Quantitative kinetic analysis of lung nodules by temporal subtraction technique in dynamic chest radiography with a flat panel detector

Yuichiro Tsuchiya; Yoshie Kodera; Rie Tanaka; Shigeru Sanada

doi:10.1117/12.708798

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30 March 2007 Quantitative kinetic analysis of lung nodules by temporal subtraction technique in dynamic chest radiography with a flat panel detector

Yuichiro Tsuchiya, Yoshie Kodera, Rie Tanaka, Shigeru Sanada

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Proceedings Volume 6514, Medical Imaging 2007: Computer-Aided Diagnosis; 65143H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.708798
Event: Medical Imaging, 2007, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Early detection and treatment of lung cancer is one of the most effective means to reduce cancer mortality; chest X-ray radiography has been widely used as a screening examination or health checkup. The new examination method and the development of computer analysis system allow obtaining respiratory kinetics by the use of flat panel detector (FPD), which is the expanded method of chest X-ray radiography. Through such changes functional evaluation of respiratory kinetics in chest has become available. Its introduction into clinical practice is expected in the future. In this study, we developed the computer analysis algorithm for the purpose of detecting lung nodules and evaluating quantitative kinetics. Breathing chest radiograph obtained by modified FPD was converted into 4 static images drawing the feature, by sequential temporal subtraction processing, morphologic enhancement processing, kinetic visualization processing, and lung region detection processing, after the breath synchronization process utilizing the diaphragmatic analysis of the vector movement. The artificial neural network used to analyze the density patterns detected the true nodules by analyzing these static images, and drew their kinetic tracks. For the algorithm performance and the evaluation of clinical effectiveness with 7 normal patients and simulated nodules, both showed sufficient detecting capability and kinetic imaging function without statistically significant difference. Our technique can quantitatively evaluate the kinetic range of nodules, and is effective in detecting a nodule on a breathing chest radiograph. Moreover, the application of this technique is expected to extend computer-aided diagnosis systems and facilitate the development of an automatic planning system for radiation therapy.

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Yuichiro Tsuchiya, Yoshie Kodera, Rie Tanaka, and Shigeru Sanada "Quantitative kinetic analysis of lung nodules by temporal subtraction technique in dynamic chest radiography with a flat panel detector", Proc. SPIE 6514, Medical Imaging 2007: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 65143H (30 March 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.708798

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