Objective To evaluate the combination of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in women with apparent early-stage endometrial carcinoma. The correlation between radiomics features extracted from PET images of the primary tumor and the presence of nodal metastases was also analyzed. Methods From November 2006 to March 2019, 167 patients with endometrial cancer were included. All women underwent PET/CT and surgical staging: 60/167 underwent systematic lymphadenectomy (Group 1) while, more recently, 107/167 underwent SLN biopsy (Group 2) with technetium-99m +blue dye or indocyanine green. Histology was used as standard reference. PET endometrial lesions were segmented (n=98); 167 radiomics features were computed inside tumor contours using standard Image Biomarker Standardization Initiative (IBSI) methods. Radiomics features associated with lymph node metastases were identified (Mann-Whitney test) in the training group (A); receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, area under the curve (AUC) values were computed and optimal cut-off (Youden index) were assessed in the test group (B). Results In Group 1, eight patients had nodal metastases (13%): Seven correctly ridentified by PET/CT true-positive with one false-negative case. In Group 2, 27 patients (25%) had nodal metastases: 13 true-positive and 14 false-negative. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of PET/CT for pelvic nodal metastases were 87%, 94%, 93%, 70%, and 98% in Group 1 and 48%, 97%, 85%, 87%, and 85% in Group 2, respectively. On radiomics analysis a significant association was found between the presence of lymph node metastases and 64 features. Volume-density, a measurement of shape irregularity, was the most predictive feature (p=0001, AUC=0,77, cut-off 0.35). When t esting cut-off in Group B to discriminate metastatic tumors, PET false-negative findings were reduced from 14 to 8 (-43%). Conclusions PET/CT demonstrated high specificity in detecting nodal metastases. SLN and histologic ultrastaging increased false-negative PET/CT findings, reducing the sensitivity of the technique. PET radiomics features of the primary tumor seem promising for predicting the presence of nodal metastases not detected by visual analysis.

Crivellaro, C., Landoni, C., Elisei, F., Buda, A., Bonacina, M., Grassi, T., et al. (2020). Combining positron emission tomography/computed tomography, radiomics, and sentinel lymph node mapping for nodal staging of endometrial cancer patients. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, 30(3), 378-382 [10.1136/ijgc-2019-000945].

Combining positron emission tomography/computed tomography, radiomics, and sentinel lymph node mapping for nodal staging of endometrial cancer patients

Crivellaro, Cinzia
Co-primo
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Landoni, Claudio
Co-primo
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Buda, Alessandro;Bonacina, Manuela;Grassi, Tommaso;Monaco, Lavinia;Giuliani, Daniela;Gotuzzo, Irene;Magni, Sonia;Di Martino, Giampaolo;Delle Marchette, Martina;Guerra, Luca;Landoni, Fabio;Fruscio, Robert;Messa, Cristina
Penultimo
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De Bernardi, Elisabetta
Ultimo
2020

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the combination of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in women with apparent early-stage endometrial carcinoma. The correlation between radiomics features extracted from PET images of the primary tumor and the presence of nodal metastases was also analyzed. Methods From November 2006 to March 2019, 167 patients with endometrial cancer were included. All women underwent PET/CT and surgical staging: 60/167 underwent systematic lymphadenectomy (Group 1) while, more recently, 107/167 underwent SLN biopsy (Group 2) with technetium-99m +blue dye or indocyanine green. Histology was used as standard reference. PET endometrial lesions were segmented (n=98); 167 radiomics features were computed inside tumor contours using standard Image Biomarker Standardization Initiative (IBSI) methods. Radiomics features associated with lymph node metastases were identified (Mann-Whitney test) in the training group (A); receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, area under the curve (AUC) values were computed and optimal cut-off (Youden index) were assessed in the test group (B). Results In Group 1, eight patients had nodal metastases (13%): Seven correctly ridentified by PET/CT true-positive with one false-negative case. In Group 2, 27 patients (25%) had nodal metastases: 13 true-positive and 14 false-negative. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of PET/CT for pelvic nodal metastases were 87%, 94%, 93%, 70%, and 98% in Group 1 and 48%, 97%, 85%, 87%, and 85% in Group 2, respectively. On radiomics analysis a significant association was found between the presence of lymph node metastases and 64 features. Volume-density, a measurement of shape irregularity, was the most predictive feature (p=0001, AUC=0,77, cut-off 0.35). When t esting cut-off in Group B to discriminate metastatic tumors, PET false-negative findings were reduced from 14 to 8 (-43%). Conclusions PET/CT demonstrated high specificity in detecting nodal metastases. SLN and histologic ultrastaging increased false-negative PET/CT findings, reducing the sensitivity of the technique. PET radiomics features of the primary tumor seem promising for predicting the presence of nodal metastases not detected by visual analysis.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
endometrial neoplasms; sentinel lymph node
English
2020
30
3
378
382
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Crivellaro, C., Landoni, C., Elisei, F., Buda, A., Bonacina, M., Grassi, T., et al. (2020). Combining positron emission tomography/computed tomography, radiomics, and sentinel lymph node mapping for nodal staging of endometrial cancer patients. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, 30(3), 378-382 [10.1136/ijgc-2019-000945].
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