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ArticleTomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.)2023

Comparison between PSMA PET/CT and MRI for Characterizing

Veronica Chi Ken Wong, Joshua Yip, Vincenzo Fragomeli, Martin Weltman, Han Loh, Ken Le, Diep Nguyen, Chuong Bui, Robert Mansberg

Open access · goldAbstract readComparative Study
In one paragraph

Article in Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Veronica Chi Ken WongDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
Joshua YipDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
Vincenzo FragomeliDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
Martin WeltmanFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Han LohDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
Ken LeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
Diep NguyenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
Chuong BuiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
Robert MansbergDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
Nepean Hospital · AUUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is expressed by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). PSMA PET/CT has potential as an imaging agent for the detection of HCC including early diagnosis and monitoring for recurrence following surgical resection. This study aims to compare PSMA PET to standard surveillance imaging in the detection of HCC. Patients with suspected or treated HCC were prospectively recruited from a tertiary hospital outpatient clinic. In addition to routine surveillance imaging as recommended by the multidisciplinary team, a PSMA PET/CT was performed. Imaging and clinical characteristics were compared over a follow-up period of up to 12 months. In a cohort of 19 patients with known HCC or suspected recurrent HCC, PSMA PET/CT had similar efficacy to MRI for the detection of HCC, with a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 70% and sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 73% for PSMA PET/CT and MRI, respectively. PSMA PET/CT had a higher negative predictive value of 90%. In this relatively large single centre study, PSMA is shown to have promising equivalence in performance and its role should be further evaluated in multi-centre prospective trials.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsProstatic NeoplasmsAntigens, SurfaceGallium RadioisotopesGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyProspective StudiesAntigens, SurfaceFOLH1 protein, humanGallium RadioisotopesGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIHepatocellular carcinomaliverPSMA PET/CT

Identifiers

PMID36648998
PMCPMC9844456
OpenAlexW4316469483

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