대한핵의학회지 (1967년~2009년)
Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2009;43(5)421~428
부신 우연종에서 F-18 FDG PET/CT의 유용성: 악성 종양 환자에서 부신 전이의 감별진단
(Usefulness of F-18 FDG PET/CT in Adrenal Incidentaloma: Differential Diagnosis of Adrenal Metastasis in Oncologic Patients)
Author 이홍제, 송봉일, 강성민, 정신영, 서지형, 이상우, 유정수, 안병철, 이재태,
Hong Je Lee, M.D., Bong Il Song, M.D., Sung-Min Kang, M.D., Shin Young Jeong, M.D., Ji-Hyoung Seo, M.D., Sang-Woo Lee, M.D., Jeongsoo Yoo, Ph.D., Byeong-Cheol Ahn, M.D., and Jaetae Lee, M.D. 
Affiliation 경북대학교 의학전문대학원 핵의학교실
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea  
Abstract

Purpose: We have evaluated characteristics of adrenal masses incidentally observed in nonenhanced F-18 FDG PET/CT of the oncologic patients and the diagnostic ability of F-18 FDG PET/CT to differentiate malignant from benign adrenal masses. Materials and Methods: Between Mar 2005 and Aug 2008, 75 oncologic patients (46 men, 29 women; mean age, 60.8¡¾10.2 years; range, 35-87 years) with 89 adrenal masses incidentally found in PET/CT were enrolled in this study. For quantitative analysis, size (cm), Hounsfield unit (HU), maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), SUVratio of all 89 adrenal masses were measured. SUVmax of the adrenal mass divided by SUVliver, which is SUVmax of the segment 8, was defined as SUVratio. The final diagnosis of adrenal masses was based on pathologic confirmation, radiologic evaluation (HU<0 : benign), and clinical decision. Results: Size, HU, SUVmax, and SUVratio were all significantly different between benign and malignant adrenal masses.(P < 0.05) And, SUVratio was the most accurate parameter. A cut-off value of 1.0 for SUVratio provided 90.9% sensitivity and 75.6% specificity. In small adrenal masses (1.5 cm or less), only SUVratio had statistically significant difference between benign and malignant adrenal masses. Similarly a cut-off value of 1.0 for SUVratio provided 80.0% sensitivity and 86.4% specificity. Conclusion: F-18 FDG PET/CT can offer more accurate information with quantitative analysis in differentiating malignant from benign adrenal masses incidentally observed in oncologic patients, compared to nonenhanced CT.

Keyword Adrenal incidentaloma, F-18 FDG PET/CT, SUVratio, small adrenal mass
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