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Sam Ellis¹, Andrew J Reader

¹Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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We developed a new method for simultaneous longitudinal Positron Emission Tomography (PET) reconstruction. This approach improves image quality and reduces noise in longitudinal PET scans, offering better monitoring of functional changes over time.

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Nuclear Medicine
Image Reconstruction

Background:

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is crucial for monitoring functional changes over time, particularly in oncology.
Current longitudinal PET protocols use single-dataset reconstruction, which doesn't leverage image similarity.
Joint reconstruction methods, inspired by PET-MR, offer potential for improved longitudinal analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel method for simultaneous longitudinal PET image reconstruction.
To exploit the high similarity between longitudinal PET images for improved reconstruction.
To enhance the quality and reduce noise in longitudinal PET datasets.

Main Methods:

Developed the Maximum A Posteriori Simultaneous Longitudinal Reconstruction (MAP-SLR) method.
Employed a joint penalty term to penalize voxel-wise differences between longitudinal PET images.
Utilized a one-step-late Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) approach for reconstruction.

Main Results:

MAP-SLR reduced reconstruction errors and visually improved images compared to standard ML-EM in simulated 2D scans.
Noise levels in reconstructed 3D data were reduced, equivalent to doubling counts in ML-EM.
Tumor activity quantification was preserved across various longitudinal changes, with minor biases for larger alterations.

Conclusions:

Simultaneous longitudinal reconstruction using a joint penalty term is effective for improving PET image quality.
The MAP-SLR method enhances image fidelity and noise reduction without resolution-degrading priors.
This approach offers a robust and simple way to improve longitudinal PET data analysis.