Heterogeneous PSMA ligand uptake inside parotid glands.
Phys Med
; 121: 103366, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this investigation is to quantify the spatial heterogeneity of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) uptake within parotid glands. We aim to quantify patterns in well-defined regions to facilitate further investigations. Furthermore, we investigate whether uptake is correlated with computed tomography (CT) texture features. METHODS:
Parotid glands from [18F]DCFPyL PSMA PET/CT images of 30 prostate cancer patients were analyzed. Uptake patterns were assessed with various segmentation schemes. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was calculated between PSMA PET uptake and feature values of a Grey Level Run Length Matrix using a long and short run length emphasis (GLRLML and GLRLMS) in subregions of the parotid gland.RESULTS:
PSMA PET uptake was significantly higher (p < 0.001) in lateral/posterior regions of the glands than anterior/medial regions. Maximum uptake was found in the lateral half of parotid glands in 50 out of 60 glands. The difference in SUVmean between parotid halves is greatest when parotids are divided by a plane separating the anterior/medial and posterior/lateral halves symmetrically (out of 120 bisections tested). PSMA PET uptake was significantly correlated with CT GLRLML (p < 0.001), and anti-correlated with CT GLRLMS (p < 0.001).CONCLUSION:
Uptake of PSMA PET is heterogeneous within parotid glands, with uptake biased towards lateral/posterior regions. Uptake within parotid glands was strongly correlated with CT texture feature maps.Palabras clave
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Glándula Parótida
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Urea
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Glutamato Carboxipeptidasa II
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Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones
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Lisina
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Phys Med
Asunto de la revista:
BIOFISICA
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BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA
Año:
2024
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