Non-invasive adrenal imaging in primary aldosteronism. Sensitivity and positive predictive value of radiocholesterol scintigraphy, CT scan and MRI

Nuclear Medicine Communications
Franco LumachiFranco Bui

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of dexamethasone-suppression norcholesterol scintigraphy (NCS), computed tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) who had undergone unilateral adrenalectomy. A series of 49 patients with confirmed PA was reviewed. There were 18 (36.7%) men and 31 (63.3%) women, with a median age of 47 years (range, 23-66 years). NCS was performed in all patients, and 46 (93.9%) and 31 (63.2%) underwent CT scan and MRI, respectively. Final pathology showed an aldosterone-producing adenoma in 45 (91.8%) patients, unilateral nodular cortical hyperplasia (NCH) in two (4.1%) and unilateral microscopic cortical hyperplasia (MCH) in two (4.1%). No aldosterone-producing carcinoma or bilateral adenomas were found. The greatest diameter of the removed adrenal tumour was in the range 8-40 mm (median, 14 mm). The PPV of adrenal imaging was 97.6% for NCS, 85.0% for CT scan (P=0.04) and 83.3% for MRI (P=0.03), and the sensitivity was 85.4%, 85.0% and 74.1%, respectively (P=NS). The age and the main biochemical parameters did not differ significantly (P=NS) between patients with true positive and false nega...Continue Reading

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