朱 園,劉國(guó)龍
(廣州醫(yī)科大學(xué)附屬?gòu)V州市第一人民醫(yī)院,廣東 廣州 510000)
正電子發(fā)射計(jì)算機(jī)斷層顯像在惡性腫瘤診治中的優(yōu)勢(shì)探討*
朱 園,劉國(guó)龍
(廣州醫(yī)科大學(xué)附屬?gòu)V州市第一人民醫(yī)院,廣東 廣州 510000)
目的 探討正電子發(fā)射計(jì)算機(jī)斷層顯像(PET-CT)在惡性腫瘤診治中的作用,以期選擇最佳方法提高治療水平。方法 選取2011年2月至2014年1月50例惡性腫瘤患者,均行常規(guī)影像學(xué)檢查及PET-CT檢查,原發(fā)灶則進(jìn)行病理組織學(xué)確診,轉(zhuǎn)移灶診斷則結(jié)合影像學(xué)和組織病理學(xué)檢查而定,行PET-CT融合圖像,CT圖像對(duì)比進(jìn)行分析。結(jié)果 PET-CT無(wú)轉(zhuǎn)移率、轉(zhuǎn)移率、未發(fā)現(xiàn)病灶率均優(yōu)于常規(guī)檢查(P<0.05);PET-CT示淋巴轉(zhuǎn)移數(shù)49個(gè),其他轉(zhuǎn)移病灶32個(gè),均較常規(guī)檢查多(P<0.05)。PET-CT檢查后仍采用原方案的占48%;PET-CT融合圖像能顯示腫瘤大小、邊界和周?chē)M織結(jié)構(gòu)關(guān)系,為外科手術(shù)提供切除范圍。臨床隨訪(fǎng)效果滿(mǎn)意,僅1例肺癌肺門(mén)淋巴結(jié)和PET-CT結(jié)果不一致。結(jié)論 PET-CT可提高惡性腫瘤在分期和診斷方面的準(zhǔn)確性,為治療方案提供了有效保障。
正電子發(fā)射計(jì)算機(jī)斷層顯像;惡性腫瘤;臨床診治
恰當(dāng)?shù)哪[瘤篩查可避免3%~30%腫瘤患者疾病早期就發(fā)生死亡,且能降低一部分腫瘤死亡率[1]。隨著實(shí)驗(yàn)室和影像學(xué)技術(shù)等發(fā)展,乳腺鉬靶能篩查乳腺癌,大便潛血能篩查直腸癌,前列腺特異性抗原能篩查前列腺癌等。正電子發(fā)射計(jì)算機(jī)斷層顯像(PET-CT)具有在疾病功能、代謝改變等早期階段發(fā)現(xiàn)異常的能力,有可能比臨床提前數(shù)月至數(shù)年發(fā)現(xiàn)病變,其優(yōu)勢(shì)性在臨床逐漸得到廣泛認(rèn)可。筆者觀察并探討了PET-CT在惡性腫瘤的診治中的優(yōu)勢(shì),以期更好地診治惡性腫瘤。
1.1 一般資料
選取2011年2月至 2014年1月惡性腫瘤患者50例,均行PET-CT檢查(PEF-CT組)。其中男29例,女 21例;年齡 14~74歲,平均(51.2±4.5)歲;病程1~14周,平均(5.2±1.5)周;惡性腫瘤包括鼻咽癌3例,口咽癌2例,肺癌5例,食道癌2例,乳腺癌4例,原發(fā)性肝癌6例,胰腺癌2例,腎癌2例,胃癌6例,其他惡性腫瘤18例。所有患者均根據(jù)術(shù)前臨床表現(xiàn)、傳統(tǒng)影像學(xué)檢查、實(shí)驗(yàn)室檢查等診斷,無(wú)轉(zhuǎn)移34例,有轉(zhuǎn)移13例,未發(fā)現(xiàn)病灶3例;常規(guī)影像學(xué)淋巴轉(zhuǎn)移9例,淋巴轉(zhuǎn)移病灶數(shù)24個(gè),臟器和其他轉(zhuǎn)移4例,病灶數(shù)23個(gè);納入患者均未進(jìn)行抗癌治療,準(zhǔn)備行手術(shù)治療者31例,放射治療(簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)放療)或化學(xué)治療(簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)化療)19例。所有患者均簽署知情同意書(shū),并征得醫(yī)院醫(yī)學(xué)倫理委員會(huì)同意。另選取同期50例行常規(guī)檢查的患者作為對(duì)照(常規(guī)檢查組)。兩組一般資料無(wú)統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)差異(P>0.05),具有可比性。
1.2 方法
所有患者均空腹至少6 h,按0.15~0.20 mCi/kg劑量靜脈注射18F-氟代脫氧葡萄糖。注射后靜息45~60 min,排尿后行PET-CT檢查,檢查前1~1.5 h囑患者喝下500~2 000 mL清水或含1%~1.5%泛影葡胺陽(yáng)性對(duì)比劑。
在顯像方法上,掃描參數(shù)電壓為 140 kV,電流為200 mA,頭顱CT電壓為140 kV,電流為160 mA,螺距為5.0 mm,球管單圈旋轉(zhuǎn)時(shí)間為0.9 s,層厚為4.25 mm,采用2D采集方式,一般以5~7個(gè)床位為標(biāo)準(zhǔn),每個(gè)5 min,采集后采用CT數(shù)據(jù)對(duì)PET圖像進(jìn)行衰減校正,囑患者保持呼吸平靜,避免CT和PET圖像不融合。采用有序子集最大期望值迭代法,CT重建采用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)重建法,矩陣為512×512,層厚為5 mm,圖像融合通過(guò)工作站軟件進(jìn)行。
在圖像分析上,先給出單獨(dú)PET圖像,由有經(jīng)驗(yàn)醫(yī)師進(jìn)行閱片,最后給出可疑或惡性病灶,盡可能進(jìn)行定位定性,再進(jìn)行PET-CT融合圖像、PET圖像和CT圖像,通過(guò)軟件進(jìn)行仔細(xì)對(duì)比。
放射治療靶區(qū)確定上,以合適體位將患者固定在PET-CT上,進(jìn)行CT模擬定位,將以上所有圖像融合圖像傳送至三維治療計(jì)劃系統(tǒng)中,勾畫(huà)靶區(qū),以PET顯示的FDG陽(yáng)性為總腫瘤體積,外加1 cm作為靶區(qū)體積,在外放0.5~0.8 cm,利用多葉光柵進(jìn)行適形照射野,整個(gè)過(guò)程均由放射腫瘤醫(yī)師和PET-CT共同進(jìn)行。1.3 統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)處理
采用SPSS 16.0統(tǒng)計(jì)軟件分析。計(jì)數(shù)資料采用 χ2檢驗(yàn)。P<0.05為差異有統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義。
2.1 對(duì)腫瘤分期的影響
結(jié)果見(jiàn)表1和表2。
表1 PET-CT對(duì)腫瘤轉(zhuǎn)移判斷效果比較[例(%),n=50]
表2 PET-CT對(duì)腫瘤轉(zhuǎn)移病灶比較[例(%),n=50]
2.2 對(duì)治療方案的影響
檢查前,準(zhǔn)備行手術(shù)治療者31例,放療或化療19例。檢查后,23例患者因手術(shù)切除難度大而改用其他方法;有3例患者原計(jì)劃放化療,PET-CT檢查后改用手術(shù)治療,仍采用原方案的占48%。
2.3 對(duì)放療患者手術(shù)的影響
31例進(jìn)行回旋加速器 MM50放射治療,均能用PET-CT融合圖像準(zhǔn)確勾畫(huà)放療靶區(qū),臨床隨訪(fǎng)效果滿(mǎn)意,其中8例患者放療4周后復(fù)查PET-CT見(jiàn)照射野軟組織影消失或明顯縮小,葡萄糖代謝恢復(fù)正?;蛎黠@減低。外科醫(yī)生對(duì)11例手術(shù)患者結(jié)合PET-CT融合圖像顯示腫瘤大小、邊界和周?chē)M織結(jié)構(gòu)關(guān)系確定手術(shù)方式、切除范圍,術(shù)后病理結(jié)果示手術(shù)切口邊緣均未見(jiàn)癌細(xì)胞浸潤(rùn),僅1例肺癌肺門(mén)淋巴結(jié)和PET-CT結(jié)果不一致,2例PET-CT顯示無(wú)法手術(shù),患者要求手術(shù),結(jié)果為術(shù)中病灶切除困難,手術(shù)失敗。
PET-CT對(duì)惡性腫瘤臨床分期、確定治療方案有很重要價(jià)值。一般來(lái)說(shuō),腫瘤分期對(duì)選擇治療方案和制訂治療方案至關(guān)重要,目前在腫瘤分期上以腫瘤TNM分期為準(zhǔn),而此方法是結(jié)合臨床表現(xiàn)和傳統(tǒng)影像學(xué)方法確定,但傳統(tǒng)影像學(xué)檢查在腫瘤分期上有一定局限性[2]。本研究結(jié)果顯示,52%的患者改變治療方案,PET-CT組的無(wú)轉(zhuǎn)移率、轉(zhuǎn)移率、未發(fā)現(xiàn)病灶率均低于常規(guī)檢查組(P<0.05);在病灶數(shù)上也有明顯變化??梢?jiàn),PETCT檢查后病灶數(shù)明顯增多,能更好地顯示病變情況,可作為全身腫瘤分期一線(xiàn)標(biāo)志[3]。
PET-CT兼具PET和CT的優(yōu)勢(shì)性,能顯示組織細(xì)胞代謝,能早期發(fā)現(xiàn)病灶,又能對(duì)PET發(fā)現(xiàn)的病灶準(zhǔn)確定位,兩者優(yōu)勢(shì)互補(bǔ),能提高準(zhǔn)確性,且能準(zhǔn)確找出腫瘤的部位、大小和與周?chē)=M織的解剖關(guān)系,在選擇治療方案上有很重要作用[4-5]。結(jié)果還顯示,PET-CT融合圖像能顯示腫瘤大小、邊界和周?chē)M織結(jié)構(gòu)關(guān)系,方便確定手術(shù)方式、切除范圍,傳統(tǒng)的CT是通過(guò)組織密度改變識(shí)別病灶和周?chē)M織關(guān)系,如病灶和周?chē)M織密度類(lèi)似則準(zhǔn)確勾畫(huà)腫瘤邊界較困難[6]。PET-CT能準(zhǔn)確勾畫(huà)出病灶邊界,臨床隨訪(fǎng)結(jié)果滿(mǎn)意[7]。結(jié)果中有1例肺癌肺門(mén)淋巴結(jié)和PET-CT結(jié)果不一致,分析原因可能是腫瘤組織和本身臟器正常組織密度相近,且腫瘤組織和周?chē)承┎±砀淖兘M織密度類(lèi)似,如阻塞性肺炎、肺不張等[8]??梢?jiàn),PET-CT能準(zhǔn)確反映腫瘤周?chē)∽兦闆r,為治療提供有效的方案和范圍,且隨訪(fǎng)后變化明顯,可作為惡性腫瘤隨訪(fǎng)檢查之一[9]。
但PET-CT也有局限性。有研究稱(chēng),對(duì)結(jié)核活動(dòng)期、炎癥、肉芽腫、肺不張、手術(shù)近期切口處過(guò)多攝取,甚至達(dá)到惡性病變程度則會(huì)出現(xiàn)假陽(yáng)性,放療后由于局部組織修復(fù)會(huì)促使葡萄糖攝取增多,出現(xiàn)假陰性;另外女性月經(jīng)期由于內(nèi)膜損傷,宮腔內(nèi)葡萄糖攝取過(guò)多,易出現(xiàn)假陽(yáng)性[10]。雖然PET-CT是非特異性腫瘤顯像劑,絕大多數(shù)惡性腫瘤對(duì)其高攝取而表現(xiàn)為高代謝灶,對(duì)部分腫瘤如分化程度較好的肝細(xì)胞癌、腎透明細(xì)胞癌等不出現(xiàn)18F-氟代脫氧葡萄糖高攝取而存在假陰性[11]。這些情況臨床均需詳細(xì)詢(xún)問(wèn)病史,同時(shí)結(jié)合CT等反復(fù)進(jìn)行對(duì)比,以便降低假陽(yáng)性率,提高診治準(zhǔn)確性。
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Advantages of PET-CT in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer
Zhu Yuan,Liu Guolong
(Guangzhou First People′s Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou,Guangdong,China 510000)
Objective To investigate the role of PET-CT in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in order to choose the best way to improve the therapeutic level.M ethods 50 cases of cancer patients from February 2011 to January 2014 were chosen.All patients underwent PET-CT examination;the primary tumor was treated with histopathological diagnosis;metastases diagnosis was a combination of diagnostic imaging and histopathology;the line PET-CT fusion image,CT image contrast analysis were conducted.Results The results of PET-CT in tumor metastasis judgment,number of lesions,the transfer rate were better than those of the routine examination(P<0.05).PET-CT showed the number of lymph node metastasis was 49,other metastatic lesions 32,which were more compared with routine examination(P<0.05).Those who continued to use the original program after PET-CT examination accounted for 48%;PET-CT fusion images showed the relationship between the structure of the tumor size,boundaries and the surrounding tissue,providing a range of surgical resection.Clinical follow-up results were satisfactory,with only 1 case of lung cancer showing hilar lymph nodes inconsistent with the PET-CT results.Conclusion PET-CT can improve the accuracy of cancer staging and diagnosis for treatment programs to provide effective protection.
PET-CT;cancer;clinical diagnosis and treatment
R814.42;R730.44
A
1006-4931(2016)03-0092-03
朱園(1984-),女,大學(xué)本科,主治醫(yī)師,主要從事臨床腫瘤內(nèi)科工作,(電子信箱)lijingjing41@yeah.net。
2015-09-01)
*廣東省醫(yī)學(xué)科研基金立項(xiàng)資助項(xiàng)目,項(xiàng)目編號(hào):A20135030。