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GPU-accelerated voxelwise hepatic perfusion quantification.

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  • 1Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.

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This study accelerates liver perfusion parameter estimation using graphics processing units (GPUs), significantly reducing computation time for dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) imaging while maintaining accuracy. This advancement enables faster clinical assessment of liver function during radiation therapy.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Computational Biology
  • Radiotherapy

Background:

  • Voxelwise quantification of hepatic perfusion parameters from dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) imaging is crucial for assessing liver function during radiation therapy.
  • Current voxel-by-voxel estimation methods using a dual-input single-compartment model are inefficient for routine clinical application.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To accelerate the computation of hepatic perfusion parameters using graphics processing unit (GPU) parallelization.
  • To maintain the accuracy of conventional methods while improving computational efficiency for clinical use.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA)-GPU for parallel computation of hepatic perfusion.
  • Implemented nonlinear least-squares fitting and fast Fourier transform (FFT) across GPU blocks and threads for concurrent processing.
  • Compared GPU-accelerated computations with conventional CPU methods using simulated and patient DCE MR imaging data.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 30-fold increase in computation speed using an NVIDIA Tesla C2050 GPU compared to a CPU.
  • Reduced computation time for a full liver (626,400 voxels) from 110 minutes (CPU) to 0.9 minutes (GPU).
  • Maintained high accuracy with perfusion parameter differences less than 10(-6) between GPU and CPU methods.

Conclusions:

  • GPU-accelerated voxelwise computation significantly enhances the efficiency of hepatic perfusion parameter estimation.
  • This method offers a viable solution for generating liver perfusion images rapidly in clinical settings.
  • The improved efficiency facilitates routine clinical application of DCE imaging for liver function assessment.