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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

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01-02-2016 | Original Article

Impact of PET/CT image reconstruction methods and liver uptake normalization strategies on quantitative image analysis

Authors: Georg Kuhnert, Ronald Boellaard, Sergej Sterzer, Deniz Kahraman, Matthias Scheffler, Jürgen Wolf, Markus Dietlein, Alexander Drzezga, Carsten Kobe

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 2/2016

Abstract

Background

In oncological imaging using PET/CT, the standardized uptake value has become the most common parameter used to measure tracer accumulation. The aim of this analysis was to evaluate ultra high definition (UHD) and ordered subset expectation maximization (OSEM) PET/CT reconstructions for their potential impact on quantification.

Patients and methods

We analyzed 40 PET/CT scans of lung cancer patients who had undergone PET/CT. Standardized uptake values corrected for body weight (SUV) and lean body mass (SUL) were determined in the single hottest lesion in the lung and normalized to the liver for UHD and OSEM reconstruction. Quantitative uptake values and their normalized ratios for the two reconstruction settings were compared using the Wilcoxon test. The distribution of quantitative uptake values and their ratios in relation to the reconstruction method used were demonstrated in the form of frequency distribution curves, box-plots and scatter plots. The agreement between OSEM and UHD reconstructions was assessed through Bland-Altman analysis.

Results

A significant difference was observed after OSEM and UHD reconstruction for SUV and SUL data tested (p < 0.0005 in all cases). The mean values of the ratios after OSEM and UHD reconstruction showed equally significant differences (p < 0.0005 in all cases). Bland-Altman analysis showed that the SUV and SUL and their normalized values were, on average, up to 60 % higher after UHD reconstruction as compared to OSEM reconstruction.

Conclusion

OSEM and HD reconstruction brought a significant difference for SUV and SUL, which remained constantly high after normalization to the liver, indicating that standardization of reconstruction and the use of comparable SUV measurements are crucial when using PET/CT.

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Title: Impact of PET/CT image reconstruction methods and liver uptake normalization strategies on quantitative image analysis
Authors: Georg Kuhnert
Ronald Boellaard
Sergej Sterzer
Deniz Kahraman
Matthias Scheffler
Jürgen Wolf
Markus Dietlein
Alexander Drzezga
Carsten Kobe
Publication date: 01-02-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-015-3165-8

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Impact of PET/CT image reconstruction methods and liver uptake normalization strategies on quantitative image analysis

Abstract

Background

Patients and methods

Results

Conclusion

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Background

Patients and methods

Results

Conclusion

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