Lung Nodules: Dual-Kilovolt Peak Analysis with CT—Multicenter Study
| Autor: | John R. Muhm, Robert W. Viggiano, Edward F. Patz, Stephen J. Swensen, Cynthia H. McCollough, Amy L. Weaver, David E. Midthun, Keiji Yamashita |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Malignancy Sensitivity and Specificity Diagnosis Differential Ct number medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Prospective Studies Aged Kilovolt Peak Aged 80 and over Lung business.industry Respiratory disease Calcinosis Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Nodule (medicine) Middle Aged medicine.disease Radiographic Image Enhancement medicine.anatomical_structure Multicenter study Female Radiology medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed business Calcification |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 214:81-85 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | To test the following hypothesis: The greater the increase in the mean computed tomographic (CT) number of a radiologically indeterminate lung nodule from the CT number on a 140-kVp CT image to that on an 80-kVp CT image, the more likely the nodule is benign (ie, contains calcium).Two hundred forty indeterminate lung nodules were prospectively studied at four institutions: Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Ariz (n = 160); Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn (n = 50); Shiga Health Insurance Hospital, Otsu, Japan (n = 25); and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (n = 5). Of the 240 nodules, 157 met the entrance criteria for this study and had a diagnosis. All nodules included were solid, 5-40-mm diameter, relatively spherical, homogeneous, and without visible evidence of calcification or fat. Each nodule was evaluated by using 3-mm-collimation, nonenhanced CT scans with both 140- and 80-kVp x-ray beams.There were 86 (55%) benign and 71 (45%) malignant nodules. The median increase in the nodule mean CT number from the CT number on 140-kVp images to that on 80-kVp images was 2 HU for benign nodules and 3 HU for malignant nodules. This difference was not statistically significant. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.505.Dual-kilovolt peak analysis with current CT technology does not appear to be helpful in the identification of benign lung nodules. |
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