The role of PET/CT in decreasing inter-observer variability in treatment planning and evaluation of response for cervical cancer
We have previously introduced anatomic biologic contouring (ABC) with PET/CT, using a distinct "halo" to unify contouring methods in treatment planning for lung and head and neck cancers. The objective of this study is to assess the utility of PET/CT in planning and treatment response for...
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Veröffentlicht in: | American journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2012-01, Vol.2 (3), p.307-313 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We have previously introduced anatomic biologic contouring (ABC) with PET/CT, using a distinct "halo" to unify contouring methods in treatment planning for lung and head and neck cancers. The objective of this study is to assess the utility of PET/CT in planning and treatment response for cervical cancer. Forty-two patients with stages II-IIIB cervix cancer were planned for irradiation using PET/CT. A CT-based Gross Tumor Volume (GTV-CT) was delineated by two independent observers while the PET remained obscured. The Planning Target Volume (PTV) was obtained by adding a 1.5 cm margin around the GTV. The same volumes were recontoured using PET/CT data and termed GTV-ABC and PTV-ABC, respectively. The values of GTV-CT and GTV-ABC and the absolute differences between the two observers were analyzed. Additionally, 23 of these patients had PET/CT performed 3 months after treatment. The anatomic biologic value (ABV) was calculated using the product of maximum diameter and mean SUV of the cervical tumor. The pre- and post-treatment ABVs were compared. A "halo" was observed around areas of maximal SUV uptake. The mean halo SUV was 1.91 ± 0.56 (SD). The mean halo thickness was 2.12 ± 0.5 (SD) mm. Inter-observer GTV variability decreased from a mean volume difference of 55.36 cm(3) in CT-based planning to 12.29 cm(3) in PET/CT-based planning with a respective decrease in standard deviation (SD) from 55.78 to 10.24 (p |
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ISSN: | 2160-8407 |