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Semiquantitative analysis using standardized uptake value in 123 I-FP-CIT SPECT/CT.
Clinical Imaging 2018 June 15
PURPOSE: To evaluate potential of a semiquantitative method using standardized uptake value (SUV) in 123 I-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)-N-(3-fluoropropyl) nortropane (123 I-FP-CIT) single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) compared with specific binding ratio (SBR).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: First, we performed a phantom study to validate the accuracy of measuring SUV. 52 patients (25 male, 27 female; mean age of 75.1-year-old; 40 and 12 patients with neurodegenerative diseases with or without presynaptic dopaminergic deficits, respectively) were enrolled in a retrospective study. We measured SBR, maximum SUV, peak SUV, mean SUV, and striatum-to-background ratio of SUV (SUVratio ) for striatum with lower 123 I-FP-CIT uptake using commercial software. We calculated Pearson's correlation coefficient between SBR and SUV. We also calculated the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of each parameter for differential diagnosis.
RESULTS: The phantom study revealed errors of <10% between theoretical and actual SUVs. Although there were significant correlations between SBR and all SUV-based parameters, SUVratio showed the most strong correlation with SBR (r = 0.877, p < 0.001). However, diagnostic capability of SUVratio (cutoff = 2.35) yielded to that of SBR (cutoff = 3.90) for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases with presynaptic dopaminergic deficits (sensitivity of 85.0% vs 92.5%, specificity of 100% vs 91.7%, and accuracy of 88.5% vs 92.3%, respectively).
CONCLUSION: SBR is a promising parameter to aid differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases with or without presynaptic dopaminergic deficit. Although technically acceptable, SUV may not be superior to SBR when clinically applied in 123 I-FP-CIT SPECT/CT.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: First, we performed a phantom study to validate the accuracy of measuring SUV. 52 patients (25 male, 27 female; mean age of 75.1-year-old; 40 and 12 patients with neurodegenerative diseases with or without presynaptic dopaminergic deficits, respectively) were enrolled in a retrospective study. We measured SBR, maximum SUV, peak SUV, mean SUV, and striatum-to-background ratio of SUV (SUVratio ) for striatum with lower 123 I-FP-CIT uptake using commercial software. We calculated Pearson's correlation coefficient between SBR and SUV. We also calculated the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of each parameter for differential diagnosis.
RESULTS: The phantom study revealed errors of <10% between theoretical and actual SUVs. Although there were significant correlations between SBR and all SUV-based parameters, SUVratio showed the most strong correlation with SBR (r = 0.877, p < 0.001). However, diagnostic capability of SUVratio (cutoff = 2.35) yielded to that of SBR (cutoff = 3.90) for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases with presynaptic dopaminergic deficits (sensitivity of 85.0% vs 92.5%, specificity of 100% vs 91.7%, and accuracy of 88.5% vs 92.3%, respectively).
CONCLUSION: SBR is a promising parameter to aid differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases with or without presynaptic dopaminergic deficit. Although technically acceptable, SUV may not be superior to SBR when clinically applied in 123 I-FP-CIT SPECT/CT.
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