Development of attenuation correction methods using deep learning in brain-perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography.
attenuation correction
computed tomography
deep learning
radiation
single-photon emission computed tomography
Journal
Medical physics
ISSN: 2473-4209
Titre abrégé: Med Phys
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0425746
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
revised:
25
05
2021
received:
26
09
2020
accepted:
26
05
2021
pubmed:
2
6
2021
medline:
19
8
2021
entrez:
1
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Computed tomography (CT)-based attenuation correction (CTAC) in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is highly accurate, but it requires hybrid SPECT/CT instruments and additional radiation exposure. To obtain attenuation correction (AC) without the need for additional CT images, a deep learning method was used to generate pseudo-CT images has previously been reported, but it is limited because of cross-modality transformation, resulting in misalignment and modality-specific artifacts. This study aimed to develop a deep learning-based approach using non-attenuation-corrected (NAC) images and CTAC-based images for training to yield AC images in brain-perfusion SPECT. This study also investigated whether the proposed approach is superior to conventional Chang's AC (ChangAC). In total, 236 patients who underwent brain-perfusion SPECT were randomly divided into two groups: the training group (189 patients; 80%) and the test group (47 patients; 20%). Two models were constructed using Autoencoder (AutoencoderAC) and U-Net (U-NetAC), respectively. ChangAC, AutoencoderAC, and U-NetAC approaches were compared with CTAC using qualitative analysis (visual evaluation) and quantitative analysis (normalized mean squared error [NMSE] and the percentage error in each brain region). Statistical analyses were performed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank sum test and Bland-Altman analysis. U-NetAC had the highest visual evaluation score. The NMSE results for the U-NetAC were the lowest, followed by AutoencoderAC and ChangAC (P < 0.001). Bland-Altman analysis showed a fixed bias for ChangAC and AutoencoderAC and a proportional bias for ChangAC. ChangAC underestimated counts by 30-40% in all brain regions. AutoencoderAC and U-NetAC produced mean errors of <1% and maximum errors of 3%, respectively. New deep learning-based AC methods for AutoencoderAC and U-NetAC were developed. Their accuracy was higher than that obtained by ChangAC. U-NetAC exhibited higher qualitative and quantitative accuracy than AutoencoderAC. We generated highly accurate AC images directly from NAC images without the need for intermediate pseudo-CT images. To verify our models' generalizability, external validation is required.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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© 2021 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
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