Dynamic platform for moving organ imaging

Romain Grosjean; Rui Guerra; Céline Lorentz; Cédric Pasquier; Pierre-André Vuissoz; Michel Claudon; Jacques Felblinger

doi:10.1117/12.651702

6 March 2006 Dynamic platform for moving organ imaging

Romain Grosjean, Rui Guerra, Céline Lorentz, Cédric Pasquier, Pierre-André Vuissoz, Michel Claudon, Jacques Felblinger

Proceedings Volume 6142, Medical Imaging 2006: Physics of Medical Imaging; 61423C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.651702
Event: Medical Imaging, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A multimodality platform (CT, PET, Radiotherapy) has been developed in order to move phantoms (maximum weight: 70kg). This allows the study of the influence of motion on image quality. The translation system (160 mm in the z axis, maximal speed of 50 mm × s^-1) was controlled by a computer via a NI Motion Controller PCI 7344 (National Instrument, TX, USA). As an initial experiment, an anthropomorphic cardiac CT phantom (QRM, Moehrendorf, Germany) was moved linearly with speeds of 5, 10 and 20 mm × s^-1. Acquisitions were done on a Siemens Somatom Volume Zoom CT Scanner. To compare dynamic and static images, mutual information, correlation coefficient, standard deviation, volume computation and radiologist scoring were conducted. The mean position error of the platform was 0.1mm ± 0.04. Automatic evaluation of the image quality and/or the blurring is not easy. As predicted, we found an increase in artifacts with the speed of the phantom. The platform allows us to simulate physiological motions (respiratory and cardiac) in order to study their real influence on image quality and to correct them. We can already produce z axis physiological motion with the platform. More degrees of freedom (y and z rotations, x and y translations) will be added to improve the simulation of physiological motions.

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Romain Grosjean, Rui Guerra, Céline Lorentz, Cédric Pasquier, Pierre-André Vuissoz, Michel Claudon, and Jacques Felblinger "Dynamic platform for moving organ imaging", Proc. SPIE 6142, Medical Imaging 2006: Physics of Medical Imaging, 61423C (6 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.651702

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