Reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging
Purpose: To evaluate the reliability of standardized uptake value (SUV) normalized to lean body mass for maximum (SULmax) and mean values (SULmean) as well as maximum SUV values (SUVmax) in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT by assessment of inter-reader agreement, using the liver as a reference organ...
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| author | Mohad Azmi, Nur Hafizah Suppiah, Subapriya Wing, Chang Liong Mohd Noor, Noramaliza Md. Said, Salmiah Hanafi, Muhammad Hafiz Kaewput, Chalermrat Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Vinjamuri, Sobhan |
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| description | Purpose: To evaluate the reliability of standardized uptake value (SUV) normalized to lean body mass for maximum (SULmax) and mean values (SULmean) as well as maximum SUV values (SUVmax) in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT by assessment of inter-reader agreement, using the liver as a reference organ. Materials and methods: 272 images of baseline PET/CT scans were analyzed. A volume of interest (VOI) of 30-mm in diameter was placed by two independent readers in the right liver lobe to measure the parameters. An analysis was performed for the variance, intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), and Bland-Altman plots. Results and discussion: For Reader 1, the SUVmax ranging from 1.33 to 5.94 (3.20 ± 0.69), SULmean ranging from 0.84 to 3.46 (1.90 ± 0.40) and SULmax ranging from 1.18 to 4.07 (2.38 ± 0.50), were obtained; for Reader 2 the SUVmax ranging from 1.47 to 5.43 (3.20 ± 0.70), SULmean ranging from 0.84 to 3.45 (1.90 ± 0.40), and SULmax ranging from 1.18 to 4.48 (2.38 ± 0.50), were obtained. The coefficient of variance for SUVmax, SULmean, and SULmax, were 21.9%, 21.1%, and 20.8%, respectively, having no significant differences between Reader 1 and Reader 2. The ICC of the two readers for SUVmax, SULmean and SULmax were 0.975, 0.982 and 0.977 (95% CI of 0.97, 0.98 and 0.97; p < .001) respectively. Bland-Altman plots revealed that SUVmax gave the best agreement with 97.1% of measurements falling within 2SD. Conclusion: There is an excellent inter-reader agreement for liver SUVmax, SULmean and SULmax, and the best reliability of measurements achieved with SULmax in contrast-enhanced PET/CT scans. |
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| spelling | upm-737622020-05-26T18:56:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73762/ Reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging Mohad Azmi, Nur Hafizah Suppiah, Subapriya Wing, Chang Liong Mohd Noor, Noramaliza Md. Said, Salmiah Hanafi, Muhammad Hafiz Kaewput, Chalermrat Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Vinjamuri, Sobhan Purpose: To evaluate the reliability of standardized uptake value (SUV) normalized to lean body mass for maximum (SULmax) and mean values (SULmean) as well as maximum SUV values (SUVmax) in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT by assessment of inter-reader agreement, using the liver as a reference organ. Materials and methods: 272 images of baseline PET/CT scans were analyzed. A volume of interest (VOI) of 30-mm in diameter was placed by two independent readers in the right liver lobe to measure the parameters. An analysis was performed for the variance, intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), and Bland-Altman plots. Results and discussion: For Reader 1, the SUVmax ranging from 1.33 to 5.94 (3.20 ± 0.69), SULmean ranging from 0.84 to 3.46 (1.90 ± 0.40) and SULmax ranging from 1.18 to 4.07 (2.38 ± 0.50), were obtained; for Reader 2 the SUVmax ranging from 1.47 to 5.43 (3.20 ± 0.70), SULmean ranging from 0.84 to 3.45 (1.90 ± 0.40), and SULmax ranging from 1.18 to 4.48 (2.38 ± 0.50), were obtained. The coefficient of variance for SUVmax, SULmean, and SULmax, were 21.9%, 21.1%, and 20.8%, respectively, having no significant differences between Reader 1 and Reader 2. The ICC of the two readers for SUVmax, SULmean and SULmax were 0.975, 0.982 and 0.977 (95% CI of 0.97, 0.98 and 0.97; p < .001) respectively. Bland-Altman plots revealed that SUVmax gave the best agreement with 97.1% of measurements falling within 2SD. Conclusion: There is an excellent inter-reader agreement for liver SUVmax, SULmean and SULmax, and the best reliability of measurements achieved with SULmax in contrast-enhanced PET/CT scans. Elsevier 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73762/1/Reliability%20of%20standardized%20uptake%20value%20normalized%20to%20lean%20body%20mass%20using%20the%20liver%20as%20a%20reference%20organ%20in%20contrast-enhanced%2018F-FDG%20PETCT%20imaging.pdf Mohad Azmi, Nur Hafizah and Suppiah, Subapriya and Wing, Chang Liong and Mohd Noor, Noramaliza and Md. Said, Salmiah and Hanafi, Muhammad Hafiz and Kaewput, Chalermrat and Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri and Vinjamuri, Sobhan (2018) Reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 147. 35 - 39. ISSN 0969-806X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969806X17304930 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.01.019 |
| spellingShingle | Mohad Azmi, Nur Hafizah Suppiah, Subapriya Wing, Chang Liong Mohd Noor, Noramaliza Md. Said, Salmiah Hanafi, Muhammad Hafiz Kaewput, Chalermrat Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri Vinjamuri, Sobhan Reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging |
| title | Reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging |
| title_full | Reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging |
| title_fullStr | Reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging |
| title_short | Reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging |
| title_sort | reliability of standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass using the liver as a reference organ, in contrast-enhanced 18f-fdg pet/ct imaging |
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