Diagnostic accuracy of non-contrast abdominopelvic computed tomography scans in follow-up of breast cancer patients
- Authors
- Nam, Sang Yu; Ahn, Su Joa; Jang, Young Rock; Chun, Yong Soon; Park, Heung Kyu; Choi, Seung Joon; Choi, Hye Young; Kim, Jeong Ho
- Issue Date
- Feb-2021
- Publisher
- BRITISH INST RADIOLOGY
- Citation
- The British journal of radiology, v.94, no.1118
- Journal Title
- The British journal of radiology
- Volume
- 94
- Number
- 1118
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/80317
- DOI
- 10.1259/bjr.20201087
- ISSN
- 0007-1285
- Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of follow-up with non-enhanced CT (NECT) in patients with breast cancer. METHODS: The present retrospective study included 1396 patients with breast cancer. Group A included patients with no metastasis to evaluate the diagnostic performance of NECT in detecting newly developed metastasis. Group B included patients with known hepatic metastasis to evaluate the accuracy of NECT for the assessment of hepatic metastasis. RESULTS: Group A included 895 patients (mean age 52.8 years). Among them, 145 patients had 160 metastases. The per-patient sensitivities for diagnosing newly developed metastasis were 68.3 and 53.8% according to the two reviewers, while the per-lesion sensitivities were 89.4 and 85.0%. Sensitivities for bone metastasis were 98.9 and 95.9%, while sensitivities for hepatic metastasis were 73.7 and 68.4%. In group B, the accuracy of hepatic metastasis response evaluation according to the RECIST criteria was 70.8% for reviewer 1 and 63.8% for reviewer 2. CONCLUSIONS: NECT showed inadequate diagnostic performance in detecting newly developed metastasis and in evaluating the response of hepatic metastasis. However, NECT can be utilized as a follow-up modality in patients with decreased renal function or hypersensitivity to iodinated contrast media. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: The risk of side effects of contrast media should be considered as important when NECT can be utilized as a follow-up modality in decreased renal function patients.
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