The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회지)

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of $^{14}C$-urea Breath Test According to Counting Method for the Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection

Helicobacter pylori 감염 진단 시 $^{14}C$-요소호기검사의 계수측정 방법에 따른 진단성능 비교

  • Kim, Min-Woo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Lim, Seok-Tae (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Ok (Department of internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Sohn, Myung-Hee (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 김민우 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 임석태 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 이승옥 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 손명희 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실)
  • Published : 2005.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: $^{14}C$-urea breath test (UBT) is a non-invasive and reliable method for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection. In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic performance of a new and rapid $^{14}C$-UBT (Heliprobe method), which was equipped with $Geiger-M\ddot{u}ller$ counter and compared the results with those obtained by using the conventional method. Materials and Methods: Forty-nine patients with dyspepsia underwent gastroduodenoscopy and $^{14}C$-UBT. A 37 KBq $^{14}C$-urea capsule was administered to patients and breath samples were collected. In Heliprobe method, patients exhaled into a Hellprobe BreathCard for 10 min. And then the activities of the BreathCard were countered using Heliprobe analyzer. In the conventional method, results were countered using liquid scintillation counter. During gastroduodenoscopy, 18 of 49 patients were underwent biopsies. According to these histologic results, we evaluated the diagnostic performance of two different methods and compared them. Also we evaluated the concordant and disconcordant rates between them. Results: In all 49 patients, concordant rate of both conventional and Heliprobe methods was 98% (48/49) and the discordant rate was 2% (1/49). Thirteen of 18 patients to whom biopsies were applied, were found to be HP positive on histologic results. And both Heliprobe method and conventional method classified 13 of 13 HP-positive patients and 5 of 5 HP-negative patients correctly (sensitivity 100%, specificity 100%, accuracy 100%). Conclusion: The Heliprobe method demonstrated the same diagnostic performance compared with the conventional method and was a simpler and more rapid technique.

목적: $^{14}C$-요소호기검사(UBT)는 Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) 감염을 진단하는데 비침습적이고 유용한 방법으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 기존의 $^{14}C$-UBT는 액체 섬광계수기(LS)를 이용하여 측정하므로 검사과정이 복잡하고 시간이 많이 걸리는 단점이 있다. 저자들은 동일한 환자에서 최근에 개발되어 간편해진 $Geiger-M\ddot{u}ller$계수기(GM)를 이용한 측정과 기존의 LS를 이용한 측정을 시행하여 진단성능을 비교하여 GM을 이용한 방법이 기존의 LS를 이용한 방법을 대체할 수 있는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 상부위장관 증상이 있어 일주일 이내에 위십이지장 내시경, LS와 GM을 이용한 $^{14}C$-UBT가 모두 시행된 49명(M:F=30:19, 나이 $41{\pm}14$ yrs)을 대상으로 하였다. 모든 환자에서 최소 6시간 금식을 한 후 37 KBq의 $^{14}C$-urea 캡슐을 복용한 후 LS 와 GM 측정법에 따른 호기 샘플을 얻어 각각 측정하였다. 위십이장 내시경시 시행된 조직 검사 결과를 금과옥조로 H. pylori 감염에 대한 두 계수측정 방법의 진단성능을 비교하였고, 두 측정법의 일치 정도와 측정값 사이의 상관관계를 알아보았다. 결과: 49명중 조직검사를 시행받은 사람은 18명이었으며 이중 H. pylori 감염은 13명(72.2%)에서 관찰되었고 LS와 GM 측정법은 모두 동일한 결과를 보여 민감도 100%, 특이도 100%, 정확도 100%를 보였다. 49명의 대상 환자 전체에서 시행된 두 계수측정법의 일치율은 98%(48/49)이었으며 불일치률은 2% (1/49)였다. LS와 GM에 의한 측정값은 통계학적으로 유의한 상관관계 (r=0.859, p<0.001)를 보였다. 결론: GM을 이용한 $^{14}C$-UBT는 LS 측정법과 동일한 진단성능을 보여, 보다 간편하고 빠른 검사법으로 LS측정법을 대체하여 임상적으로 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

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