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A dynamic simulation framework for CT perfusion in stroke assessment built from first principles.

Sarah E Divel¹, Soren Christensen², William P Segars³

¹Departments of Electrical Engineering and Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.

Medical Physics

|April 20, 2021

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This study introduces a CT perfusion simulation framework for stroke assessment. The digital phantom allows for validation of imaging techniques and software, improving accuracy in stroke patient care.

Keywords:

computed tomography digital brain phantom perfusion imaging simulation stroke

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Medical Imaging
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Neurology

Background:

Cerebral perfusion maps are crucial for stroke patient care.
Variability in CT scanning and post-processing can affect map accuracy.
Validating these maps with clinical data is challenging due to the lack of a gold standard.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a realistic digital phantom for simulating CT perfusion studies in acute stroke.
To enable optimization and validation of CT perfusion scanning and post-processing techniques.
To address the limitations of clinical data validation for cerebral perfusion assessment.

Main Methods:

Expanded the XCAT brain phantom to include dynamic contrast agent behavior.
Incorporated a first-principles model of cerebral vasculature dynamics.
Developed a dynamic CT simulator to generate realistic perfusion images and ground truth maps.

Main Results:

Demonstrated a simulated dynamic CT perfusion study for an ischemic stroke patient.
Generated perfusion maps using post-processing software and compared them to ground truth.
The framework allows for tunable adjustments of perfusion properties, scanner specifications, and reconstruction parameters.

Conclusions:

The developed framework provides realistic simulated CT perfusion data with ground truth.
Enables robust assessment and validation of CT perfusion techniques and post-processing methods for stroke.
Facilitates improved accuracy and reliability in stroke assessment using CT perfusion.