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The use of a visual 4-point scoring scale improves the yield of (18)F-FDG PET-CT imaging in the diagnosis of renal and hepatic cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Neuville, Marie; LOVINFOSSE, Pierre; JADOUL, Alexandre et al.
2021In European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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Keywords :
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; Cyst infection; Diagnosis; Performance
Abstract :
[en] PURPOSE: [(18)F]FDG PET/CT (PET/CT) proved useful in the diagnosis of renal and hepatic cyst infection (CyI) in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). However, the definition of CyI by PET/CT is unclear. Here, we characterize the [(18)F]FDG uptake in CyI in order to infer a visual 4-point diagnostic scale. METHODS: All ADPKD patients hospitalized between 2007 and 2019 for suspected CyI and who underwent an [(18)F]FDG PET/CT scan were listed. CyI was defined by 5 concomitant criteria: fever ≥ 38 °C; abdominal pain; peak plasma CRP ≥ 70 mg/L; no other cause of inflammation; and favorable outcomes after antibiotics for ≥ 21 days. First, all PET/CT images were visually interpreted. Next, the [(18)F]FDG uptake around the suspected CyI was scored using a semiquantitative 4-point scale in comparison to blood and liver activities. RESULTS: Sixty [(18)F]FDG PET/CT scans were performed for suspected CyI in 38 ADPKD patients. Twenty-nine episodes met the gold-standard criteria for CyI. The visual assessment of PET/CT images reached a sensitivity of 73.1% and a specificity of 70.6%. Using the 4-point scale, an [(18)F]FDG score ≥ 3 (i.e., cyst uptake > liver) improved the specificity to 85.3%. CONCLUSION: [(18)F]FDG PET-CT is helpful in CyI diagnosis in ADPKD, and the use of a 4-point scoring of [(18)F]FDG uptake improves its diagnostic yield, with positive and negative predictive values of 78.3 and 78.4%, respectively. External validation is required.
Disciplines :
Radiology, nuclear medicine & imaging
Author, co-author :
Neuville, Marie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Cardiovascular Sc.-Lab. of Translational Res. in Nephrology
LOVINFOSSE, Pierre  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Département de Physique Médicale > Service médical de médecine nucléaire et imagerie onco
JADOUL, Alexandre ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Département de Physique Médicale > Service médical de médecine nucléaire et imagerie onco
THYS, Marie ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Département de gestion des systèmes d'informations (GSI) > Secteur exploitation des données
SEIDEL, Laurence  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Département de gestion des systèmes d'informations (GSI) > Secteur d'appui à la recherche clinique et biostatistique
Hustinx, Roland  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Médecine nucléaire
Jouret, François  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Cardiovascular Sc.-Lab. of Translational Res. in Nephrology
 These authors have contributed equally to this work.
Language :
English
Title :
The use of a visual 4-point scoring scale improves the yield of (18)F-FDG PET-CT imaging in the diagnosis of renal and hepatic cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Publication date :
2021
Journal title :
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
ISSN :
1619-7070
eISSN :
1619-7089
Publisher :
Springer, Germany
Peer reviewed :
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