SUVmax of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules according to tumor volume
- Title
- SUVmax of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules according to tumor volume
- Author
- 송창면
- Keywords
- 18F-FDG PET/CT; Thyroid nodule; Thyroid cancer; Differential diagnosis; SUVmax
- Issue Date
- 2015-07
- Publisher
- BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
- Citation
- WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, 2015, v.13, pp.257
- Abstract
- Background The aim of this study was to investigate whether the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) measured on fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) could be used as the primary means of differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules when tumor volume is assessed. Methods We studied 192 patients who underwent preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT followed by thyroidectomy. We evaluated the correlation between the volume of thyroid nodules, 18F-FDG uptake on visual analysis, and the mean SUVmax measured on 18F-FDG PET/CT. Results When stratified by tumor volume, the mean SUVmax was higher in malignant than in benign nodules in nodules ≥1 cm3 (p < 0.001). However, it did not differ between benign and malignant nodules smaller than 1 cm3. At a cut-off value of SUVmax of 6, the respective sensitivities of 18F-FDG PET/CT, ultrasonography, and fine needle aspiration cytology were 60.8, 96.4, and 99.1 %, and the respective specificities were 95.9, 98.2, and 96.8 %. Conclusions 18F-FDG PET/CT is limited as a primary modality in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules because of its low sensitivity.
- URI
- http://wjso.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12957-015-0635-1http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/26128
- ISSN
- 1477-7819
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12957-015-0635-1
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