Short reports Role of Tc-99m MIBI in the evaluation of single pulmonary nodules: a preliminary report

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  • Omar A Minai
  • Shankar Raja
  • Atul C Mehta
  • Eugene J Sullivan
  • Saeed U Khan
  • Asok Dasgupta
  • Alejandro C Arroliga
چکیده

Background—Survival in bronchial carcinoma is closely related to the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis and a single pulmonary nodule represents a potentially curable stage. This study was conducted to assess the feasibility of using Tc-99m labelled 2-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) to diVerentiate benign from malignant single pulmonary nodules. Methods—A prospective study was conducted in the outpatient pulmonary clinic at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Twenty five patients with single pulmonary nodules considered indeterminate by their physicians and undergoing a procedure for tissue diagnosis were evaluated by Tc-99m MIBI SPECT scanning prior to definitive testing. Assessment of MIBI uptake was done qualitatively (subjectively) and quantitatively and correlated with the histopathology and nodule size. Results—Of the 21 patients with malignant lesions, 18 had increased uptake of MIBI corresponding to the location of the nodule and were considered positive. The predominant tumour types were large cell (n = 5) and adenocarcinoma (n = 10). All four patients with benign lesions had negative MIBI scans. For malignancy the overall specificity was 100%, sensitivity was 85.7%, positive predictive value was 100%, and negative predictive value was 57%. Quantitative uptake of MIBI correlated with the diameter of the nodule with a correlation coeYcient of 0.61 by Spearman’s rank sum test. This relationship was statistically significant (p = 0.02). Conclusion—This preliminary study suggests that Tc-99m MIBI has a very high specificity and positive predictive value for malignant single pulmonary nodules and might be a useful non-invasive diagnostic modality in their management. (Thorax 2000;55:60–62)

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تاریخ انتشار 1999