Gastric cancer by multidetector row CT: preoperative staging
- 29 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Abdominal Radiology
- Vol. 30 (4), 465-472
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-004-0273-5
Abstract
The role of computed tomography (CT) in the preoperative staging of gastric cancer, even if controversial, may be fundamental for evaluating the local extent and nodal involvement of the disease, especially in locally advanced cases. However, previous results of CT staging have not been satisfactory for predicting the invasive depth of the tumor or possible nodal metastases. Recently introduced multidetector row CT (MDCT) and three-dimensional (3D) imaging are expected to overcome the limitations in cancer staging by offering rapid and accurate information for space perception, detailed hemodynamics, and real-time 3D processing of volumetric data sets. In particular, virtual endoscopic imaging may be helpful for detecting early gastric cancer. In our experience, T and N stagings of gastric cancer were improved with 3D MDCT when using volume rendering and virtual endoscopic imaging compared with conventional axial two-dimensional (2D) CT (accuracy of T staging with 3D vs. 2D CT images, 84% vs. 77%; accuracy of N staging, 63% vs. 61% with 3D vs. 2D images, respectively). In particular, the detection rate of early gastric cancer was markedly increased up to 96% when using 3D MDCT. Therefore, we believe that 3D MDCT of the stomach may enhance the performance of CT in the preoperative evaluation of patients who have gastric cancer by offering easy early detection of lesions and accurate tumor staging through the 3D imaging process.Keywords
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