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A study on Broad Quantification Calibration to various isotopes for Quantitative Analysis and its SUVs assessment in SPECT/CT

SPECT/CT 장비에서 정량분석을 위한 핵종 별 Broad Quantification Calibration 시행 및 SUV 평가를 위한 팬텀 실험에 관한 연구

  • Hyun Soo, Ko (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan medical Center) ;
  • Jae Min, Choi (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan medical Center) ;
  • Soon Ki, Park (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan medical Center)
  • Received : 2022.09.30
  • Accepted : 2022.10.11
  • Published : 2022.10.22
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Abstract

Purpose Broad Quantification Calibration(B.Q.C) is the procedure for Quantitative Analysis to measure Standard Uptake Value(SUV) in SPECT/CT scanner. B.Q.C was performed with Tc-99m, I-123, I-131, Lu-177 respectively and then we acquired the phantom images whether the SUVs were measured accurately. Because there is no standard for SUV test in SPECT, we used ACR Esser PET phantom alternatively. The purpose of this study was to lay the groundwork for Quantitative Analysis with various isotopes in SPECT/CT scanner. Materials and Methods Siemens SPECT/CT Symbia Intevo 16 and Intevo Bold were used for this study. The procedure of B.Q.C has two steps; first is point source Sensitivity Cal. and second is Volume Sensitivity Cal. to calculate Volume Sensitivity Factor(VSF) using cylinder phantom. To verify SUV, we acquired the images with ACR Esser PET phantom and then we measured SUVmean on background and SUVmax on hot vials(25, 16, 12, 8 mm). SPSS was used to analyze the difference in the SUV between Intevo 16 and Intevo Bold by Mann-Whitney test. Results The results of Sensitivity(CPS/MBq) and VSF were in Detector 1, 2 of four isotopes (Intevo 16 D1 sensitivity/D2 sensitivity/VSF and Intevo Bold) 87.7/88.6/1.08, 91.9/91.2/1.07 on Tc-99m, 79.9/81.9/0.98, 89.4/89.4/0.98 on I-123, 124.8/128.9/0.69, 130.9, 126.8/0.71, on I-131, 8.7/8.9/1.02, 9.1/8.9/1.00 on Lu-177 respectively. The results of SUV test with ACR Esser PET phantom were (Intevo 16 BKG SUVmean/25mm SUVmax/16mm/12mm/8mm and Intevo Bold) 1.03/2.95/2.41/1.96/1.84, 1.03/2.91/2.38/1.87/1.82 on Tc-99m, 0.97/2.91/2.33/1.68/1.45, 1.00/2.80/2.23/1.57/1.32 on I-123, 0.96/1.61/1.13/1.02/0.69, 0.94/1.54/1.08/0.98/ 0.66 on I-131, 1.00/6.34/4.67/2.96/2.28, 1.01/6.21/4.49/2.86/2.21 on Lu-177. And there was no statistically significant difference of SUV between Intevo 16 and Intevo Bold(p>0.05). Conclusion Only Qualitative Analysis was possible with gamma camera in the past. On the other hand, it's possible to acquire not only anatomic localization, 3D tomography but also Quantitative Analysis with SUV measurements in SPECT/CT scanner. We could lay the groundwork for Quantitative Analysis with various isotopes; Tc-99m, I-123, I-131, Lu-177 by carrying out B.Q.C and could verify the SUV measurement with ACR phantom. It needs periodic calibration to maintain for precision of Quantitative evaluation. As a result, we can provide Quantitative Analysis on follow up scan with the SPECT/CT exams and evaluate the therapeutic response in theranosis.

Broad Quantification Calibration(B.Q.C)은 SPECT/CT 장비에서 정량적인 평가(Quantitative Analysis)에 사용되는 표준 섭취 계수(Standard Uptake Value; SUV) 측정을 위한 Calibration 이다. Tc-99m, I-123, I-131, Lu-177 네 가지 핵종 별로 B.Q.C 를 시행한 후 SUV 가 정확하게 측정되는지를 검증하기 위해 팬텀 실험을 추가로 시행하였다. SPECT 장비를 위한 국제 기준이 아직까지 명확하게 마련되지 있지 않아 ACR Esser PET phantom을 이용하여 감마카메라 장비에서 사용하는 핵종 별로 SUV 측정을 위한 기반 작업을 수행하고자 하였다. 실험에 사용 된 SPECT/CT 장비는 SIEMENS 사의 Symbia Intevo 16과 Symbia Intevo Bold 두 장비이다. B.Q.C는 point source 를 이용하여 각 detector 에 감도를 인식시켜주는 sensitivity cal. 을 1 차로 시행하고, cylinder phantom 을 이용하여 Volume Sensitivity Factor(VSF)를 산출하는 volume sensitivity cal.을 추가로 시행한다. SUV 측정을 위해 ACR Esser PET phantom을 이용하여 Tc-99m, I-123, I-131, Lu-177 네 가지 핵종 별로 팬텀 영상을 획득하고, 배후방사능(BKG)의 SUVmean와 네 개의 hot vial(25, 16, 12, 8 mm)에서의 SUVmax를 측정하였다. Intevo 16, Intevo Bold 두 장비간의 SUV 차이를 비교하기 위해 SPSS ver. 21(IBM company, USA)을 이용하여 Mann-Whitney 검정을 시행하였다. B.Q.C 시행에 따른 네 가지 핵종 별로, 각 장비와 Detector 1, 2 에서의 Sensitivity(CPS/MBq) 및 VSF 는 다음과 같다(Intevo 16 D1 sensitivity/D2 sensitivity/VSF, Intevo Bold 순). Tc-99m 에서는 87.7/88.6/1.08, 91.9/91.2/1.07, I-123에서는 79.9/81.9/0.98, 89.4/89.4/0.98, I-131에서는 124.8/128.9/0.69, 130.9, 126.8/0.71, Lu-177 에서는 8.7/8.9/1.02, 9.1/8.9/1.00 이었다. ACR Esser PET 팬텀 실험에서 SUV 결과는 다음과 같다(Intevo 16 BKG SUVmean/25mmSUVmax/16mm/12mm/ 8mm, IntevoBold순). Tc-99m에서는 1.03/2.95/2.41/1.96/1.84, 1.03/2.91/2.38/1.87/1.82, I-123에서는 0.97/2.91/2.33/ 1.68/1.45, 1.00/2.80/2.23/1.57/1.32, I-131에서는 0.96/1.61/ 1.13/1.02/0.69, 0.94/1.54/1.08/0.98/0.66, Lu-177에서는 1.00/ 6.34/4.67/2.96/2.28, 1.01/6.21/4.49/2.86/2.21 이었다. 두 장비 간의 팬텀 실험 별 SUV 차이를 비교하기 위해 MannWhitney 검정을 시행한 결과, 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(z=-0.338, p=0.735). 기존 감마카메라는 단면 영상의 육안적인 평가만 가능하였다면, SPECT/CT 영상을 통해 해부학적 정보와 3차원 단층 영상 획득 및 SUV 측정으로 정량 분석이 가능하게 되었다. 주로 사용하는 Tc-99m 뿐만 아니라 I-123, I-131, Lu-177 핵종에 대해서도 Broad Quantification Calibration 을 시행하여 핵종 별로 정량적인 정보를 획득 할 수 있는 기반 작업이 수행 되었고, ACR Esser PET phantom 실험을 통해 SUV 측정의 신뢰도에 대한 검증도 수행 되었다. 장비의 성능 및 정량분석의 재현성을 유지하기 위해 주기적인 장비의 정도관리가 필요할 것이며, 이를 통해 Bone SPECT/CT 뿐만 아니라 기타 다른 SPECT/CT 영상 검사의 추적관찰 및 동위원소 치료 분야에서도 치료반응을 평가하는 등의 많은 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

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