Comparison of contrast-enhanced transabdominal ultrasonography following endoscopic ultrasonography with GD-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI for the sequential diagnosis of liver metastasis in patients with pancreatic cancer

Takuya Ishikawa, Eizaburo Ohno, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Tadashi Iida, Toshinari Koya, Yutaka Sasaki, Hiroshi Ogawa, Fumie Kinoshita, Yoshiki Hirooka, Hiroki Kawashima

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Abstract

Purpose: To compare contrast-enhanced transabdominal ultrasonography (CE-US) following contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography (CH-EUS) with enhanced magnetic resonance imaging using gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (EOB-MRI) in the diagnosis of liver metastases in patients with pancreatic cancer. Methods: Patients who underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography for possible pancreatic cancer and required further evaluation with CH-EUS were enrolled in this study, and the diagnostic performance of CE-US following CH-EUS for liver metastasis was compared with that of EOB-MRI. Results: A total of 228 patients were included in the final analysis. Two hundred thirty-four hepatic lesions were found in 81 patients, and 178 lesions were finally diagnosed as metastases. EOB-MRI had a higher sensitivity (0.837 vs 0.949), while CE-US had a higher specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) (0.982 and 0.993 vs 0.911 and 0.971, respectively) in the diagnosis of liver metastasis. CE-US with defect reperfusion imaging had a higher diagnostic performance than EOB-MRI (0.866 vs 0.667) in the differentiation between liver metastasis and abscess. Conclusion: EOB-MRI had a higher sensitivity than CE-US for diagnosing liver metastasis in patients with pancreatic cancer, but CE-US following CH-EUS demonstrated a higher specificity and PPV than EOB-MRI and was especially useful in the differentiation between liver metastasis and abscess.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)682-692
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences
Volume29
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 06-2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Hepatology

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