PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the clinical value of dual-time-point F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging to differentiate malignant lymphoma (ML) from benign lymph node (BLN). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The subjects were 310 lymph nodes in 84 patients (195 ML lesions in 30 patients and 115 BLN in 54 patients associated with various etiologies.). F-18 FDG PET/CT scan was performed at 50 min (early scan) and at 100 min (delayed scan) after the injection. First, the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of each lesion at early and delayed scans was calculated. Second, we estimated the difference between early and delayed SUVmax (D-SUVmax) and the retention index (RI-SUVmax) to evaluate the change of tracers in the lesions. Furthermore, proper cut-off values of them were evaluated using receiver operating characteristic analysis. The efficacy of each parameter was analyzed with ANOVA. RESULTS: Delayed SUVmax and D-SUVmax in ML were significantly higher than those in BLN. Proper cut-off value in delayed SUVmax was 4.0 and in D-SUVmax was 1.0. When the proper cut-off value in D-SUVmax was applied, the D-SUVmax yielded the role of diagnosis with sensitivity of 82.6%, specificity of 65.2%, positive predictive value of 80.1% and negative predictive value of 68.8%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The delayed SUVmax and D-SUVmax were useful indices to differentiate ML from BLN, regardless of histologic subtype. Dual-time-point F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging may help to consider whether there is any need to proceed to more invasive tests, such as biopsy, in individual patients.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the clinical value of dual-time-point F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging to differentiate malignant lymphoma (ML) from benign lymph node (BLN). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The subjects were 310 lymph nodes in 84 patients (195 ML lesions in 30 patients and 115 BLN in 54 patients associated with various etiologies.). F-18 FDG PET/CT scan was performed at 50 min (early scan) and at 100 min (delayed scan) after the injection. First, the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of each lesion at early and delayed scans was calculated. Second, we estimated the difference between early and delayed SUVmax (D-SUVmax) and the retention index (RI-SUVmax) to evaluate the change of tracers in the lesions. Furthermore, proper cut-off values of them were evaluated using receiver operating characteristic analysis. The efficacy of each parameter was analyzed with ANOVA. RESULTS: Delayed SUVmax and D-SUVmax in ML were significantly higher than those in BLN. Proper cut-off value in delayed SUVmax was 4.0 and in D-SUVmax was 1.0. When the proper cut-off value in D-SUVmax was applied, the D-SUVmax yielded the role of diagnosis with sensitivity of 82.6%, specificity of 65.2%, positive predictive value of 80.1% and negative predictive value of 68.8%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The delayed SUVmax and D-SUVmax were useful indices to differentiate ML from BLN, regardless of histologic subtype. Dual-time-point F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging may help to consider whether there is any need to proceed to more invasive tests, such as biopsy, in individual patients.
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