Utility of ~(18)F-FDG PET/CT in the Evaluation of Solitary Pulmonary Nodule: A Comparative Study with LungCare Software of Dual Source CT / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the auxiliary diagnostic ability and applicability of ~(18)F-FDG PET/CT and the LungCare soft-ware of dual source CT in solitary pulmonary nodule(SPN). Methods 28 patients with SPN proved by pathologically were examined by ~(18)F-FDG PET/CT and LungCare software of dual source CT. ~(18)F-FDG PET/CT and LungCare software of dual source CT data were analysed comparatively in terms of the diagnostic accuracy in distinguishing malignant and benign. All data were analyzed for significance by using the χ~2-test,the value of P<0.05 was accepted as significance. Results There were 15 malignant and 9 benign nodules. In evaluating SPN,the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 80.0% ,88.8% ,83.3%,92.3% and 72.7% with ~(18)F-FDG PET/aT respectively,and 93.3% ,77.7% ,87.5%,87.5% and 87.5% with LungCare software, respectively. To evaluate SPN,LungCare software and ~(18)F-FDO PET/CT was not significant difference in accuracy(P>0.05) ,while there were significant differences in sensitivity , specificity , positive and negative predictive value (P< 0.05). The sensitivity and negative predictive values with~(18)F-FDG PET/aT were much better than that with LungCare software, but the specificity and positive predictive values were less than that with LungCare software. Conclusion ~(18)F-FDG PET/CT has certain auxiliary function in distinguishing benign SPN from malignant SPN,it combining with LungCare software , the accuracy of diagnosis can be improved.