Abstract:
ObjectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 integrin receptor imaging in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions in comparison with ultrasound.
MethodsForty-five females(53.0±9.5 years old) with breast nodules or masses measuring over 1 cm from October 2016 to June 2017, which were diagnosed through ultrasound, underwent early imaging via 99Tcm-3PRGD2 (740-925 MBq) for 15 min and then SPECT/CT in prone position after 2 h. The pathology was the gold standard. Then, a semi-quantitative method was used to evaluate the values of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 integrin receptor imaging of breast lesions and compare them with ultrasound results. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the groups. Lastly, diagnostic efficacy was compared using a chi-square test.
Results99Tcm-3PRGD2 integrin receptor imaging identified 56 lesions in 45 patients, 35 of which were malignant and 21 were benign. The T/NT values of the malignant lesions were significantly higher than those of the benign lesions(Z=-3.77, P=0.00) in the SPECT/CT images. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 and ultrasound were 82.9%, 71.4%, and 78.6%, and 85.7%, 66.7%, and 78.6%, respectively. The critical value was 2.9 with the maximal Youden index. Furthermore, areas under the ROC curve for 99Tcm-3PRGD2 and ultrasound were 0.77 and 0.76, respectively. The diagnostic efficacy of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 was similar to that of ultrasonography(χ2=0.05, P>0.05). Thus, combining the two methods can improve the accuracy of diagnosis(92.9%) compare with ultrasound and 99Tcm-3PRGD2 (χ2=77.14, 74.87, all P < 0.05).
Conclusions99Tcm-3PRGD2 integrin receptor imaging can identify benign and malignant breast lesions from an angiogenesis perspective with anatomical and functional information. Moreover, this technique can further identify benign and malignant lesions to reduce unnecessary punctures when ultrasonograms are unavailable.