Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2024; 16(8): 2602-2611
Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2602
Table 1 Clinical data analysis of 80 gastric cancer patients, n (%)
Project
PNI positive group (n = 54)
PNI negative group (n = 26)
T/χ2/Z
P value
Age (years, mean ± SD)65.00 ± 8.7566.76 ± 4.82-0.8230.416
Sex4.7860.029
        Male42 (78)14 (54)
        Female12 (22)12 (46)
Alpha fetoprotein, ng/mL2.980 (2.160, 3.650)2.590 (1.700, 3.780)0.5780.568
Carcinoembryonic antigen (ng/mL)56.735 ± 268.3092.109 ± 1.0850.7290.470
        CA125 (U/mL, mean ± SD)124.600 ± 540.5549.191 ± 4.4350.7650.449
        CA199 [U/mL, M (Q1, Q3)]16.485 (11.890, 36.635)6.77 (3.260, 16.335)3.1330.001
Tumor thickness (mm, mean ± SD)20.149 ± 6.41014.746 ± 5.0652.6640.011
Lauren typing15.9490.000
        Intestinal type16 (30)20 (77)
        Diffuse type16 (30)2 (8)
        Mixed type22 (40)4 (15)
Borrmann classification13.2190.004
        I2 (3)2 (7)
        Ⅱ8 (15)12 (47)
        Ⅲ34 (63)6 (23)
        IV10 (19)6 (23)
Differentiation degree2.8250.244
        High10 (19)2 (8)
        Middle18 (33)8 (31)
        Low26 (48)16 (61)
Table 2 Energy spectrum computed tomography parameter analysis of 80 gastric cancer patients
Project
PNI positive group (n = 54)
PNI negative (n = 26)
T/Z value
P value
Arterial phase
        CT value [Hu, M (Q1, Q3)]67.240 (56.800, 80.290)59.130 (52.585, 71.875)1.1410.264
        CT60 kev [Hu, M (Q1, Q3)]88.040 (72.260, 107.690)62.370 (60.235, 75.330)3.0180.002
        CT70 kev [Hu, M (Q1, Q3)]68.690 (59.260, 86.120)56.750 (50.760, 67.735)2.5840.009
        CT80 kev (Hu, mean ± SD)61.944 ± 14.47650.405 ± 9.9962.5840.014
        CT90 kev (Hu, mean ± SD)54.610 ± 11.87545.160 ± 8.8842.5400.015
        CT100 kev (Hu, mean ± SD)49.912 ± 10.56841.404 ± 8.0252.5620.014
        CT110 kev (Hu, mean ± SD)46.061 ± 9.26138.783 ± 7.5372.4630.018
        IC [μg/cm³, M (Q1, Q3)]14.400 (11.320, 18.720)11.310 (10.375, 13.815)1.8630.064
        ICao (μg/cm³, mean ± SD)105.161 ± 21.732114.863 ± 18.730-1.3800.176
        NIC [M (Q1, Q3)]0.135 (0.097, 0.205)0.097 (0.090, 0.125)1.8910.060
Portal venous phase
        CT value (Hu, mean ± SD)97.302 ± 21.60678.460 ± 15.9382.7920.008
        CT60 kev[Hu, M (Q1, Q3)]120.317 ± 28.75597.011 ± 23.2402.5440.015
        CT70 kev[Hu, M (Q1, Q3)]94.877 ± 21.56680.289 ± 19.6142.0610.046
        CT80 kev (Hu, mean ± SD)78.673 ± 17.01365.790 ± 14.9302.3290.125
        CT90 kev (Hu, mean ± SD)67.918 ± 14.12657.403 ± 12.7452.2730.029
        CT100 kev (Hu, mean ± SD)60.452 ± 12.19151.541 ± 11.3602.2120.033
        CT110 kev (Hu, mean ± SD)55.154 ± 10.89147.410 ± 10.3762.1380.039
        IC [μg/cm³, M (Q1, Q3)]55.154 ± 10.89118.270 (13.440, 18.960)2.9020.003
        ICao [ug/cm³, M (Q1, Q3)]48.350 (40.200, 52.150)44.180 (36.690, 51.945)0.4620.648
        NIC (mean ± SD)0.528 ± 0.1840.402 ± 0.0982.7990.008
Table 3 Logistic regression analysis results of the model
Factor
β
Corrected OR (95%CI)
P value
Clinical features
        Sex-5.2590.005 (0-0.318)0.012
        Tumor thickness0.3511.421 (1.051-1.920)0.022
        Borrmann typing2.1678.732 (1.486-51.324)0.016
Spectral CT parameters
        Arterial phase CT60 kev0.0651.067 (1.012-1.124)0.016
        Portal phase NIC0.0651.067 (1.012-1.126)0.016
Imaging omics features
        First-order (median)0.0781.081 (1.015-1.151)0.016
Table 4 Diagnostic efficacy of PNI prediction model for gastric cancer
Model name
AUC (95%CI)
Optimal threshold
Yoden index
Sensitivity
Specificity
Clinical model0.858 (0.692-1.000)0.4860.7720.9260.845
Spectral CT model0.832 (0.680-0.983)0.5310.6950.9250.769
Imaging omics model0.897 (0.778-1.000)0.7180.8090.9630.845
Clinical + spectral model0.772 (0.608-0.936)0.6430.7350.8890.845
Clinical and imaging omics models0.842 (0.717-0.967)0.670.5840.8150.769
Energy spectrum + imaging omics model0.846 (0.720-0.972)0.8090.5530.630.923
Clinical + energy spectrum + imaging omics model0.927 (0.850-1.000)0.8790.7780.7781.00