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Three-dimensional tumor perfusion reconstruction using fractal interpolation functions.

O I Craciunescu1, S K Das, J M Poulson

  • 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. oana@radonc.duke.edu

IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering
|April 27, 2001
PubMed
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This study reconstructs 3D tumor perfusion using fractal interpolation, better preserving its fractal structure than classical methods. The piecewise hidden variable fractal interpolation model (PHVFIM) accurately captures percolation-like scaling in tumor perfusion.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Medical Imaging
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Tumor blood perfusion is crucial for cancer growth and hyperthermia treatment efficacy.
  • Previous studies identified fractal structures in 2D tumor vasculature and used invasion percolation to model perfusion fronts.
  • Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) provides relative perfusion index for blood pool approximation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reconstruct three-dimensional (3D) tumor perfusion from 2D slices using fractal interpolation functions (FIFs).
  • To compare the efficacy of FIFs (PSAFIM, PHVFIM) against classical interpolation techniques (linear, spline, polynomial) in preserving fractal properties.
  • To assess the fractal dimension and percolation-like scaling of reconstructed 3D tumor perfusion.

Main Methods:

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  • Reconstruction of 3D tumor perfusion from 2D DE-MRI slices using piecewise self-affine fractal interpolation model (PSAFIM) and piecewise hidden variable fractal interpolation model (PHVFIM).
  • Comparison of FIFs with classical interpolation methods by calculating the 2D fractal dimension of reconstructed slices.
  • Evaluation of 3D fractal dimension of reconstructed perfusion structures and comparison with literature values for 3D percolation.

Main Results:

  • Fractal interpolation functions (FIFs) superiorly conserve the fractal-like structure of tumor perfusion data compared to classical interpolation.
  • The piecewise hidden variable fractal interpolation model (PHVFIM) better preserves 3D fractality due to cross-correlation between 2D slices and the reconstructed direction.
  • 3D structures reconstructed with PHVFIM exhibit a fractal dimension closely matching reported values for 3D percolation (within 3%-5%), indicating percolation-like scaling.

Conclusions:

  • Reconstructed 3D tumor perfusion demonstrates percolation-like scaling, validating the use of FIFs, particularly PHVFIM.
  • Fractal interpolation offers a more accurate representation of the perfusion term in the bio-heat equation.
  • Improved reconstruction accuracy is expected to enhance the computation of temperature fields during hyperthermia treatments.