Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Volume 107, Issue -, Pages 20-25Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2018.08.009
Keywords
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography computed tomography; Neoplasms unknown primary; Head and neck neoplasms; Sensitivity and specificity
Funding
- Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development [10-10400-98-14002]
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Background and purpose: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) may present with cervical metastases without an apparent primary tumor. Detecting the primary tumor results in more targeted treatment. Acquisition of DWI is improving with less artifacts and image distortion. We assessed the diagnostic value of DWI and F-18-FDG-PET/CT for detecting primary tumors in patients presenting with nodal metastasis of an unknown primary HNSCC. Materials and methods: For this retrospective study we included 31 patients (male/female ratio = 23/8, median age = 66 years, age range = 40-80 years) who presented with a pathologically proven cervical nodal metastasis from HNSCC without overt primary tumor location between January 2013 and November 2016 and underwent both DWI and F-18-FDG-PET/CT. Both modalities were assessed qualitatively and quantitatively. With ROC analysis we determined the optimal cut-off for imaging parameters in separating occult malignancy from benign tissue. Results: Qualitative analysis of MRI including DWI resulted in a sensitivity of 81.3% (95% CI) = 53.7-95.0) and specificity of 73.3% (95% CI = 44.8-91.1). With qualitative scoring of F-18-FDG-PET/CT a sensitivity and specificity of 93.8% (95% CI = 67.8-99.7) and 73.3% (95% CI = 44.8-91.1) were found. With quantitative analysis sensitivity and specificity of SUVmax were 81.3% (95% CI = 53.6-95.0) and 93.3% (95% CI = 66.0-99.7), respectively. Combining DWI and F-18-FDG-PET/CT resulted in a sensitivity of 93.8% (95% CI = 67.7-99.7%) and specificity of 60.0% (95% CI = 32.9-82.5%). Conclusion: In this study on HNSCC patients presenting with clinically UP lesions the diagnostic accuracy of qualitative analysis with DWI and F-18-FDG-PET/CT and quantitative analysis of F-18-FDG-PET/CT using SUVmax were high. Adding DWI did not improve the accuracy of F-18-FDG-PET/CT.
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