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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 10, Pages 636-644Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-015-0469-3
Keywords
Helicobacter pylori; ABC classification; Gastric cancer; Radiological finding
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To investigate the correlation between ABC risk assessment and radiological findings of gastric mucosa and to propose an improved method for gastric cancer screening. We evaluated 318 participants with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) antibody titers, serum pepsinogen (PG) and upper GI radiography and then classified them into three groups: A, double-negative; B, Hp-positive, PG-negative; C, PG-positive. Group A was subclassified as: A-1, Hp antibody titer < 3.0 U/ml; A-2, Hp antibody titer a parts per thousand yen3.0 U/ml. Results for group A and non-A (B or C) participants and radiological findings of gastric mucosa (fold and area gastricae) were analyzed retrospectively. Radiological findings differed significantly between the 207 A-1 and 98 non-A group. Odds ratios were 17.72 for fold distribution, 10.63 for fold thickness, 6.10 for fold characteristics, and 10.62 for area gastricae. Presence of a parts per thousand yen2 risk factors offered 90.3 % sensitivity, 94.7 % specificity, and 93.3 % accuracy. Nine (69.2 %) of the 13 A-2 group participants and 11 (5.3 %) A-1 group participants had a risk for gastric cancer according to radiological findings. A good correlation exists between ABC classifications and radiological findings for gastric cancer risk, but some discrepant cases exist. We recommend both methods as screening for gastric cancer.
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