Lymphoma: predictive value of Ga-67 scintigraphy after treatment

Radiology. 1992 Feb;182(2):359-63. doi: 10.1148/radiology.182.2.1732950.

Abstract

The negative predictive value (PV-) and positive predictive value (PV+) of gallium-67 scintigraphy and computed tomography (CT) were compared after treatment in 43 patients with Hodgkin disease and in 56 patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The usefulness of these studies in predicting survival was also evaluated. In patients with Hodgkin disease, the PV- of Ga-67 scintigraphy was 0.84 and of CT was 0.88. The PV+ was 0.80 for Ga-67 studies and only 0.29 for CT. In patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the PV- of Ga-67 scintigraphy was 0.84 and of CT was 0.80. The PV+ was 0.73 and 0.35, respectively. For both groups, the differences in disease-free survival between patients with negative and positive Ga-67 studies were significant (P less than .05 in Hodgkin disease and P less than .001 in non-Hodgkin lymphoma), but the differences were not significant for CT. These data show that, after treatment of patients with lymphoma, Ga-67 scintigraphy is a good predictor of clinical outcome and can be used beneficially in patient treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Gallium Radioisotopes*
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hodgkin Disease / drug therapy
  • Hodgkin Disease / mortality
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / mortality
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Survival Rate
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Gallium Radioisotopes