Predicting the nature of pleural effusion in patients with lung adenocarcinoma based on ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to establish a predictive model on the basis of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT for diagnosing the nature of pleural effusion (PE) in patients with lung adenocarcinoma.

Methods

Lung adenocarcinoma patients with PE who underwent ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT were collected and divided into training and test cohorts. PET/CT parameters and clinical information in the training cohort were collected to estimate the independent predictive factors of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) and to establish a predictive model. This model was then applied to the test cohort to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy.

Results

A total of 413 lung adenocarcinoma patients with PE were enrolled in this study, including 245 patients with MPE and 168 patients with benign PE (BPE).

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8519982 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature