Nuklearmedizin 2023; 62(04): 252-259
DOI: 10.1055/a-2127-7699
Original Article

The Role of 68Ga FAPI-04 and 18F-FDG PET/CT in Detecting Liver Metastases in Different Types of Cancer

Die Rolle von 68Ga-FAPI-04 und 18F-FDG-PET/CT beim Nachweis von Lebermetastasen bei verschiedenen Krebsarten
İhsan Kaplan
1   Nuclear Medicine, Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey (Ringgold ID: RIN226851)
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Ferat Kepenek
1   Nuclear Medicine, Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey (Ringgold ID: RIN226851)
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Yunus Güzel
1   Nuclear Medicine, Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey (Ringgold ID: RIN226851)
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Canan Can
1   Nuclear Medicine, Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey (Ringgold ID: RIN226851)
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Halil Kömek
1   Nuclear Medicine, Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey (Ringgold ID: RIN226851)
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Abstract

Objective We compared the diagnostic accuracies of 68Ga FAPI-04 PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT for detecting liver metastases (LMs) in patients with different cancer types.

Materials and Methods This retrospective study included 63 patients with liver lesions who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT and 68Ga-FAPI-04 PET/CT between May 2020 and May 2022. Patients with histopathologically confirmed primary diagnoses, data that could be accessed retrospectively, liver lesions confirmed by biopsy over at least 3–6 months of follow-up (via ultrasonography, CT, magnetic resonance imaging, PET/CT, or laboratory tests) were included. Patients with secondary malignancies or primary liver malignancies, and/or who could not be followed-up, were excluded.

Results Of the 63 total patients, 34 (54%) were female, and the mean age was 61 (30–92) years. There were 582 LMs in 51 patients and 35 benign liver lesions in 20 (12 patients had only benign and 8 both benign and malignant lesions). Of the 582 LMs, 472 (81.1%) evidenced 18F-FDG uptake and 572 (98.2%) 68Ga-FAPI uptake. The diagnostic accuracies of 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT were 98% and 82%, respectively (p < 0.001; McNemar test). When the LMs were compared, the maximum standardized uptake (SUVmax) value was significantly higher on 18F-FDG PET/CT than 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT (median: 6.0 vs. 5.4; p = 0.016). However, the LM-to-background ratio (TBR) was significantly higher on 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT than 18F-FDG PET/CT (median: 4.1 vs. 2.1; p < 0.001).

Conclusion 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT detected more LMs than did 18F-FDG PET/CT, and TBR was significantly higher on 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT than 18F-FDG PET/CT.



Publication History

Received: 26 October 2022

Accepted after revision: 07 July 2023

Article published online:
18 August 2023

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