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Objectives:
To assess the diagnostic accuracy of PET-MRI and MRI alone for the detection of local recurrences of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) after initial surgical resection of the primary tumors.
IJ Radiology
An Innovative Journal in the Field of Radiology
Comparing the Diagnostic Performance of Integrated 18F-FDG PET-MRI and MRI for the Identification of Local Recurrences of Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Authors:
1University Hospital Essen, Germany
Published online:Apr 12, 2017
Article type:Abstract
Received:Dec 20, 2016
Accepted:Feb 07, 2017
How to Cite:Youssef ErfanianJohannes GruneisenLars PodleskaTorsten PoeppeLale UmutluComparing the Diagnostic Performance of Integrated 18F-FDG PET-MRI and MRI for the Identification of Local Recurrences of Soft Tissue Sarcomas.14(Special Issue):e47962.https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.47962.
Abstract
Methods:
A total of 41 patients with a clinically suspected tumor relapse of STS underwent an 18F-FDG- PET-MRI examination for assessment of local recurrence. Two experienced physicians interpreted the MRI data and subsequently the PET-MRI datasets in two separate reading sessions and were instructed to identify potential local tumor recurrences. Additionally, the diagnostic confidence in each reading for the identification of malignant lesions was determined. A McNemar test was applied to test for differences of both ratings and a Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to identify differences of the confidence levels. Histopathological verification as well as follow-up imaging was applied as the standard of reference.
Results:
A tumor relapse was present in 27 / 41 patients. Calculated sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and diagnostic accurary for the detection of local tumor recurrence was 81%, 85%, 91%, 70%, 82% for MRI and 96%, 75%, 89%, 91%, 90% for PET-MRI (P > 0.05). Furthermore, PET/MRI showed significantly higher confidence levels (P < 0.05) for the determination of malignant lesions.
Conclusions:
Our results demonstrate 18F-FDG PET-MRI to be an excellent imaging method in the evaluation of recurrent STS after surgical excision, as it displays superior detection accuracy as compared to routine MRI follow-up examinations.
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© 2017, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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