| Impact of FDG-PET/CT on radiotherapy volume delineation in non-small-cell lung cancer and correlation of imaging stage with pathologic findings. | |
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PMID: 17996383 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/computed tomography (CT) is more accurate than CT in determining the extent of non-small-cell lung cancer. We performed a study to evaluate the impact of FDG-PET/CT on the radiotherapy volume delineation compared with CT without using any mathematical algorithm and to correlate the findings with the pathologic examination findings. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A total of 32 patients with proven non-small-cell lung cancer, pathologic specimens from the mediastinum and lung primary, and pretreatment chest CT and FDG-PET/CT scans were studied. For each patient, two data sets of theoretical gross tumor volumes were contoured. One set was determined using the chest CT only, and the second, done separately, was based on the co-registered FDG-PET/CT data. The disease stage of each patient was determined using the TNM staging system for three data sets: the CT scan only, FDG-PET/CT scan, and pathologic findings. RESULTS: Pathologic examination altered the CT-determined stage in 22 (69%) of 32 patients and the PET-determined stage in 16 (50%) of 32 patients. The most significant alterations were related to the N stage. PET altered the TNM stage in 15 (44%) of 32 patients compared with CT alone, but only 7 of these 15 alterations were confirmed by the pathologic findings. With respect to contouring the tumor volume for radiotherapy, PET altered the contour in 18 (56%) of 32 cases compared with CT alone. CONCLUSION: The contour of the tumor volume of non-small-cell lung cancer patients with co-registered FDG-PET/CT resulted in >50% alterations compared with CT targeting, findings similar to those of other publications. However, the significance of this change is unknown. Furthermore, pathologic examination showed that PET is not always accurate and histologic examination should be obtained to confirm the findings of PET whenever possible. |
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Authors:
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Sergio L Faria; Sonia Menard; Slobodan Devic; Christian Sirois; Luis Souhami; Robert Lisbona; Carolyn R Freeman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article Date: 2007-11-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Volume: 70 ISSN: 0360-3016 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. Publication Date: 2008 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-03-03 Completed Date: 2008-05-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603616 Medline TA: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1035-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada. sergio.faria@muhc.mcgill.ca |
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung*
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pathology,
radiography,
radionuclide imaging Guidelines as Topic Humans Lung Neoplasms* / pathology, radiography, radionuclide imaging Mediastinal Neoplasms* / pathology, radiography, radionuclide imaging Neoplasm Staging / methods Positron-Emission Tomography / methods Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods |
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