Seventy FDG-PET/CT cases in which nuclear medicine physicians suspected lymphoma: How reliable are we? | ||
Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology | ||
مقاله 3، دوره 5، شماره 2، مهر 2017، صفحه 97-106 اصل مقاله (1.45 M) | ||
نوع مقاله: Original Article | ||
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22038/aojnmb.2017.8767 | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Akira Toriihara* 1؛ Masashi Nakadate1؛ Shin Nakamura2؛ Kazunori Kubota3؛ Ukihide Tateishi1 | ||
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan | ||
2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan | ||
3Department of Medical Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan | ||
چکیده | ||
Objective(s): To validate the reliability of nuclear medicine physicians in diagnosing lymphoma using positron emission tomography/computed tomography using 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG-PET/CT) and to determine findings that reliably suggest lymphoma. Methods: Seventy patients suspected of having lymphoma using FDG-PET/CT were enrolled in this retrospective study. Two nuclear medicine physicians read all the interpretation reports and graded the degree of suspicion by consensus (3: definitely suspicious, 2: probably suspicious, and 1: possibly suspicious). The following factors were also investigated for each patient: maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of the lesions, serum level of soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R), and the presence of splenic FDG uptake higher than that of the liver. Results: The study group consisted of 34 lymphomas, 18 other malignancies, and 18 benign lesions according to histopathological diagnosis. No patient with a Grade 1 degree of suspicion was diagnosed as lymphoma. SUVmax and the serum level of sIL2-R could not distinguish lymphoma from other diseases. Of the 11 patients who presented with elevated splenic FDG uptake, 10 were diagnosed as having lymphoma. Conclusion: When the degree of suspicion by nuclear medicine physicians is low, the possibility of lymphoma is also low. On the other hand, elevated splenic FDG uptake may suggest lymphoma. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Lymphoma؛ FDG-PET/CT؛ SUVmax؛ soluble interleukin-2 receptor؛ Spleen | ||
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