Simulation-based validation and arrival-time correction for Patlak analyses of Perfusion-CT scans

Bredno, Jörg; Hom, Jason; Schneider, Thomas; Wintermark, Max

doi:doi:10.1117/12.810959

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Simulation-based validation and arrival-time correction for Patlak analyses of Perfusion-CT scans

Proc. SPIE 7262, 72620G (2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.810959

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Jörg Bredno

Philips Research (USA) and Univ. of California, San Francisco (USA)

Jason Hom and Max Wintermark

Univ. of California, San Francisco (USA)

Thomas Schneider

Univ. of California, San Francisco (USA) and Philips Healthcare, (USA)

Blood-brain-barrier (BBB) breakdown is a hypothesized mechanism for hemorrhagic transformation in acute stroke. The Patlak analysis of a Perfusion Computed Tomography (PCT) scan measures the BBB permeability, but the method yields higher estimates when applied to the first pass of the contrast bolus compared to a delayed phase. We present a numerical phantom that simulates vascular and parenchymal time-attenuation curves to determine the validity of permeability measurements obtained with different acquisition protocols. A network of tubes represents the major cerebral arteries ipsi- and contralateral to an ischemic event. These tubes branch off into smaller segments that represent capillary beds. Blood flow in the phantom is freely defined and simulated as non-Newtonian tubular flow. Diffusion of contrast in the vessels and permeation through vessel walls is part of the simulation. The phantom allows us to compare the results of a permeability measurement to the simulated vessel wall status. A Patlak analysis reliably detects areas with BBB breakdown for acquisitions of 240s duration, whereas results obtained from the first pass are biased in areas of reduced blood flow. Compensating for differences in contrast arrival times reduces this bias and gives good estimates of BBB permeability for PCT acquisitions of 90-150s duration.

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Online Feb 27, 2009

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.810959

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Jörg Bredno, Jason Hom, Thomas Schneider and Max Wintermark, "Simulation-based validation and arrival-time correction for Patlak analyses of Perfusion-CT scans", Proc. SPIE 7262, 72620G (2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.810959