The magnitude of the partial volume effect in SPECT imaging of the kidneys: a phantom study

Autor: Andreas Grings, Camille Jobic, Torsten Kuwert, Philipp Ritt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: EJNMMI Physics, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2197-7364
DOI: 10.1186/s40658-022-00446-2
Popis: Abstract Background Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) can cause an over- or underestimation of tissue activity concentration due to limitations in spatial resolution compared to the structures under study. This is commonly referred to as partial volume effect (PVE). Ideally, the PVE should be controlled for and corrected. One such correction method involves determining recovery coefficients (RC) from phantom measurements. In the literature, several studies applying simplified geometries are available. In this study, we aimed to determine kidney PVE for realistic kidney geometries. Furthermore, we proposed a new surrogate metric for predicting the extent of PVE in kidneys. Material and methods Based on patients’ CT data, we manufactured fillable phantoms using a 3D-printer. Nine cortex-only and ten whole-parenchyma phantoms were obtained, and one ellipsoidal phantom for comparison. To measure PVE, we placed the phantoms in a torso phantom and filled them with a specified activity concentration. The phantoms’ RCs were determined from fully quantitative SPECT/CT acquisitions at three different target-to-background ratios (TBRs). Additionally, the surface area-to-volume (SA:V) ratio was determined for all phantoms and correlated with RCs. Results For SPECT reconstructions with 36 iterations, average RC ± one standard deviation at a 10-to-1 TBR was 76.3 ± 1.5% and 48.4 ± 8.3% for whole-parenchyma and cortex-only phantoms, respectively. The RC for the ellipsoidal phantom was 85.4%. The RC for whole-parenchyma was significantly higher than for cortex-only phantoms (p
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