Kun Guo1, Jingjuan Wang1, Zhenming Wang1, Yihe Wang2, Bixiao Cui1, Guoguang Zhao2, Jie Lu3,4. 1. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 3. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China. imaginglu@hotmail.com. 4. Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China. imaginglu@hotmail.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate morphometric analysis program (MAP) and quantitative positron emission tomography (QPET) in epileptogenic zone (EZ) identification using a simultaneous positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) system in MRI-negative epilepsies. METHODS: Seventy-one localization-related MRI-negative epilepsies who underwent preoperative simultaneous PET/MRI examination and surgical resection were enrolled retrospectively. MAP was performed on a T1-weighted volumetric sequence, and QPET was analyzed using statistical parametric mapping (SPM) with comparison to age- and gender-matched normal controls. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of MAP, QPET, MAP + QPET, and MAP/QPET in EZ localization were assessed. The correlations between surgical outcome and modalities concordant with cortical resection were analyzed. RESULTS: Forty-five (63.4%) patients had Engel I seizure outcomes. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of MAP were 64.4%, 69.2%, 78.3%, and 52.9%, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV of QPET were 73.3%, 65.4%, 78.6%, and 58.6%, respectively. MAP + QPET, defined as two tests concordant with cortical resection, had reduced sensitivity (53.3%) but increased specificity (88.5%) relative to individual tests. MAP/QPET, defined as one or both tests concordant with cortical resection, had increased sensitivity (86.7%) but reduced specificity (46.2%) relative to individual tests. The regions determined by MAP, QPET, MAP + QPET, or MAP/QPET concordant with cortical resection were significantly associated with the seizure-free outcome. CONCLUSION: QPET has a superior sensitivity than MAP, while the combined MAP + QPET obtained from a simultaneous PET/MRI scanner may improve the specificity of the diagnostic tests in EZ localization coupled with the preferable surgical outcome in MRI-negative epilepsies.
PURPOSE: To evaluate morphometric analysis program (MAP) and quantitative positron emission tomography (QPET) in epileptogenic zone (EZ) identification using a simultaneous positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) system in MRI-negative epilepsies. METHODS: Seventy-one localization-related MRI-negative epilepsies who underwent preoperative simultaneous PET/MRI examination and surgical resection were enrolled retrospectively. MAP was performed on a T1-weighted volumetric sequence, and QPET was analyzed using statistical parametric mapping (SPM) with comparison to age- and gender-matched normal controls. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of MAP, QPET, MAP + QPET, and MAP/QPET in EZ localization were assessed. The correlations between surgical outcome and modalities concordant with cortical resection were analyzed. RESULTS: Forty-five (63.4%) patients had Engel I seizure outcomes. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of MAP were 64.4%, 69.2%, 78.3%, and 52.9%, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV of QPET were 73.3%, 65.4%, 78.6%, and 58.6%, respectively. MAP + QPET, defined as two tests concordant with cortical resection, had reduced sensitivity (53.3%) but increased specificity (88.5%) relative to individual tests. MAP/QPET, defined as one or both tests concordant with cortical resection, had increased sensitivity (86.7%) but reduced specificity (46.2%) relative to individual tests. The regions determined by MAP, QPET, MAP + QPET, or MAP/QPET concordant with cortical resection were significantly associated with the seizure-free outcome. CONCLUSION: QPET has a superior sensitivity than MAP, while the combined MAP + QPET obtained from a simultaneous PET/MRI scanner may improve the specificity of the diagnostic tests in EZ localization coupled with the preferable surgical outcome in MRI-negative epilepsies.
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