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Tan Z, Mei H, Qin C, Zhang X, Yang M, Zhang L, Wang J. The diagnostic value of dual-layer CT in the assessment of lymph nodes in lymphoma patients with PET/CT as a reference standard. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18323. [PMID: 37884597 PMCID: PMC10603090 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45198-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performances of dual-layer CT (DLCT) for the identification of positive lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with lymphoma and retrospectively included 1165 LNs obtained by biopsy from 78 patients with histologically proven lymphoma, who underwent both pretreatment DLCT and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT). According to 18F-FDG PET/CT findings as a reference standard, cases were categorized into the LN-negative and LN-positive groups. LNs were then randomly divided at a ratio of 7:3 into the training (n = 809) and validation (n = 356) cohorts. The patients' clinical characteristics and quantitative parameters including spectral curve slope (λHU), iodine concentration (IC) on arterial phase (AP) and venous phase (VP) images were compared between the LN-negative and LN-positive groups using Chi-square test, t-test or Mann-Whitney U test for categorical variables or quantitative parameters. Multivariate logistic regression analysis with tenfold cross-validation was performed to establish the most efficient predictive model in the training cohort. The area under the curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the diagnostic value of the predictive model, and differences in AUC were determined by the DeLong test. Moreover, the predictive model was validated in the validation cohort. Repeatability analysis was performed for LNs using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). In the training cohort, long diameter (LD) had the highest AUC as an independent factors compared to other parameter in differentiating LN positivity from LN negativity (p = 0.006 to p < 0.001), and the AUC of predictive model jointly involving LD and λHU-AP was significantly elevated (AUC of 0.816, p < 0.001). While the AUC of predictive model in the validation cohort was 0.786. Good to excellent repeatability was observed for all parameters (ICC > 0.75). The combination of DLCT with morphological and functional parameters may represent a potential imaging biomarker for detecting LN positivity in lymphoma.
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- Zhengwu Tan
- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No 1277, Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No 1277, Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No 1277, Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No 1277, Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Liu H, Hu Z, Yang X, Dai T, Chen Y. Comparison of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 and [18F]FDG Uptake in Esophageal Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:875081. [PMID: 35785188 PMCID: PMC9245379 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.875081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Purpose Accurate clinical staging is crucial to managing esophageal cancer. [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 exhibits good diagnostic performance in various tumors, showing a promising alternative to [18F]FDG. Here, we investigated the diagnostic performance of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT and [18F]FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of primary and metastatic lesions of esophageal cancer. Methods Patients with esophageal cancer who underwent concurrent [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 and [18F]FDG PET/CT between January 2020 and June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 and [18F]FDG PET/CT uptakes were compared by using the paired samples t test. The McNemar test was used to compare the diagnostic performance between the two techniques. Results Thirty-five patients (ranging from 44-83 years old with a median age of 63.5 years) were evaluated in our study. In treatment-naive patients (n=25), [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET could detect all esophageal cancers, whereas 1 patient with superficial esophageal cancer was negative in FDG but positive in [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 (T1). [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 uptake was higher than [18F]FDG in primary lesions (13.8 ± 6.9 vs 10.9 ± 6.8, respectively, P=0.004), involved lymph nodes (9.3 ± 5.2 vs 6.4 ± 5.9, respectively, P=0.002), and bone and visceral metastases (10.4 ± 6.0 vs 6.1 ± 7.5, respectively, P=0.001). In addition, [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT has a higher detection sensitivity than [18F]FDG PET/CT for primary tumors [100% (25/25) vs. 96.0% (24/25), respectively], lymph nodes [95.0% (57/60) vs 75.0% (45/60), P<0.001], and bone and visceral metastases [100% (25/25) vs 72% (18/25), respectively; P= 0.008]. Conclusion [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT has higher tracer uptake value and is superior to [18F]FDG PET/CT in detecting primary and metastatic lesions in patients with esophageal cancer.
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- Huipan Liu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yue Chen,
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Takahashi M, Yoshimura S, Takyu S, Aikou S, Okumura Y, Yagi K, Fukayama M, Momose T, Seto Y, Yamaya T. A design of forceps-type coincidence radiation detector for intraoperative LN diagnosis: clinical impact estimated from LNs data of 20 esophageal cancer patients. Ann Nucl Med 2021; 36:285-292. [PMID: 34843102 PMCID: PMC8897350 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-021-01701-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Purpose To reduce postoperative complications, intraoperative lymph node (LN) diagnosis with 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) is expected to optimize the extent of LN dissection, leading to less invasive surgery. However, such a diagnostic device has not yet been realized. We proposed the concept of coincidence detection wherein a pair of scintillation crystals formed the head of the forceps. To estimate the clinical impact of this detector, we determined the cut-off value using FDG as a marker for intraoperative LN diagnosis in patients with esophageal cancer, the specifications needed for the detector, and its feasibility using numerical simulation. Methods We investigated the dataset including pathological diagnosis and radioactivity of 1073 LNs resected from 20 patients who underwent FDG-positron emission tomography followed by surgery for esophageal cancer on the same day. The specifications for the detector were determined assuming that it should measure 100 counts (less than 10% statistical error) or more within the intraoperative measurement time of 30 s. The detector sensitivity was estimated using GEANT4 simulation and the expected diagnostic ability was calculated. Results The cut-off value was 620 Bq for intraoperative LN diagnosis. The simulation study showed that the detector had a radiation detection sensitivity of 0.96%, which was better than the estimated specification needed for the detector. Among the 1035 non-metastatic LNs, 815 were below the cut-off value. Conclusion The forceps-type coincidence detector can provide sufficient sensitivity for intraoperative LN diagnosis. Approximately 80% of the prophylactic LN dissections in esophageal cancer can be avoided using this detector.
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- Miwako Takahashi
- Department of Advanced Nuclear Medicine Sciences, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan.
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Nuclear Medicine Sciences, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Nuclear Medicine Sciences, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan
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Gastrointestinal malignancies encompass a variety of primary tumor sites, each with different staging criteria and treatment approaches. In this review we discuss technical aspects of 18F-FDG-PET/CT scanning to optimize information from both the PET and computed tomography components. Specific applications for 18F-FDG-PET/CT are summarized for initial staging and follow-up of the major disease sites, including esophagus, stomach, hepatobiliary system, pancreas, colon, rectum, and anus.
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- Brandon A Howard
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotheranostics, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3949, 2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotheranostics, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3949, 2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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