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Anandan J, Dwivedi DP, Govindaraj V. Clinical phenotypes of COPD and their impact on quality of life: A cross-sectional study. Respir Med 2023; 220:107452. [PMID: 37944828 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND A Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) phenotype is a single or group of disease characteristics that describe differences between individuals based on clinically important factors such as symptoms, exacerbations, morbidity, and treatment responses. Many studies estimated the prevalence of various phenotypes, but very few studies looked into their quality of life. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of different COPD phenotypes and their disease-specific Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). MATERIALS AND METHODS The prospective study, with a sample size of 136, was conducted between May 2021 and December 2022 in a tertiary teaching institute. Based on their clinical features, COPD patients were classified into 4 different clinical phenotypes, and their disease-specific quality of life was assessed using St. George Respiratory Questionnaire-COPD(SGRQ-c) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) questionnaires. RESULTS Among 136 COPD patients, the frequency of Non-Exacerbator (NE), Exacerbator Emphysema (EEM), Exacerbator Chronic Bronchitis (ECB), and Asthma COPD overlap (ACO) phenotypes was 79(58.1 %), 16(11.8 %), 31(22.8 %), and 10(7.4 %) respectively. Based on the SGRQ-c score, the ECB and EEM phenotypes had a significantly poorer Quality of life (QoL) when compared with NE(P<0.0001), ACO(P=0.011), phenotypes. Similarly, ECB and EEM phenotypes had significantly poorer QoL when compared to NE(P<0.0001), and ACO(P=0.015), based on the CAT score. ECB and EEM patients also had the worst scores in all individual CAT items and SGRQ-c components. CONCLUSION NE was the most common followed by ECB phenotype. ECB and EEM phenotypes recorded the poorest quality of life without any significant differences among them. Further research is needed in the future to determine whether phenotype-specific therapies can produce better clinical outcomes.
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- Jeevanandham Anandan
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
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Gas exchange and ventilation imaging of healthy and COPD subjects using hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI and a 3D alveolar gas-exchange model. Eur Radiol 2022; 33:3322-3331. [PMID: 36547671 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-09343-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the utility of hyperpolarized xenon-129 (HPX) gas-exchange magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and modeling in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cohort in comparison to a minimal CT-diagnosed emphysema (MCTE) cohort and a healthy cohort. METHODS A total of 25 subjects were involved in this study including COPD (n = 8), MCTE (n = 3), and healthy (n = 14) subjects. The COPD subjects were scanned using HPX ventilation, gas-exchange MRI, and volumetric CT. The healthy subjects were scanned using the same HPX gas-exchange MRI protocol with 9 of them scanned twice, 3 weeks apart. The coefficient of variation (CV) was used to quantify image heterogeneities. A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model of gas exchange was used to derive functional volumes of pulmonary tissue, capillaries, and veins. RESULTS The CVs of gas distributions in the images showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the COPD and healthy subjects (p < 0.0001). The functional volumes of pulmonary tissue, capillaries, and veins were significantly lower in the subjects with COPD than in the healthy subjects (p < 0.001). The functional volume of pulmonary tissue was found to be (i) statistically different between the healthy and MCTE groups (p = 0.02) and (ii) dependent on the age of the subjects in the healthy group (p = 0.0008) while their CVs (p = 0.13) were not. CONCLUSION The novel HPX gas-exchange MRI and CFD model distinguished the healthy cohort from the MCTE and COPD cohorts. The proposed technique also showed that the functional volume of pulmonary tissue decreases with aging in the healthy group. KEY POINTS • The ventilation and gas-exchange imaging with hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI has enabled the identification of gas-exchange variation between COPD and healthy groups. • This novel technique was promising to be sensitive to minimal CT-diagnosed emphysema and age-related changes in gas-exchange parameter in a small pilot cohort.
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Muramatsu S, Sato K. [Quantitative Evaluation of Airway Lesions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Applying Deep Learning Reconstruction to Ultra-high-resolution CT Images: Correlation between Wall Area Percentage and Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second Percentage]. Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi 2022; 78:1167-1175. [PMID: 35989253 DOI: 10.6009/jjrt.2022-1271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PURPOSE Using ultra-high-resolution images reconstructed with the Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE) lung to measure wall area percentage (WA%), we demonstrated that WA% measured in more distal bronchus has a stronger correlation with respiratory function (FEV1%). Furthermore, we also demonstrated that WA% measured from images with the higher spatial resolution has a stronger correlation with FEV1%. METHODS The modulation transfer function (MTF) and noise power spectrum (NPS) of the ultra-high-resolution images reconstructed by the AiCE body and the AiCE lung were compared. In addition, WA% from the first- to seventh-generation bronchus was measured for B1 and B10 in the right lung from clinical images obtained with the two reconstruction methods, and the correlation coefficients with FEV1% were evaluated. RESULTS The MTF was more superior for the AiCE lung than for the AiCE body, and the NPS was lower for the AiCE lung than for the AiCE body in the low-frequency region. The correlation between WA% and FEV1% was slightly stronger in the AiCE lung than in the AiCE body. CONCLUSION This study showed that WA% measured from the 7th-generation bronchus using ultra-high-resolution images reconstructed with the AiCE lung strengthens the correlation with FEV1%. Furthermore, the higher the spatial resolution of the measurement images, the stronger the correlation between WA% and FEV1%.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science
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Leppig JA, Song L, Voigt DC, Feldhaus FW, Ruwwe-Gloesenkamp C, Saccomanno J, Lassen-Schmidt BC, Neumann K, Leitner K, Hubner RH, Doellinger F. When Treatment of Pulmonary Emphysema with Endobronchial Valves Did Not Work: Evaluation of Quantitative CT Analysis and Pulmonary Function Tests Before and After Valve Explantation. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2022; 17:2553-2566. [PMID: 36304970 PMCID: PMC9596192 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s367667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate changes in quantitative CT analysis (QCT) and pulmonary function tests (PFT) in pulmonary emphysema patients who required premature removal of endobronchial valves (EBV). Patients and Methods Our hospital’s medical records listed 274 patients with high-grade COPD (GOLD stages 3 and 4) and pulmonary emphysema who were treated with EBV to reduce lung volume. Prior to intervention, a complete evaluation was performed that included quantitative computed tomography analysis (QCT) of scans acquired at full inspiration and full expiration, pulmonary function tests (PFT), and paraclinical findings (6-minute walking distance test (6MWDT) and quality of life questionnaires). In 41 of these 274 patients, EBV treatment was unsuccessful and the valves had to be removed for various reasons. A total of 10 of these 41 patients ventured a second attempt at EBV therapy and underwent complete reevaluation. In our retrospective study, results from three time points were compared: Before EBV implantation (BL), after EBV implantation (TP2), and after EBV explantation (TP3). QCT parameters included lung volume, total emphysema score (TES, ie, the emphysema index) and the 15th percentile of lung attenuation (P15) for the whole lung and each lobe separately. Differences in these parameters between inspiration and expiration were calculated (Vol. Diff (%), TES Diff (%), P15 Diff (%)). The results of PFT and further clinical tests were taken from the patient’s records. Results We found persistent therapy effect in the target lobe even after valve explantation together with a compensatory hyperinflation of the rest of the lung. As a result of these two divergent effects, the volume of the total lung remained rather constant. Furthermore, there was a slight deterioration of the emphysema score for the whole lung, whereas the TES of the target lobe persistently improved. Conclusion Interestingly, we found evidence that, contrary to our expectations, unsuccessful EBV therapy can have a persistent positive effect on target lobe QCT scores.
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- Jonas Alexander Leppig
- Department of Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,Correspondence: Jonas Alexander Leppig, Department of Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany, Tel + 49 30 450 627 283, Fax + 49 30 450 527 911, Email
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biometrics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Lv R, Xie M, Jin H, Shu P, Ouyang M, Wang Y, Yao D, Yang L, Huang X, Wang Y. A Preliminary Study on the Relationship Between High-Resolution Computed Tomography and Pulmonary Function in People at Risk of Developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:855640. [PMID: 35602478 PMCID: PMC9115858 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.855640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have high morbidity and mortality, the opportunity to carry out a thoracic high-resolution CT (HRCT) scan may increase the possibility to identify the group at risk of disease. The aim of our study was to explore the differences in HRCT emphysema parameters, air trapping parameters, and lung density parameters between high and low-risk patients of COPD and evaluate their correlation with pulmonary function parameters. Methods In this retrospective, single-center cohort study, we enrolled outpatients from the Physical Examination Center and Respiratory Medicine of The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. The patients who were ≥ 40 years-old, had chronic cough or sputum production, and/or had exposure to risk factors for the disease and had not reached the diagnostic criteria is considered people at risk of COPD. They were divided into low-risk group and high-risk group according to FEV1/FVC ≥ 80% and 80%>FEV1/FVC ≥ 70%. Data on clinical characteristics, clinical symptom score, pulmonary function, and HRCT were recorded. Results 72 COPD high-risk patients and 86 COPD low-risk patients were enrolled in the study, and the air trapping index of left, right, and bilateral lungs of the high-risk group were higher than those of the low-risk group. However, the result of mean expiratory lung density was opposite. The emphysema index of left, right, and bilateral lungs were negatively correlated with FEV1/FVC (correlation coefficients were -0.33, -0.22, -0.26). Consistently, the air trapping index of left and right lungs and bilateral lungs were negatively correlated with FEV1/FVC (correlation coefficients were -0.33, -0.23, -0.28). Additionally, the mean expiratory lung density of left and right lungs and bilateral lungs were positively correlated with FEV1/FVC (correlation coefficients were 0.31, 0.25, 0.29). Conclusion The emphysema index, air trapping index and the mean expiratory lung density shows significantly positive correlation with FEV1/FVC which can be used to assess the pulmonary function status of people at risk of COPD and provide a useful supplement for the early and comprehensive assessment of the disease.
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- Rui Lv
- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Department of Intensive Care Unit, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Circulation, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Muramatsu S, Sato K, Yamashiro T, Doi K. Quantitative measurements of emphysema in ultra-high resolution computed tomography using model-based iterative reconstruction in comparison to that using hybrid iterative reconstruction. Phys Eng Sci Med 2022; 45:115-124. [PMID: 35023075 DOI: 10.1007/s13246-021-01091-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The percentage of low attenuation volume ratio (LAVR), which is measured using computed tomography (CT), is an index of the severity of emphysema. For LAVR evaluation, ultra-high-resolution (U-HR) CT images are useful. To improve the image quality of U-HRCT, iterative reconstruction is used. There are two types of iterative reconstruction: hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) and model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR). In this study, we physically and clinically evaluated U-HR images reconstructed with HIR and MBIR, and demonstrated the usefulness of U-HR images with MBIR for quantitative measurements of emphysema. Both images were reconstructed with a slice thickness of 0.25 mm and an image matrix size of 1024 × 1024 pixels. For physical evaluation, the modulation transfer function (MTF) and noise power spectrum (NPS) of HIR and MBIR were compared. For clinical evaluation, LAVR calculated from HIR and MBIR were compared using the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test. In addition, the correlation between LAVR and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1%) was evaluated using the Spearman rank correlation test. The MTFs of HIR and MBIR were comparable. The NPS of MBIR was lower than that of HIR. The mean LAVR values calculated from HIR and MBIR were 19.5 ± 12.6% and 20.4 ± 11.7%, respectively (p = 0.84). The correlation coefficients between LAVR and FEV1% that were taken from HIR and MBIR were 0.64 and 0.74, respectively (p < 0.01). MBIR is more useful than HIR for the quantitative measurements of emphysema with U-HR images.
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- Shun Muramatsu
- Department of Radiology, Ohara General Hospital, 6-1 Ue-machi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima, 960-8611, Japan.
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- Health Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, 5841 Maryland Av, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.,Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences, 323-1, Kamioki-machi, Maebashi-shi, Gunma-ken, 371-0052, Japan
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Tanabe N, Hirai T. Recent advances in airway imaging using micro-computed tomography and computed tomography for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Korean J Intern Med 2021; 36:1294-1304. [PMID: 34607419 PMCID: PMC8588974 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2021.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex lung disease characterized by a combination of airway disease and emphysema. Emphysema is classified as centrilobular emphysema (CLE), paraseptal emphysema (PSE), or panlobular emphysema (PLE), and airway disease extends from the respiratory, terminal, and preterminal bronchioles to the central segmental airways. Although clinical computed tomography (CT) cannot be used to visualize the small airways, micro-CT has shown that terminal bronchiole disease is more severe in CLE than in PSE and PLE, and micro-CT findings suggest that the loss and luminal narrowing of terminal bronchioles is an early pathological change in CLE. Furthermore, the introduction of ultra-high-resolution CT has enabled direct evaluation of the proximal small (1 to 2-mm diameter) airways, and new CT analytical methods have enabled estimation of small airway disease and prediction of future COPD onset and lung function decline in smokers with and without COPD. This review discusses the literature on micro-CT and the technical advancements in clinical CT analysis for COPD. Hopefully, novel micro-CT findings will improve our understanding of the distinct pathogeneses of the emphysema subtypes to enable exploration of new therapeutic targets, and sophisticated CT imaging methods will be integrated into clinical practice to achieve more personalized management.
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- Naoya Tanabe
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Inoue A, Johnson TF, Voss BA, Lee YS, Leng S, Koo CW, McCollough BD, Weaver JM, Gong H, Carter RE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. A Pilot Study to Estimate the Impact of High Matrix Image Reconstruction on Chest Computed Tomography. J Clin Imaging Sci 2021; 11:52. [PMID: 34621597 PMCID: PMC8492437 DOI: 10.25259/jcis_143_2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Objectives: The objectives of the study were to estimate the impact of high matrix image reconstruction on chest computed tomography (CT) compared to standard image reconstruction. Material and Methods: This retrospective study included patients with interstitial or parenchymal lung disease, airway disease, and pulmonary nodules who underwent chest CT. Chest CT images were reconstructed using high matrix (1024 × 1024) or standard matrix (512 × 512), with all other parameters matched. Two radiologists, blinded to reconstruction technique, independently examined each lung, viewing image sets side by side and rating the conspicuity of imaging findings using a 5-point relative conspicuity scale. The presence of pulmonary nodules and confidence in classification of internal attenuation was also graded. Overall image quality and subjective noise/artifacts were assessed. Results: Thirty-four patients with 68 lungs were evaluated. Relative conspicuity scores were significantly higher using high matrix image reconstruction for all imaging findings indicative of idiopathic lung fibrosis (peripheral airway visualization, interlobular septal thickening, intralobular reticular opacity, and end-stage fibrotic change; P ≤ 0.001) along with emphysema, mosaic attenuation, and fourth order bronchi for both readers (P ≤ 0.001). High matrix reconstruction did not improve confidence in the presence or classification of internal nodule attenuation for either reader. Overall image quality was increased but not subjective noise/artifacts with high matrix image reconstruction for both readers (P < 0.001). Conclusion: High matrix image reconstruction significantly improves the conspicuity of imaging findings reflecting interstitial lung disease and may be useful for diagnosis or treatment response assessment.
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- Akitoshi Inoue
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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Hoshika M. [4. Physical Evaluation of Ultra-high-resolution Computed Tomography -Cranial Region]. Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi 2021; 77:397-405. [PMID: 33883375 DOI: 10.6009/jjrt.2021_jsrt_77.4.397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Minori Hoshika
- Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Okayama University Hospital
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Muramatsu S, Sato K. [Quantitative Analysis of Emphysema in Ultra-high-resolution CT by Using Deep Learning Reconstruction: Comparison with Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction]. Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi 2020; 76:1163-1172. [PMID: 33229846 DOI: 10.6009/jjrt.2020_jsrt_76.11.1163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE The noise generated in ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (U-HRCT) images affects the quantitative analysis of emphysema. In this study, we compared the physical properties of reconstructed images for hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) and deep learning reconstruction (DLR), which are reconstruction methods for reducing image noise. Using clinical evaluation, we evaluated the correlation between low attenuation volume (LAV) % obtained by CT and forced expiratory volume in 1 s per forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) obtained by respiratory function tests. MATERIALS AND METHODS CT data obtained by HIR and DLR were used for analysis (matrix size: 1024´1024, slice thickness: 0.25 mm). The physical characteristics were evaluated for the modulation transfer function (MTF) and noise power spectrum (NPS). Display-field of view (D-FOV) was analyzed by varying between 300 mm and 400 mm. The clinical data evaluated the relationship between LAV% and FEV1/FVC by Spearman's correlation coefficient. RESULT The 10% MTFs were 1.3 cycles/mm (HIR) and 1.3 cycles/mm (DLR) at D-FOV 300 mm, and 1.2 cycles/mm (HIR) and 1.1 cycles/mm (DLR) at D-FOV 400 mm. The NPS had less noise in DLR than HIR in all frequency ranges. The correlation coefficients between LAV% and FEV1/FVC were 0.64 and 0.71, respectively, in HIR and DLR. CONCLUSION There was no difference in the resolution characteristics of HIR and DLR. DLR had better noise characteristics than HIR. The correlation between LAV% measured by HIR and DLR and FEV1/FVC is equivalent. The noise characteristics of the DLR enable the reduction of exposure to emphysema quantitative analysis by CT.
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- Health Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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Influence of Asthma Onset on Airway Dimensions on Ultra-high-resolution Computed Tomography in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Thorac Imaging 2020; 36:224-230. [PMID: 33156159 DOI: 10.1097/rti.0000000000000568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Asthma onset before the age of 40 years is associated with distinct clinical manifestations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, but its morphologic features remain unestablished. This study aimed to explore airway morphology in COPD patients with asthma onset before 40 years of age using ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (U-HRCT), which allows a more accurate quantitation of the lumen and the wall in smaller airways than using conventional CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical data of 500 consecutive patients undergoing full inspiratory U-HRCT (1024×1024 matrix and 0.25 mm slice thickness) were retrospectively analyzed. COPD patients without asthma, COPD patients with asthma onset at age below or 40 years and above, and non-COPD smoker controls (N=137, 29, 34, and 22, respectively) were enrolled. The length, lumen area (LA), wall thickness and area (WA), and wall area percent (WA%) of the segmental (third-generation) to sub-subsegmental (fifth-generation) bronchus and the low attenuation volume percent (LAV%) were measured. RESULTS LA and WA were smaller in the fourth and fifth generation in COPD patients than in non-COPD controls, regardless of the age of asthma onset. LA was smaller and WA% was larger in the fourth-generation and fifth-generation airways in COPD with asthma onset before 40 years than COPD without asthma, whereas WA did not differ between them. In multivariate analyses, asthma onset before 40 years was associated with smaller LA in COPD patients independent of demographics, use of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting bronchodilators, airflow limitation, and LAV%. CONCLUSIONS Asthma onset before 40 years of age could be associated with greater lumen narrowing of the airways in COPD.
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Akazawa Y, Ganaha A, Higa T, Kondo S, Oyakawa Y, Hirakawa H, Suzuki M, Yamashiro T. Measurement of stapes footplate thickness in otosclerosis by ultra-high-resolution computed tomography. Acta Otolaryngol 2020; 140:899-903. [PMID: 32700991 DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2020.1788225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (U-HRCT) utilizes a 1024 × 1024 matrix with 0.25-mm section thickness, offering better spatial resolution than conventional multi-detector row CT to detect anatomic data for otologic surgery. AIMS We examined stapes footplate thickness using U-HRCT in relation to stapedotomy to predict the difficulty of the surgical procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Subjects were 12 otosclerosis patients and 25 controls who underwent diagnostic U-HRCT. A profile curve (Hounsfield units) was used to measure stapes footplate thickness along a perpendicular line across the stapes footplate in a plane parallel to the lateral semicircular canal. RESULTS Footplate thickness was smaller at the midpoint than just before the anterior crus and just after the posterior crus. Interobserver variability was lowest at the midpoint, where foot plate thickness was significantly greater in the affected ear in otosclerosis patients compared with controls (0.60 ± 0.09 mm vs 0.46 ± 0.04 mm; p < .001). Otosclerosis patients were detected using U-HRCT with a high area under the curve. Difficulty in the stapes opening procedure correlated with stapes footplate thickness. CONCLUSIONS Footplate thickness on U-HRCT correlated with temporal bone anatomy and corresponded to surgical difficulty. Significance: U-HRCT-derived anatomic data is useful for evaluating the stapes.
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- Yukinori Akazawa
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Japan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Matsukiyo R, Ohno Y, Matsuyama T, Nagata H, Kimata H, Ito Y, Ogawa Y, Murayama K, Kato R, Toyama H. Deep learning-based and hybrid-type iterative reconstructions for CT: comparison of capability for quantitative and qualitative image quality improvements and small vessel evaluation at dynamic CE-abdominal CT with ultra-high and standard resolutions. Jpn J Radiol 2020; 39:186-197. [PMID: 33037956 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-020-01045-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the image quality improvement including vascular structures using deep learning reconstruction (DLR) for ultra-high-resolution CT (UHR-CT) and area-detector CT (ADCT) compared to a commercially available hybrid-iterative reconstruction (IR) method. MATERIALS AND METHOD Thirty-two patients suspected of renal cell carcinoma underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced (CE) CT using UHR-CT or ADCT systems. CT value and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) on each CT dataset were assessed with region of interest (ROI) measurements. For qualitative assessment of improvement for vascular structure visualization, each artery was assessed using a 5-point scale. To determine the utility of DLR, CT values and CNRs were compared among all UHR-CT data by means of ANOVA followed by Bonferroni post hoc test, and same values on ADCT data were also compared between hybrid IR and DLR methods by paired t test. RESULTS For all arteries except the aorta, the CT value and CNR of the DLR method were significantly higher compared to those of the hybrid-type IR method in both CT systems reconstructed as 512 or 1024 matrixes (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION DLR has a higher potential to improve the image quality resulting in a more accurate evaluation for vascular structures than hybrid IR for both UHR-CT and ADCT.
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- Ryo Matsukiyo
- Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan. .,Joint Research Laboratory of Advanced Medical Imaging, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Canon Medical Systems Corporation, 1385 Shimoishigami, Otawara-shi, Tochigi, 324-8550, Japan
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- Canon Medical Systems Corporation, 1385 Shimoishigami, Otawara-shi, Tochigi, 324-8550, Japan
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- Canon Medical Systems Corporation, 1385 Shimoishigami, Otawara-shi, Tochigi, 324-8550, Japan
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- Joint Research Laboratory of Advanced Medical Imaging, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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Automatic bronchial segmentation on ultra-HRCT scans: advantage of the 1024-matrix size with 0.25-mm slice thickness reconstruction. Jpn J Radiol 2020; 38:953-959. [PMID: 32562178 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-020-01000-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the advantages of ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (U-HRCT) for automatic bronchial segmentation. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was approved by the Institutional Review Board, and written informed consent was waived. Thirty-three consecutive patients who underwent chest CT by a U-HRCT scanner were enrolled. In each patient, CT data were reconstructed by two different protocols: 512 × 512 matrix with 0.5-mm slice thickness (conventional HRCT mode) and 1024 × 1024 matrix with 0.25-mm slice thickness (U-HRCT mode). We used a research workstation to compare the two CT modes with regard to the numbers and total lengths of the automatically segmented bronchi. RESULTS Significantly greater numbers and longer lengths of peripheral bronchi were segmented in the U-HRCT mode than in the conventional HRCT mode (P < 0.001, for fifth- to eighth-generation bronchi). For example, the mean numbers and total lengths of the sixth-generation bronchi were 81 and 1048 mm in the U-HRCT mode and 59 and 538 mm in the conventional HRCT mode. CONCLUSIONS The U-HRCT mode greatly improves automatic airway segmentation for the more peripheral bronchi, compared with the conventional HRCT mode. This advantage can be applied to routine clinical care, such as virtual bronchoscopy and automatic lung segmentation.
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