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ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2015

Staging of Primary Abdominal Lymphomas: Comparison of Whole-Body MRI with Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and (18)F-FDG-PET/CT.

Alessandro Stecco, Francesco Buemi, Martina Quagliozzi, Mariangela Lombardi, Alberto Santagostino, Gian Mauro Sacchetti, Alessandro Carriero

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Article in Gastroenterology research and practice, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandro SteccoRadiology Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Francesco BuemiRadiology Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Martina QuagliozziRadiology Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Mariangela LombardiRadiology Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Alberto SantagostinoOncohaematology Department, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Corso Mario Abbiate 21, 13100 Vercelli, Italy.
Gian Mauro SacchettiNuclear Medicine Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Alessandro CarrieroRadiology Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITCTO Andrea Alesini · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background. The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of whole-body MRI with diffusion-weighted sequences (WB-DW-MRI) with that of (18)F-FDG-PET/CT in the staging of patients with primary gastrointestinal lymphoma. Methods. This retrospective study involved 17 untreated patients with primary abdominal gastrointestinal lymphoma. All patients underwent (18)F-FDG-PET/CT and WB-DW-MRI. Histopathology findings or at least 6 months of clinical and radiological follow-up was the gold standard. The Musshoff-modified Ann Arbor system was used for staging, and diagnostic accuracy was evaluated on a per-node basis. Results. WB-DW-MRI exhibited 100% sensitivity, 96.3% specificity, and 96.1% and 100% positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV), respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, and PPV and NPV of PET/CT were 95.9%, 100%, and 100% and 96.4%, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between the two techniques (p = 0.05). The weighted kappa agreement statistics with a 95% confidence interval were 0.97 (0.95-0.99) between the two MRI readers and 0.87 (0.82-0.92) between the two methods. Conclusions. WB-DW-MRI appears to have a comparable diagnostic value to (18)F-FDG-PET/CT in staging patients with gastrointestinal lymphoma.

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