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Korsholm K, Overbeck N, Dias AH, Loft A, Andersen FL, Fischer BM. Impact of Reduced Image Noise on Deauville Scores in Patients with Lymphoma Scanned on a Long-Axial Field-of-View PET/CT-Scanner. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13050947. [PMID: 36900090 PMCID: PMC10000539 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13050947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Total body and long-axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET/CT represent visionary innovations in imaging enabling either improved image quality, reduction in injected activity-dose or decreased acquisition time. An improved image quality may affect visual scoring systems, including the Deauville score (DS), which is used for clinical assessment of patients with lymphoma. The DS compares SUVmax in residual lymphomas with liver parenchyma, and here we investigate the impact of reduced image noise on the DS in patients with lymphomas scanned on a LAFOV PET/CT. METHODS Sixty-eight patients with lymphoma underwent a whole-body scan on a Biograph Vision Quadra PET/CT-scanner, and images were evaluated visually with regard to DS for three different timeframes of 90, 300, and 600 s. SUVmax and SUVmean were calculated from liver and mediastinal blood pool, in addition to SUVmax from residual lymphomas and measures of noise. RESULTS SUVmax in liver and in mediastinal blood pool decreased significantly with increasing acquisition time, whereas SUVmean remained stable. In residual tumor, SUVmax was stable during different acquisition times. As a result, the DS was subject to change in three patients. CONCLUSIONS Attention should be drawn towards the eventual impact of improvements in image quality on visual scoring systems such as the DS.
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- Kirsten Korsholm
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Young JR, Mugu VK, Johnson GB, Ehman EC, Packard AT, Homb AC, Nathan MA, Thanarajasingam G, Kemp BJ. Bayesian penalized likelihood PET reconstruction impact on quantitative metrics in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e32665. [PMID: 36820562 PMCID: PMC9907923 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Evaluate the quantitative, subjective (Deauville score [DS]) and reader agreement differences between standard ordered subset expectation maximization (OSEM) and Bayesian penalized likelihood (BPL) positron emission tomography (PET) reconstruction methods. A retrospective review of 104 F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography (CT) exams among 52 patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. An unblinded radiologist moderator reviewed both BPL and OSEM PET/CT exams. Four blinded radiologists then reviewed the annotated cases to provide a visual DS for each annotated lesion. Significant (P < .001) differences in BPL and OSEM PET methods were identified with greater standard uptake value (SUV) maximum and SUV mean for BPL. The DS was altered in 25% of cases when BPL and OSEM were reviewed by the same radiologist. Interobserver DS agreement was higher for OSEM (>1 cm lesion = 0.89 and ≤1 cm lesion = 0.84) compared to BPL (>1 cm lesion = 0.85 and ≤1 cm lesion = 0.81). Among the 4 readers, average intraobserver visual DS agreement between OSEM and BPL was 0.67 for lesions >1cm and 0.4 for lesions ≤1 cm. F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma reconstructed with BPL has higher SUV values, altered DSs and reader agreement when compared to OSEM. This report finds volumetric PET measurements such as metabolic tumor volume to be similar between BPL and OSEM PET reconstructions. Efforts such as adoption of European Association Research Ltd accreditation should be made to harmonize PET data with an aim at balancing the need for harmonization and sensitivity for lesion detection.
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- Jason R. Young
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
- * Correspondence: Jason R Young, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd S, Jacksonville, FL 32224 (e-mail: )
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
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Salem AE, Shah HR, Covington MF, Koppula BR, Fine GC, Wiggins RH, Hoffman JM, Morton KA. PET-CT in Clinical Adult Oncology: I. Hematologic Malignancies. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14235941. [PMID: 36497423 PMCID: PMC9738711 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14235941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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PET-CT is an advanced imaging modality with many oncologic applications, including staging, assessment of response to therapy, restaging and evaluation of suspected recurrence. The goal of this 6-part series of review articles is to provide practical information to providers and imaging professionals regarding the best use of PET-CT for the more common adult malignancies. In the first article of this series, hematologic malignancies are addressed. The classification of these malignancies will be outlined, with the disclaimer that the classification of lymphomas is constantly evolving. Critical applications, potential pitfalls, and nuances of PET-CT imaging in hematologic malignancies and imaging features of the major categories of these tumors are addressed. Issues of clinical importance that must be reported by the imaging professionals are outlined. The focus of this article is on [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), rather that research tracers or those requiring a local cyclotron. This information will serve as a resource for the appropriate role and limitations of PET-CT in the clinical management of patients with hematological malignancy for health care professionals caring for adult patients with hematologic malignancies. It also serves as a practical guide for imaging providers, including radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and their trainees.
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- Ahmed Ebada Salem
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
- Department of Radiodiagnosis and Intervention, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, Egypt
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
- Intermountain Healthcare Hospitals, Murray, UT 84123, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-1801-581-7553
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Allioux F, Gandhi D, Vilque JP, Nganoa C, Gac AC, Aide N, Lasnon C. End-of-treatment 18F-FDG PET/CT in diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients: ΔSUV outperforms Deauville score. Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:2890-2898. [PMID: 34219589 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1948028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In DLBCL, the Deauville scoring system (DS) is the standard for PET/CT response assessment. An alternative system, based on the semi-quantitative change in standardized uptake values, namely ΔSUVmax, has been reported to be more objective than the DS. We aimed to compare ΔSUVmax and DS for risk stratification of DLBCL patients on end-of-treatment (EoT) PET. 108 consecutive patients were included. 2-year EFS Kaplan-Meier survival analyses and Cox regression models were performed. 2-year EFS was significantly different between favorable ΔSUVmax (favΔ < -86.5%) and unfavorable ΔSUVmax (unfavΔ ≥ -86.5%) patients: 100.0% ± 0.0 versus 58.3% ± 14.2 (p = 0.001). On Cox multivariable regression, ΔSUVmax status was the only independent predictor of 2-year EFS, outperforming DS. Therefore, ΔSUVmax should be computed for non-responder patients, especially DS4, as the 2-year EFS is not different between responders and non-responders in the case of favΔ. Further studies are needed in order to confirm this hypothesis.
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- François Allioux
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Haematology Institute, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Haematology Institute, UNICANCER, François Baclesse Cancer Centre, Caen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Haematology Institute, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, UNICANCER, François Baclesse Cancer Centre, Caen, France
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Zamagni E, Nanni C, Dozza L, Carlier T, Bailly C, Tacchetti P, Versari A, Chauvie S, Gallamini A, Gamberi B, Caillot D, Patriarca F, Macro M, Boccadoro M, Garderet L, Barbato S, Fanti S, Perrot A, Gay F, Sonneveld P, Karlin L, Cavo M, Bodet-Milin C, Moreau P, Kraeber-Bodéré F. Standardization of 18F-FDG–PET/CT According to Deauville Criteria for Metabolic Complete Response Definition in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma. J Clin Oncol 2021; 39:116-125. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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PURPOSE 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) is currently the standard technique to define minimal residual disease (MRD) status outside the bone marrow (BM) in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). This study aimed to define criteria for PET complete metabolic response after therapy, jointly analyzing a subgroup of newly diagnosed transplantation-eligible patients with MM enrolled in two independent European randomized phase III trials (IFM/DFCI2009 and EMN02/HO95). PATIENTS AND METHODS Two hundred twenty-eight patients were observed for a median of 62.9 months. By study design, PET/CT scans were performed at baseline and before starting maintenance (premaintenance [PM]). The five-point Deauville scale (DS) was applied to describe BM (BM score [BMS]) and focal lesion (FL; FL score [FS]) uptake and tested a posteriori in uni- and multivariable analyses for their impact on clinical outcomes. RESULTS At baseline, 78% of patients had FLs (11% extramedullary), 80% with an FS ≥ 4. All patients had BM diffuse uptake (35.5% with BMS ≥ 4). At PM, 31% of patients had visually detectable FLs (2% extramedullary), 24% and 67.7% of them with an FS of 3 and ≥ 4, respectively. At PM, 98% of patients retained residual BM diffuse uptake, which was significantly lower than at baseline (mainly between BMS 2 and 3, BMS was ≥ 4 in only 8.7% of patients). By both uni- and multivariable analysis, FS and BMS < 4 were associated with prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) at PM (OS: hazard ratio [HR], 0.6 and 0.47, respectively; PFS: HR, 0.36 and 0.24, respectively) CONCLUSION FL and BM FDG uptake lower than the liver background after therapy was an independent predictor for improved PFS and OS and can be proposed as the standardized criterion of PET complete metabolic response, confirming the value of the DS for patients with MM.
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- Elena Zamagni
- “Seragnoli” Institute of Hematology, Bologna University School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, L’Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- “Seragnoli” Institute of Hematology, Bologna University School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Nantes University Hospital, CRCINA INSERM, CNRS, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Nantes University Hospital, CRCINA INSERM, CNRS, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- “Seragnoli” Institute of Hematology, Bologna University School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, AUSL-IRCSS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Medical Physics Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Department, Antoine Lacassagne Cancer Center, Nice, France
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- Hematology Unit, AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital, Pitié Salpétriere, Paris, France
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- “Seragnoli” Institute of Hematology, Bologna University School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine, L’Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital, Nancy, France
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- Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital, Lyon, France
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- “Seragnoli” Institute of Hematology, Bologna University School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Nantes University Hospital, CRCINA INSERM, CNRS, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Nantes University Hospital, CRCINA INSERM, CNRS, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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Texte E, Lequesne J, Tilly H, Jardin F, Vera P, Stamatoullas A, Becker S. SUV max-based assessment of PET response shows a superior specificity to Deauville criteria for predicting recurrence in Hodgkin's lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 62:1088-1097. [PMID: 33289431 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1855341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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One of the limitations of 18FDG PET/CT for therapeutic evaluation in Hodgkin's Lymphoma is the relatively high rate of false positive uptake. SUVmax reduction (ΔSUVmax) and tumor/liver ratio (TLr) are promising tools for response assessment in lymphoma. We determined the optimal cutoff values for ΔSUVmax and TLr and compared them to Deauville score (DS) after two and four cycles chemotherapy (PET2 and PET4 respectively) and at the end of treatment PET (PETeot) on a cohort of 362 patients. TLr showed better diagnostic performances than DS for predicting 5-year progression-free survival (PFS), especially on early PET/CT assessments. Positive predictive values at PET2 for TLr, ΔSUVmax and DS were 51%, 34% and 31% respectively. On the multivariable analysis, significant predictive factors of PFS were TLr (at PET2, PET4 and PETeot) and ΔSUVmax (at PET4 and PETeot). DS was not significantly associated with PFS at any PET timing.
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- Edgar Texte
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France.,QuantiF-LITIS (EA 4108-FR CNRS 3638), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Department of Biostatistics, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France
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- Hematology Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France.,INSERM U1245, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France
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- Hematology Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France.,INSERM U1245, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France.,QuantiF-LITIS (EA 4108-FR CNRS 3638), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Hematology Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France.,INSERM U1245, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France.,QuantiF-LITIS (EA 4108-FR CNRS 3638), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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Toledano MN, Vera P, Tilly H, Jardin F, Becker S. Comparison of therapeutic evaluation criteria in FDG-PET/CT in patients with diffuse large-cell B-cell lymphoma: Prognostic impact of tumor/liver ratio. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211649. [PMID: 30730936 PMCID: PMC6366736 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The study objective was to compare the prognostic value of interim and end-of-treatment FDG PET/CT using five therapeutic evaluation criteria in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). METHODS 181 patients were retrospectively analysed. All patients underwent FDG-PET at baseline and after four cycles (iPET4) of first-line chemotherapy and 165 at the end-of-treatment (PET-eot). Ratio Deauville score (rDS) (SUVmax-target residual lesion/SUVmax-liver) was measured in iPET4 and PET-eot, and its optimal threshold was determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Deauville score (DS) (iPET4 and PET-eot), ΔSUVmax, ΔSUVmax determined according to Menton 2011 criteria (ΔSUVmax+DS) and ΔSUVmax+rDS were also evaluated (iPET4 only). Median follow-up was 44 months. RESULTS ROC analysis revealed the optimal cut-off value was 1.4-fold of SUVmax-liver on iPET4 and PET-eot. On iPET4, positive predictive value (PPV) of rDS was significantly better than DS: 81.58% vs. 67.79%. In univariate analysis, the five interpretation methods were statistically significant (p<0.0001 for progression-free survival [PFS] and overall survival [OS]). In multivariate analysis, only rDS was an independent prognostic factor (p = 0.0002 and p<0.0001 for PFS and OS, respectively). On PET-eot, similarly, the two therapeutic evaluation criteria analysed (rDS and DS) were statistically significant at the univariate level (p<0.0001). rDS was the only significant prognostic factor in multivariate analysis (p<0.0001). PPV and accuracy of rDS were also better than DS. CONCLUSIONS rDS with a tumor/liver ratio of 1.4 is a robust prognostic factor in patients with DLBCL on iPET4 and PET-eot.
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- Mathieu N. Toledano
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France
- QuantIF–LITIS (EA 4108-FR CNRS 3638), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France
- QuantIF–LITIS (EA 4108-FR CNRS 3638), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
- Hematology department, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
- Hematology department, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France
- QuantIF–LITIS (EA 4108-FR CNRS 3638), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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Enilorac B, Lasnon C, Nganoa C, Fruchart C, Gac AC, Damaj G, Aide N. Does PET Reconstruction Method Affect Deauville Score in Lymphoma Patients? J Nucl Med 2017; 59:1049-1055. [PMID: 29242403 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.202721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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When evaluating 18F-FDG PET images with the Deauville score (DS), the quantification of tumor and reference organs limits the problem of optical misinterpretation. Compared with conventional reconstruction algorithms, point-spread function (PSF) modeling increases SUVs significantly in tumors but only moderately in the liver, which could affect the DS. We investigated whether the choice of the reconstruction algorithm affects the DS and whether discordance affects the capability of 18F-FDG PET to stratify lymphoma patients. Methods: Overall, 126 patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma were included (56 female and 70 male; median age, 65 y; range, 20-88 y). PET data were reconstructed with the unfiltered PSF method. Additionally, a 6-mm filter was applied to PSF images to meet the requirements of the EANM Research Ltd. (EARL) harmonization program from the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) (PSFEARL). One hundred interim PET (i-PET) and 95 end-of-treatment PET (EoT-PET) studies were analyzed. SUVmax in the liver and aorta was determined using automatic volumes of interest and compared with SUVmax in the residual mass with the highest 18F-FDG uptake. Results: For i-PET, using PSF and PSFEARL, we classified patients as responders and nonresponders in 60 and 40 cases versus 63 and 37 cases, respectively. Five cases of major discordance (5.0%) occurred (i.e., changes from responder to nonresponder). For Eot-PET, patients were classified using PSF and PSFEARL as responders and nonresponders in 69 and 26 cases versus 72 and 23 cases, respectively. Three cases of major discordance (3.2%) occurred. Concordance (Cohen unweighted κ) between the PSF and the PSFEARL DS was 0.82 (95% confidence interval, 0.73-0.91) for i-PET and 0.89 (95% confidence interval, 0.81-0.96) for EoT-PET. The median follow-up periods were 28.4 and 27.4 mo for i-PET and EoT-PET, respectively. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed statistically significant differences in progression-free survival and overall survival among responders and nonresponders no matter which reconstruction was used for i-PET and EoT-PET. Conclusion: Neither DS nor risk stratification of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients is affected by the choice of PET reconstruction. Specifically, the use of PSF is not an issue in routine clinical processes or in multicenter trials. These findings have to be confirmed in escalation and deescalation procedures based on early i-PET.
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, François Baclesse Cancer Centre, Caen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Haematology Institute, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France; and
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- Haematology Institute, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France; and
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France .,INSERM 1199 ANTICIPE, Normandie University, Caen, France
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Lasnon C, Quak E, Le Roux PY, Robin P, Hofman MS, Bourhis D, Callahan J, Binns DS, Desmonts C, Salaun PY, Hicks RJ, Aide N. EORTC PET response criteria are more influenced by reconstruction inconsistencies than PERCIST but both benefit from the EARL harmonization program. EJNMMI Phys 2017; 4:17. [PMID: 28560574 PMCID: PMC5449363 DOI: 10.1186/s40658-017-0185-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study evaluates the consistency of PET evaluation response criteria in solid tumours (PERCIST) and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) classification across different reconstruction algorithms and whether aligning standardized uptake values (SUVs) to the European Association of Nuclear Medicine acquisition (EANM)/EARL standards provides more consistent response classification. MATERIALS AND METHODS Baseline (PET1) and response assessment (PET2) scans in 61 patients with non-small cell lung cancer were acquired in protocols compliant with the EANM guidelines and were reconstructed with point-spread function (PSF) or PSF + time-of-flight (TOF) reconstruction for optimal tumour detection and with a standardized ordered subset expectation maximization (OSEM) reconstruction known to fulfil EANM harmonizing standards. Patients were recruited in three centres. Following reconstruction, EQ.PET, a proprietary software solution was applied to the PSF ± TOF data (PSF ± TOF.EQ) to harmonize SUVs to the EANM standards. The impact of differing reconstructions on PERCIST and EORTC classification was evaluated using standardized uptake values corrected for lean body mass (SUL). RESULTS Using OSEMPET1/OSEMPET2 (standard scenario), responders displayed a reduction of -57.5% ± 23.4 and -63.9% ± 22.4 for SULmax and SULpeak, respectively, while progressing tumours had an increase of +63.4% ± 26.5 and +60.7% ± 19.6 for SULmax and SULpeak respectively. The use of PSF ± TOF reconstruction impacted the classification of tumour response. For example, taking the OSEMPET1/PSF ± TOFPET2 scenario reduced the apparent reduction in SUL in responding tumours (-39.7% ± 31.3 and -55.5% ± 26.3 for SULmax and SULpeak, respectively) but increased the apparent increase in SUL in progressing tumours (+130.0% ± 50.7 and +91.1% ± 39.6 for SULmax and SULpeak, respectively). Consequently, variation in reconstruction methodology (PSF ± TOFPET1/OSEMPET2 or OSEM PET1/PSF ± TOFPET2) led, respectively, to 11/61 (18.0%) and 10/61 (16.4%) PERCIST classification discordances and to 17/61 (28.9%) and 19/61 (31.1%) EORTC classification discordances. An agreement was better for these scenarios with application of the propriety filter, with kappa values of 1.00 and 0.95 compared to 0.75 and 0.77 for PERCIST and kappa values of 0.93 and 0.95 compared to 0.61 and 0.55 for EORTC, respectively. CONCLUSION PERCIST classification is less sensitive to reconstruction algorithm-dependent variability than EORTC classification but harmonizing SULs within the EARL program is equally effective with either.
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- Charline Lasnon
- Nuclear Medicine Department, François Baclesse Cancer Centre, Caen, France
- INSERM U1086 ANTICIPE, BioTICLA, Caen University, Caen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, François Baclesse Cancer Centre, Caen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department and EA 3878 IFR 148, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department and EA 3878 IFR 148, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Cancer Imaging, Peter Mac Callum Cancer Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Nuclear Medicine Department and EA 3878 IFR 148, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Cancer Imaging, Peter Mac Callum Cancer Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Cancer Imaging, Peter Mac Callum Cancer Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department and EA 3878 IFR 148, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Cancer Imaging, Peter Mac Callum Cancer Institute, Parkville, Australia
- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- INSERM U1086 ANTICIPE, BioTICLA, Caen University, Caen, France.
- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital, Caen, France.
- Normandy University, Caen, France.
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Caen University Hospital, Avenue Côte de Nacre, 14000, Caen, France.
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Meignan M, Cottereau AS. Interim PET in lymphoma: from Deauville to Peking criteria. On the road, again…. Leuk Lymphoma 2017; 59:523-525. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2017.1368078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Michel Meignan
- LYSA Imaging, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Aide N, Lasnon C, Veit-Haibach P, Sera T, Sattler B, Boellaard R. EANM/EARL harmonization strategies in PET quantification: from daily practice to multicentre oncological studies. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2017; 44:17-31. [PMID: 28623376 PMCID: PMC5541084 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-017-3740-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Quantitative positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can be used as diagnostic or prognostic tools (i.e. single measurement) or for therapy monitoring (i.e. longitudinal studies) in multicentre studies. Use of quantitative parameters, such as standardized uptake values (SUVs), metabolic active tumor volumes (MATVs) or total lesion glycolysis (TLG), in a multicenter setting requires that these parameters be comparable among patients and sites, regardless of the PET/CT system used. This review describes the motivations and the methodologies for quantitative PET/CT performance harmonization with emphasis on the EANM Research Ltd. (EARL) Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT accreditation program, one of the international harmonization programs aiming at using FDG PET as a quantitative imaging biomarker. In addition, future accreditation initiatives will be discussed. The validation of the EARL accreditation program to harmonize SUVs and MATVs is described in a wide range of tumor types, with focus on therapy assessment using either the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) criteria or PET Evaluation Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (PERCIST), as well as liver-based scales such as the Deauville score. Finally, also presented in this paper are the results from a survey across 51 EARL-accredited centers reporting how the program was implemented and its impact on daily routine and in clinical trials, harmonization of new metrics such as MATV and heterogeneity features.
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- Nicolas Aide
- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital, Caen, France.
- Inserm U1086 ANTICIPE, Caen University, Caen, France.
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- Inserm U1086 ANTICIPE, Caen University, Caen, France
- Nuclear Medicine Department, François Baclesse Cancer Centre, Caen, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Joint Department Medical Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Barrington SF, Kluge R. FDG PET for therapy monitoring in Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2017; 44:97-110. [PMID: 28411336 PMCID: PMC5541086 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-017-3690-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
PET using 18F-FDG for treatment monitoring in patients with lymphoma is one of the most well-developed clinical applications. PET/CT is nowadays used during treatment to assess chemosensitivity, with response-adapted therapy given according to 'interim' PET in clinical practice to adults and children with Hodgkin lymphoma. PET is also used to assess remission from disease and to predict prognosis in the pretransplant setting. Mature data have been reported for the common subtypes of aggressive B-cell lymphomas, with more recent data also supporting the use of PET for response assessment in T-cell lymphomas. The Deauville five-point scale incorporating the Deauville criteria (DC) is recommended for response assessment in international guidelines. FDG uptake is graded in relation to the reference regions of normal mediastinum and liver. The DC have been validated in most lymphoma subtypes. The DC permit the threshold for adequate or inadequate response to be adapted according to the clinical context or research question. It is important for PET readers to understand how the DC have been applied in response-adapted trials for correct interpretation and discussion with the multidisciplinary team. Quantitative methods to perform PET in standardized ways have also been developed which may further improve response assessment including a quantitative extension to the DC (qPET). This may have advantages in providing a continuous scale to refine the threshold for adequate/inadequate response in specific clinical situations or treatment optimization in trials. qPET is also less observer-dependent and limits the problem of optical misinterpretation due to the influence of background activity.
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- Sally F Barrington
- PET Imaging Centre, King's College London and Guy's, King's Health Partners, St. Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, 0410, Leipzig, Germany
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Cottereau AS, Hapdey S, Chartier L, Modzelewski R, Casasnovas O, Itti E, Tilly H, Vera P, Meignan MA, Becker S. Baseline Total Metabolic Tumor Volume Measured with Fixed or Different Adaptive Thresholding Methods Equally Predicts Outcome in Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma. J Nucl Med 2016; 58:276-281. [PMID: 27754905 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.116.180406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to compare in a large series of peripheral T cell lymphoma, as a model of diffuse disease, the prognostic value of baseline total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) measured on 18F-FDG PET/CT with adaptive thresholding methods with TMTV measured with a fixed 41% SUVmax threshold method. METHODS One hundred six patients with peripheral T cell lymphoma, staged with PET/CT, were enrolled from 5 Lymphoma Study Association centers. In this series, TMTV computed with the 41% SUVmax threshold is a strong predictor of outcome. On a dedicated workstation, we measured the TMTV with 4 adaptive thresholding methods based on characteristic image parameters: Daisne (Da) modified, based on signal-to-background ratio; Nestle (Ns), based on tumor and background intensities; Fit, including a 3-dimensional geometric model based on spatial resolution (Fit); and Black (Bl), based on mean SUVmax The TMTV values obtained with each adaptive method were compared with those obtained with the 41% SUVmax method. Their respective prognostic impacts on outcome prediction were compared using receiver-operating-characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and Kaplan-Meier survival curves. RESULTS The median value of TMTV41%, TMTVDa, TMTVNs, TMTVFit, and TMTVBl were, respectively, 231 cm3 (range, 5-3,824), 175 cm3 (range, 8-3,510), 198 cm3 (range, 3-3,934), 175 cm3 (range, 8-3,512), and 333 cm3 (range, 3-5,113). The intraclass correlation coefficients were excellent, from 0.972 to 0.988, for TMTVDa, TMTVFit, and TMTVNs, and less good for TMTVBl (0.856). The mean differences obtained from the Bland-Altman plots were 48.5, 47.2, 19.5, and -253.3 cm3, respectively. Except for Black, there was no significant difference within the methods between the ROC curves (P > 0.4) for progression-free survival and overall survival. Survival curves with the ROC optimal cutoff for each method separated the same groups of low-risk (volume ≤ cutoff) from high-risk patients (volume > cutoff), with similar 2-y progression-free survival (range, 66%-72% vs. 26%-29%; hazard ratio, 3.7-4.1) and 2-y overall survival (79%-83% vs. 50%-53%; hazard ratio, 3.0-3.5). CONCLUSION The prognostic value of TMTV remained quite similar whatever the methods, adaptive or 41% SUVmax, supporting its use as a strong prognosticator in lymphoma. However, for implementation of TMTV in clinical trials 1 single method easily applicable in a multicentric PET review must be selected and kept all along the trial.
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- Anne-Ségolène Cottereau
- Nuclear Medicine Department, Hôpital Henri Mondor, University Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center and Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.,QuantIF-LITIS (EA [Equipe d'Accueil] 4108), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Department of Biostatistics (LYSARC), Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center and Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.,QuantIF-LITIS (EA [Equipe d'Accueil] 4108), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Hôpital Henri Mondor, University Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Hematology Department, UMR918, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center and Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center and Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.,QuantIF-LITIS (EA [Equipe d'Accueil] 4108), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Hôpital Henri Mondor, University Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center and Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.,QuantIF-LITIS (EA [Equipe d'Accueil] 4108), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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Meignan M, Cottereau AS, Versari A, Chartier L, Dupuis J, Boussetta S, Grassi I, Casasnovas RO, Haioun C, Tilly H, Tarantino V, Dubreuil J, Federico M, Salles G, Luminari S, Trotman J. Baseline Metabolic Tumor Volume Predicts Outcome in High-Tumor-Burden Follicular Lymphoma: A Pooled Analysis of Three Multicenter Studies. J Clin Oncol 2016; 34:3618-3626. [PMID: 27551111 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.66.9440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Identifying patients at high risk of progression and early death among those with high-tumor-burden follicular lymphoma (FL) is unsatisfactory with current prognostic models. This study aimed to determine the prognostic impact of the total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) measured at baseline with [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose/positron emission tomography-computed tomography ([18F]FDG/PET-CT) scans and its added value to these models. PATIENTS AND METHODS A pooled analysis was performed by using patient data and centrally reviewed baseline PET-CT scans for 185 patients with FL who were receiving immunochemotherapy within three prospective trials. TMTV was computed by using the 41% maximum standardized uptake value thresholding method, and the optimal cutoff for survival prediction was determined. RESULTS Median age was 55 years, 92% of patients had stage III to IV disease, 37% had a Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) score of 3 to 5, and 31% had a FLIPI2 score of 3 to 5. With a median follow-up of 64 months, overall 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 55% and overall survival (OS) was 92%. Median TMTV was 297 cm3 (quartile 1 through quartile 3, 135 to 567 cm3). The optimal cutoff identified was 510 cm3, with a markedly inferior survival in the 29% of patients with TMTV > 510 cm3. Five-year PFS was 33% versus 65% (hazard ratio [HR], 2.90; P < .001), and 5-year OS was 85% versus 95% (HR, 3.45; P = .010). On multivariable analysis, TMTV (HR, 2.3; P = .002) and FLIPI2 score (HR, 2.2; P = .002) were independent predictors of PFS. In combination, they identify three risk groups: high TMTV and intermediate-to-high FLIPI2 score with 5-year PFS of 20% (HR, 5.0; P < .001), high TMTV or intermediate-to-high FLIPI2 score with 5-year PFS of 46% (HR, 2.1; P = .007), and low TMTV and low FLIP2 with 5-year PFS of 69%. CONCLUSION Baseline TMTV is a strong independent predictor of outcome in FL. In combination with FLIPI2 score, it identifies patients at high risk of early progression. It warrants further validation as a biomarker for development of first-line PET-adapted approaches in FL.
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- Michel Meignan
- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michel Meignan, Anne Ségolène Cottereau, Jehan Dupuis, and Corinne Haioun, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil; Loïc Chartier, Sami Boussetta, and Julien Dubreuil, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud; Gilles Salles, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite; René-Olivier Casasnovas, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Dijon, Dijon; Hervé Tilly, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France; Annibale Versari and Ilaria Grassi, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico; Stefano Luminari, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Vittoria Tarantino and Massimo Federico, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; and Judith Trotman, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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Impact of point spread function reconstruction on quantitative 18F-FDG-PET/CT imaging parameters and inter-reader reproducibility in solid tumors. Nucl Med Commun 2016; 37:288-96. [DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000000445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Quak E, Le Roux PY, Hofman MS, Robin P, Bourhis D, Callahan J, Binns D, Desmonts C, Salaun PY, Hicks RJ, Aide N. Harmonizing FDG PET quantification while maintaining optimal lesion detection: prospective multicentre validation in 517 oncology patients. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2015. [PMID: 26219870 PMCID: PMC4623085 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-015-3128-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Point-spread function (PSF) or PSF + time-of-flight (TOF) reconstruction may improve lesion detection in oncologic PET, but can alter quantitation resulting in variable standardized uptake values (SUVs) between different PET systems. This study aims to validate a proprietary software tool (EQ.PET) to harmonize SUVs across different PET systems independent of the reconstruction algorithm used. METHODS NEMA NU2 phantom data were used to calculate the appropriate filter for each PSF or PSF+TOF reconstruction from three different PET systems, in order to obtain EANM compliant recovery coefficients. PET data from 517 oncology patients were reconstructed with a PSF or PSF+TOF reconstruction for optimal tumour detection and an ordered subset expectation maximization (OSEM3D) reconstruction known to fulfil EANM guidelines. Post-reconstruction, the proprietary filter was applied to the PSF or PSF+TOF data (PSFEQ or PSF+TOFEQ). SUVs for PSF or PSF+TOF and PSFEQ or PSF+TOFEQ were compared to SUVs for the OSEM3D reconstruction. The impact of potential confounders on the EQ.PET methodology including lesion and patient characteristics was studied, as was the adherence to imaging guidelines. RESULTS For the 1380 tumour lesions studied, Bland-Altman analysis showed a mean ratio between PSF or PSF+TOF and OSEM3D of 1.46 (95%CI: 0.86-2.06) and 1.23 (95%CI: 0.95-1.51) for SUVmax and SUVpeak, respectively. Application of the proprietary filter improved these ratios to 1.02 (95%CI: 0.88-1.16) and 1.04 (95%CI: 0.92-1.17) for SUVmax and SUVpeak, respectively. The influence of the different confounding factors studied (lesion size, location, radial offset and patient's BMI) was less than 5%. Adherence to the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) guidelines for tumour imaging was good. CONCLUSION These data indicate that it is not necessary to sacrifice the superior lesion detection and image quality achieved by newer reconstruction techniques in the quest for harmonizing quantitative comparability between PET systems.
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- Elske Quak
- Nuclear Medicine Department, François Baclesse Cancer Centre, Caen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital and EA3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Brest, France
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- Centre for Molecular Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital and EA3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Brest, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital and EA3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Brest, France
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- Centre for Molecular Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Molecular Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital, Avenue Côte de Nacre, 14000, Caen, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital and EA3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Brest, France
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- Centre for Molecular Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, François Baclesse Cancer Centre, Caen, France.
- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital, Avenue Côte de Nacre, 14000, Caen, France.
- INSERM 1199, François Baclesse Cancer Centre, Caen, France.
- Normandie University, Caen, France.
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Yang YQ, Ding CY, Xu J, Fan L, Wang L, Tian T, Li TN, Li JY, Xu W. Exploring the role of bone marrow increased FDG uptake on PET/CT in patients with lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a reflection of bone marrow involvement or cytokine storm? Leuk Lymphoma 2015; 57:291-298. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2015.1048442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Jamar F, Lhommel R. Interim 18F-FDG PET in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Emerging Worldwide? J Nucl Med 2015; 56:655-6. [DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.151183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The combined effects of serum lipids, BMI, and fatty liver on 18F-FDG uptake in the liver in a large population from China: an 18F-FDG-PET/CT study. Nucl Med Commun 2015; 36:709-16. [PMID: 25757200 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000000301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate the combined effects of serum lipids, BMI, and fatty liver on the liver uptake of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG). METHODS A total of 676 individuals were retrospectively studied. The mean standardized uptake value (SUV) was used to quantify liver (18)F-FDG uptake. Univariate analyses and multivariate regression models identified variables that predicted the mean liver SUV before and after dichotomizing participants into low and high BMI groups. RESULTS The mean liver SUV (1.831 ± 0.417) differed significantly among nutritional categories (P = 0.005) and degrees of fatty liver (P < 0.001). An increase in mean liver SUV was noted in individuals with mild and moderate fatty liver compared with normal individuals and in overweight individuals compared with underweight individuals, whereas a downward trend was identified in both individuals with severe fatty liver and those who were obese. BMI had the strongest association with severity of fatty liver (r = 0.443, P < 0.001). Triglyceride, HDL, apolipoprotein-A, age, and BMI were independent variables predicting liver SUV mean in the whole population, whereas fatty liver severity presented as an independent variable only in the low BMI population (P = 0.031). CONCLUSION BMI, age, triglyceride, HDL, and apolipoprotein-A were independent variables predicting liver (18)F-FDG uptake. Mild and moderate degree of fatty liver had a positive effect on liver (18)F-FDG uptake, whereas a severe degree of fatty liver negatively affected (18)F-FDG uptake. Attention should be paid to liver metabolism in patients with fatty liver before using liver as the comparator in determining focal (18)F-FDG uptake elsewhere within the abdomen.
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Sunderland JJ, Christian PE. Quantitative PET/CT scanner performance characterization based upon the society of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging clinical trials network oncology clinical simulator phantom. J Nucl Med 2014; 56:145-52. [PMID: 25525180 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.148056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED The Clinical Trials Network (CTN) of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) operates a PET/CT phantom imaging program using the CTN's oncology clinical simulator phantom, designed to validate scanners at sites that wish to participate in oncology clinical trials. Since its inception in 2008, the CTN has collected 406 well-characterized phantom datasets from 237 scanners at 170 imaging sites covering the spectrum of commercially available PET/CT systems. The combined and collated phantom data describe a global profile of quantitative performance and variability of PET/CT data used in both clinical practice and clinical trials. METHODS Individual sites filled and imaged the CTN oncology PET phantom according to detailed instructions. Standard clinical reconstructions were requested and submitted. The phantom itself contains uniform regions suitable for scanner calibration assessment, lung fields, and 6 hot spheric lesions with diameters ranging from 7 to 20 mm at a 4:1 contrast ratio with primary background. The CTN Phantom Imaging Core evaluated the quality of the phantom fill and imaging and measured background standardized uptake values to assess scanner calibration and maximum standardized uptake values of all 6 lesions to review quantitative performance. Scanner make-and-model-specific measurements were pooled and then subdivided by reconstruction to create scanner-specific quantitative profiles. RESULTS Different makes and models of scanners predictably demonstrated different quantitative performance profiles including, in some cases, small calibration bias. Differences in site-specific reconstruction parameters increased the quantitative variability among similar scanners, with postreconstruction smoothing filters being the most influential parameter. Quantitative assessment of this intrascanner variability over this large collection of phantom data gives, for the first time, estimates of reconstruction variance introduced into trials from allowing trial sites to use their preferred reconstruction methodologies. Predictably, time-of-flight-enabled scanners exhibited less size-based partial-volume bias than non-time-of-flight scanners. CONCLUSION The CTN scanner validation experience over the past 5 y has generated a rich, well-curated phantom dataset from which PET/CT make-and-model and reconstruction-dependent quantitative behaviors were characterized for the purposes of understanding and estimating scanner-based variances in clinical trials. These results should make it possible to identify and recommend make-and-model-specific reconstruction strategies to minimize measurement variability in cancer clinical trials.
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- John J Sunderland
- Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; and
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- Center for Quantitative Cancer Imaging, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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