Refining the role of presurgical PET/4D-CT in a large series of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism undergoing [¹⁸F]Fluorocholine PET/CT.

IF 4.4 3区医学 Q1 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

European Journal of Clinical Investigation Pub Date : 2024-10-12 DOI:10.1111/eci.14336

Ashjan Kaseb, Houda Benider, Giorgio Treglia, Caterina Cusumano, Darejan Bessac, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Michel Vix, Arnoldo Piccardo, Adrien Latgé, Alessio Imperiale

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Abstract

Background: 4D-CT has garnered attention as complementary imaging for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Herein we evaluated a diagnostic strategy using [¹⁸F]Fluorocholine Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT), followed by 4D-CT integrated into PET/4D-CT after negative/inconclusive PET/CT results in a single-center retrospective cohort of 166 pHPT patients who underwent parathyroidectomy after [¹⁸F]Fluorocholine PET/4D-CT.

Methods: PET/CT and 4D-CT images were interpreted by three nuclear medicine physicians and one expert radiologist. Pathological findings were documented, and concordance rates were assessed. PET/CT results were categorized as positive/negative, with positive cases rated on a 3-level certitude scale: low, moderate, high. Inconclusive cases included low/moderate positivity. The added value of PET/4D-CT was assessed for negative/inconclusive cases through joint reading.

Results: PET/CT lesion-based analysis showed almost perfect interobserver concordance (Cohen's kappa >.8). Across the cohort, PET/CT had a sensitivity of 83%, specificity of 97%, PPV of 90% and NPV of 94%. For 4D-CT, these values were sensitivity: 53%, specificity: 84%, PPV: 56% and NPV: 82%. PET/CT was significantly more accurate than 4D-CT. Among 44 patients with negative/inconclusive results, PET/CT had sensitivity: 60%, specificity: 91%, PPV: 71% and NPV: 86%. In the same patients, sensitivity and specificity of the sequential diagnostic algorithm increased to 80% and 97%, showing significantly better global accuracy (92% vs. 83%) than standard PET/CT.

Conclusions: We support a personalized imaging algorithm for pHPT, placing [¹⁸F]Fluorocholine PET/CT at the forefront, followed by 4D-CT integrated into PET/4D-CT in the same imaging session for negative/inconclusive results. When PET/CT results are clearly positive, the additional sensitivity benefit of 4D-CT is minimal.

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在接受[18F]氟胆碱PET/CT检查的大量原发性甲状旁腺功能亢进症患者中完善手术前PET/4D-CT的作用。

背景：4D-CT作为原发性甲状旁腺功能亢进症（pHPT）患者的辅助成像手段已引起人们的关注。在此，我们评估了一种使用[18F]氟胆碱正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描（PET/CT）的诊断策略，在PET/CT结果为阴性/不确定后，将4D-CT整合到PET/4D-CT中，对166名在[18F]氟胆碱PET/4D-CT后接受甲状旁腺切除术的pHPT患者进行了单中心回顾性队列研究：PET/CT 和 4D-CT 图像由三名核医学医生和一名放射科专家解读。记录病理结果并评估吻合率。PET/CT 结果分为阳性/阴性，阳性病例按 3 级可信度评分：低、中、高。不确定病例包括低度/中度阳性。对于阴性/不确定病例，通过联合阅片评估 PET/4D-CT 的附加值：基于 PET/CT 病灶的分析显示观察者之间几乎完全一致（Cohen's kappa >.8）。在整个队列中，PET/CT 的敏感性为 83%，特异性为 97%，PPV 为 90%，NPV 为 94%。4D-CT 的灵敏度为 53%，特异性为 84%，PPV 为 56%，NPV 为 82%。PET/CT 的准确性明显高于 4D-CT 。在 44 名结果为阴性/不确定的患者中，PET/CT 的灵敏度为 60%，特异性为 91%，PPV 为 71%，NPV 为 86%。在同样的患者中，顺序诊断算法的敏感性和特异性分别提高到了80%和97%，显示出明显优于标准PET/CT的整体准确性（92%对83%）：我们支持 pHPT 的个性化成像算法，将[18F]氟胆碱 PET/CT 放在首位，其次是 4D-CT 集成 PET/4D-CT，对于阴性/不确定的结果，在同一成像会话中进行 PET/4D-CT。当 PET/CT 结果明确为阳性时，4D-CT 所带来的额外灵敏度益处微乎其微。

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European Journal of Clinical Investigation 医学-医学：内科

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9.50

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3.60%

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192

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1 months

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