Perkins Terry, Lee Danny, Simpson John, Greer Peter, Goodwin Jonathan
Blacktown Cancer & Haematology Centre, Blacktown Hospital, NSW, Australia.
School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia.
Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jan 7;17:32-35. doi: 10.1016/j.phro.2020.12.006. eCollection 2021 Jan.
Radiotherapy planning for lung cancer typically requires both 3D and 4D Computed Tomography (CT) to account for respiratory related movement. 4D Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with self-navigation offers a potential alternative with greater reliability in patients with irregular breathing patterns and improved soft tissue contrast. In this study 4D-CT and a 4D-MRI Radial Volumetric Interpolated Breath-hold Examination (VIBE) sequence was evaluated with a 4D phantom and 13 patient respiratory patterns, simulating tumour motion. Quantification of motion related tumour displacement in 4D-MRI and 4D-CT found no statistically significant difference in mean motion range. The results demonstrated the potential viability of 4D-MRI for lung cancer treatment planning.
肺癌的放射治疗计划通常需要三维和四维计算机断层扫描(CT)来考虑与呼吸相关的运动。具有自导航功能的四维磁共振成像(MRI)为呼吸模式不规则的患者提供了一种更可靠的潜在替代方案,并且改善了软组织对比度。在本研究中,使用四维体模和13种患者呼吸模式对四维CT和四维MRI径向容积插值屏气检查(VIBE)序列进行了评估,模拟肿瘤运动。对四维MRI和四维CT中与运动相关的肿瘤位移进行量化,发现平均运动范围在统计学上没有显著差异。结果证明了四维MRI在肺癌治疗计划中的潜在可行性。