Optimization of Subtraction Brain Perfusion SPECT with Basal/Acetazolamide Consecutive Acquisition

기저/아세타졸아미드 부하 연속 촬영 뇌관류 SPECT 최적화

This study investigated the method to adjust acquisition time(a) and injection dose (i) to make the best basal and subtraction images in consecutive SPECT. Image quality was assumed to be mainly affected by signal to noise ratio(S/N). Basal image was subtracted from the second image consecutively acquired at the same position. We calculated S/N ratio in basal SPECT images($S_1/N_1$) and subtraction SPECT images(Ss/Ns) to find a(time) and i(dose) to maximize S/N of both images at the same time. From phantom images, we drew the relation of image counts and a(time) and i(dose) in our system using fanbeam-high-resolution collimated triple head SPECT. Noise by imaging process depended on Poisson distribution. We took maximum tolerable duration of consecutive acquisition as 30 minutes and maximum injectible dose as 1,850MBq(50 mCi)(sum of two injections) per study. Counts of second-acquired image($S_2$), counts($S_s$) and noise($N_s$) of subtraction SPECT were as follows. $C_1$ was the coefficient of measurement with our system. $$S_2=S_1{\cdot}(\frac{30-a}{a})+background{\cdot}(1-\frac{30-a}{a})+C_1{\cdot}(30-a){\cdot}{\epsilon}{\cdot}(50-i)$$ $$Ss=S_2-\{S_1{\cdot}(\frac{30-a}{a})+background{\cdot}(1-\frac{(30-a)}{a})\}$$ $$Ns={\sqrt{N_2^2+N_1^2{\cdot}\frac{(30-a)^2}{a^2}}={\sqrt{S_2+S_1{\cdot}\frac{(30-a)^2}{a^2}}$$ In case of rest/acetazolamide study, effect(${\epsilon}$) of acetazolamide to increase global brain uptake of Tc-99m-HMPAO could be 1.5 or less. Varying ${\epsilon}$ from 1 to 1.5, a(time) and i(dose) pair to maximize both $S_1/N_l$ and Ss/Ns was determined. 15 mCi/17 min and 35mCi/13min was the best a(time) and i(dose) pair for rest/acetazolamide study(when ${\epsilon}$ were 1.2) and came to be used for our clinical routine after this study. We developed simple method to maximize S/N ratios of basal and subtraction SPECT from consecutive acquisition. This method could be applied to ECD/HMPAO and brain activation studies as well as rest/acetazolamide studies.

기저와 부하 뇌관류 SPECT를 순차적으로 촬영하여 2차영상에서 1차영상을 감산하여 부하 영상을 얻으면 신호가 줄어들고 잡음은 더해지므로 영상의 질이 나빠졌다. 촬영시간과 주사량에 대해 비례적인 계수와 촬영행위와 상관있는 배후방사능을 고려하여 기저영상과 감산영상의 신호 잡음 비가 최대가 되도록 하는 주사량과 촬영시간의 짝을 찾았다. 순차 촬영 시간을 30분으로 하고 주사총량이 1850MBq(50mCi)이며 아세타졸아미드의 부하에 의해 뇌의 주사량대비 섭취가 1.2배일 때 기저영상과 감산영상의 신호 잡음 비가 최대인 조건은 1차 주사량/촬영시간이 15mCi/17분, 2차 주사량/촬영시간이 35mCi/13분이었다.