Karl D Spuhler1, John Gardus2, Yi Gao3, Christine DeLorenzo2, Ramin Parsey2, Chuan Huang4,2,5. 1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York. 2. Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York. 3. Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Guangdong, China; and. 4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York chuan.huang@stonybrookmedicine.edu. 5. Department of Radiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.
Abstract
Attenuation correction is a notable challenge associated with simultaneous PET/MRI, particularly in neuroimaging, where sharp boundaries between air and bone volumes exist. This challenge leads to concerns about the visual and, more specifically, quantitative accuracy of PET reconstructions for data obtained with PET/MRI. Recently developed techniques can synthesize attenuation maps using only MRI data and are likely adequate for clinical use; however, little work has been conducted to assess their suitability for the dynamic PET studies frequently used in research to derive physiologic information such as the binding potential of neuroreceptors in a region. At the same time, existing PET/MRI attenuation correction methods are predicated on synthesizing CT data, which is not ideal, as CT data are acquired with much lower-energy photons than PET data and thus do not optimally reflect the PET attenuation map. Methods: We trained a convolutional neural network to generate patient-specific transmission data from T1-weighted MRI. Using the trained network, we generated transmission data for a testing set comprising 11 subjects scanned with 11C-labeled N-[2-]4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide) (11C-WAY-100635) and 10 subjects scanned with 11C-labeled 3-amino-4-(2-dimethylaminomethyl-phenylsulfanyl)benzonitrile (11C-DASB). We assessed both static and dynamic reconstructions. For dynamic PET data, we report differences in both the nondisplaceable and the free binding potential for 11C-WAY-100635 and distribution volume for 11C-DASB. Results: The mean bias for generated transmission data was -1.06% ± 0.81%. Global biases in static PET uptake were -0.49% ± 1.7%, and -1.52% ± 0.73% for 11C-WAY-100635 and 11C-DASB, respectively. Conclusion: Our neural network approach is capable of synthesizing patient-specific transmission data with sufficient accuracy for both static and dynamic PET studies.
Attenuation correction is a notable challenge associated with simultaneous PET/MRI, particularly in neuroimaging, where sharp boundaries between air and bone volumes exist. This challenge leads to concerns about the visual and, more specifically, quantitative accuracy of PET reconstructions for data obtained with PET/MRI. Recently developed techniques can synthesize attenuation maps using only MRI data and are likely adequate for clinical use; however, little work has been conducted to assess their suitability for the dynamic PET studies frequently used in research to derive physiologic information such as the binding potential of neuroreceptors in a region. At the same time, existing PET/MRI attenuation correction methods are predicated on synthesizing CT data, which is not ideal, as CT data are acquired with much lower-energy photons than PET data and thus do not optimally reflect the PET attenuation map. Methods: We trained a convolutional neural network to generate patient-specific transmission data from T1-weighted MRI. Using the trained network, we generated transmission data for a testing set comprising 11 subjects scanned with 11C-labeled N-[2-]4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide) (11C-WAY-100635) and 10 subjects scanned with 11C-labeled 3-amino-4-(2-dimethylaminomethyl-phenylsulfanyl)benzonitrile (11C-DASB). We assessed both static and dynamic reconstructions. For dynamic PET data, we report differences in both the nondisplaceable and the free binding potential for 11C-WAY-100635 and distribution volume for 11C-DASB. Results: The mean bias for generated transmission data was -1.06% ± 0.81%. Global biases in static PET uptake were -0.49% ± 1.7%, and -1.52% ± 0.73% for 11C-WAY-100635 and 11C-DASB, respectively. Conclusion: Our neural network approach is capable of synthesizing patient-specific transmission data with sufficient accuracy for both static and dynamic PET studies.
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