The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology (핵의학기술)
- Volume 18 Issue 2
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- Pages.3-7
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- 2014
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- 1229-9901(pISSN)
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- 2982-8406(eISSN)
Evaluation of the Effect of Metal Artifacts Varying the Parameters of the Attenuation Map for the artificial Hip Joint in SPECT/CT
SPECT/CT에서 인공고관절에 대한 감쇠보정지도(Attenuation Map)의 매개변수 변화에 따른 금속 인공물(Metal Artifact)의 영향 평가
- Kim, Sang Gyu (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System) ;
- Kim, Jung Yul (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System) ;
- Park, Min Soo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System) ;
- Jo, Seung Hyun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System) ;
- Lim, Han Sang (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System) ;
- Kim, Jae Sam (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System)
- 김상규 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과) ;
- 김정열 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과) ;
- 박민수 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과) ;
- 조승현 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과) ;
- 임한상 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과) ;
- 김재삼 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과)
- Received : 2014.09.22
- Accepted : 2014.10.20
- Published : 2014.11.08
Abstract
Purpose SPECT/CT scan to be performed attenuation correction on the basis of CT induce an overestimation of the site due to the beam hardening artifact by metal cover and reduce the images quality. Therefore, this study using a phantom that has been inserted artificial hip joint investigated that effect on the SPECT/CT image causing by metal artifact for varying the parameters of the Attenuation Map. Materials and Methods Siemens Symbia T16 SPECT/CT equipment was used. Artificial hip joint was inserted to SPECT/PET phantom, 17 mm sphere of Bright Streak area in CT image was filled with Tc-99m so that the radiation activity was 8 times compared to background. And then Hot and Background was measured in varying Wide Beam Coefficient on Attenuation Map and RBR (Region to Background Ratio) of Metal and Non-Metal was calculated and analyzed depending on the presence or absence of the hip joint. Results It tended to hot count of Non-Metal and Metal to increase as the value of the manual mode is increased, hot count ratio with the group of both manual mode 0.5 and 0.4 is the best match. Also, in automatic mode, the ratio of RBRNon-Metal and RBRMetal was 1.135, statistically significant difference was not observed in the manual mode 0.5 and 0.4. Conclusion In the automatic mode of Wide Beam Coefficient in attenuation correction map, it was found that it is over-correction by 13.52%, it was possible to minimize the over-correction by the artifact in 0.5 and 0.4 of manual mode. Further studies should be performed in order to apply to a patient with the help of this and it is considered possible to reduce the over-correction by the metal artifact of an artificial hip joint for Hip-Resurfacing Arthroplasty patients, and to improve the diagnostic performance.
CT를 기반으로 감쇠보정이 시행되는 SPECT/CT 검사에서는 금속 삽입물에 의한 선속경화현상으로 인접한 부위의 과대평가를 유발하며, 영상의 질을 저하시킨다. 이에 대해, 본 연구에서는 인공고관절이 삽입된 팬텀을 이용하여 감쇠보정지도의 매개변수 변화에 따른 금속 인공물이 SPECT/CT 영상에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 한다. SPECT/CT 장비는 Siemens사의 Symbia T16을 사용하였다. SPECT/PET 팬텀에 인공고관절을 삽입하고, CT영상에서 Bright Streak 영역에 직경 17 mm의 구를 배후방사능 대비 8배가 되도록 Tc-99m을 채웠다. 이후 감쇠보정지도에서 Wide Beam Coefficient[수동모드(0.1~0.9), 자동모드]변화에 따른 열소와 배후방사능의 계수를 측정하였고, 고관절의 유무에 따라 Metal과 Non-Metal의 병소 대 배후방사능 비(Region to Background Ratio, RBR)를 산출 및 비교 분석하였다. 수동모드의 값이 증가할수록 Metal과 Non-Metal의 열소 계수는 증가하는 경향을 나타냈으며, 수동모드 0.4와 0.5에서 두 군과의 열소 계수비가 가장 일치하게 나타났다(수동모드 0.4=1.001, 0.5=0.999). 또한