PET/CT显像在探测卵巢癌术后复发、转移中的应用

目的探讨PET／CT在探测和诊断卵巢癌术后复发、转移中的应用价值。方法回顾性分析54例卵巢癌术后患者全身或局部PET／CT显像结果。临床随访时间3～20个月。确诊依据为手术病理检查、多种影像学检查和临床随诊。结果54例中41例有肿瘤复发、转移，13例无肿瘤复发。PET／CT诊断肿瘤复发、转移的灵敏度为90．2％，特异性为84．6％。与PET／CT显像前的CT、B超检查结果比较，9例腹腔及盆腔常规CT和（或）B超检查阴性者，PET／CT显像于腹腔及盆腔发现1处或多处隐匿性恶性肿瘤病灶，31．7％的患者PET／CT显像发现多处病灶且提示肿瘤广泛转移，从而改变临床分期和治疗方案。转移灶的分布以腹腔和盆腔为主，远处转移较少。19例患者糖类抗原（CA）125升高，PET／CT显像阳性率为89．4％。结论PET／CT显像能灵敏、准确地检出卵巢癌术后复发和转移病灶，使分期更准确、更全面。     

18F-FDG PET/CT显像在胃癌分期及治疗方案制定中的应用价值

目的探讨18F-FDG PET/CT显像在胃癌分期及治疗方案制定中的应用价值。方法回顾性分析46例临床疑诊胃癌患者的18F-FDG PET/CT图像,采用目测法和半定量法对患者PET/CT图像进行分析,即测定SUV_max与最大胃壁厚度（T_max）,以胃镜或手术后取得的病理结果作为“金标准”,评估18F-FDG PET/CT显像对病灶的诊断效能,并采用Pearson相关分析法分析SUV_max与T_max的相关性。结果18F-FDG PET/CT诊断原发病灶的灵敏度、特异度和准确率分别为94.4%、40.0%和82.6%;原发灶SUV_max与T_max呈正相关（r=0.922,P=0.001）;18F-FDG PET/CT诊断淋巴结转移及远处转移的灵敏度、特异度和准确率分别为76.9%、90.0%、82.6%和92.9%、96.9%、95.7%。结论18F-FDG PET/CT在检测胃癌的原发病灶、淋巴结转移灶和远处转移灶时有较高的特异度和灵敏度,在评估临床分期、指导临床制定正确的治疗方案中具有重要的应用价值。     

18F-FDG PET显像在原发不明转移癌中的诊断价值

目的：探讨18F－脱氧葡萄糖（FDG）PET显像在原发不明转移癌中的诊断价值。方法：23例原发灶不明转移癌患者，进行18F－FDG PET显像，并与临床随访，活组织检查和手术病理结果相对照。结果：23例患者中18F－FDG PET发现可凝原发灶10例，其中8例病理结果证实为原发灶，1例经长期随访证实为原发灶，1例病理结果为阴性，18F－FDG PET对原发灶检出率为39％，18F－FDG PET全身显像共检出淋巴结和远处转移灶16个，CT和（或）MRI只检出9个，13例18F－FDG PET检查未确定原发灶者，随访3个月－1年，死亡4例，9例18F－FDG PET检查确定原发灶者，随访2个月－1年，死亡1例。结论：18F－FDG PET显像对原发灶不明转移癌原发灶的诊断，淋巴结和远处转移的分期，治疗方案的制定以及预后判断均有一定的临床价值。     

18F-FDG PET/CT在黑色素瘤中的应用价值

目的 探讨18F-脱氧葡萄糖(FDG)PET/CT显像在黑色素瘤诊断、临床分期及监测治疗后肿瘤复发与转移灶中的应用价值.方法 黑色素瘤患者61例,均进行18F-FDG PET/CT全身显像.所有PET、CT及PET/CT融合图像均通过融合软件进行帧对帧对比分析.肿瘤病灶根据病理学检查、多种影像学检查及临床随访结果诊断.结果 18F-FDG PET/CT显像对黑色素瘤病灶检出的灵敏度、特异性和准确性分别为90.9%(40/44)、88.2%(15/17)和90.2%(55/61).其中12例治疗前患者中,18F-FDG PET/CT显像诊断的灵敏度为83.3%(10/12).在黑色素瘤病灶局部切除、尚未进行其他治疗的9例患者中,5例残余病灶18F-FDG PET/CT显像检出3例;4例远处转移灶患者全被检出,提高了临床分期,改变了治疗方案.首先发现转移性黑色素瘤病灶并且手术切除后,寻找原发灶的7例患者中,18F-FDG PET/CT检出原发灶2例,4例其他转移灶全被检出.黑色素瘤患者根治术后监测肿瘤复发或转移患者33例,18F-FDG PET/CT显像灵敏度、特异性和准确性分别为100.0%(19/19)、85.7%(12/14)和93.9%(31/33).与同期临床其他影像学检查比较,18F-FDG PET/CT显像发现更多,33例患者中,16例(48.5%)病灶提高临床分期;7例(21.2%)排除可疑病灶,降低临床分期;10例(30.3%)检出病灶与临床一致.结论 18F-FDG PET/CT显像对于黑色素瘤的诊断,残余病灶、复发病灶及转移灶的检出,临床分期的明确具有重要价值.     

18 F-FDG PET/CT显像探测原发肿瘤病灶的临床价值

目的探讨^18F-脱氧葡萄糖(FDG)PET/CT显像寻找原发肿瘤病灶的价值。方法对临床诊断转移瘤患者31例行唧CT显像，将其诊断结果与手术、活组织检查及临床随访结果对照。结果29例患者唧CT显像准确显示其原发灶，分别为结、直肠癌7例，肺癌13例，甲状腺癌3例，子宫恶性肿瘤4例，胰腺癌和鼻咽癌各1例。1例PET/CT检查未能确定其原发灶。另1例临床诊断为肾上腺转移瘤的患者，PET/CT显像为良性肿瘤，经CT动态增强检查及实验室检查证实。结论PET／CT显像对寻找转移瘤原发灶有重要价值。     

PET/CT与增强CT检测乳腺癌及其腋淋巴结转移的对照研究

目的探讨^18F-脱氧葡萄糖（FDG）PET／CT显像与螺旋CT增强扫描检测乳腺癌及其腋淋巴结转移的临床价值。方法27例乳腺肿块患者于同日行^18F—FDG PET／CT显像与CT增强扫描。患者俯卧于乳腺专用泡沫垫上接受检查，前者图像由3位核医学科医师采用目测法结合半定量法进行诊断，后者图像由3位影像科医师分析诊断；最后与病理检查结果对照。结果27例患者PET／CT与增强CT均发现31个乳腺肿块，病理检查证实其中21个为乳腺癌，10个为良性病变；发现腋淋巴结91个，共有66个转移（1例有双侧腋淋巴结转移）；PET／CT显像检测乳腺癌原发灶的灵敏度为80．95％，特异性为90％，阳性预测值为94．44％；检测淋巴结转移的灵敏度为89．39％，特异性为88％，阳性预测值为95．16％。增强CT检测乳腺癌原发灶的灵敏度为90．48％，特异性为60％，阳性预测值为82．61％；检测淋巴结转移的灵敏度为86．36％，特异性为52％，阳性预测值为82．61％。^18F—FDG PET／CT和增强CT对腋淋巴结状态的诊断与病理检查结果的列联系数分别为0．64和0．37；两者对乳腺癌及其腋淋巴结转移的诊断特异性差异有显著性（P〈0．05）；对直径〈2cm的病灶，^18F—FDG PET／CT诊断准确性明显高于增强CT（P〈0．05）。结论^18F—FDG PET／CT对诊断乳腺癌及其腋淋巴结转移的特异性均高于增强CT。     

PET/CT诊断恶性肿瘤及其转移灶的价值

目的探讨PET／CT对恶性肿瘤及其转移灶的检测效能。方法恶性肿瘤患者65例皆行PET／CT检查，原发灶皆经病理组织学确诊，转移灶的诊断综合组织病理学结果及多种影像学检查而定。行^18F-脱氧葡萄糖(FDG)PET／CT融合图像、唧图像和CT图像帧对帧对比分析。结果初诊恶性肿瘤患者59例，有恶性病灶264个。264个病灶中，唧与平扫CT阅片均有肯定诊断结论者128个，占48．4％；而唧有肯定诊断结论，但CT难以有肯定诊断结论者111个，占42．0％；唧显像为阴性或难以确定，而CT有肯定诊断结论者11例共25个病灶．占9．6％。PET／CT的总检出率高于PET和CT。6例治疗后患者，CT难以确定肿瘤残余和坏死区域，而PET／CT能清楚区分。结论PET／CT可提高对恶性肿瘤诊断及分期的准确性。     

18F-FDG PET与67Ga全身显像对淋巴瘤分期的临床价值

目的探讨^18F-脱氧葡萄糖(FDG)P田显像与^67Ga全身显像对淋巴瘤患者分期的临味价值。方法经组织病理检查诊断为淋巴瘤的23例患者，治疗前均行^18F—FDG PEF显像与^67Ga全身显像。PET显像为静脉注射^18F-FDG 111～185MBq(按体重2．22MBq／kg)，45～50min后行全身显像。^67Ga全身显像为静脉注射370MBq^67Ga，48～72h后行前位和后位颈、胸、腹和盆腔局部全身显像。图像分析采用定性分析方法，有异常放射性摄取增高的部位为阳性病变。结果^18F-FDGP田显像23例患者均阳性，共发现53个病灶；^67Ga全身显像示19例(82．6％)阳性，发现44个病灶(83．0％)。肿瘤病灶35．8％(19个)在头颈部，20．8％(11个)在腹部，34．0％(18个)在纵隔，9．4％(5个)在盆腔。^18F-FDG PET与^67Ga全身显像结果比较示，在19例患者中44个病灶两者显像结果一致。PET显像发现的53个病灶中，^67Ga全身显像有9个病灶阴性，分别位于头颈部(1个)、腹部(4个)、盆腔(2个)和腋窝(2个)，病灶直径范围为0．6～3．2cm。结论^18F-FDG PET显像在淋巴瘤分期中明显优于^67Ga全身显像。^67Ga显像诊断的灵敏度受病灶大小和位置的影响较PET显像更明显。     

PET/CT显像在宫颈癌原发灶诊断及盆腔淋巴结分期的价值

目的:评价18F-FDG PET/CT显像在诊断宫颈癌原发灶及盆腔淋巴结分期中的临床应用价值.方法:回顾性分析58例患者在手术前PET/CT显像结果,所有恶性肿瘤患者均经手术治疗并行盆腔淋巴结清扫,良性患者经病理及组织学证实,将PET/CT显像结果与病理结果进行对比分析.结果:58例患者中,有28例为宫颈癌,PET/CT显像真阳性24例,真阴性28例,假阴性4例,假阳性2例,与病理结果对比,PET/CT诊断宫颈癌准确率、灵敏度、特异性、阳性预测值和阴性预测值分别为87.9%、85.7%、90%、92.3%、84.3%.28例恶性肿瘤患者,手术共取出盆腔大小不同淋巴结162枚,其中转移淋巴结35枚,与病理和随访结果对比,PET/CT诊断真阳性29枚,假阳性10枚,其诊断的准确率、灵敏度、特异性、阳性预测值和阴性预测值分别为90.1%、82.9%、92.1%;74.4%、95.1%.结论:PET/CT显像对诊断宫颈癌原发灶与盆腔淋巴结转移的准确率高.     

肺内病灶18F-FDG PET/CT显像与手术病理结果之对比研究

目的：评价^18F-脱氧葡萄糖（FGD）PET／CT显像在非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）诊断中的价值及显像特征。方法：回顾性分析53例手术病例的碍F-FDGPET／CT显像诊断结果。PET／CT用目测法结合半定量法判断病灶良恶性，所得诊断结果与病理结果进行对照。结果：53个肺内病灶，49个恶性、4个良性，PET／CT正确诊断45个恶性病灶；灵敏度为91．8％，准确性为84．9％；4个良性病灶，其中炎性假瘤1例、结核3例。53例肺内病变，纵隔淋巴结病理诊断转移阳性者16例（45个淋巴结），PET／CT正确诊断10例，灵敏度为62．5％，纵隔淋巴结病理诊断阴性者37例（32个淋巴结），PET／CT正确诊断30例，特异性为81．1％，准确性为75．5％。结论：^18F-FDGPET／CF显像是评价肺内病灶良恶性的一种有效、无创性检查方法，有重要临床应用价值。     

Usefulness of whole-body (18)F-FDG PET in patients with suspected metastatic brain tumors.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of whole-body (18)F-FDG PET imaging in the differentiation of metastatic brain tumor from primary brain tumor and in the localization of the primary lesion in patients with metastatic brain tumor. METHODS: The subjects consisted of 127 patients (77 men, 50 women; mean age +/- SD, 55 +/- 12 y) with brain masses that were suspected to be metastatic brain tumors on radiologic studies: 77 with confirmed metastatic brain tumor and 50 with primary brain tumor. Whole-body (18)F-FDG PET was performed on all patients. When the abnormal lesion was detected outside the brain, we interpreted the brain lesion as metastatic brain tumor. RESULTS: In 61 of the 77 patients with metastatic brain tumor, primary lesions were detected using whole-body (18)F-FDG PET. Of the remaining 16 patients (all false-negative cases), 7 were classified as metastases of unknown origin. In 47 of the 50 patients with primary brain tumor, whole-body (18)F-FDG PET did not show any other abnormal lesions. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy of PET for the detection of primary origin were 79.2%, 94.0%, 95.3%, 74.6%, and 85.0%, respectively. The most common primary origin of metastatic brain tumors on PET examination was lung cancer (48/61, 78.7%). The concordance rate between (18)F-FDG PET and conventional radiologic work-up was 80% in identifying primary lesion. Unknown bone or bone marrow metastases and unsuspected distant metastases were found in 14 patients (18%) and 24 patients (31%), respectively, on PET examination. CONCLUSION: Screening the patients with suspected metastatic brain tumors using whole-body (18)F-FDG PET could be helpful in differentiating metastatic brain tumor from primary brain tumor and in detecting the primary lesion.     

18F-FDG PET/CT for staging of penile cancer.

The value of PET or PET/CT with (18)F-FDG for the staging of penile cancer has yet to be determined. The objective of this study was to investigate the pattern of (18)F-FDG uptake in the primary malignancy and its metastases and to determine the diagnostic value of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in the staging and restaging of penile cancer. METHODS: Thirteen patients (mean +/- SD age, 64 +/- 14.0 y) with suspected penile cancer or suspected recurrent disease were examined with a Gemini PET/CT system (200 MBq of (18)F-FDG). The reference standard was based on histopathologic findings obtained at biopsy or during surgery. RESULTS: Both the primary tumor and regional lymph node metastases exhibited a pattern of (18)F-FDG uptake typical for malignancy. Sensitivity in the detection of primary lesions was 75% (6/8), and specificity was 75% (3/4). On a per-patient basis, sensitivity in the detection of lymph node metastases was 80% (4/5), and specificity was 100% (8/8). On a nodal-group basis, PET/CT showed a sensitivity of 89% (8/9) in the detection of metastases in the superficial inguinal lymph node basins and a sensitivity of 100% (7/7) in the deep inguinal and obturator lymph node basins. The mean +/- SD maximum standardized uptake value for the 8 primary lesions was 5.3 +/- 3.7, and that for the 16 lymph node metastases was 4.6 +/- 2.0. CONCLUSION: According to our results, the main indication for (18)F-FDG PET in the primary staging or follow-up of penile cancer patients may be the prognostically crucial search for lymph node metastases. With the use of a PET/CT unit, the additional information provided by CT may be especially useful for planning surgery. Implementing (18)F-FDG PET and PET/CT in future staging algorithms may lead to a more precise and stage-appropriate therapeutic strategy. Furthermore, invasive procedures with a high morbidity rate, such as general bilateral lymphadenectomy, may be avoided.     

18F-FDG PET/CT与PET/MRI在结直肠癌肝转移诊断中的比较分析

目的:比较 18F-氟脱氧葡萄糖（FDG） PET/CT与PET/MRI显像对结直肠癌肝转移的诊断价值。 方法:回顾性分析2018年9月至2019年9月于宁波明州医院行全身 18F-FDG PET/CT显像及上腹部 18F-FDG PET/MRI显像,并疑似有结直肠癌肝转移...     

Evaluation of 18F-FDG PET in patients with a, metastatic, or recurrent gastric cancer.

PET with (18)F-FDG has been widely used in oncology, but its application for stomach neoplasms has been limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the visual diagnostic accuracy of (18)F-FDG PET for advanced, metastatic, or recurrent gastric cancer and to generate semiquantitative values for lesions. METHODS: (18)F-FDG PET scans were obtained on 42 patients (29 men, 13 women; age, 27-78 y; median age, 63 y): 20 patients with a PT931/04 scanner and 22 patients with a SET2400W scanner. The PT931/04 has a spatial resolution of 6.0 mm at full width at half maximum (FWHM) and covers 15 cm above and below the targeted lesion, and the SET2400W has a spatial resolution of 3.9 mm at FWHM and images the entire body. All PET images were interpreted visually, and tracer uptakes were quantitated as standardized uptake values (SUVs) on SET2400W images. RESULTS: The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy as a whole were as follows: 71%, 74%, and 73%, respectively, with the SET2400W scanner and 47%, 79%, and 62%, respectively, with the PT931/04 scanner. Values were high for primary lesions, liver, lymph node, and lung metastases, but were low for bone metastases, ascites, peritonitis, and pleuritis carcinomatoses. SUVs were 8.9 +/- 4.2 (primary lesions, 19 patients/19 lesions), 6.5 +/- 2.2 (liver, 9/55), 6.1 +/- 2.5 (lymph nodes, 14/38), 6.5 +/- 1.8 (abdominal wall, 4/7), 3.9 +/- 2.0 (bone, 3/27), and 4.7 +/- 2.6 (lung, 2/3). Comparing SUVs and histologic findings for 17 untreated patients, values for well-differentiated and moderately differentiated adenocarcinomas versus poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas and signet ring cell carcinomas were 13.2 +/- 6.3 (4/4) versus 7.7 +/- 2.6 (13/13) (P < 0.05) for the primary lesions, 7.0 +/- 2.4 (5/39) versus 5.6 +/- 2.8 (2/2) for the liver, and 5.5 +/- 1.9 (9/28) versus 8.8 +/- 3.3 (3/8) (P < 0.05) for the lymph nodes. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that (18)F-FDG PET is a useful diagnostic modality for advanced, metastatic, or recurrent gastric cancer but not for detecting bone metastases, peritonitis, or pleuritis carcinomatoses. (18)F-FDG uptake by gastric cancers is relatively high but does not parallel histopathologic features of malignancy.     

Diagnostic accuracy of 2-[fluorine-18]fluro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography imaging in nonsquamous tumors of the head and neck

PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 2-[fluorine-18]fluro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for detecting nonsquamous tumors of the extracranial head and neck (NSTHN). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The records of all patients with suspected or proven NSTHN undergoing PET imaging in our institution over a 12-year period were reviewed. Forty-four patients (24 males and 20 females; age range, 6-81 years; mean age, 51.2 years) were classified into 3 main groups: thyroid tumors (n = 19), salivary gland tumors (n = 7), and miscellaneous lesions (n = 18). The PET findings for each individual group with respect to the primary site, cervical nodal and distant metastases, were correlated with histopathology or follow-up (2-year minimum) RESULTS: The overall diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET for all NSTHN was 86%, However, the diagnostic accuracy varied for the histologic subtype (thyroid, salivary, miscellaneous) and the area being evaluated (primary site, nodal metastases, distant metastases). CONCLUSION: There is variable diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET in detecting different histologic subtypes of NSTHN. This information should be taken into consideration when considering PET for evaluation of NSTHN.     

^18F-FDG PET／CT显像监测胃癌术后复发转移的价值

目的评价^18F-脱氧葡萄糖（FDG）PET／CT监测胃癌术后复发及转移的临床价值。方法回顾性分析胃癌术后临床疑复发或转移而行^18F-FDG PET／CT检查的45例患者临床资料,根据细胞学、病理或随访结果分析PET／CT检查结果,计算残胃及转移灶最大标准摄取值（SUVmax）。采用SPSS11．5软件进行数据处理,SUVmax两样本均数比较采用t检验。结果（1）45例中22例临床疑残胃复发,12例患者最终确定残胃复发,^18F-FDG PET／CT诊断残胃复发的灵敏度、特异性及准确性分别为100．0％（12／12）、70．0％（7／10）和86．4％（19／22）,12例复发病灶SUVmax为6．27±3．42（其中2例低分化腺癌的SUVmax较低,分别为2．5和3．3）,另10例无复发的残胃SUVmax为3．92±2．24（其中3例吻合口炎性病灶局部SUVmax较高,分别为8．3,5．2和6．3）,差异无统计学意义（t=1．862,P〉0．05）。（2）对残胃以外转移灶的检出：PET／CT灵敏度、特异性、准确性在区域淋巴结转移中分别为78．9％（15／19）、92．3％（24／26）和86．7％（39／45）,在腹膜转移中分别为6／9、97．2％（35／36）和91．1％（41／45）,在远处转移中分别为86．7％（13／15）、93．3％（28／30）和91．1％（41／45）。（3）PET／CT假阳性8处为炎性或肠管摄取,假阴性9处多为直径〈1．0cm的转移灶和低分化腺癌及印戒细胞癌的转移灶。结论^18F-FDG PET／CT虽然检测胃癌术后区域淋巴结和腹膜转移的灵敏度较低,但仍是监测其术后复发转移的有效手段。     

18F-FDG PET in characterizing adrenal lesions detected on CT or MRI.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of (18)F-FDG PET to characterize adrenal lesions in patients with proven or suspected cancers. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 50 adrenal lesions in 41 patients, whose PET scans were done to evaluate the primary or metastatic disease. CT had shown 50 adrenal lesions in 41 patients and MRI had revealed 13 lesions in 10 patients. There were 34 patients with proven malignancy (28 lung cancer, 3 thyroid cancer, 2 colorectal cancer, and 1 lymphoma) and 7 with lung nodules. Of the 50 lesions, 18 were eventually determined to be malignant either by histopathology (n = 7) or by follow-up (n = 11). The remaining 32 lesions were proven or assumed to be benign by histopathology (n = 4) or clinical follow-up (n = 28). Unlike previously published reports, PET was interpreted as positive if the uptake was equal to or greater than that of the liver. RESULTS: No malignant lesion yielded a negative result on PET. Most lesions (13/18) showed significantly higher FDG uptake than that of the liver. In the remaining 5 lesions (2 metastases from neuroendocrine tumor, 2 early metastases, and 1 necrotic metastasis), FDG uptake was equal to or slightly higher than that of the liver. Of the 32 benign lesions, there were 2 lesions with uptake equal to or slightly higher than that of the liver, 3 with uptake less than the liver but more than the background, and 27 with uptake of the background. MRI identified 3 of the 13 lesions as false-positives but FDG PET correctly identified all 3 as benign. The other 10 adrenal lesions accurately diagnosed by MRI were also characterized by PET. FDG PET for characterization of adrenal lesions showed a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 94%, and an accuracy of 96%. CONCLUSION: FDG PET showed excellent diagnostic performance in differentiating adrenal lesions detected on CT or MRI. Because FDG PET has the additional advantage of evaluating the primary lesions as well as metastases, it could be cost-effective and the modality of choice for the characterization of adrenal lesions, especially in patients with malignancy.     

Performance of sodium iodide based (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the characterization of indeterminate pulmonary nodules or masses

The purpose of this study was to document the accuracy of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) with sodium iodide detectors in characterizing indeterminate lung nodules or masses and in identifying additional extra-lesional findings. 50 consecutive patients without a confident diagnosis of malignancy on CT underwent (18)FDG PET with and without attenuation correction. The diagnosis of malignancy was made using visual diagnostic criteria, and tumour-to-blood pool ratios were calculated. The final diagnosis was established by surgery, biopsy or long-term follow-up. Any additional findings made at PET were recorded and similarly verified. Using blinded visual diagnostic criteria for the differentiation of malignant from benign nodules, sodium iodide PET achieved a sensitivity of 91% (30 of 33 cases), a specificity of 88% (15 of 17 cases), a positive predictive value for malignancy of 94% (30 of 32 cases) and a negative predictive value of 83% (15 of 18 cases). False positives occurred with active tuberculosis and sarcoidosis. False negatives were a 3 cm bronchoalveolar carcinoma, a 1.3 cm sarcoma metastasis and a 1 cm carcinoma. Use of tumour-to-blood pool ratios did not improve performance. PET suggested the presence of nodal or distant metastases in 13 of 33 patients with a malignant pulmonary lesion. These PET findings were confirmed in 11 patients. These results indicate that sodium iodide PET is an accurate tool for the characterization of indeterminate pulmonary masses or nodules and simultaneously provides non-invasive staging information that can alter patient management in up to one-third of such patients. Performance of sodium iodide PET is comparable with reported results for PET scanners using other detector materials.     

Lymph node staging of gastric cancer using (18)F-FDG PET: a comparison study with CT.

This study was performed to compare (18)F-FDG PET with CT for the evaluation of primary tumors and lymph node metastases in gastric cancer. METHODS: Eighty-one patients (28 women and 53 men; mean age, 56.6 y; age range; 32-82 y) who had undergone radical (n = 74) or palliative (n = 7) gastrectomy and lymph node dissection for the management of gastric cancer were included. Preoperative (18)F-FDG PET and CT were reviewed retrospectively for primary tumors of the stomach and lymph node metastases. Any increased (18)F-FDG uptake exceeding that of the adjacent normal gastric wall was considered positive for the primary tumor. Lymph nodes were classified into 3 groups based on their anatomic sites. Because perigastric lymph nodes (N1) were often not clearly differentiated from primary tumors, N1 lymph node metastases were determined when possible. Lymph nodes were considered positive or negative on the basis of the group as a whole. Final conclusions for primary tumors and lymph node metastases were based on histopathologic specimens in all patients. RESULTS: There were 17 patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) and 64 patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC). For primary tumors, both PET and CT showed a sensitivity of 47% (8/17) for EGC and 98% (63/64) for AGC. The sensitivity of CT for N1 disease was significantly higher than that of PET. (18)F-FDG PET had a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 34% (11/32), 96% (47/49), and 72% (58/81), respectively, for N2 metastases, whereas the corresponding CT values were 44% (14/32), 86% (42/49), and 69% (56/81). For N3 metastases, PET and CT had the same sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy: 50% (3/6), 99% (74/75), and 95% (77/81), respectively. Overall, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of (18)F-FDG PET were not significantly different from those of CT for primary tumors or for N2 and N3 metastases. CONCLUSION: (18)F-FDG PET is as accurate as CT for the detection of primary tumors of either EGC or AGC. The low sensitivities of PET and CT were insufficient to allow decision making on the extent of lymphadenectomy. In contrast, the high specificity of PET for N disease appeared valuable, and the presence of N disease on PET may have a clinically significant impact on the choice of initial therapy.     

治疗前胃癌患者18F-FDG PET/CT显像特征分析

目的 探讨治疗前胃癌患者¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT显像特征,并分析影响胃癌原发灶最大标准摄取值(maximum standardized uptake value, SUVmax)的相关因素。方法 选取并分析2017年1月～2019年12月经病理学证实的70例胃癌患者临床资料,所有患者均于治疗前在本院行PET/CT全身显像,显像结果采用半定量分析及视觉分析。不同病理分型、性别、年龄、是否淋巴结转移、是否脏器转移组间原发灶SUVmax值比较采用t检验;不同原发灶部位组间SUVmax值比较采用方差分析;原发灶最大厚度值与原发灶SUVmax值相关性采用Pearson相关分析。结果 70例患者中66例原发灶¹⁸氟-氟代脱氧葡萄糖(¹⁸F-2-fluro-D-deoxy-glucose,¹⁸F-FDG)显像阳性,灵敏度94.3%,SUVmax9.6±4.9;PET显像灵敏度肠型胃癌高于非肠型胃癌[3 3/3 3 (1 0 0%) vs2 7/3 1 (8 7.1%)]、非粘液腺癌高于粘液腺癌[5 4/5 5...