Comparison of whole-body MRI, bone scan, and radiographic skeletal survey for lesion detection and risk stratification of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Open Access
- 22 January 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Scientific Reports
- Vol. 9 (1), 1-9
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36501-1
Abstract
Accurate risk stratification according to the extent of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) determined on whole-body evaluation is important for determining the treatment plans and prognosis in patients with LCH. This study aimed to compare the lesion detectability and the accuracy of risk stratification of skeletal survey, bone scan, and whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) in patients with LCH. Patients with newly-diagnosed LCH who underwent all three imaging modalities were retrospectively included (n = 46). The sensitivity and mean number of false-positives per patient for LCH lesions, and the accuracy of risk stratification of each modality were assessed. WB-MRI had significantly higher sensitivity (99.0%; 95% confidence interval, 93.2–99.9%) than skeletal survey (56.6%; p < 0.0001) and bone scan (38.4%; p < 0.0001) for LCH lesions, and there were no significant differences in the number of false-positives per patient (p > 0.017). WB-MRI tended to have higher accuracy for the risk stratification than skeletal survey and bone scan (concordance rate of 0.98, 0.91, and 0.83, respectively), although the differences were not significant (overall p-value 0.066). In conclusion, WB-MRI had higher detectability for LCH lesions than skeletal survey and bone scan, while the three whole-body imaging modalities had comparable accuracy in the initial risk stratification of LCH.Keywords
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