期刊
EJNMMI PHYSICS
卷 7, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1186/s40658-020-00324-9
关键词
Partial volume correction; Brain PET; Error-propagation analysis; [F-18]THK-5351
资金
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japanese Government [15 K08687, 17H04118]
- Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Medical Engineering (UK) [WT 203148/Z/16/Z]
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Medical Imaging (UK) [EP/L015226/1]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17H04118] Funding Source: KAKEN
Background Novel partial volume correction (PVC) algorithms have been validated by assuming ideal conditions of image processing; however, in real clinical PET studies, the input datasets include error sources which cause error propagation to the corrected outcome. Methods We aimed to evaluate error propagations of seven PVCs algorithms for brain PET imaging with [F-18]THK-5351 and to discuss the reliability of those algorithms for clinical applications. In order to mimic brain PET imaging of [F-18]THK-5351, pseudo-observed SUVR images for one healthy adult and one adult with Alzheimer's disease were simulated from individual PET and MR images. The partial volume effect of pseudo-observed PET images were corrected by using Muller-Gartner (MG), the geometric transfer matrix (GTM), Labbe (LABBE), regional voxel-based (RBV), iterative Yang (IY), structural functional synergy for resolution recovery (SFS-RR), and modified SFS-RR algorithms with incorporation of error sources in the datasets for PVC processing. Assumed error sources were mismatched FWHM, inaccurate image-registration, and incorrectly segmented anatomical volume. The degree of error propagations in ROI values was evaluated by percent differences (%diff) of PV-corrected SUVR against true SUVR. Results Uncorrected SUVRs were underestimated against true SUVRs (- 15.7 and - 53.7% in hippocampus for HC and AD conditions), and application of each PVC algorithm reduced the %diff. Larger FWHM mismatch led to larger %diff of PVC-SUVRs against true SUVRs for all algorithms. Inaccurate image registration showed systematic propagation for most algorithms except for SFS-RR and modified SFS-RR. Incorrect segmentation of the anatomical volume only resulted in error propagations in limited local regions. Conclusions We demonstrated error propagation by numerical simulation of THK-PET imaging. Error propagations of 7 PVC algorithms for brain PET imaging with [F-18]THK-5351 were significant. Robust algorithms for clinical applications must be carefully selected according to the study design of clinical PET data.
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