Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values for Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases

Autor: Ismail Yurtsever, Mesut Seker, Alpay Alkan, Haci Mehmet Turk, Dilek Hacer Cesme, Mehmet Ali Gultekin, Mehmet Besiroglu
Přispěvatelé: GÜLTEKİN, MEHMET ALİ
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Academic Radiology. 28:S81-S86
ISSN: 1076-6332
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.10.024
Popis: Rationale and Objectives We aimed to investigate whether there are any differences in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values obtained from liver metastases due to gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET) and adenocarcinomas. Materials and Methods We included 54 patients with 167 liver metastases due to gastroenteropancreatic tumors. We divided the patients into two groups as liver metastases due to GEP-NETs (seven patients with 51 lesions, mean age: 48) and adenocarcinomas (47 patients with 116 lesions, mean age: 61.2). We used the independent samples t-test to compare the ADC and ADCmean values of the two groups and performed a receiver-operating characteristic analysis. Results ADC and ADCmean values were significantly lower in the GEP-NET group compared with the adenocarcinoma group. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis showed a significant difference for ADC and ADCmean values, and area under the curve values were 0.733 and 0.790, respectively. The cut-off values were 933x10-6 mm2/s for ADC and 801x10-6 mm2/s for ADCmean. Diagnostic accuracies of ADC (Sensitivity = 80.2, Specificity = 64.7, PPV = 83.8, NPV = 58.9) and ADCmean (Sensitivity = 63.8, Specificity = 82.4, PPV = 89.2, NPV = 50) were calculated in differentiating adenocarcinoma metastases from GEP-NET metastases. Conclusion The lower ADC and ADCmean values of liver metastases suggest GEP-NET rather than adenocarcinomas. ADC and ADCmean values obtained from liver metastases may be used to differentiate NETs from adenocarcinomas.
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