Abstract
One hundred and ninetynine patients (111 with and 88 without malignant tumours) living in north east Italy, a region with a high alcohol consumption (21 litres of pure alcohol per capita), had scintigraphic and echographic liver examinations. Focal coloid defect(s) were seen in 57.6% of those with neoplasm and 47.7% of those with parenchymal non-malignant liver diseases either alone or with other changes on radioisotopic scan. Echogenic lesions on ultrasonography were confirmed in 46.2% of the livers with focal defect(s). In 80 livers histologically examined, radio-colloid imaging showed relatively good sensitivity (77%) but a bad specificity (33%) in the overall population studied and also (74% and 35% respectively) in the cancer patient group. On the contrary, echography demonstrated an excellent specificity in detecting malignancy (98%-100%) and echogenic lesions were predominantly seen in patients with neoplasm. Ultrasonography produced, however, an elevated number of false negatives primarily in cancer patients (38%). A suitable diagnostic accuracy for malignant liver tumours was achieved when scintigraphic and echographic data were simultaneously interpreted.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 105-108 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1983 |
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Ultrasonic and scintigraphic imaging for malignant liver tumours in heavy drinkers. / Cimitan, M.; Spaziante, R.; Pasquotti, G.; Bruno, A.; Zecchin, R.
In: European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 3, 03.1983, p. 105-108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Ultrasonic and scintigraphic imaging for malignant liver tumours in heavy drinkers
AU - Cimitan, M.
AU - Spaziante, R.
AU - Pasquotti, G.
AU - Bruno, A.
AU - Zecchin, R.
PY - 1983/3
Y1 - 1983/3
N2 - One hundred and ninetynine patients (111 with and 88 without malignant tumours) living in north east Italy, a region with a high alcohol consumption (21 litres of pure alcohol per capita), had scintigraphic and echographic liver examinations. Focal coloid defect(s) were seen in 57.6% of those with neoplasm and 47.7% of those with parenchymal non-malignant liver diseases either alone or with other changes on radioisotopic scan. Echogenic lesions on ultrasonography were confirmed in 46.2% of the livers with focal defect(s). In 80 livers histologically examined, radio-colloid imaging showed relatively good sensitivity (77%) but a bad specificity (33%) in the overall population studied and also (74% and 35% respectively) in the cancer patient group. On the contrary, echography demonstrated an excellent specificity in detecting malignancy (98%-100%) and echogenic lesions were predominantly seen in patients with neoplasm. Ultrasonography produced, however, an elevated number of false negatives primarily in cancer patients (38%). A suitable diagnostic accuracy for malignant liver tumours was achieved when scintigraphic and echographic data were simultaneously interpreted.
AB - One hundred and ninetynine patients (111 with and 88 without malignant tumours) living in north east Italy, a region with a high alcohol consumption (21 litres of pure alcohol per capita), had scintigraphic and echographic liver examinations. Focal coloid defect(s) were seen in 57.6% of those with neoplasm and 47.7% of those with parenchymal non-malignant liver diseases either alone or with other changes on radioisotopic scan. Echogenic lesions on ultrasonography were confirmed in 46.2% of the livers with focal defect(s). In 80 livers histologically examined, radio-colloid imaging showed relatively good sensitivity (77%) but a bad specificity (33%) in the overall population studied and also (74% and 35% respectively) in the cancer patient group. On the contrary, echography demonstrated an excellent specificity in detecting malignancy (98%-100%) and echogenic lesions were predominantly seen in patients with neoplasm. Ultrasonography produced, however, an elevated number of false negatives primarily in cancer patients (38%). A suitable diagnostic accuracy for malignant liver tumours was achieved when scintigraphic and echographic data were simultaneously interpreted.
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SP - 105
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JO - European Journal of Pediatrics
JF - European Journal of Pediatrics
SN - 0340-6199
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