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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12710/24145
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dc.contributor.authorJovmir-Popa, Dorina-
dc.contributor.authorCodreanu, Ion-
dc.contributor.authorGavrilașenco, Igor-
dc.contributor.authorHarea, Marina-
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-02T13:21:34Z-
dc.date.available2023-05-02T13:21:34Z-
dc.date.issued2023-
dc.identifier.citationJOVMIR-POPA, Dorina, CODREANU, Ion, GAVRILAȘENCO, Igor, HAREA, Marina. The role of digital tomosynthesis in laryngeal cancer: comparison with radiography and computed tomography. In: Revista de Științe ale Sănătății din Moldova = Moldovan Journal of Health Sciences. 2023, vol. 10(1), pp. 43-49. ISSN 2345-1467. https://doi.org/10.52645/MJHS.2023.1.07en_US
dc.identifier.issn2345-1467-
dc.identifier.urihttps://cercetare.usmf.md/sites/default/files/inline-files/MJHS_10_1_2023.pdf-
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.52645/MJHS.2023.1.07-
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.usmf.md/handle/20.500.12710/24145-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction. Digital tomosynthesis is a relatively new imaging modality that is already used in the diagnosis of breast cancer and has shown promising results in evaluating patients with pulmonary, osteoarticular, and other pathologies. However, up to date, there are no published studies related to the usefulness of digital tomosynthesis in the evaluation of patients with laryngeal cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical role of digital tomosynthesis in the diagnosis of laryngeal cancer and compare the imaging results with those obtained by digital radiography and computed tomography. Material and methods. The study was carried out between 2015 and 2019 at the Institute of Oncology in the Republic of Moldova and included 253 consecutive patients with laryngeal cancer referred to the Institute of Oncology during this period. All patients underwent digital radiography and digital tomosynthesis investigations. In 41 patients who provided written informed consent, computed tomography was performed. The results of all imaging investigations were compared. Results. The statistical analysis revealed a high degree of agreement and a strong linear correlation between the data obtained with digital tomosynthesis and computed tomography, as well as concordance correlation coefficients for different parameters between 0.63 and 1.0 (mean value = 0.82±0.11). For comparison, the concordance correlation coefficients for the same parameters obtained for digital radiography versus computed tomography ranged between 0.08 and 0.93 (mean value = 0.43±0.25). An updated imaging algorithm that includes digital tomosynthesis has also been proposed for investigating patients with suspected laryngeal cancer. Conclusions. The study demonstrated the usefulness of digital tomosynthesis for the evaluation of patients with laryngeal cancer. When compared to computed tomography, which is considered the gold standard, digital tomosynthesis revealed a much higher performance compared to digital radiography. Considering the availability of low-dose protocols for digital tomosynthesis, the modality might also be helpful for laryngeal cancer screening in a high-risk population. However, new studies are also required to confirm our findings and define the place of digital tomosynthesis in the imaging algorithm for patients with laryngeal cancer.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstituţia Publică Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu” din Republica Moldovaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofRevista de Științe ale Sănătății din Moldova = Moldovan Journal of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectlaryngeal canceren_US
dc.subjectdiagnosisen_US
dc.subjecttomosynthesisen_US
dc.subjectradiographyen_US
dc.subjectcomputed tomographyen_US
dc.subject.ddcUDC: 616.22-006-073.756.8en_US
dc.titleThe role of digital tomosynthesis in laryngeal cancer: comparison with radiography and computed tomographyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Appears in Collections:Revista de Științe ale Sănătății din Moldova : Moldovan Journal of Health Sciences 2023 nr. 1(10)



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