Student and Faculty Publications
Publication Date
5-29-2024
Journal
EJNMMI Physics
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Personalised multi-compartment dosimetry based on [
RESULTS: Regarding the LSF, inter-site variation with planar site-specific protocols was minimal, as determined by comparing computed LSF between sites (interquartile range 9.6-10.1%). A standardised protocol did not improve variation (interquartile range 8.4-9.0%) but did improve mean accuracy compared to the site-specific protocols (5.0% error for standardised protocol vs 8.8% error for site-specific protocols). Regarding the CRC, inter-system variation was notable for site-specific SPECT protocols and could not be improved by the standardised protocol (CRC interquartile range for 37 mm sphere 0.5-0.7 and 0.6-0.8 respectively), however the standardised protocol did improve accuracy of sphere:background determination. Implementation of key image corrections did improve inter-site variation (CRC interquartile range for 37 mm sphere 0.6-0.7).
CONCLUSION: Eliminating sources of variability in image corrections between imaging protocols reduces inter-site variation in quantification. A standardised protocol was not able to improve consistency of LSF or CRC but was able to improve accuracy.
Keywords
Technetium-99m, Macroaggregated-albumin (MAA), Imaging, Performance, SPECT/CT, Harmonization, Yttrium-90
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PMID: 38809320