文摘
Objectives To compare the capability of relative activity distribution (RAD), a new index of fluorodeoxyglucose F18 (18F-FDG) uptake, with those of the typical markers for differentiating benign and malignant solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) by integrated positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). Methods RAD, maximal standardised uptake value (SUVmax), partial volume corrected SUVmax (corrSUVmax), and retention index (RI) were calculated prospectively for 115 malignant and 60 benign SPNs. Area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were compared (P-lt;-.05). Results Malignant lesions (0.98?±-.03) had significantly lower RAD than benign lesions (1.01?±-.02). AUC (0.935) was significantly larger and specificity (96.67?%) was significantly higher for RAD than for SUVmax (P?≤-.0001), corrSUVmax (P-lt;-.0001), RI (P-lt;-.0001), and visual assessment (P--.01 and 0.002, respectively). Further, RAD had significantly higher sensitivity (92.17?%) than SUVmax (P--.0007) and higher accuracy (93.71?%) than SUVmax (P-lt;-.0001), corrSUVmax (P-lt;-.0001), and RI (P--.002). Conclusions RAD seems to be more specific and accurate than the typical markers for differentiating malignant and benign SPNs by 18F-FDG PET/CT. Key Points -Relative activity distribution index is assessable by 18 F-FDG PET/CT -The index effectively characterises solitary pulmonary nodules -RAD is more specific and accurate than the typical markers in 18 F-FDG PET/CT -RAD provides additional options for small solitary pulmonary nodules