Objective: To assess the correlation value between adrenal venous sampling (AVS) and I-6β-iodomethyl-19-norcholesterol (NP-59) adrenal scintigraphy in differentiating aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) from bilateral idiopathic hyperaldosteronism (BHA), and the use of NP-59 scintigraphy as an alternative to AVS.
Methods: Overall, 29 patients with APA or BHA who underwent AVS and dexamethasone-suppression NP-59 scintigraphy were included between 2010 and 2017. The correlation value between AVS and dexamethasone-suppression NP-59 scintigraphy was assessed using each lateralisation index (LIAVS and LI1NP-59). Tumour presence and size were evaluated using computed tomography. The sensitivity and specificity of dexamethasone-suppression NP-59 scintigraphy for APA according to each lateralisation index threshold were calculated.
Results: Of 29 patients, 12 presented with APA and 17 with BHA according to AVS. The correlation value between LIAVS and LI1NP-59 was 0.63 (P < 0.001). If the cut-off points were 2.55 and 1.80 in all cases, the sensitivity and specificity were 0.33 and 1.00 as well as 0.58 and 0.94, respectively. In adrenal microtumours (maximum diameter ≤10 mm), no cases revealed a cut-off point of >1.8. However, in adrenal macrotumours (maximum diameter >10 mm), the cut-off point of 2.55 represented the best compromise (sensitivity: 0.44; specificity: 1.00).
Conclusion: NP-59 scintigraphy can be used as an alternative to AVS if there is a strong lateralisation on NP-59 scintigraphy and adrenal macrotumours observed on the computed tomography when AVS is technically challenging, particularly in the right adrenal vein cannulation, and if contraindications, such as allergy to contrast materials and renal failure, are observed.
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