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Usefulness of CT based SPECT Fusion Image in the lung Disease : Preliminary Study

폐질환의 SPECT와 CT 융합영상의 유용성: 초기연구

  • Park, Hoon-Hee (Department of Radiological Technology, Shingu University) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Hyung (Department of Radiological Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Shin, Ji-Yun (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cheongju National University) ;
  • Lee, Tae-Soo (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cheongju National University) ;
  • Lyu, Kwang-Yeul (Department of Radiological Technology, Shingu University)
  • 박훈희 (신구대학교 방사선과) ;
  • 김태형 (강원대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 신지윤 (충북대학교 의용생체공학과) ;
  • 이태수 (충북대학교 의용생체공학과) ;
  • 유광열 (신구대학교 방사선과)
  • Received : 2012.01.07
  • Accepted : 2012.03.25
  • Published : 2012.03.30
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Abstract

Recently, SPECT/CT system has been applied to many diseases, however, the application is not extensively applied at pulmonary disease. Especially, in case that, the pulmonary embolisms suspect at the CT images, SPECT is performed. For the accurate diagnosis, SPECT/CT tests are subsequently undergoing.However, without SPECT/CT, there are some limitations to apply these procedures. With SPECT/CT, although, most of the examination performed after CT. Moreover, such a test procedures generate unnecessary dual irradiation problem to the patient. In this study, we evaluated the amount of unnecessary irradiation, and the usefulness of fusion images of pulmonary disease, which independently acquired from SPECT and CT. Using NEMA PhantomTM (NU2-2001), SPECT and CT scan were performed for fusion images. From June 2011 to September 2010, 10 patients who didn't have other personal history, except lung disease were selected (male: 7, female: 3, mean age: $65.3{\pm}12.7$). In both clinical patient and phantom data, the fusion images scored higher than SPECT and CT images. The fusion images, which is combined with pulmonary vessel images from CT and functional images from SPECT, can increase the detection possibility in detecting pulmonary embolism in the resin of lung parenchyma. It is sure that performing SPECT and CT in integral SPECT/CT system were better. However, we believe this protocol can give more informative data to have more accurate diagnosis in the hospital without integral SPECT/CT system.

최근에는 SPECT/CT의 보급으로 융합영상을 여러 질환에 적용하고 있지만, 폐질환에 대한 적용은 널리 이용되고 있지 않다. 특히, CT 결과에서 폐색전증을 의심하여 SPECT를 시행하는 경우가 발생하며, 보다 정확한 진단을 위해 SPECT/CT가 중요하다. 하지만, SPECT/CT를 보유하지 않은 병원에서는 적용에 한계가 발생하며, SPECT/CT를 보유한 병원에서 검사를 시행한다 하더라도 이미 CT검사 이후 SPECT/CT를 진행하는 경우가 많다. CT검사에서 발생하는 피폭선량 외에도 추가적인 SPECT/CT는 이중으로 피폭선량을 발생하는 경우 해당되며, 불필요한 피폭이 발생하는 경우에 속한다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 불필요한 피폭을 방지하고, SPECT/CT를 보유하지 않은 의료기관에서 SPECT와 CT의 각각 획득된 영상을 융합하고, 폐질환에서의 영상의 유용성을 평가하였다. 팬텀실험은 NEMA $Phantom^{TM}$ (NU2-2001)으로 SPECT와 CT에서 획득된 영상을 융합하였으며, 임상적용은 10명의 환자(남자 7명, 여자3명, 평균나이: 65.3세${\pm}$12.7세)를 대상으로 각각의 영상을 융합하여 분석하였다. 팬텀실험과 임상적용에서 모두 SPECT, CT의 각각의 영상보다 fusion image에서 높은 점수를 나타내었으며, SPECT와 CT영상을 fusion하여 각각의 장점을 극대화 할 수 있었다. CT영상으로부터 획득한 폐혈관 image가 SPECT로부터 얻은 기능적인 영상을 fusion함으로써 pulmonary embolism이 폐실질에 나타내는 영향을 더욱 잘 묘사할 수 있었다. SPECT/CT가 가장 이상적이라 할 수 있지만, 아직 보급되어 있지 않은 경우 이와 같은 프로토콜을 이용하여 진단에 사용한다면 보다 정확한 진단에 도움이 되리라 사료된다.

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