Title |
Diagnostic accuracy of 18F–FDG PET/CT and MR imaging in patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma
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Published in |
BMC Cancer, December 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s12885-017-3890-4 |
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Authors |
Verena Ruhlmann, Thorsten D. Poeppel, Johannes Veit, James Nagarajah, Lale Umutlu, Thomas K. Hoffmann, Andreas Bockisch, Ken Herrmann, Wolfgang Sauerwein |
Abstract |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of 18F-FDG PET/CT (PET/CT) and MRI for local and/or whole-body restaging of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck (ACC). Thirty-six patients with ACC underwent conventional MRI of the head and neck and a whole-body PET/CT and were analysed with regards to detection of a local tumor recurrence, lymph node or distant metastases. A consensus interpretation of all available imaging data was used as reference standard. Sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy, positive and negative predictive values were calculated for MRI and PET/CT. The sensitivity of PET/CT and MRI was 96% (89%), specificity 89% (89%), PPV 96% (96%), NPV 89% (73%) and accuracy 94% (89%) for detection of local tumors. Additionally, PET/CT revealed lymph node metastases in one patient and distant metastases in 9/36 patients. In three patients secondary primaries were found. Whole-body PET/CT in addition to MRI of the head and neck improves detection of local tumour and metastastic spread in ACC. |
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