Diagnostic accuracy of non-contrast abdominopelvic computed tomography scans in follow-up of breast cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the effectiveness of follow-up with non-enhanced CT (NECT) in patients with breast cancer.

Methods

The present retrospective study included 1396 patients with breast cancer. Group A included patients with no metastasis to evaluate the diagnostic performance of NECT in detecting newly developed metastasis. Group B included patients with known hepatic metastasis to evaluate the accuracy of NECT for the assessment of hepatic metastasis.

Results

Group A included 895 patients (mean age 52.8 years). Among them, 145 patients had 160 metastases. The per-patient sensitivities for diagnosing newly developed metastasis were 68.3 and 53.8% according to the two reviewers, while the per-lesion sensitivities were 89.4 and 85.0%. Sensitivities for bone metastas

SUBMITTER: Nam SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7934306 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature