Diagnostic accuracy of imaging methods for the diagnosis of skeletal malignancies:A retrospective analysis against a pathology-proven reference

Autor: Mads Lausen Nielsen, Mine Benedicte Lange, Lars Jelstrup Petersen, Jeannette Demant Andersen, Hanna Järnum Lilholt, Mogens Vyberg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Lange, M B, Nielsen, M L, Andersen, J D, Lilholt, H J, Vyberg, M & Petersen, L J 2016, ' Diagnostic accuracy of imaging methods for the diagnosis of skeletal malignancies : A retrospective analysis against a pathology-proven reference ', European Journal of Radiology, vol. 85, no. 1, pp. 61-67 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.10.012
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.10.012
Popis: OBJECTIVES: To examine the diagnostic accuracy of imaging modalities in skeletal tumours versus pathology reports.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pathology reports of bone biopsies were compared to diagnostic imaging with X-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bone scintigraphy (BS), and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET/CT) performed within 6 months of biopsy.RESULTS: A total of 409 biopsies were included. Sensitivity and specificity were significantly different among the five modalities (pCONCLUSIONS: MRI and FDG-PET/CT showed comparable diagnostic characteristics in general, in individual tumour types, and in different bone lesions and locations. Nominally, they outperformed CT in most situations. The diagnostic accuracy of X-ray and BS were notably inferior to other modalities.
Databáze: OpenAIRE