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1 All authors: Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of MDCT with a thin-sliced multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) technique and water-filling method for the diagnosis of gastric cancers.
MATERIALS AND METHODS. Sixty-five patients with gastric cancers were preoperatively examined with MDCT using the water-filling method. The abdomen was dynamically scanned at 30 and 80 sec after the start of contrast medium administration. MPR images were reconstructed with a slice width of 1.25 mm and a slice interval of 1 mm. The detection rate and accuracy of T staging for gastric cancer were evaluated on MPR images and compared with 5-mm-slice axial images. In addition, MDCT images were correlated with pathologic findings.
RESULTS. The detection rate of all gastric cancers using the MPR technique was 65%. The detection rate of advanced gastric cancers was 96.2% (25 of 26), whereas that of early gastric cancers was 41.2% (14 of 34). There was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) in the detection rate of early gastric cancers between MPR and 5-mm-slice axial images. The MDCT appearances of gastric cancers were well correlated with pathologic findings such as mucinous component or differences in infiltration of cancer cells. The overall accuracy of CT staging was 85%. MPR images were superior to axial images for the evaluation of the z-axis extent of tumor.
CONCLUSION. MDCT with the water-filling method has advantages in acceptable evaluation of depth invasion of gastric carcinomas and in visualization of histologic changes in the tumors. MPR images may be a useful guide for the evaluation of the z-axis extent of tumor.
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