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CT and MRI derived source localization error in a custom prostate phantom using automated image coregistration.

D F Dubois1, W S Bice, B R Prestige

  • 1Radiation Oncology Service, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississipi 39531, USA. donald.dubois@keesler.af.mil

Medical Physics
|January 5, 2002
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Accurate prostate brachytherapy requires precise radioactive seed localization. This study developed a tool for MRI and CT image fusion, showing MRI-based localization errors comparable to CT, validating MRI

Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Medical Physics

Background:

  • Accurate dosimetry is essential for brachytherapy technique development and implant success prediction.
  • Precise definition of the prostate gland and localization of radioactive sources are critical for meaningful dosimetric data.
  • MRI is a superior modality for prostate delineation and shows potential for post-implant source localization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the source localization error of MRI in post-implant prostates.
  • To present a tool for determining source localization error and fusing data from multiple imaging modalities.
  • To compare CT-derived and MRI-derived source localization accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a custom prostate phantom implanted with I-125 seeds.

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  • Acquired CT and MRI scans of the phantom.
  • Created an automated algorithm for image coregistration using sequential translation and Orthogonal Procrustes Solution for rotation transformation.

    • Main Results:

    • The automated algorithm successfully fused CT and MRI data.
    • CT-derived source locations had a mean error of 1.59 mm +/- 0.64.
    • MRI-derived source locations showed a similar mean error of 1.67 mm +/- 0.76.

    Conclusions:

    • MRI-derived source localization accuracy is comparable to CT.
    • The developed algorithm is effective for fusing multimodal imaging data for brachytherapy dosimetry.
    • Image digitization may contribute to observed source localization errors.