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Deep learning-based partial-volume correction (DL-PVC) significantly improves quantitative accuracy in 177Lu SPECT/CT imaging. This novel method enhances dosimetry for radiopharmaceutical therapies by overcoming limitations of traditional partial-volume correction techniques.

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  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Medical Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceutical Therapy

Background:

  • Quantitative SPECT/CT is vital for dosimetry in radiopharmaceutical therapies.
  • Partial-volume effect (PVE) in SPECT/CT limits quantification accuracy, especially for small structures.
  • Existing PVE correction (PVC) methods often assume invariant resolution and require anatomic segmentation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate DL-PVC, a deep learning-based methodology for partial-volume correction in 177Lu SPECT/CT.
  • To address the limitations of current PVC methods, including spatially variant resolution and segmentation requirements.

Main Methods:

  • Developed DL-PVC using U-Nets trained on 10,000 simulated 177Lu SPECT/CT acquisitions.
  • Utilized SIMIND Monte Carlo for realistic SPECT simulations and CASToR/STIR for reconstruction.
  • Evaluated performance using metrics like structural similarity index measure (SSIM), normalized root-mean-square error (nRMSE), and a novel volume activity accuracy (VAA).

Main Results:

  • DL-PVC achieved superior performance (SSIM/nRMSE/VAA: 0.95/7.8%/35.8%) compared to SPECT without PVC (0.89/10.4%/12.1%) and iterative Yang PVC (0.94/8.6%/15.1%).
  • Validated on 3D-printed phantoms, DL-PVC demonstrated comparable activity recovery to iterative Yang PVC without requiring segmentation.
  • DL-PVC effectively corrected artifacts like Gibbs ringing, offering voxel-level superiority.

Conclusions:

  • DL-PVC offers significant added value for quantitative 177Lu SPECT/CT imaging.
  • The method's functionality is validated, showing potential for clinical deployment.
  • DL-PVC represents an advancement in accurate dosimetry for targeted radiopharmaceutical therapies.