Han Na Lee1, Jung Im Kim1, So Youn Shin2, Dae Hyun Kim3, Chanwoo Kim4, Il Ki Hong5. 1. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 5. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of a combination of CT texture analysis (CTTA) and nodal axial ratio to detect metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS: The contrast-enhanced chest CT images of 78 LNs (40 metastasis, 38 benign) from 38 patients with ESCC were retrospectively analyzed. Nodal axial ratios (short-axis/long-axis diameter) were calculated. CCTA parameters (kurtosis, entropy, skewness) were extracted using commercial software (TexRAD) with fine, medium, and coarse spatial filters. Combinations of significant texture features and nodal axial ratios were entered as predictors in logistic regression models to differentiate metastatic from benign LNs, and the performance of the logistic regression models was analyzed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). RESULTS: The mean axial ratio of metastatic LNs was significantly higher than that of benign LNs (0.81 ± 0.2 vs 0.71 ± 0.1, p = 0.005; sensitivity 82.5%, specificity 47.4%); namely, significantly more round than benign. The mean values of the entropy (all filters) and kurtosis (fine and medium) of metastatic LNs were significantly higher than those of benign LNs (all, p < 0.05). Medium entropy showed the best performance in the AUROC analysis with 0.802 (p < 0.001; sensitivity 85.0%, specificity 63.2%). A binary logistic regression analysis combining the nodal axial ratio, fine entropy, and fine kurtosis identified metastatic LNs with 87.5% sensitivity and 65.8% specificity (AUROC = 0.855, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The combination of CTTA features and the axial ratio of LNs has the potential to differentiate metastatic from benign LNs and improves the sensitivity for detection of LN metastases in ESCC. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: The combination of CTTA and nodal axial ratio has improved CT sensitivity (up to 87.5%) for the diagnosis of metastatic LNs in esophageal cancer.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of a combination of CT texture analysis (CTTA) and nodal axial ratio to detect metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS: The contrast-enhanced chest CT images of 78 LNs (40 metastasis, 38 benign) from 38 patients with ESCC were retrospectively analyzed. Nodal axial ratios (short-axis/long-axis diameter) were calculated. CCTA parameters (kurtosis, entropy, skewness) were extracted using commercial software (TexRAD) with fine, medium, and coarse spatial filters. Combinations of significant texture features and nodal axial ratios were entered as predictors in logistic regression models to differentiate metastatic from benign LNs, and the performance of the logistic regression models was analyzed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). RESULTS: The mean axial ratio of metastatic LNs was significantly higher than that of benign LNs (0.81 ± 0.2 vs 0.71 ± 0.1, p = 0.005; sensitivity 82.5%, specificity 47.4%); namely, significantly more round than benign. The mean values of the entropy (all filters) and kurtosis (fine and medium) of metastatic LNs were significantly higher than those of benign LNs (all, p < 0.05). Medium entropy showed the best performance in the AUROC analysis with 0.802 (p < 0.001; sensitivity 85.0%, specificity 63.2%). A binary logistic regression analysis combining the nodal axial ratio, fine entropy, and fine kurtosis identified metastatic LNs with 87.5% sensitivity and 65.8% specificity (AUROC = 0.855, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The combination of CTTA features and the axial ratio of LNs has the potential to differentiate metastatic from benign LNs and improves the sensitivity for detection of LN metastases in ESCC. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: The combination of CTTA and nodal axial ratio has improved CT sensitivity (up to 87.5%) for the diagnosis of metastatic LNs in esophageal cancer.
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