Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of 99Tcm-isonitrile deoxyglucosamine single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (99Tcm-CN5DG SPECT/CT) for diagnosis and differential diagnosis of lung cancer.
Methods This prospective study included 95 patients with 97 confirmed lung lesions based on surgical (49 cases), tissue biopsy pathological examination (43 cases), or clinical imaging follow-up findings (three cases) in Sanya Central Hospital (The Third People’s Hospital of Hainan Province) from July 2019 to January 2021 . Visual and semi-quantitative methods were performed using 99Tcm-CN5DG SPECT/CT to evaluate benign and malignant lesions, and enhanced CT was performed to determine benign and malignant lesions based on morphological characteristics of the lesions. The efficacies of 99Tcm-CN5DG SPECT/CT and enhanced CT in diagnosing lung lesions were then analyzed.
Results Among the 97 lung lesions, 80 were malignant and 17 were benign. There was a significant difference in target to non-target (T/NT) values between benign and malignant lung lesions (1.49±0.86) vs. (3.25±1.72); P<0.01. To diagnose lung cancer, the sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of 99Tcm-CN5DG SPECT/CT were higher than those of enhanced CT (97.5%, 76.5%, 93.8%, 95.1%, and 86.7%, respectively vs. 87.5%, 41.2%, 79.4%, 87.7%, and 41.2%,respectively),indicating significant differences between the two modalities (P<0.05). Additionally, 99Tcm-CN5DG SPECT/CT provided better information on mediastinal lymph node staging and tumor boundary delineation than enhanced CT.
Conclusions Thus, 99Tcm-CN5DG SPECT/CT facilitates the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of lung cancer in a cost-effective, safe, and effective manner.