A Comparison of Bone Scan Using between F-18 NaF PET/CT and Tc-99m MDP

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  • Pawana Pusuwan Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Tawatchai Ekjeen Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University
  • Chiraporn Tocharoenchai Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University
  • Kobkun Maungsomboon Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Kanyalak Wiyaporn Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University
  • Chulalak Komoltri Department of Research Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol Univesity
  • Ananya Ruangma Oncology Imaging & Nuclear Medicine Department, Wattanosoth Hospital, Bangkok Hospital Gro
  • Ruentip Tiparoj Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46475/aseanjr.v19i2.25

Keywords:

Bone scan, F-18 NaF PET/CT, Tc-99m MDP, bone metastases.

Abstract

Objective: To study bone scintigraphy using between F-18 NaF PET/CT and Tc-99m MDP scan for detecting bone metastases.

Material and Methods: Thirteen patients (5 males, mean age 55.4 years, range 34-74 years) who were suspected bone metastases with single or two equivocal lesions on Tc-99m MDP bone scan were recruited between October 2010 and October 2012. All these patients underwent F-18 NaF PET/CT scan within one week after Tc-99m MDP bone scan. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of Tc-99m MDP bone scan and F-18 NaF PET/CT in differentiating metastatic bone lesion from benign lesion by patientbased and lesion-based analyses were studied.

Results: F-18 NaF PET/CT could identify all seven patients with malignant bone metastases that Tc-99m MDP bone scan was interpreted as malignancy in only three patients (42.9%) and equivocal in the rest of these patients. For lesion-based analysis of the overall 75 lesions, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of Tc-99m MDP bone scan were 48%, 83.3% and 70.7% and F-18 NaF PET/CT were 100% for all parameters. Besides the ability of F-18 NaF PET/CT to accurately identify malignancy from benign lesion, unenhanced CT portion of PET/CT can show extra-osseous findings that may change patient management.

Conclusion: F-18 NaF PET/CT provides an excellent bone image quality and higher accuracy than Tc-99m MDP bone scan. Then F-18 NaF PET/CT is a good choice for evaluating bone metastases.

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2019-03-11

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Pusuwan P, Ekjeen T, Tocharoenchai C, Maungsomboon K, Wiyaporn K, Komoltri C, et al. A Comparison of Bone Scan Using between F-18 NaF PET/CT and Tc-99m MDP. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 11 [cited 2024 Dec. 12];19(2):77-8. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/25

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