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Background: Transition of the CT values from nodule to peripheral normal lung is related to pathological changes and may be a potential indicator for differential diagnosis. This study investigated the significance of the standard deviation (SD) values in the lesion-lung boundary zone when differentiating between benign and neoplastic subsolid nodules (SSNs).
Methods: From January 2012 to July 2021, a total of 229 neoplastic and 84 benign SSNs confirmed by pathological examination were retrospectively and nonconsecutively enrolled in this study. The diagnostic study was not registered with a clinical trial platform, and the study protocol was not published. Computed tomography (CT) values of the ground-glass component (CT1), adjacent normal lung tissue (CT2), and lesion-lung boundary zone (CT3) were measured consecutively. The SD of CT3 was recorded to assess density variability. The CT1, CT2, CT3, and SD values were compared between benign and neoplastic SSNs.
Results: No significant differences in CT1 and CT2 were observed between benign and neoplastic SSNs (each P value >0.05). CT3 (-736.1±51.0 -792.6±73.9; P<0.001) and its SD (135.6±29.6 83.6±20.6; P<0.001) in neoplastic SSNs were significantly higher than those in benign SSNs. Moreover, the SD increased with the invasiveness degree of neoplastic SSNs (r=0.657; P<0.001). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve revealed that the area under the curve was 0.927 (95% CI: 0.896-0.959) when using the SD (cutoff value =106.98) as a factor to distinguish SSNs, which increased to 0.966 (95% CI: 0.934-0.985) when including nodules with a CT1 of ≥-715 Hounsfield units (HU) only (cutoff of SD 109.9, sensitivity 0.930, and specificity 0.914).
Conclusions: The SD as an objective index is valuable for differentiating SSNs, especially for those with a CT1 of ≥-715 HU, which have a higher possibility of neoplasm if the SD is >109.9.
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