| خلاصه مقاله | Aim/Introduction: To develop and rigorously evaluate an
image-based deconvolution technique for joint compensation
of respiratory motion and partial volume eects (PVEs) for
quantitative oncologic PET imaging, including studying
the impact of dierent image reconstruction methods on
quantication performance. Materials and Methods: An image-based deconvolution technique was proposed, incorporating
wavelet-based denoising within the Lucy-Richardson algorithm
to jointly compensate for PVEs and respiratory motion. The
method was evaluated using phantom studies with signalto-background ratios (SBR) of 4 and 8, and using data from 10
patients with 62 lung lesions. In each study, PET images were
reconstructed using four dierent methods: OSEM with timeof-ight (TOF) information, OSEM with point spread function
modelling (PSF), OSEM with both TOF and PSF (TOFPSF), and
OSEM without PSF or TOF (OSEM). Contrast to noise ratio (CNR),
coecient of variation (COV), and maximum standardized
uptake values (SUVmax) were measured within the tumours,
and compared to images that were not processed using the
joint-compensation technique. Furthermore, variabilities
arising due to the choice of the reconstruction methods were
assessed. Results: In phantom images, for all reconstruction
methods, CNR and SUVmax were higher in the images processed
using the proposed compensation technique, particularly in
small spheres. The mean CNR in all spheres was increased in
our proposed method by 49.5%, 41.9 %, 44.9% and 38.9% for
OSEM, PSF, TOF, and TOFPSF, respectively, in comparison with
uncompensated images for 4:1 SBR, and by 30.6%, 27.4%, 38.0%
and 33.6% for 8:1 SBR. Overall, incorporation of wavelet-based
denoising within the Lucy Richardson algorithm improved
CNR and COV in all cases. In patient data, the median values
of the relative dierence (%) of CNR for the compensated
images in comparison to uncompensated images were 43.4%,
39.5%, 46.3% and 42.8% for OSEM-basic, PSF, TOF, and TOFPSF,
respectively. Changes in motion amplitude, target size and SBRs
in patient data resulted in signicant inter-method dierences
in images reconstructed using dierent methods. Specically,
in small spheres, quantitative accuracy was highly dependent
on the choice of the reconstruction method. Conclusion:
Our results provide strong evidence that joint compensation,
and in particular, incorporation of wavelet-based denoising,
yielded improved quantication from PET images. The choice
of the reconstruction method led to changes in quantitative
accuracy, especially when the signal support is small. Overall,
the reconstruction methods need to be carefully selected when
applying compensation techniques. References: None |