Purpose <p>This study compares inter- and intraobserver agreement between [<sup>18</sup>F]AlF-NOTA-octreotide ([<sup>18</sup>F]AlF-OC) and [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-DOTA-somatostatin analogues (SSAs) in PET/CT imaging for neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) patients.</p> Materials and methods <p>This is a secondary endpoint analysis from our multicenter trial (clin trial.gov identifier: NCT04552847) including 75 NEN patients who received both [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-DOTATATE (n = 56) or [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-DOTA-NOC (n = 19) and [<sup>18</sup>F]AlF-OC PET imaging. Five readers assessed lesion detection and characterization across multiple organs, scoring lesions by number and conspicuity using a 5-point Likert scale. Agreement was measured using Gwet’s agreement coefficient.</p> Results <p>Results demonstrated nearly perfect interobserver agreement for lesion characterization across all organs for both tracers (0.921 for [<sup>18</sup>F]AlF-OC; 0.934 for [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSA). Similar agreement was observed for the number of lesions across organs (0.736 for [<sup>18</sup>F]AlF-OC and 0.749 for [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSAs). Organ-specific analysis revealed strong agreement for bone and liver lesions, with slightly lower agreement for lymph nodes. Both tracers also showed excellent agreement in determining Krenning scores (0.925 for [<sup>18</sup>F]AlF-OC and 0.927 for [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSAs). While mean lesion conspicuity was similar between tracers, [<sup>18</sup>F]AlF-OC had a higher global image quality score (4.22 vs. 3.86, p &lt; 0.0001). Intraobserver agreement was consistent between tracers for lesion characterization (&gt; 0.95 for both readers) and lesion count (&gt; 0.80 for both readers).</p> Conclusion <p>[<sup>18</sup>F]AlF-OC and [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSAs demonstrate comparable and excellent inter- and intraobserver agreement, reinforcing the clinical interchangeability of [<sup>18</sup>F]AlF-OC PET/CT with [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSAs in routine practice.</p>

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Comparison of inter- and intraobserver agreement between [18F]AlF-NOTA-octreotide and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSA PET/CT

  • Hannes Leupe,
  • Niloefar Ahmadi Bidakhvidi,
  • Karolien Goffin,
  • Bliede Van den Broeck,
  • Sander Jentjens,
  • Annouschka Laenen,
  • Elin Pauwels,
  • Willem Lybaert,
  • Eric Van Cutsem,
  • Guy Bormans,
  • Timon Vandamme,
  • Frederik Cleeren,
  • Jeroen Dekervel,
  • Karen Geboes,
  • Sigrid Stroobants,
  • Chris Verslype,
  • Christophe M. Deroose

摘要

Purpose

This study compares inter- and intraobserver agreement between [18F]AlF-NOTA-octreotide ([18F]AlF-OC) and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-somatostatin analogues (SSAs) in PET/CT imaging for neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) patients.

Materials and methods

This is a secondary endpoint analysis from our multicenter trial (clin trial.gov identifier: NCT04552847) including 75 NEN patients who received both [68Ga]Ga-DOTATATE (n = 56) or [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-NOC (n = 19) and [18F]AlF-OC PET imaging. Five readers assessed lesion detection and characterization across multiple organs, scoring lesions by number and conspicuity using a 5-point Likert scale. Agreement was measured using Gwet’s agreement coefficient.

Results

Results demonstrated nearly perfect interobserver agreement for lesion characterization across all organs for both tracers (0.921 for [18F]AlF-OC; 0.934 for [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSA). Similar agreement was observed for the number of lesions across organs (0.736 for [18F]AlF-OC and 0.749 for [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSAs). Organ-specific analysis revealed strong agreement for bone and liver lesions, with slightly lower agreement for lymph nodes. Both tracers also showed excellent agreement in determining Krenning scores (0.925 for [18F]AlF-OC and 0.927 for [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSAs). While mean lesion conspicuity was similar between tracers, [18F]AlF-OC had a higher global image quality score (4.22 vs. 3.86, p < 0.0001). Intraobserver agreement was consistent between tracers for lesion characterization (> 0.95 for both readers) and lesion count (> 0.80 for both readers).

Conclusion

[18F]AlF-OC and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSAs demonstrate comparable and excellent inter- and intraobserver agreement, reinforcing the clinical interchangeability of [18F]AlF-OC PET/CT with [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-SSAs in routine practice.