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  • Radiochemistry
  • Biophysics

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  • Quantitative Positron Emission Tomography (PET) brain imaging relies heavily on the arterial input function (AIF), posing challenges for specific patient groups and limiting sample sizes.
  • The supervised clustering algorithm (SVCA) has emerged as a potential alternative to overcome AIF-related limitations in brain PET.
  • This study focuses on validating SVCA for brain PET using [11C]DPA-713, a tracer targeting a marker of brain injury and repair.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the performance of the supervised clustering algorithm (SVCA) for quantitative brain PET imaging using the [11C]DPA-713 tracer.
  • To compare the distribution volume ratio (DVR) derived from SVCA (SVCA-DVR) against the conventional AIF-based DVR (AIF-DVR).
  • To assess the test-retest repeatability and evaluate differences in DVR between healthy volunteers and patients with multiple sclerosis.

Main Methods:

  • A composite dataset of 12 healthy volunteers (HVs) was utilized.
  • Pseudoreference time-activity curves derived from SVCA were compared with AIF-derived data to calculate SVCA-DVR and AIF-DVR.
  • Test-retest analysis was performed across various volumes of interest (VOIs) to assess repeatability, and DVR values were compared between HVs and multiple sclerosis patients.

Main Results:

  • The minimum number of subjects required for SVCA kinetic classes was reduced from 10 to 7, enabling more robust validation.
  • SVCA-DVR showed a strong correlation with AIF-DVR (r=0.86 for white matter, r=0.95 for thalamus) and demonstrated reduced test-retest variability (e.g., 1.18% vs. 1.31% in white matter).
  • Significant differences in SVCA-DVR were observed in the thalamus between HVs and multiple sclerosis patients, and SVCA-DVR remained below 5% variability even in small VOIs.

Conclusions:

  • Pseudoreference time-activity curves generated by SVCA are a dependable and practical substitute for AIF in quantifying [11C]DPA-713 brain PET scans.
  • SVCA simplifies brain PET quantification, potentially expanding its applicability to broader patient populations and research studies.
  • The method shows promise for detecting disease-related changes, as evidenced by the observed differences in multiple sclerosis patients.