Test-Retest Repeatability of Patlak Slopes versus Standardized Uptake Values for Hypermetabolic Lesions and Normal Organs in an Oncologic PET/CT Population

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PURPOSE: We aimed to determine the test-retest repeatability of quantitative metrics based on the Patlak slope (PS) versus the standardized uptake value (SUV) among lesions and normal organs on oncologic [18F]FDG-PET/CT.

PROCEDURES: This prospective, single-center study enrolled adults undergoing standard-of-care oncologic [18F]FDG-PET/CTs. Early (35-50 min post-injection) and late (75-90 min post-injection) SUV and PS images were reconstructed from dynamic whole-body PET data. Repeat imaging occurred within 7 days. Relevant quantitative metrics were extracted from lesions and normal organs. Repeatability was assessed via mean test-retest percent changes [T-RT %Δ], within-subject coefficients of variation (wCVs), and intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs).

RESULTS: Nine subjects (mean age, 61.7 ± 6.2 years; 6 females) completed the test-retest protocol. Four subjects collectively had 17 [18F]FDG-avid lesions. Lesion wCVs were higher (i.e., worse repeatability) for PS-early-max (16.2%) and PS-early-peak (15.6%) than for SUV-early-max (8.9%) and SUV-early-peak (8.1%), with similar early metric ICCs (0.95-0.98). Lesion wCVs were similar for PS-late-max (8.5%) and PS-late-peak (6.4%) relative to SUV-late-max (9.7%) and SUV-late-peak (7.2%), with similar late metric ICCs (0.93-0.98). There was a significant bias toward higher retest SUV and PS values in the lesion analysis (T-RT %Δ [95% CI]: SUV-late-max, 10.0% [2.6%, 17.0%]; PS-late-max, 20.4% [14.3%, 26.4%]) but not in the normal organ analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Among [18F]FDG-avid lesions, the repeatability of PS-based metrics is similar to equivalent SUV-based metrics at late post-injection time points, indicating that PS-based metrics may be suitable for tracking response to oncologic therapies. However, further validation is required in light of our study's limitations, including small sample size and bias toward higher retest values for some metrics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Molecular imaging and biology - 26(2024), 2 vom: 11. März, Seite 284-293

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ince, Semra [VerfasserIn]
Laforest, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Ashrafinia, Saeed [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Anne M [VerfasserIn]
Wahl, Richard L [VerfasserIn]
Fraum, Tyler J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

0Z5B2CJX4D
FDG
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Journal Article
Metabolic rate
PET
Patlak
Repeatability
Test-retest

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Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11307-024-01909-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369562496