99Tcm-MIBI SPECT for the differential diagnosis of parotid tumors
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9780.2011.05.008
- VernacularTitle:99Tcm-MIBI显像对腮腺区肿块的诊断价值
- Author:
Hong-wei, LIU
;
Ning-yi, LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Parotid neoplasms;
Radionuclide imaging;
MIBI
- From:Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine
2011;31(5):310-312
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT for the differential diagnosis of parotid tumors before treatment.Methods 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT imaging of the parotid region was obtained in 32 patients with parotid tumors before surgery.Early and delayed 99Tcm-MIBI imaging were performed in all patients and the diagnosis was confirmed by pathological results after surgery.The ratio of radioactivity between the tumor and opposite side of normal parotid tissue (T/N) was measured.Fisher exact probability test and t test were used for statistical analysis.Results The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT imaging for the differential diagnosis of parotid tumor were 90.00% (9/10),86.36% (19/22) and 87.50% (28/32),respectively.Among 22 patients who had benign tumors,19(86.36%) showed negative findings,and the other 3 ( 13.64% ) patients showed false positive results.In 10 patients with malignant tumors,1 ( 10.00% ) had false negative findings,and all the other 9 (90.00%)patients showed positive results.The difference between the benign and malignant groups was statistically significant (P =0.00018 ).In the early images,the T/N ratios of benign and malignant parotid tumors were 1.45 ±0.38 and 1.65 ±0.63 (t =20.4,P<0.01),respectively; and in the delayed images,the ratios were 1.43 ± 0.56 and 1.77 ± 0.59 ( t =2.4,P < 0.05 ),respectively.Conclusion 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT imaging might be useful for the differential diagnosis of parotid tumors before surgery.