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KMID : 1148920150490040284
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2015 Volume.49 No. 4 p.284 ~ p.290
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Comparison of Diagnostic Sensitivity and Quantitative Indices Between 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT and 111In-Pentetreotide SPECT/CT in Neuroendocrine Tumors: a Preliminary Report
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Lee In-Ki
Paeng Jin-Chul
Lee Soo-Jin
Shin Chan-Soo
Jang Jin-Young
Cheon Gi-Jeong
Lee Dong-Soo
Chung June-Key
Kang Keon-Wook
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Abstract
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Purpose: In-pentetreotide has been used for neuroendocrine tumors expressing somatostatin receptors. Recently, 68Ga-DOTATOC PET has been used with the advantage of high image quality. In this study, we compared quantitative indices between 111In-pentetreotide SPECT/CT and 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT.
Methods: Thirteen patients diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors were prospectively recruited. Patients underwent 111In-pentetreotide scans with SPECT/CT and 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT before treatment. The number and location of lesions were analyzed on both imaging techniques to compare lesion detectability. Additionally, the maximal uptake count of each lesion and mean uptake count of the lungs were measured on both imagings, and target-to-normal lung ratios (TNR) were calculated as quantitative indices.
Results: Among 13 patients, 10 exhibited lesions with increased uptake on 111In-pentetreotide SPECT/CT and/or 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT. Scans with SPECT/CT detected 19 lesions, all of which were also detected on PET/CT. Moreover, 16 additional lesions were detected on PET/CT (6 in the liver, 9 in the pancreas and 1 in the spleen). PET/CT exhibited a significantly higher sensitivity than SPECT/CT (100 % vs. 54 %, P?
Conclusion: Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT has a higher diagnostic sensitivity than 111In-pentetreotide scans with SPECT/CT. The TNR on PET/CT is higher than that of SPECT/CT, which also suggests the higher sensitivity of PET/CT. 111In-pentetreotide SPECT/CT should be used carefully if it is used instead of 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT.
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KEYWORD
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Neuroendocrine tumors, 68Ga-DOTATOC, 111In-pentetreotide, Positron emission tomography, Single-photon emission-computed tomography
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