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Vol. 37. Issue 6.
Pages 354-358 (November - December 2018)
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Vol. 37. Issue 6.
Pages 354-358 (November - December 2018)
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67-Gallium SPECT/CT in febrile syndromes of unknown origin
SPECT/TC con Galio-67 en los síndromes febriles sin foco conocido
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J. Serrano Vicentea,
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, E. Parras Castañeraa, J.R. Infante Torrea, J.I. Rayo Madrida, L. García Bernardoa, M. Caballero Morenoa, A. Martínez Estevea, A. Muñoz Sanzb
a Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
b Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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Table 1. Contingency table with the results of the study and the overall diagnoses of disease.
Table 2. Influence of empiric treatment on the results obtained with 67Ga-SPECT/CT excluding patients without a definitive diagnosis and the patient with a neoplasm.
Table 3. Diagnostic results with 67Ga-SPECT/CT in our sample and the most relevant results of the literature for 18FDG-PET/CT.
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Abstract
Introduction and objective

Febrile syndromes of unknown origin (FSUO) are complex processes in hospital practice. Their management includes an exhaustive medical history and examination, as well as an extensive number of biochemical tests. If these are inconclusive, diagnostic imaging techniques such as SPECT/CT with 67-Gallium Citrate (67Ga-SPECT/CT) could play an important role. We evaluated its role in the management of FSUO in our healthcare area.

Material and methods

We reviewed 57 patients who underwent a 67Ga-SPECT/CT due to a FSUO (32 women and 25 men, age range: 32–83 years old) obtaining scintigraphic findings, previous treatments and final diagnosis. Values of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values (VPP) and negative predictive values (NPV) were obtained and compared with the results for PET/CT with 18Fluor-deoxy-glucose (18F-FDG PET/CT) found in the literature.

Results

The diagnoses found were: infection in 27/57 (47%), inflammatory disease in 15/57 (26%), neoplasm in 1/57 (1.75%) and patients without final diagnosis in 14/57 (24%). The statistical values of 67Ga-SPECT/CT were: sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of 67%, 93%, 97% y 48%, respectively which were slightly lower than those found for the 18F-FDG PET/CT (86%, 52%, 70% and 92%, respectively). The diagnostic yield was 73% which increased to 80% in the patients who lacked empirical treatment.

Conclusion

Despite the better results of 18F-FDG PET/CT, 67Ga-SPECT/CT behaved as a useful technique in the management of FSUO. It is advisable to use it if 18F-FDG PET/CT is not available.

Keywords:
Fever of unknown origin
Febrile syndrome
SPECT/CT
67-Gallium
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Introducción y objetivo

Los síndromes febriles de origen desconocido (SFOD) son procesos complejos en la práctica hospitalaria. Su manejo incluye una anamnesis y exploración clínica exhaustivas, así como una extensa batería de pruebas. Cuando los resultados son inciertos, las técnicas diagnósticas de imagen como la SPECT/TC con galio-67 (67Ga-SPECT/TC) desempeñan un papel importante. Pretendemos evaluar su papel en el estudio de los SFOD en nuestro medio hospitalario.

Material y métodos

Hemos revisado 57 pacientes con SFOD a los que se realizó una 67Ga-SPECT/TC (32 mujeres y 25 hombres, rango de edad: 32 a 83 años) recogiendo hallazgos gammagráficos, tratamientos empíricos y diagnóstico final. Se obtuvieron valores de sensibilidad, especificidad, valores predictivos positivos y negativos para la 67Ga-SPECT/TC y se compararon con los resultados descritos en la bibliografía para la PET/TC con Flúor-18-desoxiglucosa (18F-FDG PET/TC).

Resultados

Los diagnósticos encontrados fueron: infección en 27/57 (47%), enfermedad inflamatoria en el 15/57 (26%), neoplasia en 1/57 (1,75%) y pacientes sin diagnóstico final en 14/57 (24%). Los valores estadísticos de la 67Ga-SPECT/TC fueron: sensibilidad, especificidad, valor predictivo positivo y negativo de 67%, 93%, 97% y 48%, respectivamente, que fueron levemente inferiores a los encontrados para la 18F-FDG PET/TC (86%, 52%, 70% y 92%, respectivamente). El rendimiento diagnóstico encontrado fue superior en aquellos pacientes que carecían de tratamiento empírico.

Conclusión

A pesar los valores superiores de la 18F-FDG PET/TC, la 67Ga-SPECT/TC es una técnica útil en el manejo de los SFOD. Es recomendable su uso si la primera no está disponible.

Palabras clave:
Fiebre de origen desconocido
Síndrome febril
SPECT/TC
Galio-67

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