Automated nonlinear registration of coronary PET to CT angiography using pseudo-CT generated from PET with generative adversarial networks. 2023

Ananya Singh, and Jacek Kwiecinski, and Sebastien Cadet, and Aditya Killekar, and Evangelos Tzolos, and Michelle C Williams, and Marc R Dweck, and David E Newby, and Damini Dey, and Piotr J Slomka
Departments of Medicine (Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine), Imaging and Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Suite Metro 203, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.

Coronary 18F-sodium-fluoride (18F-NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) showed promise in imaging coronary artery disease activity. Currently image processing remains subjective due to the need for manual registration of PET and computed tomography (CT) angiography data. We aimed to develop a novel fully automated method to register coronary 18F-NaF PET to CT angiography using pseudo-CT generated by generative adversarial networks (GAN). A total of 169 patients, 139 in the training and 30 in the testing sets were considered for generation of pseudo-CT from non-attenuation corrected (NAC) PET using GAN. Non-rigid registration was used to register pseudo-CT to CT angiography and the resulting transformation was used to align PET with CT angiography. We compared translations, maximal standard uptake value (SUVmax) and target to background ratio (TBRmax) at the location of plaques, obtained after observer and automated alignment. Automatic end-to-end registration was performed for 30 patients with 88 coronary vessels and took 27.5 seconds per patient. Difference in displacement motion vectors between GAN-based and observer-based registration in the x-, y-, and z-directions was 0.8 ± 3.0, 0.7 ± 3.0, and 1.7 ± 3.9 mm, respectively. TBRmax had a coefficient of repeatability (CR) of 0.31, mean bias of 0.03 and narrow limits of agreement (LOA) (95% LOA: - 0.29 to 0.33). SUVmax had CR of 0.26, mean bias of 0 and narrow LOA (95% LOA: - 0.26 to 0.26). Pseudo-CT generated by GAN are perfectly registered to PET can be used to facilitate quick and fully automated registration of PET and CT angiography.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005462 Fluorine Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of fluorine that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. F atoms with atomic weights 17, 18, and 20-22 are radioactive fluorine isotopes. Radioisotopes, Fluorine
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000072078 Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography An imaging technique that combines a POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) scanner and a CT X RAY scanner. This establishes a precise anatomic localization in the same session. CT PET,CT PET Scan,PET CT Scan,PET-CT,PET-CT Scan,Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography,CT PET Scans,CT Scan, PET,CT Scans, PET,PET CT Scans,PET Scan, CT,PET Scans, CT,PET-CT Scans,Scan, CT PET,Scan, PET CT,Scan, PET-CT,Scans, CT PET,Scans, PET CT,Scans, PET-CT
D000072226 Computed Tomography Angiography A non-invasive method that uses a CT scanner for capturing images of blood vessels and tissues. A CONTRAST MATERIAL is injected, which helps produce detailed images that aid in diagnosing VASCULAR DISEASES. Angiography, CT,Angiography, Computed Tomography,CT Angiography,Angiographies, CT,Angiographies, Computed Tomography,CT Angiographies,Computed Tomography Angiographies,Tomography Angiographies, Computed,Tomography Angiography, Computed
D000792 Angiography Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium. Arteriography,Angiogram,Angiograms,Angiographies,Arteriographies
D012969 Sodium Fluoride A source of inorganic fluoride which is used topically to prevent dental caries. Fluoristat,Ossin,Zymafluor,Fluoride, Sodium,Fluorides, Sodium,Fluoristats,Ossins,Sodium Fluorides,Zymafluors
D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography
D049268 Positron-Emission Tomography An imaging technique using compounds labelled with short-lived positron-emitting radionuclides (such as carbon-11, nitrogen-13, oxygen-15 and fluorine-18) to measure cell metabolism. It has been useful in study of soft tissues such as CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; and brain. SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY is closely related to positron emission tomography, but uses isotopes with longer half-lives and resolution is lower. PET Imaging,PET Scan,Positron-Emission Tomography Imaging,Tomography, Positron-Emission,Imaging, PET,Imaging, Positron-Emission Tomography,PET Imagings,PET Scans,Positron Emission Tomography,Positron Emission Tomography Imaging,Positron-Emission Tomography Imagings,Scan, PET,Tomography Imaging, Positron-Emission,Tomography, Positron Emission

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