To evaluate the diagnostic value of dynamic energy spectrum CT imaging quantitative parameters for the degree of colorectal cancer and the differentiation of benign and malignant colorectal tumors.
Methods:
Eighty-four colorectal tumor patients underwent on
e-stop dynamic energy spectrum scanning and obtained energy spectrum and perfusion imaging data. According to the pathology after the surgery
patients were divided into group A (adenomas
n
=15) and group B (adenocarcinoma
n
=69). According to the degree of differentiation
the adenocarcinoma components were group B1 (highly differentiated adenocarcinoma
n
=36) and group B2 (poorly differentiated or undifferentiated adenocarcinoma
n
=33). Statistical analysis of general data
lesion iodine value (IC)
normalized iodine value (NIC)
arterial blood flow (AF)
blood volume (BV)
and surface permeability (PS) between different groups
was carried. And receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate their diagnostic efficacies.
Results:
There was significant difference for IC
NIC
AF
BV
PS between the adenomas and the adenocarcinoma groups in portal venous phase (PP) (
P
<0.001). ROC curve analysis indicated that NIC of 3.52 in PP provided 72.0% sensitivity and 91.9% specificity in adenomas group from adenocarcinoma group. ROC curve analysis indicated that AF of 175.13 mL/(min100 g) provided 80.0% sensitivity and 86.4% specificity in the adenomas from adenocarcinoma groups. There was no significant difference for IC and NIC between the well-differentiated and poorly differentiated or undifferentiated carcinoma in both AP and PP (
P
>0.005). There was significant difference for AF
BV and PS between well-differentiated and poorly differentiated or undifferentiated carcinoma (
P
<0.01).ROC curve analysis indicated that BV of 7.76 mL/100 g provided 90.9% sensitivity and 77.7% specificity in differentiating low grade cancer from high grade cancer.
Conclusion:
One-stop dynamic energy spectrum CT scan can obtain the spectral parameters and perfusion parameters at the same time and provide useful information to differentiate the benign and malignant colorectal tumors and low-grade colorectal cancer from high gra
de colorectal cancer in which to providing the greatest diagnostic value.