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PET-CT vs. CT alone in ovarian cancer recurrence.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17404789     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: To compare fusion, positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) with CT alone in detecting ovarian carcinoma recurrence. METHODS: Fifty-one consecutive patients underwent 53 restaging PET-CT scans with a concurrent diagnostic quality CT scan. Two body imaging radiologists independently assessed the CT's; each then teamed with a nuclear medicine specialist to review the PET-CT's. Two teams conferred for consensus on the presence of disease in the chest, abdomen, and body overall with CT alone and with PET-CT, using a six-point reader confidence metric to determine accuracy and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Reader agreement was compared using kappa. Recurrence was determined by two gynecologic oncologists reviewing clinical records from time of presentation to at least 13 months (mean 22.7) after imaging. RESULTS: Recurrence was based on histopathology in 17% (9/53). Seventy-two percent (38/53) cases had recurrence, with two cases showing isolated chest recurrence. PET-CT accuracy exceeded CT for body 92% (49/53) vs. 83% (44/53), chest 96% (51/53) vs. 89% (47/53), and abdomen 91% (48/53) vs. 79% (42/53). ROC curves for PET-CT dominated that for CT alone; this difference was statistically significant for abdomen and for body overall (P < 0.01). Interobserver agreement was better for PET-CT than for CT alone. CONCLUSIONS: PET-CT demonstrates greater accuracy and less interobserver variability than CT alone.
Authors:
Sunit Sebastian; Susanna I Lee; Neil S Horowitz; James A Scott; Alan J Fischman; Joseph F Simeone; Arlan F Fuller; Peter F Hahn
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Abdominal imaging     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1432-0509     ISO Abbreviation:  Abdom Imaging     Publication Date:    2008 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-21     Completed Date:  2008-01-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9303672     Medline TA:  Abdom Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  112-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Contrast Media
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / diagnostic use
Humans
Iopamidol / diagnostic use
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / radiography,  radionuclide imaging
Neoplasm Staging
Ovarian Neoplasms / radiography*,  radionuclide imaging*
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Predictive Value of Tests
ROC Curve
Radiopharmaceuticals / diagnostic use
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, Spiral Computed*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 62883-00-5/Iopamidol; 63503-12-8/Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

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