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Kessler L, Fragoso Costa P, Kersting D, Jentzen W, Weber M, Lüdike P, Carpinteiro A, Oubari S, Hagenacker T, Thimm A, Rassaf T, Herrmann K, Papathanasiou M, Rischpler C. Quantitative 99mTc-DPD-SPECT/CT assessment of cardiac amyloidosis. J Nucl Cardiol 2023; 30:101-111. [PMID: 35562639 PMCID: PMC9984322 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-02960-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis is responsible for the majority of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) cases and can be reliably diagnosed with bone scintigraphy and the visual Perugini score. We aimed to implement a quantification method of cardiac amyloid deposits in patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis and to compare performance to visual scoring. METHODS AND MATERIALS 136 patients received 99mTc-DPD-bone scintigraphy including SPECT/CT of the thorax in case of suspicion of cardiac amyloidosis. Imaging phantom studies were performed to determine the scaling factor for standardized uptake value (SUV) quantification from SPECT/CT. Myocardial tracer uptake was quantified in a whole heart volume of interest. RESULTS Forty-five patients were diagnosed with CA. A strong relationship between cardiac SUVmax and Perugini score was found (Spearman r 0.75, p < 0.0001). Additionally, tracer uptake in bone decreased with increasing cardiac SUVmax and Perugini score (p < 0.0001). ROC analysis revealed good performance of the SUVmax for the detection of ATTR-CA with AUC of 0.96 ± 0.02 (p < 0.0001) with sensitivity 98.7% and specificity 87.2%. CONCLUSION We demonstrate an accessible and accurate quantitative SPECT approach in CA. Quantitative assessment of the cardiac tracer uptake may improve diagnostic accuracy and risk classification. This method may enable monitoring and assessment of therapy response in patients with ATTR amyloidosis.
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- Lukas Kessler
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Tumor Center, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Tumor Center, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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Chen EJ, Safwan Selvam HS, Tan TH, Chew MT. Quantitative analysis of xQuant reconstruction algorithm in SPECT/CT. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nautiyal A, Jha AK, Mithun S, Sawant V, Jadhav R, Khairnar K, Rangarajan V. Normal Skeletal Standardized Uptake Values Obtained from Quantitative Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography: Time-Dependent Study on Breast Cancer Patients. Indian J Nucl Med 2021; 36:398-411. [PMID: 35125758 PMCID: PMC8771070 DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_47_21] [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: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Aim: To estimate the standard uptake values (SUVs) of Tc-99m methylene-diphosphonate (Tc-99m MDP) from normal skeletal sites in breast cancer patients using quantitative single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Materials and Methods: A total of 60 breast cancer patients who underwent Tc-99m MDP SPECT/CT study at different postinjection acquisition times were included in this study. Based on postinjection acquisition time, patients were divided into four study groups (n_15 each), i.e. Ist (2 h), IInd (3 h), IIIrd (4 h), and IVth (5 h). Image quantification (SUVmax and SUVmean) was performed using Q.Metrix software. Delineation of volume of interest was shaped around different bones of the skeletal system. Results: The highest normal SUVmax and SUVmean values were observed in lumber and thoracic vertebra (8.89 ± 2.26 and 2.89 ± 0.58) for Group I and in pelvis and thoracic (9.6 ± 1.32 and 3.04 ± 0.64), (10.93 ± 3.91 and 3.65 ± 0.97), (11.33 ± 2.67 and 3.65 ± 0.22) for Group II, III and IV, respectively. Lowest normal SUVmax and SUVmean values were observed in humerus and ribs (3.22 ± 0.67 and 0.97 ± 0.18), (5.16 ± 1.82 and 1.18 ± 0.16) for Group I, IV, and in humerus (3.17 ± 0.58 and 0.85 ± 0.26), (3.98 ± 1.12 and 1.04 ± 0.28) for Group II and III, respectively. Significant difference (P < 0.05) noted in SUVmax for sternum, cervical, humerus, ribs, and pelvis with respect to time. However, significant difference (P < 0.05) noted in SUVmean for all skeletal sites with respect to time. Conclusions: Our study shows variability in normal SUV values for different skeletal sites in breast cancer patients. Vertebral bodies and pelvis contribute highest SUV values. Time dependency of SUVs emphasizes the usefulness of routinely acquired images at the same time after Tc-99m MDP injection, especially in follow-up studies.
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- Amit Nautiyal
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Qi N, Meng Q, You Z, Chen H, Shou Y, Zhao J. Standardized uptake values of 99mTc-MDP in normal vertebrae assessed using quantitative SPECT/CT for differentiation diagnosis of benign and malignant bone lesions. BMC Med Imaging 2021; 21:39. [PMID: 33639883 PMCID: PMC7913396 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-021-00569-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Quantitative bone SPECT/CT is useful for disease follow up and inter-patient comparison. For bone metastatic malignant lesions, spine is the most commonly invaded site. However, Quantitative studies with large sample size investigating all the segments of normal cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae are seldom reported. This study was to evaluate the quantitative tomography of normal vertebrae using 99mTc-MDP with SPECT/CT to investigate the feasibility of standardized uptake value (SUV) for differential diagnosis of benign and malignant bone lesions. METHODS A retrospective study was carried out involving 221 patients (116 males and 105 females) who underwent SPECT/CT scan using 99mTc-MDP. The maximum SUV (SUVmax), mean SUV (SUVmean) and CT values (Hounsfield Unit, HU) of 2416 normal vertebrae bodies, 157 benign bone lesions and 118 malignant bone metastasis foci were obtained. The correlations between SUVmax of normal vertebrae and CT values of normal vertebrae, age, height, weight, BMI of patients were analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed with data of normal, benign and malignant groups corresponding to same sites and gender. RESULTS The SUVmax and SUVmean of normal vertebrae in males were markedly higher than those in females (P < 0.0009). The SUVmax of each normal vertebral segment showed a strong negative correlation with CT values in both males and females (r = - 0.89 and - 0.92, respectively; P < 0.0009). The SUVmax of normal vertebrae also showed significant correlation with weight, height, and BMI in males (r = 0.4, P < 0.0009; r = 0.28, P = 0.005; r = 0.22, P = 0.026), and significant correlation with weight and BMI in females (r = 0.32, P = 0.009; r = 0.23, P = 0.031). The SUVmax of normal group, benign bone lesion group and malignant bone metastasis foci group showed statistical differences in both males and females. CONCLUSION Our study evaluated SUVmax and SUVmean of normal vertebrae, benign bone lesion and malignant bone metastasis foci with a large sample population. Preliminary results proved the potential value of SUVmax in differentiation benign and malignant bone lesions. The results may provide a quantitative reference for clinical diagnosis and the evaluation of therapeutic response in vertebral lesions.
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- Na Qi
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 150 Jimo Rd, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 150 Jimo Rd, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 150 Jimo Rd, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 150 Jimo Rd, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 150 Jimo Rd, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 150 Jimo Rd, Shanghai, 200120, China.
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Rohani MFM, Yonan SNM, Tagiling N, Zainon WMNW, Udin Y, Nawi NM. Standardized Uptake Value from Semiquantitative Bone Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography in Normal Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebrae of Breast Cancer Patients. Asian Spine J 2020; 14:629-638. [PMID: 32213791 PMCID: PMC7595810 DOI: 10.31616/asj.2019.0308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. PURPOSE This study aims to semiquantitatively evaluate the standardized uptake value (SUV) of 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) radionuclide tracer in the normal vertebrae of breast cancer patients using an integrated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) scanner. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Molecular imaging techniques using gamma cameras and stand-alone SPECT have traditionally been utilized to evaluate metastatic bone diseases. However, these methods lack quantitative analysis capabilities, impeding accurate uptake characterization. METHODS A total of 30 randomly selected female breast cancer patients were enrolled in this study. The SUV mean (SUVmean) and SUV maximum (SUVmax) values for 286 normal vertebrae at the thoracic and lumbar levels were calculated based on the patients' body weight (BW), body surface area (BSA), and lean body mass (LBM). Additionally, 106 degenerative joint disease (DJD) lesions of the spine were also characterized, and both their BW SUVmean and SUVmax values were obtained. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was then performed to determine the cutoff value of SUV for differentiating DJD from normal vertebrae. RESULTS The mean±standard deviations for the SUVmean and SUVmax in the normal vertebrae displayed a relatively wide variability: 3.92±0.27 and 6.51±0.72 for BW, 1.05±0.07 and 1.75±0.17 for BSA, and 2.70±0.19 and 4.50±0.44 for LBM, respectively. Generally, the SUVmean had a lower coefficient of variation than the SUVmax. For DJD, the mean±standard deviation for the BW SUVmean and SUVmax was 5.26±3.24 and 7.50±4.34, respectively. Based on the ROC curve, no optimal cutoff value was found to differentiate DJD from normal vertebrae. CONCLUSIONS In this study, the SUV of 99mTc-MDP was successfully determined using SPECT/CT. This research provides an approach that could potentially aid in the clinical quantification of radionuclide uptake in normal vertebrae for the management of breast cancer patients.
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- Mohd Fazrin Mohd Rohani
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Health Campus), Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Medical Radiation Program, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Health Campus), Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Health Campus), Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Health Campus), Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Health Campus), Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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Quantitative SPECT/CT for differentiating between enchondroma and grade I chondrosarcoma. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10587. [PMID: 32601314 PMCID: PMC7324365 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67506-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Although differentiation between central chondroid tumors is important, their parallelism makes it a diagnostic conundrum for clinicians and radiologists. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of quantitative single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) in differentiating grade I chondrosarcomas from enchondromas. We reviewed SPECT/CT images of patients with enchondromas and grade I chondrosarcomas arising in the long bones. Volume, mean standardized uptake value (SUVmean), and maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of tumors were calculated from SPECT/CT images. In addition, clinical characteristics and radiological information were assessed. Of a total of 34 patients, 14 had chondrosarcomas. Chondrosarcoma group had significantly larger volume, and higher SUVmean and SUVmax of tumors than enchondroma group. There was no significant difference in age and tumor size between two groups. Areas under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUCs) for tumor volume, SUVmean, and SUVmax were 0.727, 0.757, and 0.875. In pairwise analyses, SUVmax had larger AUC than SUVmean (p = 0.0216). With a cut-off value of 15.6 for SUVmax, its sensitivity and specificity were 86% and 75% for differentiating between enchondroma and grade I chondrosarcoma. Quantitative SPECT/CT is a potential method to differentiate grade I chondroarcomas from enchondromas in patients with central chondroid tumors.
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Ross JC, Vilić D, Sanderson T, Vöö S, Dickson J. Does quantification have a role to play in the future of bone SPECT? Eur J Hybrid Imaging 2019; 3:8. [PMID: 34191209 PMCID: PMC8218028 DOI: 10.1186/s41824-019-0054-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Routinely, there is a visual basis to nuclear medicine reporting: a reporter subjectively places a patient's condition into one of multiple discrete classes based on what they see. The addition of a quantitative result, such as a standardised uptake value (SUV), would provide a numerical insight into the nature of uptake, delivering greater objectivity, and perhaps improved patient management.For bone scintigraphy in particular quantification could increase the accuracy of diagnosis by helping to differentiate normal from abnormal uptake. Access to quantitative data might also enhance our ability to characterise lesions, stratify and monitor patients' conditions, and perform reliable dosimetry for radionuclide therapies. But is there enough evidence to suggest that we, as a community, should be making more effort to implement quantitative bone SPECT in routine clinical practice?We carried out multiple queries through the PubMed search engine to facilitate a cross-sectional review of the current status of bone SPECT quantification. Highly cited papers were assessed in more focus to scrutinise their conclusions.An increasing number of authors are reporting findings in terms of metrics such as SUVmax. Although interest in the field in general remains high, the rate of clinical implementation of quantitative bone SPECT remains slow and there is a significant amount of validation required before we get carried away.
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- James C. Ross
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine T05, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU UK
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- Radiological Sciences Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine T05, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU UK
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine T05, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU UK
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine T05, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU UK
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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Wang Y, Liu Y. Three-dimensional structure tensor based PET/CT fusion in gradient domain. JOURNAL OF X-RAY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2019; 27:307-319. [PMID: 30856150 DOI: 10.3233/xst-180451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Gradient based image fusion can more effectively incorporate edge details using structure tensor, which is successfully used in 2D image fusion. In this study, we generalized and applied this gradient based image fusion method into 3D for non-small cell lung cancer PET/CT image fusion. According the characteristic of lung PET/CT images, we proposed a novel 3D structure tensor based feature, which can be used to construct a weighted structure tensor containing important local detail of both PET and CT images. The fusion gradient domain is deduced from a rank one tensor, which is the closest approximation of the weighted structure tensor in geometry. Based on the fusion gradient domain, final PET/CT fusion image is obtained by solving a Poisson equation. Comparing with the wavelet transform based fusion result, the average information entropy and average gradient measure of proposed fusion method increase 13.5% and 42.3%, respectively. The experimental results show that the proposed fusion method enables to effectively preserve lung vessel structure and sphere-like lesion detail while produces clear, stable and well consistent fusion images.
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- Yuanjun Wang
- Institute of Medical Imaging and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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