Optimal target VOI size for accurate 4D coregistration of DCE-MRI

Brian Park, Artem Mikheev, Youssef Zaim Wadghiri, Anne Bertrand, Dmitry Novikov, Hersh Chandarana, Hersh Henry Rusinek

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Abstract

Dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI has emerged as a reliable and diagnostically useful functional imaging technique. DCE protocol typically lasts 3-15 minutes and results in a time series of N volumes. For automated analysis, it is important that volumes acquired at different times be spatially coregistered. We have recently introduced a novel 4D, or volume time series, coregistration tool based on a user-specified target volume of interest (VOI). However, the relationship between coregistration accuracy and target VOI size has not been investigated. In this study, coregistration accuracy was quantitatively measured using various sized target VOIs. Coregistration of 10 DCE-MRI mouse head image sets were performed with various sized VOIs targeting the mouse brain. Accuracy was quantified by measures based on the union and standard deviation of the coregistered volume time series. Coregistration accuracy was determined to improve rapidly as the size of the VOI increased and approached the approximate volume of the target (mouse brain). Further inflation of the VOI beyond the volume of the target (mouse brain) only marginally improved coregistration accuracy. The CPU time needed to accomplish coregistration is a linear function of N that varied gradually with VOI size. From the results of this study, we recommend the optimal size of the VOI to be slightly overinclusive, approximately by 5 voxels, of the target for computationally efficient and accurate coregistration.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedical Imaging 2016
Subtitle of host publicationBiomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging
EditorsBarjor Gimi, Andrzej Krol
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510600232
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventMedical Imaging 2016: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging - San Diego, United States
Duration: Mar 1 2016Mar 3 2016

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume9788
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceMedical Imaging 2016: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period3/1/163/3/16

Keywords

  • 4D
  • DCE-MRI
  • Dynamic contrastenhanced MRI
  • Registration
  • Registration accuracy
  • Target size
  • VOI
  • Volume of interest

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomaterials
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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