无明显相关,血清CEA、NSE、Cyfra21-1联合高分辨率CT诊断SPN良恶性的价值较高。     

Unusual spread of the follicular thyroid carcinoma,metastases to liver and pancreas

We report a multimetastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma(FTC) with match lesions between ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT and post-treatment ¹³¹I imaging. The patient had a history of thoracic vertebra corpectomy surgery and liver tru-cut biopsy; both resulted in metastases of FTC. After total thyroidectomy surgery, the patient was referred to the ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT to investigate other possible metastatic foci. ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT showed increased FDG uptakes on a cervical lymph node, bones, lung, liver, and pancreas. After treatment of ¹³¹I, post-treatment iodine scintigraphy demonstrated iodine uptakes in the same areas as the ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scan and at the thyroid bed. All the matched lesions were concluded as a spread of the FTC. Here we describe an infrequent differentiated thyroid carcinoma case with metastases to the liver and pancreas. This case report also highlights the importance of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in determining the extent of thyroid cancer.     

X线片和多层螺旋CT诊断及鉴别周围型肺癌的对比研究

目的:对比X线平片和多层螺旋CT诊断及鉴别周围型肺癌的效果。方法:选取了100例周围型肺癌患者,所有患者入院后先行X线片检查,后进行多层螺旋CT检查。通过观察并记录X线片与多层螺旋CT对周围型肺癌的影像学特征、临床TNM分期的诊断效果,评价X线平片和多层螺旋CT对周围型肺癌的诊断效果。结果:多层螺旋CT对周围型肺癌的肿块、分叶征、支气管气象征、空洞、胸膜凹陷、血管集束征,胸腔积液的检出率均高于X线片(P0.05)。根据外科病理TNM分期结果,多层螺旋CT对周围型肺癌的临床TNM分期诊断符合率为92.0%,X线对周围型肺癌的临床TNM分期诊断符合率为61.0%,多层螺旋CT对周围型肺癌的临床TNM分期诊断符合率明显高于X线(P0.05)。结论:多层螺旋CT对于周围型肺癌各类型影像学征象具有较好的检出率,对周围型肺癌临床TNM分期诊断准确性接近病理诊断结果。     

Intérêt de la TEP/TDM au 18F-FDG dans la neurofibromatose de type 1, expérience du centre national de référence Henri-Mondor sur 10 ans

ObjectiveMalignant peripherals nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) are one of the leading causes of death in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Given the temporal and spatial multiplicity of suspicious lesions, the histological diagnosis of certainty might require iterative and decaying surgical procedure. Our objective was to determine the threshold values of metabolic metrics determined on ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT (SUV_max, total lesion glycolysis [TLG], total metabolic tumour volume [TMTV], tumour-to-liver [T/L] ratio and heterogeneity index [HI]) in order to distinguish at best MPNST from benign lesion (simple neurofibromas [NF] or dysplastic NF).Patients and methodsHundred and seven patients from the national reference centre of NF1 Henri-Mondor, clinically suspects of TMGN, underwent 160 ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT over a period of 10 years, between 2005 and 2015. The hypermetabolics lesions identified on ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT were confronted with pathological analysis or clinico-radiological and metabolic follow-up of more than 6 months.ResultsFour hundred and eight hypermetabolics lesions were identified, of which 112 were histologically confronted with 38 simple NF, 29 dysplastic NF, 39 TMGN and 6 incidentalomas. The remaining 296 hypermetabolics lesions experienced a median follow-up of 40.4 months [13.5–137 months]. The optimal cut-off values for malignant lesions, determined by ROC curves, were in order of decreasing performance: T/L ratio > 2.03 (sensitivity 96%, specificity 88%); SUVmax > 4.74 (sensitivity 93%, specificity 86%); TLG > 172 (sensitivity 84%, specificity 76%); TMTV > 53.5 (sensitivity 83%, specificity 68%); HI > 1.63 (sensitivity 84%, specificity 54%).Conclusions¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT is a powerful diagnostic and prognostic tool in the management of TMGN. Metabolic metrics allow with good sensitivity and specificity to identify lesions transformed into TMGN. The advent of PET/MRI will undoubtedly allow in the near future to reinforce the diagnostic and prognostic performances for the detection of transformations of neurofibromas in TMGN.     

Radiologic Predictors for Clinical Stage IA Lung Adenocarcinoma with Ground Glass Components: A Multi-Center Study of Long-Term Outcomes

Objective

This study was to define preoperative predictors from radiologic findings for the pathologic risk groups based on long-term surgical outcomes, in the aim to help guide individualized patient management.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 321 consecutive patients with clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma with ground glass component on computed tomography (CT) scanning. Pathologic diagnosis for resection specimens was based on the 2011 IASLC/ATS/ERS classification of lung adenocarcinoma. Patients were classified into different pathologic risk grading groups based on their lymph node status, local regional recurrence and overall survival. Radiologic characteristics of the pulmonary nodules were re-evaluated by reconstructed three-dimension CT (3D-CT). Univariate and multivariate analysis identifies independent radiologic predictors from tumor diameter, total volume (TV), average CT value (AVG), and solid-to-tumor (S/T) ratio. Receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC) studies were carried out to determine the cutoff value(s) for the predictor(s). Univariate cox regression model was used to determine the clinical significance of the above findings.

Results

A total of 321 patients with clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma with ground glass components were included in our study. Patients were classified into two pathologic low- and high- risk groups based on their distinguished surgical outcomes. A total of 134 patients fell into the low-risk group. Univariate and multivariate analyses identified AVG (HR: 32.210, 95% CI: 3.020–79.689, P<0.001) and S/T ratio (HR: 12.212, 95% CI: 5.441–27.408, P<0.001) as independent predictors for pathologic risk grading. ROC curves studies suggested the optimal cut-off values for AVG and S/T ratio were-198 (area under the curve [AUC] 0.921), 2.9 (AUC 0.996) and 54% (AUC 0.907), respectively. The tumor diameter and TV were excluded for the low AUCs (0.778 and 0.767). Both the cutoff values of AVG and S/T ratio were correlated with pathologic risk classification (p<0.001). Univariate Cox regression model identified clinical risk classification (RR: 3.011, 95%CI: 0.796–7.882, P = 0.095) as a good predictor for recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma. Statistical significance of 5-year OS and RFS was noted among clinical low-, moderate- and high-risk groups (log-rank, p = 0.024 and 0.010).

Conclusions

The AVG and the S/T ratio by reconstructed 3D-CT are important preoperative radiologic predictors for pathologic risk grading. The two cutoff values of AVG and S/T ratio are recommended in decision-making for patients with clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma with ground glass components.     

Diagnosis of hepatic hemangiomas with 99mTc-labeled red blood cell scanning: value of SPECT.

99mTc-labeled red blood cell (RBC) scanning is considered a highly specific technique for the study of hepatic hemangiomas. However, planar imaging displays poor sensitivity for the identification of small lesions. The authors consider a survey group of 119 patients, of whom 66 with a presumed diagnosis of hepatic hemangioma, for a total of 77 lesions ranging from 0.8 to 15 cm in diameter. The study was conducted with three-phase planar imaging and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The results, which confirm a high specificity of 99mTc-RBC scanning (100%) in the study of hepatic hemangiomas, show that SPECT significantly improves the detection of these lesions (71%) compared to the delayed static study (52%), with the largest gain for lesions between 2-3.5 cm (83% versus 51%). However, also SPECT has difficulty in detecting lesions of less than 2 cm. With regard to three-phase imaging, the authors point out that the pattern considered characteristic for hepatic hemangiomas (perfusion blood-pool mismatch) is infrequent (13%).     

Dual-time-point PET/CT study protocol can improve the larynx cancer diagnosis

AimTo evaluate whether the sequential dual-time-point fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (DTP 18F-FDG PET/CT) study improves the differential diagnosis in the larynx.BackgroundIn some cases, the clinical and metabolic similarity of laryngitis and larynx cancer make differential diagnostics difficult when performing standard 18F-FDG PET/CT examinations; therefore, an additional study protocol performance seems to be of reasonable value.Materials and methods90 patients (mean age: 61 ± 11 years, range: 41–84 years): 23 women (mean age: 63 ± 10 years, range: 51–84 years) and 67 men (mean age: 61 ± 11 years, range: 41–80 years) underwent delayed 18F-FDG PET/CT examinations at 60 and 90 min post intravenous injection (p.i.) of the radiopharmaceutical 18F-FDG. We compared the metabolic activity of 90 structures divided into following groups: normal larynx (30 patients), laryngitis (30 lesions) and larynx cancer (30 tumors) with maximal and mean standardized uptake value (SUVmax, SUVmean) and the retention index (RI-SUVmax). We used the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve to evaluate the SUVmax cut-off values.ResultsThe SUVmax cut-off value at 60 and 90 min p.i. of 2.3 (sensitivity/specificity: 96.4%/100%) and 2.4 (94.2%/100%), respectively, distinguished normal and abnormal metabolic activity in the larynx. When laryngitis and tumors were compared, the SUVmax cut-off values obtained after initial and delayed imaging were 3.6 (87.5%/52.0%) and 6.1 (58.3%/84%), respectively. The RI-SUVmax of 1.3% (71.4%/88.1%) suggested abnormality, while RI-SUVmax of 6.6%, malignant etiology (75.0%/80.0%).ConclusionsIn this study, the sequential DTP scanning protocol improved the sensitivity and specificity of the PET/CT method in terms of differential diagnosis within the larynx.