CT vs MR attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment

This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the image quality performance when implementing computed tomography data (CTAC) or magnetic resonance data for attenuation correction (MRAC) on positron emission tomography (PET) images. The CTAC and MRAC were performed on image from PET/CT and PE...

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Main Authors: Rukiah A Latifff, Mohd Izuan Ibrahim, Mohammad Aizart Rosli, Nur Farhana Najwa Elyas Yeow
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22385/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22385/1/Sains%20Kesihatan%208.pdf
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author Rukiah A Latifff,
Mohd Izuan Ibrahim,
Mohammad Aizart Rosli,
Nur Farhana Najwa Elyas Yeow,
author_facet Rukiah A Latifff,
Mohd Izuan Ibrahim,
Mohammad Aizart Rosli,
Nur Farhana Najwa Elyas Yeow,
author_sort Rukiah A Latifff,
building UKM Institutional Repository
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description This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the image quality performance when implementing computed tomography data (CTAC) or magnetic resonance data for attenuation correction (MRAC) on positron emission tomography (PET) images. The CTAC and MRAC were performed on image from PET/CT and PET/MR scanners, respectively. The systematic review was done based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA). In this study, twelve articles were included from six databases. The image performance was evaluated by overall image quality, contrast, spatial resolution, detectability, standardised uptake value (SUV) and acquisition time. Data was shown as mean ± standard deviation and compared between CTAC and MRAC images to determine which attenuation correction method provides better image quality. Results found that PET-CTAC and PET-MRAC have similar image performance in overall image quality (p=0.93), detectabilty (p=0.84), SUVmean (p=0.84) and SUVmax (p=0.81). Meanwhile, PET-CTAC acquisition time is significantly faster than PET-MRAC by approximately two fold (p <0.05). There were no statistical analyses performed for image contrast, spatial resolution and contrast-noise-ratio due to the insufficient data. In conclusion, although PET/CT is faster than PET/MRI procedure, images yielded from CTAC and MRAC are equivalent to each other. Due to the variation of linear attenuation coefficient for each type of tissue, future review of image quality comparison can be done focusing on specific tissue or region such as soft tissue, bone and lungs to reflect the real impact of CTAC and MRAC on PET image.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:223852023-10-23T04:19:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22385/ CT vs MR attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment Rukiah A Latifff, Mohd Izuan Ibrahim, Mohammad Aizart Rosli, Nur Farhana Najwa Elyas Yeow, This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the image quality performance when implementing computed tomography data (CTAC) or magnetic resonance data for attenuation correction (MRAC) on positron emission tomography (PET) images. The CTAC and MRAC were performed on image from PET/CT and PET/MR scanners, respectively. The systematic review was done based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA). In this study, twelve articles were included from six databases. The image performance was evaluated by overall image quality, contrast, spatial resolution, detectability, standardised uptake value (SUV) and acquisition time. Data was shown as mean ± standard deviation and compared between CTAC and MRAC images to determine which attenuation correction method provides better image quality. Results found that PET-CTAC and PET-MRAC have similar image performance in overall image quality (p=0.93), detectabilty (p=0.84), SUVmean (p=0.84) and SUVmax (p=0.81). Meanwhile, PET-CTAC acquisition time is significantly faster than PET-MRAC by approximately two fold (p <0.05). There were no statistical analyses performed for image contrast, spatial resolution and contrast-noise-ratio due to the insufficient data. In conclusion, although PET/CT is faster than PET/MRI procedure, images yielded from CTAC and MRAC are equivalent to each other. Due to the variation of linear attenuation coefficient for each type of tissue, future review of image quality comparison can be done focusing on specific tissue or region such as soft tissue, bone and lungs to reflect the real impact of CTAC and MRAC on PET image. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22385/1/Sains%20Kesihatan%208.pdf Rukiah A Latifff, and Mohd Izuan Ibrahim, and Mohammad Aizart Rosli, and Nur Farhana Najwa Elyas Yeow, (2023) CT vs MR attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 21 (2). pp. 73-83. ISSN 1675-8161 https://ejournals.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/1573
spellingShingle Rukiah A Latifff,
Mohd Izuan Ibrahim,
Mohammad Aizart Rosli,
Nur Farhana Najwa Elyas Yeow,
CT vs MR attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment
title CT vs MR attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment
title_full CT vs MR attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment
title_fullStr CT vs MR attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment
title_full_unstemmed CT vs MR attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment
title_short CT vs MR attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment
title_sort ct vs mr attenuation correction: a systematic review on pet image quality assessment
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22385/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22385/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22385/1/Sains%20Kesihatan%208.pdf