Efficacy of 99mTc-DTPA SPECT/CT in diagnosing Orbitopathy in graves’ disease
Tóm tắt
The most frequently used methods of assessing Graves’ orbithopathy (GO) include: Clinical Activity Score (CAS), ultrasonography (USG), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). There exists another, slightly forgotten, imaging method: single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with the use of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid tagged with 99mTc (99mTc-DTPA). These days it is possible to conduct a SPECT examination fused with a CT scan (SPECT/CT), which increases the diagnostic value of the investigation. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the usefulness of 99mTc-DTPA SPECT/CT in diagnosing Graves orbitopathy, as compared with other methods. Twenty-three patients with suspected active (infiltrative-edematous) Graves’ orbithopathy were included in the study. Each patient underwent a CAS, an MRI, and a SPECT/CT. The obtained results were analysed statistically, with the assumed statistical significance of p < 0.05. The SPECT/CT and MRI were found to have the highest sensitivity: 0.93 each. The SPECT/CT had the highest specificity: 0.89. MRI and CAS had lower values: 0.78 and 0.56, respectively. The occurrence of an active form of GO had no impact on the exacerbation of exophthalmos or the thickness of the oculomotor muscles. The 99mTc-DTPA SPECT/CT method provides a very good tool for assessing the active form of GO and can, alongside the MRI scan, be used as a referential diagnostic procedure in GO.
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