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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Clinical use of combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography in thymoma recurrence
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 11, No. 4, Year 2010
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of hybrid fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomographyycomputed tomography (FDG-PETyCT) for surveillance and follow-up of thymoma patients to detect recurrent disease. A retrospective chart review was performed on 37 thymoma patients who underwent FDG-PETyCT-scans during postoperative follow-up. The following information was obtained: clinical indication for FDG-PETyCT, the results of the FDG-PETyCT, particularly with regard to the additional diagnostic imaging information, the localization of the disease and subsequent clinical patient management. A total of 51 CT-scans were performed on 37 patients providing sensitivity and specificity for thymoma recurrence of 71% and 85%, respectively. Forty-five FDG-PETyCT-scans were performed on the same group of patients with an overall sensitivity and specificity of 82% and 95%, respectively. Notably, FDG-PETyCT sensitivity when employed for diagnosis of thymoma recurrence in the anterior mediastinum has reached 100% (CT has shown only 55% sensitivity for the detection of anterior mediastinal thymoma recurrence). Our preliminary study demonstrates that during follow-up after thymoma excision, FDG-PETyCT is superior to computed tomography alone in the detection and localization of mediastinal recurrence. In particular, the combined structural and metabolic information of FDG-PETyCT enhances the diagnostic confidence in lesion characterization. © 2010 Published by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
Authors & Co-Authors
Elbawab, Hatem
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Alfaisal University
Abouzied, Mohei Eldin
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Alfaisal University
Rafay, Mohammed A.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Alfaisal University
Hajjar, Waseem M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Khalid University Hospital
Saleh, Waleed Neamatallah
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Alfaisal University
AlKattan, Khaled Manaa
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Alfaisal University
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1510/icvts.2010.236273
ISSN:
15699293
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study