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@ARTICLE{Morawitz:277878,
author = {J. Morawitz and N.-M. Bruckmann and K. Jannusch and F.
Dietzel and A. Milosevic and A.-K. Bittner and O. Hoffmann
and S. Mohrmann and E. Ruckhäberle and L. Häberle and W.
P. Fendler$^*$ and K. Herrmann$^*$ and F. L. Giesel and G.
Antoch and L. Umutlu and B. Kowall and A. Stang and J.
Kirchner},
title = {{C}onventional {I}maging, {MRI} and 18{F}-{FDG} {PET}/{MRI}
for {N} and {M} {S}taging in {P}atients with {N}ewly
{D}iagnosed {B}reast {C}ancer.},
journal = {Cancers},
volume = {15},
number = {14},
issn = {2072-6694},
address = {Basel},
publisher = {MDPI},
reportid = {DKFZ-2023-01546},
pages = {3646},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Background: This study compares the diagnostic potential of
conventional staging (computed tomography (CT), axillary
sonography and bone scintigraphy), whole-body magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) and whole-body
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG
PET/)MRI for N and M staging in newly diagnosed breast
cancer. Methods: A total of 208 patients with newly
diagnosed breast cancer were prospectively included in this
study and underwent contrast-enhanced thoracoabdominal CT,
bone scintigraphy and axillary sonography as well as
contrast-enhanced whole-body 18F-FDG PET/MRI. The datasets
were analyzed with respect to lesion localization and
characterization. Histopathology and follow-up imaging
served as the reference standard. A McNemar test was used to
compare the diagnostic performance of conventional staging,
MRI and 18F-FDG PET/MRI and a Wilcoxon test was used to
compare differences in true positive findings for nodal
staging. Results: Conventional staging determined the N
stage with a sensitivity of $80.9\%,$ a specificity of
$99.2\%,$ a PPV (positive predictive value) of $98.6\%$ and
a NPV (negative predictive value) of $87.4\%.$ The
corresponding results for MRI were $79.6\%,$ $100\%,$
$100\%$ and $87.0\%,$ and were $86.5\%,$ $94.1\%,$ $91.7\%$
and $90.3\%$ for 18F-FDG PET/MRI. 18F-FDG PET/MRI was
significantly more sensitive in determining malignant lymph
nodes than conventional imaging and MRI (p < 0.0001 and p =
0.0005). Furthermore, 18F-FDG PET/MRI accurately estimated
the clinical lymph node stage in significantly more cases
than conventional imaging and MRI (each p < 0.05).
Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV for the M stage in
conventional staging were $83.3\%,$ $98.5\%,$ $76.9\%$ and
$98.9\%,$ respectively. The corresponding results for both
MRI and 18F-FDG PET/MRI were $100.0\%,$ $98.5\%,$ $80.0\%$
and $100.0\%.$ No significant differences between the
imaging modalities were seen for the staging of distant
metastases. Conclusions:18F-FDG PET/MRI detects lymph node
metastases in significantly more patients and estimates
clinical lymph node stage more accurately than conventional
imaging and MRI. No significant differences were found
between imaging modalities with respect to the detection of
distant metastases.},
keywords = {18F-FDG PET/MRI (Other) / breast cancer (Other) /
metastases (Other) / staging (Other)},
cin = {ED01},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)ED01-20160331},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:37509307},
pmc = {pmc:PMC10377867},
doi = {10.3390/cancers15143646},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/277878},
}