• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1066-1076
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• 2018

Objective: The reliability of size measurements of liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) phases made by different readers may be hampered due to transient, variable rim enhancement in arterial phase (AP) or portal venous phase (PVP) images. We aimed to assess the reliability of tumor size measurements in pre- and post-contrast scans. Materials and Methods: The study coordinator selected target lesions according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 guidelines in 44 consecutive patients with pathologically confirmed NET liver metastases. Two blinded readers measured the longest diameters of target lesions on pre-contrast, AP, and PVP images twice with a 4-week interval. Inter- and intra-observer agreements were evaluated using Bland-Altman plots and 95% limit of agreement (LOA) calculations. Results: Of the 79 target lesions (approximate mean size of 3 cm), 45 showed rim enhancement. Inter-observer agreement assessed based on LOA was highest in pre-contrast CT images (-6.1-5.7 mm), followed by PVP (-7.9-7.1 mm) and AP (-8.5-7.4 mm) images. Intra-observer agreement showed the same trend: -2.8-2.9 mm and -2.9-2.9 mm for readers 1 and 2, respectively, on pre-contrast CT, -2.8-2.9 mm and -3.0-3.2 mm, respectively, on PVP, and -3.2-4.2 mm and -3.4-3.2 mm, respectively, on AP images. Mean tumor diameters differed significantly among the phases in the following increasing order: pre-contrast CT, PVP, and AP images. Conclusion: There was better inter- and intra-observer agreement in size measurements of NET liver metastases on pre-contrast scans than on AP and PVP scans. Pre-contrast CT may be the optimal for measuring NET liver metastases if its accuracy is proven.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.231-238
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• 2005

목적: 비소세포성폐암(NSCLC)의 FDG-PET 판독 시 SUV만 진단기준으로 사용하면 우리나라와 같이 만성 염증성 폐질환이 호발하는 지역에서는 폐문 및 종격동 림프절에 대한 위양성률이 높다. 이에 최근 국내에 도입된 CT-보정 FDG-PET (PET/CT)을 이용하여 SUV 외에 FDG 섭취양상 및 CT영상에서 림프절 석회화 등의 다른 기준을 어떻게 적용하면 림프절의 악성 유무 판정 및 N 병기 결정에 있어 검사의 정확도가 높아질 수 있는지 전향적으로 알아보았다. 대상 및 방법 : 림프절 절제술을 받기 전에 PET/CT를 시행한 91명의 NSCLC 환자를 대상으로 하였다(남/여: 62/29, 평균나이: $60{\pm}9$ yr). 종격동 대혈관보다 FDG 섭취가 증가되어 있는 폐문과 종격동 림프절의 최대 SUV (maxSUV)와 단경을 측정하고, FDG 섭취증가 병변의 경계 및 석회화 유무를 파악하였다. 이 기준들을 이용하여 PET/CT 소견을 세 단계로 나누어 각각의 진단 성적을 병리결과와 비교하였다. 1단계에서는 maxSUV만을 진단기준으로 사용하였다. 2단계 에서는 1단계에서 정한 cut-off 보다 낮은 maxSUV를 가지는 림프절 또는 높은 maxSUV를 가지더라도 CT 영상에서 석회화가 있거나 높은 attenuation을 보이는 림프절을 양성으로 분류하였다. 3단계에서는 2단계에서 양성으로 분류한 림프절 및 2단계에서 악성으로 분류된 림프절 중 FDG 섭취증가의 경계가 명확하지 않은 림프절을 양성으로 하였다. 결과: 수술로 절제된 총 432개의 림프절 중 28개가 악성, 404개가 양성이었다. 71개가 비정상적인 FDG 섭취증가를 보였다. ROC 곡선 분석을 이용해 구한 cut-off는 maxSUV=3.5였다. 악성 림프절 판정에 대한 민감도, 특이도, 정확도는 각각 1단계에서 64.3%, 86.9%. 85.4%. 2단계 64.3%, 95.0%, 93.1%, 그리고 3단계 57.1%, 98.0%, 95.4%였다. N 병기 일치율은 1단계 64.8%, 2단계 80.2%, 3단계 85.7%였다. 결론: NSCLC 환자의 PET/CT 판독 시 림프절의 FDG 섭취증가 정도뿐만 아니라 병변의 석회화 유무 및 FDG 섭취증가의 경계부분 모양을 함께 고려하면 폐문 및 종격동 림프절의 악성 여부 평가 및 N 병기 결정에 있어 더 탁월한 진단성적을 기대할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1909-1917
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• 2021

Objective: Muscle quantity and quality can be measured with an automated system on CT. However, the effects of contrast phases on the muscle measurements have not been established, which we aimed to investigate in this study. Materials and Methods: Muscle quantity was measured according to the skeletal muscle area (SMA) measured by a convolutional neural network-based automated system at the L3 level in 89 subjects undergoing multiphasic abdominal CT comprising unenhanced phase, arterial phase, portal venous phase (PVP), or delayed phase imaging. Muscle quality was analyzed using the mean muscle density and the muscle quality map, which comprises normal and low-attenuation muscle areas (NAMA and LAMA, respectively) based on the muscle attenuation threshold. The SMA, mean muscle density, NAMA, and LAMA were compared between PVP and other phases using paired t tests. Bland-Altman analysis was used to evaluate the inter-phase variability between PVP and other phases. Based on the cutoffs for low muscle quantity and quality, the counts of individuals who scored lower than the cutoff values were compared between PVP and other phases. Results: All indices showed significant differences between PVP and other phases (p < 0.001 for all). The SMA, mean muscle density, and NAMA increased during the later phases, whereas LAMA decreased during the later phases. Bland-Altman analysis showed that the mean differences between PVP and other phases ranged -2.1 to 0.3 cm² for SMA, -12.0 to 2.6 cm² for NAMA, and -2.2 to 9.9 cm² for LAMA.The number of patients who were categorized as low muscle quantity did not significant differ between PVP and other phases (p ≥ 0.5), whereas the number of patients with low muscle quality significantly differed (p ≤ 0.002). Conclusion: SMA was less affected by the contrast phases. However, the muscle quality measurements changed with the contrast phases to greater extents and would require a standardization of the contrast phase for reliable measurement.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2016

두경부와 전립선 암 환자에서 CT조영제가 방사선치료계획에 미치는 영향을 확인하고 선량계산 정확성 향상을 위하여 본 연구를 실시하였다. 30명의 환자에 대하여 Pinnacle 8.0 시스템을 이용하여 조영제에 의한 조직의 전자밀도 변화를 측정하였으며 각각의 방사선치료계획을 통한 선량계산을 실시하였다. Pinnacle과 Tomotherapy planning 시스템을 이용하여 각각의 전자밀도와 3D 입체조형방사선치료(3D CRT)와 세기변조방사선치료(IMRT)계획을 수립하였다. 조영제에 의한 전자밀도의 변화는 4%이하로 두경부: 표적용적 2.1%, 이하선 1.9%, 하악선 3.6%, 혀 0.9%, 척수 0.3%, 식도 2.6%, 하악골 0.1%, 전립선: 표적용적 0.7%, 림프절 1.1%, 방광 1.2%, 직장 1.5%, 소장 1.2%, 대장 0.6%, penile bulb 0.8%, 대퇴골두 -0.2%로 나타났다. 선량계산의 차이는 2.5% 이하의 선량 증가가 발생하였다(3D CRT: 두경부 0.69~2.51%, 전립선 0.04~1.14%, IMRT: 두경부 0.58~1.31%, 전립선 0.36~1.04%). 이러한 오차는 임상에서 허용 가능한 오차 이내이지만 영상융합(조영증강 영상과 조영증강 하지않은 영상)이나 ROI import 기능을 활용하여 조영 증강하지 않은 영상에서 선량계산을 실시한다면 1~3%의 방사선치료계획 선량 오차를 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1996-2005
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• 2021

Objective: To investigate the multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) features of fumarate hydratase-deficient renal cell carcinoma (FH-deficient RCC) with germline or somatic mutations, and compare them with those of papillary type II RCC (pRCC type II). Materials and Methods: A total of 24 patients (mean ± standard deviation, 40.4 ± 14.7 years) with pathologically confirmed FH-deficient RCC (15 with germline and 9 with somatic mutations) and 54 patients (58.6 ± 12.6 years) with pRCC type II were enrolled. The MDCT features were retrospectively reviewed and compared between the two entities and mutation subgroups, and were correlated with the clinicopathological findings. Results: All the lesions were unilateral and single. Compared with pRCC type II, FH-deficient RCC was more prevalent among younger patients (40.4 ± 14.7 vs. 58.6 ± 12.6, p < 0.001) and tended to be larger (8.1 ± 4.1 vs. 5.4 ± 3.2, p = 0.002). Cystic solid patterns were more common in FH-deficient RCC (20/24 vs. 16/54, p < 0.001), with 16 of the 20 (80.0%) cystic solid tumors having showed typical polycystic and thin smooth walls and/or septa, with an eccentric solid component. Lymph node (16/24 vs. 16/54, p = 0.003) and distant (11/24 vs. 3/54, p < 0.001) metastases were more frequent in FH-deficient RCC. FH-deficient RCC and pRCC type II showed similar attenuation in the unenhanced phase. The attenuation in the corticomedullary phase (CMP) (76.3% ± 25.0% vs. 60.2 ± 23.6, p = 0.008) and nephrographic phase (NP) (87.7 ± 20.5, vs. 71.2 ± 23.9, p = 0.004), absolute enhancement in CMP (39.0 ± 24.8 vs. 27.1 ± 22.7, p = 0.001) and NP (50.5 ± 20.5 vs. 38.2 ± 21.9, p = 0.001), and relative enhancement ratio to the renal cortex in CMP (0.35 ± 0.26 vs. 0.24 ± 0.19, p = 0.001) and NP (0.43 ± 0.24 vs. 0.29 ± 0.19, p < 0.001) were significantly higher in FH-deficient RCC. No significant difference was found between the FH germline and somatic mutation subgroups in any of the parameters. Conclusion: The MDCT features of FH-deficient RCC were different from those of pRCC type II, whereas there was no statistical difference between the germline and somatic mutation subgroups. A kidney mass with a cystic solid pattern and metastatic tendency, especially in young patients, should be considered for FH-deficient RCC.