This study investigates the performance of PET/MR versus each sub-modality alone in the assessment of active inflammation in patients with Crohn disease, when compared to surgery as standard of reference. Sensitivity for detecting active inflammation was 91.5% for PET, 80% for MR, and 88% for PET/MR. Specificity for active inflammation was 74% for PET, 87% for MR, and 93% for PET/MR. Diagnostic accuracy was 84% for PET, 83% for MR, and 91% for PET/MR. In conclusion, PET/MR is significantly more accurate than either sub-modality alone and more specific than PET alone in the detection of active inflammation in patients with Crohn disease.

Diagnostic performance of PET/MR in the evaluation of active inflammation in Crohn disease / Catalano, Onofrio Antonio; Wu, Vincent; Mahmood, Umar; Signore, Alberto; Vangel, Mark; Soricelli, Andrea; Salvatore, Marco; Gervais, Debra; Rosen, Bruce R. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. - ISSN 2160-8407. - 8:1(2018), pp. 62-69.

Diagnostic performance of PET/MR in the evaluation of active inflammation in Crohn disease

Signore, Alberto;
2018

Abstract

This study investigates the performance of PET/MR versus each sub-modality alone in the assessment of active inflammation in patients with Crohn disease, when compared to surgery as standard of reference. Sensitivity for detecting active inflammation was 91.5% for PET, 80% for MR, and 88% for PET/MR. Specificity for active inflammation was 74% for PET, 87% for MR, and 93% for PET/MR. Diagnostic accuracy was 84% for PET, 83% for MR, and 91% for PET/MR. In conclusion, PET/MR is significantly more accurate than either sub-modality alone and more specific than PET alone in the detection of active inflammation in patients with Crohn disease.
2018
crohn disease; pet/mr; active inflammation; inflammation
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Diagnostic performance of PET/MR in the evaluation of active inflammation in Crohn disease / Catalano, Onofrio Antonio; Wu, Vincent; Mahmood, Umar; Signore, Alberto; Vangel, Mark; Soricelli, Andrea; Salvatore, Marco; Gervais, Debra; Rosen, Bruce R. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. - ISSN 2160-8407. - 8:1(2018), pp. 62-69.
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