=0.001和0.013)。受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线分析显示,L/H和L/M判别pNET还是胰头生理性摄取的曲线下面积(area under curve,AUC)为0.789和0.725,此时L/H阈值为1.4。
结论:
通过L/H测定,有助于判断
99m
Tc-HYNIC-TOC SPECT/CT显像中胰头高摄取灶为胰腺生理性摄取还是pNET。
Abstract
Objective:
To discuss how to determine the property of high uptake of pancreatic head identified by
99m
Tc-HYNIC-TOC SPECT/CT.
Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed 125 patients who underwent
99m
Tc-HYNIC-TOC SPECT/CT for suspecious pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET) or staging and restaging of NET or detecting primary tumor for metastatic NET. High uptake of pancreatic head in the image of SPECT/ CT was defined by visual assessment. If it existed
the radioactive counts of high-uptake lesion
normal pancreas
normal hepatic tissue and normal muscle were measured and the ratios of lesion-to-pancreas (L/P)
lesion-to-hepatic tissue (L/H) and lesion-to-muscle (L/M) were calculated. The final results were achieved by imaging follow-up or pathological confirmation.
Results:
Twenty (16.0%) patients were confirmed as pNET by surgery or biopsy. Twenty-two (17.6%) patients were considered as physiological uptake because of lack of abnormal masses located in the pancreatic head. There was no significant difference in L/P between pNET and physiological uptake (
P
=0.118). However
L/H and L/M of pNET were significantly higher than those of physiological uptake (
P
=0.001 and 0.013). The areas under curve by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of L/H and L/M for distinguishing pNET from physiological uptake were 0.789 and 0.725
respectively.
Conclusion:
It is a useful way to differentiate pNET from physiological uptake in
99m
Tc-HYNIC-TOC SPECT/CT by measuring the ratio of L/H.