Dual-Layer Spectral CT Imaging of Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancer: Analysis of Spectral Imaging Parameters and Impact on Tumor Staging.

Autor: Hsu CC; From the Division of Neuroradiology (C.C.-T.H., C.J., I.F., C.B., N.M.P.) charlie.ct.hsu@gmail.com., Jeavon C; From the Division of Neuroradiology (C.C.-T.H., C.J., I.F., C.B., N.M.P.)., Fomin I; From the Division of Neuroradiology (C.C.-T.H., C.J., I.F., C.B., N.M.P.)., Du L; Department of Medical Imaging and Division of Nuclear Medicine (L.D.), and Department of Medical Imaging, Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland, Australia., Buchan C; From the Division of Neuroradiology (C.C.-T.H., C.J., I.F., C.B., N.M.P.)., Watkins TW; Department of Medical Imaging (T.W.W.), Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia., Nae Y; Philips Healthcare (Y.N.), Haifa, Israel., Parry NM; From the Division of Neuroradiology (C.C.-T.H., C.J., I.F., C.B., N.M.P.)., Aviv RI; Division of Neuroradiology (R.I.A.), Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology [AJNR Am J Neuroradiol] 2021 Sep; Vol. 42 (9), pp. 1683-1689. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 29.
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7239
Abstrakt: Background and Purpose: Dual-layer spectral CT is a novel technology that utilized conventional single-tube CT acquisition with a dual-layer detector for the separation of high and low-energy photons to create spectral data for material decomposition. We evaluated the spectral parameters of iodine density and Z-effective values in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and determined its impact on local tumor staging.
Materials and Methods: Twenty-one patients with primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and 15 healthy controls were retrospectively evaluated. Iodine density (milligram/milliliter) and Z-effective values were compared quantitatively between head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and normal neck mucosa. The receiver operating characteristic area under the curve determined the diagnostic performance of the spectral data for local staging. We compared conventional CT images without and with iodine density and Z-effective images to determine its impact on local tumor staging.
Results: Primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma showed higher mean iodine density (2.01 [SD, 0.26] mg/mL, P  < .001) and Z-effective values (8.21 [SD, 0.36], P  < .001). A high interobserver correlation was demonstrated for ROI measurements for both the control group (iodine density, κ = 0.71, and Z-effective values, κ = 0.78) and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (iodine density, κ = 0.84, and Z-effective values, κ = 0.75) group. The area under the curve for iodine density and Z-effective values was 0.98 and 0.93, respectively. Optimal thresholds were identified as 1.58 mg/mL (95% CI, 1.45-1.71 mg/mL; P  < .001; sensitivity = 1.0; specificity = .0.93) for iodine density and 8.08 (95% CI, 7.96-8.19; P  < .001; sensitivity = 0.86; specificity = 0.93) for Z-effective values. Conventional CT with the addition of dual-layer spectral data (iodine density and Z-effective values) improved the accuracy of local tumor staging in 3 of 21 patients (14%) with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma compared with the criterion standard surgical staging/histopathology.
Conclusions: Dual-layer spectral iodine density and Z-effective values provided increased quantitative and qualitative differentiation between upper aerodigestive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and normal mucosa. Increased tissue differentiation improved the local tumor staging accuracy.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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