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A Discussion on Image Analysis in 18F-Florbetaben PET/CT  

Choi, Yong-Hoon (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System)
Bahn, Young-Kag (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System)
Lim, Han-Sang (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System)
Kim, Jae-Sam (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System)
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The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology / v.26, no.1, 2022 , pp. 33-37 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose 18F-Florbetaben (FBB) Readings are made by visually comparing the signal strengths of gray matter and white matter. We intend to evaluate the usefulness of image analysis by comparing quantified image analysis with readout. Materials and Methods Based on the reading results, 100 patients were divided into a negative scan and a positive scan, and 300 MBq of FBB was injected, and images were taken 90 minutes later for 20 minutes. The equipment was a Discovery 600 (GE Healthcare, MI, USA). Four regions of interest (lateral temporal lobes, frontal lobes, posterior cingulate & precuneus, and parietal lobes) were established based on the amyloid reading standard provided by the manufacturer. For image analysis, SUVratio (SUVr) was calculated by dividing each SUVmean by the cerebellum, and the average SUVr in the entire area was performed. Statistical analysis analyzed the cutoff derivation through ROC Curve, the difference between groups in Independent sample t-test, and the degree of agreement with the reading result through Kappa test. Results The average SUVr cutoff in the entire area was 1.23. Concordance with the read results using cutoff was 95/100 (95%) for negative and 92/100 (92%) for positive. As a result of the t-test, there was a statistically significant difference between the groups (P < 0.05), and the Kappa statistical result showed a high degree of agreement with 0.867 (P < 0.05). Conclusion The results of image analysis were statistically significant and showed a high degree of agreement with the reading results. In addition, FBB image analysis can be viewed by 3D mapping the area where amyloid is accumulated, location estimation is possible, and quantitative analysis results can be viewed in detail. If quantified FBB image analysis is used as an auxiliary indicator, it is thought to be helpful in reading.
Keywords
SUVr; Cutoff;
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