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The Diagnostic Utility of Prone Position Chest CT for the Evaluation of Esophageal Cancer / 전남의대학술지
Chonnam Medical Journal ; : 68-74, 2020.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-787271
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The aim of this study was to assess the potential of a prone chest CT for the evaluation of esophageal cancer, as compared with a routine supine chest CT. 69 patients (67±18 years old) with pathologically confirmed esophageal cancers underwent MDCT in the supine and prone positions. The supine CT was performed first, followed by the prone position. Localization and staging of individual esophageal lesions on both the prone and supine CTs were assessed by two thoracic radiologists, using a scoring system that consisted of three confidence scales, and the results were correlated with the endoscopic and surgical findings. The mean confidence score for the detection of esophageal cancer was higher in the prone position (2.58±0.74) than that in the supine position (2.42±0.83) with statistical significance (p=0.002). The mean confidence score for predicting local invasion in the selected patients (n=18) who underwent esophagectomy was also higher in the prone position (2.39±0.85) than that in the supine position (2.06±0.73) with statistical significance (p=0.01). In 10 of 11 cases that showed definitive determination for periesophageal infiltration or adjacent organ invasion on the prone CT (score 3), the corresponding findings were also observed in the post-operative evaluations. In conclusion, prone chest CT for evaluating esophageal cancer could have advantages in regards to the localization of esophageal cancer and predicting local invasion compared to that of routine supine CT and can improve the diagnostic accuracy of chest CTs.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Thorax / Weights and Measures / Esophageal Neoplasms / Diagnostic Imaging / Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Supine Position / Prone Position / Esophagectomy Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Chonnam Medical Journal Year: 2020 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Thorax / Weights and Measures / Esophageal Neoplasms / Diagnostic Imaging / Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Supine Position / Prone Position / Esophagectomy Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Chonnam Medical Journal Year: 2020 Type: Article