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Investigation of sliced body volume (SBV) as respiratory surrogate

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Cai, J; Chang, Z; Jennifer, O; Yoo, S; Hong, G; Kelsey, C; Yin, FF
Published in: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
January 1, 2013

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sliced body volume (SBV) as a respiratory surrogate by comparing with the real-time position management (RPM) in phantom and patient cases. Using the SBV surrogate, breathing signals were extracted from unsorted 4D CT images of a motion phantom and 31 cancer patients (17 lung cancers, 14 abdominal cancers) and were compared to those clinically acquired using the RPM system. Correlation coefficient (R), phase difference (D), and absolute phase difference (DA) between the SBV-derived breathing signal and the RPM signal were calculated. 4D CT reconstructedbased on the SBV surrogate (4D CTSBV) were compared to those clinically generated based on RPM (4D CTRPM). Image quality of the 4D CT were scored (SSBV and SRPM, respectively) from 1 to 5 (1 is the best) by experienced evaluators. The comparisons were performed for all patients, and for the lung cancer patients and the abdominal cancer patients separately. RPM boxposition (P), breathing period (T), amplitude (A), period variability (VT), amplitude variability (VA), and space-dependent phase shift (F) were determined and correlated to SSBV. The phantom study showed excellent match between the SBV-derivedbreathing signal and the RPM signal (R = 0.99, D= -3.0%, DA = 4.5%). In the patient study, the mean (± standard deviation (SD)) R, D, DA, T, VT, A, VA, and F were 0.92 (± 0.05), -3.3% (± 7.5%), 11.4% (± 4.6%), 3.6 (± 0.8) s, 0.19 (±0.10), 6.6 (± 2.8) mm, 0.20 (± 0.08), and 0.40 (± 0.18) s, respectively. Significant differences in R and DA (p = 0.04 and 0.001, respectively) were found between the lung cancer patients and the abdominal cancer patients. 4D CTRPM slightly outperformed 4DCTSBV: the mean (±SD) SRPM and SSBV were 2.6 (± 0.6) and 2.9 (± 0.8), respectively, for all patients, 2.5 (± 0.6) and 3.1(± 0.8), respectively, for the lung cancer patients, and 2.6 (±0.7) and 2.8 (± 0.9), respectively, for the abdominal cancerpatients. The difference between SRPM and SSBV was insignificant for the abdominal patients (p = 0.59). F correlated moderately with SSBV (r = 0.72). The correlation between SBV-derived breathing signal and RPM signal varied between patients and was significantly better in the abdomen than in the thorax. Space-dependent phase shift is a limiting factor of the accuracy of the SBV surrogate.

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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

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1526-9914

Publication Date

January 1, 2013

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

71 / 80

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 5105 Medical and biological physics
  • 3208 Medical physiology
  • 1116 Medical Physiology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
 

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Cai, J., Chang, Z., Jennifer, O., Yoo, S., Hong, G., Kelsey, C., & Yin, F. F. (2013). Investigation of sliced body volume (SBV) as respiratory surrogate. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 14(1), 71–80. https://doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v14i1.3987
Cai, J., Z. Chang, O. Jennifer, S. Yoo, G. Hong, C. Kelsey, and F. F. Yin. “Investigation of sliced body volume (SBV) as respiratory surrogate.” Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 14, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 71–80. https://doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v14i1.3987.
Cai J, Chang Z, Jennifer O, Yoo S, Hong G, Kelsey C, et al. Investigation of sliced body volume (SBV) as respiratory surrogate. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2013 Jan 1;14(1):71–80.
Cai, J., et al. “Investigation of sliced body volume (SBV) as respiratory surrogate.” Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, vol. 14, no. 1, Jan. 2013, pp. 71–80. Scopus, doi:10.1120/jacmp.v14i1.3987.
Cai J, Chang Z, Jennifer O, Yoo S, Hong G, Kelsey C, Yin FF. Investigation of sliced body volume (SBV) as respiratory surrogate. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2013 Jan 1;14(1):71–80.

Published In

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

DOI

EISSN

1526-9914

Publication Date

January 1, 2013

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

71 / 80

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 5105 Medical and biological physics
  • 3208 Medical physiology
  • 1116 Medical Physiology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences