GEORGE BARBERIO COURA FILHO
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Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/43 - Laboratório de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/43 - Laboratório de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Clinical and Dosimetric Variables Related to Outcome After Treatment of Graves' Disease With 550 and 1110 MBq of I-131(2015) SAPIENZA, Marcelo Tatit; COURA-FILHO, George Barberio; WILLEGAIGNON, Jose; WATANABE, Tomoco; DUARTE, Paulo Schiavom; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos AlbertoTherapy of Graves' hyperthyroidism (HTG) with I-131 is still mostly performed on an empirical basis. The present study was carried out to evaluate clinical and dosimetric variables associated with outcome in HTG therapy, which could contribute to planning and defining the most appropriate activity to be administered. Methods Patients with HTG were randomly assigned to therapy with 555 MBq (15mci) or 1110 MBq (30 mCi) of I-131. Estimation of thyroid radiation absorbed dose was made according to MIRD methodology. Success was defined as clinical/laboratory euthyroidism or hypothyroidism one year after therapy. The association between clinical, laboratory, and dosimetric variables with 1-year outcome was measured using bivariate analysis, followed by logistic regression. Results Ninety-one patients included completed the follow-up. Therapeutic success was observed in 77 (84.6%) of them, in a greater proportion when 1110 MBq of I-131 was administered as compared with 550 MBq (94.8% vs 77.4%, P = 0.02). Besides administered activity, multivariate analysis indicated that outcome was related to patient age and gland mass. A higher therapeutic success rate was achieved with doses greater than 300 Gy as compared with doses less than 300 Gy (89% vs 60%, P = 0.01). Conclusion Administered activity, age, and gland mass were related to the outcome. Radiation absorbed dose, although not significant according to multivariate analysis, may be used as a quantitative parameter in therapy planning, with a target dose of 300 Gy. In cases where a rapid and efficient response to radioiodine treatment is required, adoption of a simplified protocol employing high activities is justified.
- Ga-68-DOTATATE PET: temporal variation of maximum standardized uptake value in normal tissues and neuroendocrine tumours(2019) COURA-FILHO, George Barberio; HOFF, Ana A. F. O.; DUARTE, Paulo S.; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos A.; JOSEFSSON, Anders; HOBBS, Robert F.; SGOUROS, George; SAPIENZA, Marcelo T.Objectives Higher affinity of Ga-68 compounds to somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) and PET better image resolution increased interest in Ga-68-labelled somatostatin analogs in the management of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). This study aimed to evaluate the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) variation in sequential somatostatin analogs-PET in NET patients and identify optimal tumour detection and characterization imaging time. Methods Patients with histological or biochemical NET diagnosis performed two to three PET/computed tomography (CT) scans after intravenous injection of Ga-68-DOTATATE: Early PET [EarlyPET: <15 minutes postinjection (p.i.)], diagnostic PET (DiagPET: 45-90 minutes p.i.) and delayed PET (DelayPE: 90-240 minutes p.i.). Up to five tumour sites and normal tissues had SUVmax determined. Time-SUVmax curves were created for the target lesions and normal organs. Ratios between tumour and liver SUVmax (SUVTU/Liver) and tumour/blood pool (SUVTU/BP) were also calculated. Results Twenty-nine patients were included, 16 female, mean age of 46.5 +/- 14.3 years. Average administered activity was 129.5 +/- 29.6 MBq. Kidneys SUVmax was higher in EarlyPET compared with DiagPET (P = 0.04) and DelayPET showed higher SUVmax compared with DiagPET for normal liver, pancreas and kidneys (P = 0.02). No differences were noted between EarlyPET, DiagPET and DelayPET in tumour SUVmax (P > 0.05). SUVTU/Liver and SUVTU/BP did not change between EarlyPET and DiagPET, with a slight decrease in DelayPET. Conclusion Stability in tumour SUVmax values measured at different intervals independently of tumour location, as also in normal tissues as kidneys and liver suggest that a more flexible imaging protocol may be adopted.
- Comparison of standardized uptake values measured on 18F-NaF PET/CT scans using three different tube current intensities(2015) VALADARES, Agnes Araujo; DUARTE, Paulo Schiavom; WOELLNER, Eduardo Bechtloff; COURA-FILHO, George Barberio; SAPIENZA, Marcelo Tatit; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos AlbertoObjective: To analyze standardized uptake values (SUVs) using three different tube current intensities for attenuation correction on 18FNaF PET/CT scans. Materials and Methods: A total of 254 18F-NaF PET/CT studies were analyzed using 10, 20 and 30 mAs. The SUVs were calculated in volumes of interest (VOIs) drawn on three skeletal regions, namely, right proximal humeral diaphysis (RH), right proximal femoral diaphysis (RF), and first lumbar vertebra (LV1) in a total of 712 VOIs. The analyses covered 675 regions classified as normal (236 RH, 232 RF, and 207 LV1). Results: Mean SUV for each skeletal region was 3.8, 5.4 and 14.4 for RH, RF, and LV1, respectively. As the studies were grouped according to mAs value, the mean SUV values were 3.8, 3.9 and 3.7 for 10, 20 and 30 mAs, respectively, in the RH region; 5.4, 5.5 and 5.4 for 10, 20 and 30 mAs, respectively, in the RF region; 13.8, 14.9 and 14.5 for 10, 20 and 30 mAs, respectively, in the LV1 region. Conclusion: The three tube current values yielded similar results for SUV calculation.
conferenceObject The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for classification of 18F-NaF uptake on PET/CT(2012) DUARTE, Paulo; COURA FILHO, George; LIMA, Marcos; ONO, Carla; SADO, Heitor; CARVALHO, Giovanna; SAPIENZA, Marcelo; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos- Bone marrow uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in Hodgkin lymphoma without bone involvement: comparison between patients with and without B symptoms(2018) VALE, Rômulo Hermeto Bueno do; FERRARO, Daniela Andrade; DUARTE, Paulo Schiavom; CARVALHO, Giovana; LIMA, Marcos Santos; COURA FILHO, George Barbério; SAPIENZA, Marcelo Tatit; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos AlbertoAbstract Objective: To compare the degree of benign bone marrow uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) between Hodgkin lymphoma patients with and without B symptoms. Materials and Methods: We analyzed the medical charts of 74 Hodgkin lymphoma patients who underwent 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) prior to the initiation of therapy between October 2010 and September 2013. In all of the patients, the bone marrow biopsy was negative and the 18F-FDG PET/CT images did not suggest bone marrow involvement. Of the 74 patients evaluated, 54 presented inflammatory (B) symptoms and 20 did not. Regions of interest (ROIs) were drawn on the sternum, the proximal thirds of the humeri, the proximal thirds of the femora, and both iliac wings (totaling seven ROIs per patient). To compare the patients with and without B symptoms, in terms of standardized uptake values (SUVs) for the seven ROIs, we used the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: For six of the ROIs, the SUVs were higher in the patients with B symptoms than in those without, and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). There was also a tendency toward a statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of the SUV for the right iliac wing ROI (p = 0.06). Conclusion: In our sample, the presence of B symptoms was associated with increased 18F-FDG uptake in bone marrow.
- Comparison of(18)F-NaF PET/CT with Other Imaging Methods in the Detection of Bone Metastases in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Cancer: a Report of a Series of 31 Cases(2020) UEDA, Cristina Emiko; DUARTE, Paulo Schiavom; CASTRONEVES, Luciana Audi de; COURA-FILHO, George Barberio; SADO, Heitor Naoki; SAPIENZA, Marcelo Tatit; HOFF, Ana Oliveira; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos AlbertoPurpose To compare the(18)F-NaF PET/CT studies (F-18-NaF) with other imaging methods in the detection of skeletal metastases (SM) in patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). Methods We retrospectively analyzed 31 patients with MTC who performed(18)F-NaF to assess SM. The results of the(18)F-NaF were compared with other imaging methods performed for metastasis detection:Tc-99-MDP bone scan (BS), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), contrast-enhanced CT (CT), and(68)Ga-Dotatate and(18)F-FDG PET/CT studies. A qualitative analysis comparing the(18)F-NaF findings with the ones of the other methods was performed, and the results were classified as superior (>), equal (=), and inferior (Results Eleven patients had no bone metastases detected on any of the imaging methods used. Twenty patients presented SM depicted on(18)F-NaF. Of these 20 patients, 12 performed bone scan (in 9(18)F-NaF > BS and in 3(18)F-NaF = BS), 1 performed(18)F-FDG (F-18-NaF > F-18-FDG), 4 performed(68)Ga-Dotatate (in 2(18)F-NaF > Ga-68-Dotatate and in 2(18)F-NaF = Ga-68-Dotatate), 20 performed CT of at least one body segment (in 15(18)F-NaF = CT and in 5(18)F-NaF > CT), and 16 performed MRI of at least one body segment, and in all of them, the(18)F-NaF was equal to the MRI. Beside this, the(18)F-NaF detected SM in body segments not routinely scanned in MRI and CT. Conclusion In patients with MTC, the(18)F-NaF seems to be equal or superior to other imaging modalities in the detection of SM and allows the analysis of the whole skeletal in a single study.
conferenceObject Predicting dosimetry for therapy using imaging analogs of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals: An uncertainty and sensitivity analysis applicable to Theranostics(2015) JOSEFSSON, Anders; HOBBS, Robert; PLYKU, Donika; HUANG, Kevin; WILLEGAIGNON, Jose; COURA FILHO, George; DUARTE, Paulo; SAPIENZA, Marcelo; SGOUROS, George- Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for classification of18F-NaF uptake on PET/CT(2016) VALADARES, Agnes Araujo; DUARTE, Paulo Schiavom; CARVALHO, Giovanna; ONO, Carla Rachel; COURA-FILHO, George Barberio; SADO, Heitor Naoki; SAPIENZA, Marcelo Tatit; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos AlbertoAbstract Objective: To assess the cutoff values established by ROC curves to classify18F-NaF uptake as normal or malignant. Materials and Methods: PET/CT images were acquired 1 hour after administration of 185 MBq of18F-NaF. Volumes of interest (VOIs) were drawn on three regions of the skeleton as follows: proximal right humerus diaphysis (HD), proximal right femoral diaphysis (FD) and first vertebral body (VB1), in a total of 254 patients, totalling 762 VOIs. The uptake in the VOIs was classified as normal or malignant on the basis of the radiopharmaceutical distribution pattern and of the CT images. A total of 675 volumes were classified as normal and 52 were classified as malignant. Thirty-five VOIs classified as indeterminate or nonmalignant lesions were excluded from analysis. The standardized uptake value (SUV) measured on the VOIs were plotted on an ROC curve for each one of the three regions. The area under the ROC (AUC) as well as the best cutoff SUVs to classify the VOIs were calculated. The best cutoff values were established as the ones with higher result of the sum of sensitivity and specificity. Results: The AUCs were 0.933, 0.889 and 0.975 for UD, FD and VB1, respectively. The best SUV cutoffs were 9.0 (sensitivity: 73%; specificity: 99%), 8.4 (sensitivity: 79%; specificity: 94%) and 21.0 (sensitivity: 93%; specificity: 95%) for UD, FD and VB1, respectively. Conclusion: The best cutoff value varies according to bone region of analysis and it is not possible to establish one value for the whole body.
conferenceObject Comparison of standardized uptake value (SUV) measured on 18F-NaF PET/CT using three different values of tube current intensity (mAs) on CT(2012) DUARTE, Paulo; COURA FILHO, Geore; LIMA, Marcos; ONO, Carla; SADO, Heitor; CARVALHO, Giovanna; SAPIENZA, Marcelo; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos- Incidental Finding of Anterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma on F-18-Fluoride PET/CT(2013) ZACCHI, Samara Riguete; DUARTE, Paulo Schiavon; COURA FILHO, George Barberio; SAPIENZA, Marcelo Tatit; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos AlbertoThe association of breast carcinoma and meningioma has been described. We report a case of anterior cranial fossa meningioma in a woman with breast cancer detected by F-18-fluoride PET/CT. The whole-body F-18-fluoride PET images demonstrate an intense intracranial focal radiotracer accumulation in the skull base. Simultaneous CT showed a corresponding calcified space-occupying lesion consistent with meningioma. Follow-up CT image obtained 8 months later demonstrated the persistence and stable appearance of the lesion.