Dual-Energy Computed Tomography–Based Iodine Quantitation for Response Evaluation of Lung Cancers to Chemoradiotherapy/Radiotherapy: A Comparison With Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography–Based Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Response Evaluation Criterion in Solid Tumors

The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between dual-energy computed tomography (DECT)–based iodine quantitation and fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging for response evaluation of lung cancers to treatment. Methods In this prospective study, a total of 32 pairs of DECT and 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging acquired consecutively from 13 patients with primary or metastatic lung cancers receiving either radiotherapy alone or chemoradiotherapy were analyzed. Imaging examinations were performed before, immediately, and no later than 6 months after treatment for response evaluation. Iodine-related parameters including the total iodine uptake (TIU) and vital volume (VIV) from DECT and metabolic metrics such as the standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass (SULpeak), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and the total lesion glycolysis (TLG) from 18F-FDG-PET/CT were generated and measured by semiautomatic approaches. Dual-energy CT and PET/CT metrics were calculated and followed up with comparison with response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST). Results Analysis of pretreatment imaging data revealed a strong correlation between DECT metrics (RECIST, TIU, and VIV) and 18F-FDG PET/CT metrics (MTV, TLG) with coefficients of R ranging from 0.86 to 0.90 (P
Source: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography - Category: Radiology Tags: Cardiothoracic Imaging Source Type: research