Parametric Images of Standardized Uptake Values using P-18-FDG Attenuation Corrected Whole Body PET

F-18-FDG감쇠보정 전신 PET을 이용한 표준섭취계수 추정과 매개변수 영상의 구성

Background and Purpose : Standardized uptake value(SUV) has been used as a quantitative index for differentiating benign and malignant tumors with F-18-FDG PET In this study, we produced whole body parametric images of SUV(WBPIS) by body weight normalization, and validated the values by comparison with SUV's calculated with regional scans. Subjects and Methods : Whole body scans were followed by regional scans sequentially on 23 patients. In whole body study, transmission and emission scans were acquired for 2 minutes and 6 minutes for each bed position, respectively. In regional study, transmission and emission scans were acquired for 20 minutes. Measured and segmented/ smoothed attenuation correction were applied using these 2 min transmission scans in whole body studies. The effects of attenuation correction on SUVs were evaluated quantitatively using F-18 filled cylindrical phantom. The mean and peak SUVs obtained from WBPIS were compared with SUVs of the regional scans. Results : In phantom studies, with any method of attenuation correction using regional or whole body studies of phantom, SUVs were nearly consistent. In whole body scan, SUV obtained using measured attenuation correction method was a little higher than SUV of regional scan. SUV obtained using segmented/smoothed attenuation correction method was a little lower. In patient studies, WBPIS using segmented/smoothed attenuation correction method was much smoother and more readable. SUVs of WBPIS obtained with both methods of attenuation correction were well correlated with SUVs of regional scans(r=0.9). SUVs of WBPIS with measured attenuation correction method were 5% lower than SUVs of regional scans. SUVs of WBPIS with segmented/smoothed attenuation correction method were 10% lower than SUVs of regional scans. The differences of SUVs of WBPIS by the two attenuation correction methods were relatively small compared with the possible differences derived from biological characteristics of tumors. Conclusion : We concluded that WBPIS could be useful in the quantification of tumor as well as in localization of whole body lesions, which were often outside the field of view in regional scan. WBPIS made using segmented/smoothed attenuation correction method could be used in clinical routines and SUVs from attenuation corrected F-18-FDG PET could be used interchangeably with SUVs of regional studies.

F-18-FDG 전신 PET을 촬영하여 분할/편평화 방법으로 감쇠보정한 전신 영상을 만들었으며 이어 SUV 매개변수 영상을 구성하여, 측정한 것을 그대로 사용한 방법과 분할/편평화 후에 감쇠보정하는 방법에 따라 SUV 추정 성능이 달라지는지 보았다. 모형실험의 결과 SUV 계산식이 적절함을 확인하였고 측정 감쇠보정 방법에 비해 분할/편평화 감쇠보정 방법을 이용하여 만든 영상이 화질이 우수하고, 구한 SUV 값은 국소스캔에 의한 SUV에 비해 측정 감쇠보정 방법은 SUV가 조금 높게, 분할/편평화 감쇠보정 방법은 조금 낮음을 알았다 환자를 대상으로 적용한 결과 분할/편평화 방법으로 감쇠보정한 전신 영상의 화질은 우수하여 판독에 적합하였다. 환자 국소 매개변수 영상과 전신 매개변수 영상에서 병소부위의 SUV는 감쇠방법에 따라 작은 차이가 있었다. 23명의 환자에서 전신 SUV는 분할/편평화 감쇠보정 방법을 사용한 경우 국소스캔에서 얻은 SUV보다 조금 낮았다. 전신SUV를 측정한 것을 그대로 사용하여 얻으면 국소스캔에서 얻은 SUV보다 조금 덜 낮았다. SUV를 측정할 때 개입하는 병변의 특성이 뚜렷한 차이를 보이는 것을 고려할 때 우리가 발견한 방법간 SUV값의 차이는 상대적으로 작아 분할/편평화 후 감쇠보정 방법을 이용한 전신 SUV 매개변수 영상에서 얻은 SUV를 국소스캔에서 측정한 SUV와 서로 바꾸어 사용하여도 좋다고 생각한다.