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Background: To explore the value of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) in differentiating pathological subtypes and the expression of immunohistochemical markers Ki-67 and thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Methods: Between July 2022 and May 2024, patients suspected of lung cancer who underwent two-phase contrast-enhanced DECT were prospectively recruited. Whole-tumor volumetric and conventional spectral analysis were utilized to measure DECT parameters in the arterial and venous phase. The DECT parameters model, clinical-CT radiological features model, and combined prediction model were developed to discriminate pathological subtypes and predict Ki-67 or TTF-1 expression. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors. The diagnostic efficacy was assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and compared using DeLong's test.
Results: This study included 119 patients (92 males and 27 females; mean age, 63.0 ± 9.4 years) who was diagnosed with NSCLC. When applying the DECT parameters model to differentiate between adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, ROC curve analysis indicated superior diagnostic performance for conventional spectral analysis over volumetric spectral analysis (AUC, 0.801 vs. 0.709). Volumetric spectral analysis exhibited higher diagnostic efficacy in predicting immunohistochemical markers compared to conventional spectral analysis (both P < 0.05). For Ki-67 and TTF-1 expression, the combined prediction model demonstrated optimal diagnostic performance with AUC of 0.943 and 0.967, respectively.
Conclusions: The combined predictive model based on volumetric quantitative analysis in DECT offers valuable information to discriminate immunohistochemical expression status, facilitating clinical decision-making for patients with NSCLC.
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