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This study introduces an automated system for estimating thyroid volume from planar scintigraphy images, crucial for radioiodine therapy in Graves' disease. The automated method shows high accuracy and efficiency compared to traditional techniques.

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  • Medical Imaging
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Accurate thyroid volume estimation is vital for radioiodine therapy in Graves' hyperthyroidism.
  • Current methods like ultrasonography and planar scintigraphy have limitations, including time consumption and operator dependency.
  • Traditional planar scintigraphy for thyroid volume determination often involves manual region of interest drawing, which is tedious and subjective.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a fully automated system for estimating thyroid volume using planar scintigraphy images.
  • To compare the accuracy and performance of the automated system against ultrasonography, the current clinical standard.
  • To improve the efficiency and objectivity of thyroid volume measurements for personalized radioiodine therapy.

Main Methods:

  • A four-step automated system was developed: preprocessing, contrast enhancement, image segmentation, and automated region of interest finding.
  • The system calculates thyroid volume using Himanka-Larsson's or Allen-Goodwin's formula based on automated lobe measurements.
  • A training set of 40 patients and a test set of 30 patients with Graves' disease were used for system parameter determination and performance analysis, with ultrasonography as the reference standard.

Main Results:

  • The automated system demonstrated strong correlation with ultrasonography for thyroid volume estimation.
  • The automated approach using Allen-Goodwin's formula achieved excellent agreement with ultrasonography (R²=0.99).
  • Statistical analysis showed superior performance with low bias (0.8), high precision (±2.32 ml), and minimal relative differences (2.2 ± 6.1%).

Conclusions:

  • The proposed automated computer-assisted approach provides accurate and reliable thyroid volume estimations from planar scintigraphy.
  • This automated system offers a more efficient and objective alternative to manual methods, reducing operator dependency.
  • The findings suggest this automated approach can aid physicians in determining patient-specific radioiodine activities for effective thyroid disease treatment.