Dependence of quantitative accuracy of CT perfusion imaging on system parameters

Ke Li; Guang-Hong Chen

doi:10.1117/12.2255519

9 March 2017 Dependence of quantitative accuracy of CT perfusion imaging on system parameters

Ke Li, Guang-Hong Chen

Proceedings Volume 10132, Medical Imaging 2017: Physics of Medical Imaging; 101320D (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2255519
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2017, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Deconvolution is a popular method to calculate parametric perfusion parameters from four dimensional CT perfusion (CTP) source images. During the deconvolution process, the four dimensional space is squeezed into three-dimensional space by removing the temporal dimension, and a prior knowledge is often used to suppress noise associated with the process. These additional complexities confound the understanding about deconvolution-based CTP imaging system and how its quantitative accuracy depends on parameters and sub-operations involved in the image formation process. Meanwhile, there has been a strong clinical need in answering this question, as physicians often rely heavily on the quantitative values of perfusion parameters to make diagnostic decisions, particularly during an emergent clinical situation (e.g. diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke). The purpose of this work was to develop a theoretical framework that quantitatively relates the quantification accuracy of parametric perfusion parameters with CTP acquisition and post-processing parameters. This goal was achieved with the help of a cascaded systems analysis for deconvolution-based CTP imaging systems. Based on the cascaded systems analysis, the quantitative relationship between regularization strength, source image noise, arterial input function, and the quantification accuracy of perfusion parameters was established. The theory could potentially be used to guide developments of CTP imaging technology for better quantification accuracy and lower radiation dose.

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Ke Li and Guang-Hong Chen "Dependence of quantitative accuracy of CT perfusion imaging on system parameters", Proc. SPIE 10132, Medical Imaging 2017: Physics of Medical Imaging, 101320D (9 March 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2255519

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