2021 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 3
Published: Nov. 5, 2022
In
this
study,
we
performed
two
experiments
to
explore
radiomic
features
and
multi-modality
medical
image
fusion
(IF).
the
first
experiment,
investigated
performance
of
multiple
IF
algorithms
for
reflecting
from
both
PET
CT
modalities
in
a
single
scan.
second
if
can
serve
as
an
objective
quality
assessment
(QA)
metric.
Experiments
were
on
PET/CT
images
328
histologically
proven
head
neck
tumors
segmented
by
experienced
radiologist.
The
iterative
metal
artifact
reduction
(iMAR)
algorithm
was
applied
images,
their
Hounsfield
Unit
range
clipped
[-500,500],
then
all
resized
isotropic
voxel
size
1
×
mm3,
quantized
normalized
integer
values
[0,
255].
To
have
comprehensive
analysis,
fused
using
11
different
covering
almost
categories,
13
metrics
categories
calculated
each
fusion.
Ninety-four
textural
extracted
regarding
Image
Biomarker
Standardization
Initiative
(IBSI)
guidelines.
For
Spearman
correlation
feature
between
its
fused-set
CT-
PET-sets,
coefficients
higher
than
0.7
considered
significant.
A
"preserved"
it
correlated
with
peer
sets.
QA
significant
0.7.
Among
methods
GFF
(guided
filtering
fusion)
FPDE
(fourth-order
partial
differential
equation)
had
best
results
conserving
22
19
features,
respectively,
showing
ability
reflect
maximum
information
GLCM
least
preserved
across
fusions.
Several
Radiomic
showed
peak
signal-to-noise
ratio
(PSNR)
root
mean
square
error
(RMSE)
metric
methods,
while
no
entropy
(EN),
SSIM
(structural
similarity
index
measure),
AG
(average
gradient),
EI
(edge
intensity),
SD
(standard
deviation),
SF
(spatial
frequency),
Qcv
(Chen-Varshney
metric).
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: April 26, 2024
Abstract
Assessing
the
individual
risk
of
Major
Adverse
Cardiac
Events
(MACE)
is
major
importance
as
cardiovascular
diseases
remain
leading
cause
death
worldwide.
Quantitative
Myocardial
Perfusion
Imaging
(MPI)
parameters
such
stress
Blood
Flow
(sMBF)
or
Reserve
(MFR)
constitutes
gold
standard
for
prognosis
assessment.
We
propose
a
systematic
investigation
value
Artificial
Intelligence
(AI)
to
leverage
[
$$^{82}$$
82
Rb]
Silicon
PhotoMultiplier
(SiPM)
PET
MPI
MACE
prediction.
establish
general
pipeline
AI
model
validation
assess
and
compare
performance
global
(i.e.
average
entire
signal),
regional
(17
segments),
radiomics
Convolutional
Neural
Network
(CNN)
models
leveraging
various
signals
on
dataset
234
patients.
Results
showed
that
all
significantly
outperformed
(
$$p<0.001$$
p<0.001
),
where
best
AUC
73.9%
(CI
72.5–75.3)
was
obtained
with
CNN
model.
A
based
MBF
averages
from
17
segments
fed
Logistic
Regression
(LR)
constituted
an
excellent
trade-off
between
simplicity
performance,
achieving
73.4%
72.3–74.7).
intensity
features
revealed
least
important
feature
when
compared
other
aggregations
signal
over
myocardium.
conclude
can
allow
better
personalized
assessment
MACE.
Medical Physics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
52(2), P. 965 - 977
Published: Oct. 29, 2024
Coronary
artery
disease
(CAD)
has
one
of
the
highest
mortality
rates
in
humans
worldwide.
Single-photon
emission
computed
tomography
(SPECT)
myocardial
perfusion
imaging
(MPI)
provides
clinicians
with
metabolic
information
non-invasively.
However,
there
are
some
limitations
to
interpreting
SPECT
images
performed
by
physicians
or
automatic
quantitative
approaches.
Radiomics
analyzes
objectively
extracting
features
and
can
potentially
reveal
biological
characteristics
that
human
eye
cannot
detect.
reproducibility
repeatability
radiomic
be
highly
susceptible
segmentation
conditions.
We
aimed
assess
extracted
from
uncorrected
MPI-SPECT
reconstructed
15
different
settings
before
after
ComBat
harmonization,
along
evaluating
effectiveness
realigning
feature
distributions.
A
total
200
patients
(50%
normal
50%
abnormal)
including
rest
stress
(without
attenuation
scatter
corrections)
were
included.
Images
using
combinations
filter
cut-off
frequencies,
orders,
types,
reconstruction
algorithms,
number
iterations
subsets
resulting
6000
images.
Image
was
on
left
ventricle
first
for
each
patient
applied
14
others.
93
segmented
area,
used
harmonize
them.
The
intraclass
correlation
coefficient
(ICC)
overall
concordance
(OCCC)
tests
examine
impact
parameter
robustness
harmonization
efficiency.
ANOVA
Kruskal-Wallis
evaluate
correcting
In
addition,
Student's
t-test,
Wilcoxon
rank-sum,
signed-rank
implemented
significance
level
impacts
made
batches
groups
(normal
vs.
features.
Before
applying
ComBat,
majority
(ICC:
82,
OCCC:
61)
achieved
high
(ICC/OCCC
≥
0.900)
under
every
batch
except
Reconstruction.
largest
smallest
poor
<
0.500)
obtained
IterationSubset
Order
batches,
respectively.
most
reliable
first-order
(FO)
gray-level
co-occurrence
matrix
(GLCM)
families.
Following
minimum
robust
increased
84,
78).
Applying
showed
Reconstruction
least
responsive
families,
a
descending
order,
found
FO,
neighborhood
gray-tone
difference
(NGTDM),
GLCM,
run
length
(GLRLM),
size
zone
(GLSZM),
dependence
(GLDM)
Cut-off,
Filter,
batches.
rank-sum
test
significantly
differed
Normal
Abnormal
groups.
show
levels
across
OSEM
parameters
MPI-SPECT.
is
effective
distributions
enhancing
reproducibility.
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 7, 2024
Myocarditis,
characterized
by
inflammation
of
the
myocardial
tissue,
presents
substantial
risks
to
cardiovascular
functionality,
potentially
precipitating
critical
outcomes
including
heart
failure
and
arrhythmias.
This
investigation
primarily
aims
identify
optimal
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(CMRI)
views
for
distinguishing
between
normal
myocarditis
cases,
using
deep
learning
(DL)
methodologies.
Analyzing
CMRI
data
from
a
cohort
269
individuals,
with
231
confirmed
cases
38
as
control
participants,
we
implemented
an
innovative
DL
framework
facilitate
automated
detection
myocarditis.
Our
approach
was
divided
into
single-frame
multi-frame
analyses
evaluate
different
types
acquisitions
diagnostic
accuracy.
The
results
demonstrated
weighted
accuracy
96.9%,
highest
achieved
late
gadolinium
enhancement
(LGE)
2-chamber
view,
underscoring
potential
in
on
data.
2021 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 3
Published: Nov. 5, 2022
The
application
of
radiomic
features
for
predicting
and
diagnosing
lung
cancer
has
been
established
in
previous
studies.
However,
might
be
weak
terms
reproducibility.
This
study
aimed
to
determine
robust
against
motion
a
multicenter
study,
followed
by
choosing
bold
using
various
feature
selection
methods
comparing
them
with
the
standard
method
results
without
considering
robustness
features.
To
this
end,
an
in-house
developed
phantom
was
used.
A
specific
motor
manufactured
simulate
2
orthogonal
directions.
Lesions
tumors
were
delineated
semi-automatic
segmentation.
In
total,
105
extracted.
Three
different
selections
five
machine
learning
classifiers
implanted
study.
First,
Intraclass
Correlation
Coefficient
(ICC)
calculated
show
variability
select
ICC
more
than
90%.
Next,
selected
went
through
methods.
Finally,
compared
outcomes
regular
multiple
imbalanced
clinical
data
set.
Our
result
demonstrated
that
although
minor
negative
impact
on
prediction
accuracy,
it
significant
productive
sensitivity.
Pattern
recognition
is
a
data
analysis
technique
that
utilizes
various
algorithms
for
the
automatic
of
patterns
and
regularities.
Recently,
problems
scenes
need
pattern
quick
resolution
difficult
issues,
particularly
those
can't
resolved
by
multiple
dimensional
data,
because
involved
in
spectral
information.
In
this
study,
different
machine
learning
(ML)
deep
(DL)
techniques
are
analyzed
which
implemented
using
medical
data.
This
study
discussed
significant
assumptions,
advantages,
drawbacks
ML
DL
techniques.
Different
Artificial
Neural
Networks
(ANN),
Machine
Learning
Regression
(MLR),
so
on.
Various
Convolutional
(CNN),
EfficientNet
performance
measures
like
accuracy,
precision,
recall,
f1-score
error
rates
used
previous
studies
evaluation
study.
The
concludes
have
potential
to
overcome
every
drawback
there
option
integrating
method
developing
an
ensemble
technique.
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
37(6), P. 2784 - 2793
Published: May 28, 2024
Personalized
management
involving
heart
failure
(HF)
etiology
is
crucial
for
better
prognoses.
We
aim
to
evaluate
the
utility
of
a
radiomics
nomogram
based
on
gated
myocardial
perfusion
imaging
(GMPI)
in
distinguishing
ischemic
from
non-ischemic
origins
HF.
A
total
172
patients
with
reduced
left
ventricular
ejection
fraction
(HFrEF)
who
underwent
GMPI
scan
were
divided
into
training
(n
=
122)
and
validation
sets
50)
chronological
order
scans.
Radiomics
features
extracted
resting
GMPI.
Four
machine
learning
algorithms
used
construct
models,
model
best
performances
selected
calculate
Radscore.
was
constructed
Radscore
independent
clinical
factors.
Finally,
performance
validated
using
operating
characteristic
curves,
calibration
curve,
decision
curve
analysis,
integrated
discrimination
improvement
values
(IDI),
net
reclassification
index
(NRI).
Three
optimal
build
model.
Total
deficit
(TPD)
identified
as
factors
conventional
metrics
building
In
set,
integrating
Radscore,
age,
systolic
blood
pressure,
TPD
significantly
outperformed
cardiomyopathy
(ICM)
(NICM)
(AUC
0.853
vs.
0.707,
p
0.038).
IDI
analysis
indicated
that
improved
diagnostic
accuracy
by
28.3%
compared
set.
By
combining
signatures
indicators,
we
developed
GMPI-based
helps
identify
HFrEF.
Cureus,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 16, 2024
Background
To
assess
the
feasibility
of
a
machine
learning
(ML)
approach
using
radiomics
features
perfusion
defects
on
rest
myocardial
imaging
(MPI)
to
detect
presence
hibernating
myocardium.
Methodology
Data
patients
who
underwent
99mTc-sestamibi
MPI
and
18F-FDG
PET/CT
for
viability
assessment
were
retrieved.
Rest
data
processed
ECToolbox,
polar
maps
saved
NFile
PMap
tool.
The
reference
standard
defining
myocardium
was
mismatched
perfusion-metabolism
defect
with
impaired
contractility
at
rest.
Perfusion
delineated
regions
interest
(ROIs)
after
spatial
resampling
intensity
discretization.
Replicable
random
sampling
allocated
80%
(257)
from
January
2017
September
2022
training
set
remaining
20%
(64)
validation
set.
An
independent
dataset
29
consecutive
October
2023
used
as
testing
model
evaluation.
One
hundred
ten
first
second-order
texture
extracted
each
ROI.
After
feature
normalization
imputation,
14
best-ranked
selected
multistep
selection
process
including
Logistic
Regression
Fast
Correlation-Based
Filter.
Thirteen
supervised
ML
algorithms
trained
stratified
five-fold
cross-validation
validated
Log
Loss
<0.688
<0.672
in
steps
evaluated
Performance
matrices
assessed
included
area
under
curve
(AUC),
classification
accuracy
(CA),
F1
score,
precision,
recall,
specificity.
provide
transparency
interpretability,
SHapley
Additive
exPlanations
(SHAP)
values
depicted
beeswarm
plots.
Results
Two
thirty-nine
(214
males;
mean
age
56
±
11
years)
enrolled
study.
There
371
(321
sets;
50
set).
Based
standard,
168
had
(139
On
cross-validation,
six
AUC
>0.800.
validation,
10
value
<0.672,
among
which
evaluation
models
unseen
set,
nine
>0.800
Gradient
Boosting
Random
Forest
(xgboost)
[GB
RF
(xgboost)]
achieving
highest
0.860
could
21/29
(72.4%)
precision
87.5%
(21/24),
specificity
85.7%
(18/21),
CA
78.0%
(39/50)
Score
0.792.
Four
clear
pattern
interpretability
based
SHAP
These
GB
(xgboost),
(scikit-learn),
Forest.
Conclusion
Our
study
demonstrates
potential
detecting
images.
This
proof-of-concept
underscores
notion
that
capture
nuanced
information
beyond
what
is
perceptible
human
eye,
offering
promising
avenues
improved
assessment.