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Kamphuis ME, Greuter MJW, Slart RHJA, Slump CH. Quantitative imaging: systematic review of perfusion/flow phantoms. Eur Radiol Exp 2020; 4:15. [PMID: 32128653 PMCID: PMC7054493 DOI: 10.1186/s41747-019-0133-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background We aimed at reviewing design and realisation of perfusion/flow phantoms for validating quantitative perfusion imaging (PI) applications to encourage best practices. Methods A systematic search was performed on the Scopus database for “perfusion”, “flow”, and “phantom”, limited to articles written in English published between January 1999 and December 2018. Information on phantom design, used PI and phantom applications was extracted. Results Of 463 retrieved articles, 397 were rejected after abstract screening and 32 after full-text reading. The 37 accepted articles resulted to address PI simulation in brain (n = 11), myocardial (n = 8), liver (n = 2), tumour (n = 1), finger (n = 1), and non-specific tissue (n = 14), with diverse modalities: ultrasound (n = 11), computed tomography (n = 11), magnetic resonance imaging (n = 17), and positron emission tomography (n = 2). Three phantom designs were described: basic (n = 6), aligned capillary (n = 22), and tissue-filled (n = 12). Microvasculature and tissue perfusion were combined in one compartment (n = 23) or in two separated compartments (n = 17). With the only exception of one study, inter-compartmental fluid exchange could not be controlled. Nine studies compared phantom results with human or animal perfusion data. Only one commercially available perfusion phantom was identified. Conclusion We provided insights into contemporary phantom approaches to PI, which can be used for ground truth evaluation of quantitative PI applications. Investigators are recommended to verify and validate whether assumptions underlying PI phantom modelling are justified for their intended phantom application.
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- Marije E Kamphuis
- Multimodality Medical Imaging M3i Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, PO Box 217, Enschede, The Netherlands. .,Robotics and Mechatronics Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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- Robotics and Mechatronics Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.,Medical Imaging Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Medical Imaging Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Biomedical Photonic Imaging Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Robotics and Mechatronics Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Sakano R, Saito K, Kamishima T, Nishida M, Horie T, Noguchi A, Kono M, Sutherland K, Atsumi T. Power Doppler signal calibration in the finger joint between two models of ultrasound machine: a pilot study using a phantom and joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Acta Radiol 2017; 58:1238-1244. [PMID: 28084811 DOI: 10.1177/0284185116685923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background Despite the advantages of ultrasound (US) in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, power Doppler (PD) US may be highly dependent on the type of US machine used. Purpose To present a method to calibrate the PD signal of two models of US machines by use of a flow phantom and finger joints of patients with RA. Material and Methods For the phantom study, the PD signal count was measured in the flow phantom perfusing blood mimicking fluid at various injection rates and pulse repetition frequencies (PRFs). The quantitative PD index was calculated with ImageJ. For the clinical study, the second and third metacarpophalangeal joints of five consecutive patients with RA were examined. The quantitative PD index was measured at various PRFs by use of two models of machine (the same models as the phantom study). Results For the phantom and clinical studies, negative correlations were found between the PRF and the quantitative PD index when the flow velocity was constant and positive correlations between flow velocity and the quantitative PD index at constant PRF. There was a significant difference in the depiction performance of synovial blood flow between the two models, which can be calibrated by adjusting the PRF values derived from the phantom study in each model. Conclusion Signal calibration of pannus vascularity between US machines may be possible by adjusting the PRF value according to flow phantom data. Different US machines can thus provide equivalent examination results concerning the pannus vascularity.
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- Ryosuke Sakano
- Diagnostic Center for Sonography, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo City, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo City, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo City, Japan
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- Diagnostic Center for Sonography, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo City, Japan
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- Diagnostic Center for Sonography, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo City, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo City, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo City, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo City, Japan
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Ogura T, Hirata A, Hayashi N, Takenaka S, Ito H, Mizushina K, Fujisawa Y, Imamura M, Yamashita N, Nakahashi S, Kujime R, Kameda H. Comparison of ultrasonographic joint and tendon findings in hands between early, treatment-naïve patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Lupus 2016; 26:707-714. [PMID: 27837198 DOI: 10.1177/0961203316676375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Although both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may lead to joint deformity, SLE arthritis is typically non-erosive and often accompanied by Jaccoud's deformity. Therefore, we examined characteristics of joint and tendon lesions in patients with SLE and RA by ultrasonography. Fifteen treatment-naïve SLE patients and 40 treatment-naïve RA patients with joint symptoms were included in this study. The hand joints and related tendons were ultrasonographically examined using grey-scale (GS) and power Doppler (PD). Joint involvement was comparably observed in patients with SLE and RA (80% versus 95%, p = 0.119). However, tendon involvement was more frequent in SLE than in RA (93% versus 65%, p = 0.045), especially in the wrist joints (73% versus 40%, p = 0.037). When we investigated the intensity of US findings, the joint synovitis score (GS + PD) per affected joint was lower in SLE than RA (2.0 versus 2.6, p = 0.019), while tendon inflammation score was not significantly different (2.1 versus 2.2, p = 0.738). Finally, the examination of concordance between joint and tendon involvement in the same finger revealed that joint lesion appeared in only 49% of fingers having tendon involvement in the SLE group, which was significantly less than 74% in the RA group ( p = 0.010). Thus, as compared with RA, SLE arthropathy is characterized by the predominance of tenosynovitis/periextensor tendon inflammation, which is likely to develop independently from joint synovitis.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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