Abstract
Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the validity of lung lobe weight assessment via computed tomography (CT) by comparing CT-derived and ex vivo measurements. Materials and Methods: Unenhanced CT scanning was performed in 30 consecutive patients before lobectomy for lung cancer. The CT images were analyzed using research software after allowing for lobar weight quantitation. The lobar weight estimated by CT was then compared with that measured after surgery using a precision scale (ex vivo measurement). Comparisons as well as assessment of intra- and interoperator variability were conducted using the Bland-Altman method and the coefficient of repeatability (CR). Correlations were examined using Pearson's correlation analysis. Results: Comparison analyses were feasible for 28 cases. The ex vivo lobe weight was 186.2±57.3 g, whereas the weights measured by the two operators by CT were 190.0±55 and 182.4±58.2 g, respectively. As compared with ex vivo weights, the CR was 36.4 for operator 1 and 50.4 for operator 2; the mean differences were 3.8 and -3.8 for operators 1 and 2, respectively. The intraoperator and interoperator CR were 20.9 and 36.6, respectively. The mean differences for the intra- and interoperator analysis were -1.5 and -7.5, respectively. The correlation was very high between CT-based and ex vivo measurements (r=0.95 and r=0.90 for operators 1 and 2, respectively; P <0.001). Conclusion: Estimation of lung lobe weight by semi-automated CT analysis is sufficiently reproducible and in agreement with ex vivo measurements.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 355-359 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sep 2013 |
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CT-based weight assessment of lung lobes : Comparison with ex vivo measurements. / Sverzellati, Nicola; Kuhnigk, Jan Martin; Furia, Simone; Diciotti, Stefano; Scanagatta, Paolo; Marchianò, Alfonso; Molinari, Francesco; Stoecker, Christina; Pastorino, Ugo.
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T1 - CT-based weight assessment of lung lobes
T2 - Comparison with ex vivo measurements
AU - Sverzellati, Nicola
AU - Kuhnigk, Jan Martin
AU - Furia, Simone
AU - Diciotti, Stefano
AU - Scanagatta, Paolo
AU - Marchianò, Alfonso
AU - Molinari, Francesco
AU - Stoecker, Christina
AU - Pastorino, Ugo
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the validity of lung lobe weight assessment via computed tomography (CT) by comparing CT-derived and ex vivo measurements. Materials and Methods: Unenhanced CT scanning was performed in 30 consecutive patients before lobectomy for lung cancer. The CT images were analyzed using research software after allowing for lobar weight quantitation. The lobar weight estimated by CT was then compared with that measured after surgery using a precision scale (ex vivo measurement). Comparisons as well as assessment of intra- and interoperator variability were conducted using the Bland-Altman method and the coefficient of repeatability (CR). Correlations were examined using Pearson's correlation analysis. Results: Comparison analyses were feasible for 28 cases. The ex vivo lobe weight was 186.2±57.3 g, whereas the weights measured by the two operators by CT were 190.0±55 and 182.4±58.2 g, respectively. As compared with ex vivo weights, the CR was 36.4 for operator 1 and 50.4 for operator 2; the mean differences were 3.8 and -3.8 for operators 1 and 2, respectively. The intraoperator and interoperator CR were 20.9 and 36.6, respectively. The mean differences for the intra- and interoperator analysis were -1.5 and -7.5, respectively. The correlation was very high between CT-based and ex vivo measurements (r=0.95 and r=0.90 for operators 1 and 2, respectively; P <0.001). Conclusion: Estimation of lung lobe weight by semi-automated CT analysis is sufficiently reproducible and in agreement with ex vivo measurements.
AB - Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the validity of lung lobe weight assessment via computed tomography (CT) by comparing CT-derived and ex vivo measurements. Materials and Methods: Unenhanced CT scanning was performed in 30 consecutive patients before lobectomy for lung cancer. The CT images were analyzed using research software after allowing for lobar weight quantitation. The lobar weight estimated by CT was then compared with that measured after surgery using a precision scale (ex vivo measurement). Comparisons as well as assessment of intra- and interoperator variability were conducted using the Bland-Altman method and the coefficient of repeatability (CR). Correlations were examined using Pearson's correlation analysis. Results: Comparison analyses were feasible for 28 cases. The ex vivo lobe weight was 186.2±57.3 g, whereas the weights measured by the two operators by CT were 190.0±55 and 182.4±58.2 g, respectively. As compared with ex vivo weights, the CR was 36.4 for operator 1 and 50.4 for operator 2; the mean differences were 3.8 and -3.8 for operators 1 and 2, respectively. The intraoperator and interoperator CR were 20.9 and 36.6, respectively. The mean differences for the intra- and interoperator analysis were -1.5 and -7.5, respectively. The correlation was very high between CT-based and ex vivo measurements (r=0.95 and r=0.90 for operators 1 and 2, respectively; P <0.001). Conclusion: Estimation of lung lobe weight by semi-automated CT analysis is sufficiently reproducible and in agreement with ex vivo measurements.
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DO - 10.5152/dir.2013.149
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VL - 19
SP - 355
EP - 359
JO - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
JF - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
SN - 1305-3825
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