Self-supervised neural network for Patlak-based parametric imaging in dynamic [F]FDG total-body PET.

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging

United Imaging Healthcare Technology Group Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China.

Published: December 2024

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  • This study aims to create reliable K parametric images from a shorter [F]FDG total-body PET scan using a self-supervised neural network algorithm, avoiding the need for extensive full-dynamic PET training.
  • The researchers developed a self-supervised algorithm (SN-Patlak) that combines a neural network with the Patlak method, using a modified fitting approach to handle limitations in data from short scans.
  • Results show that K images generated from a 10-minute PET scan using SN-Patlak are comparable to those from a standard method over a 40-minute scan, indicating the algorithm's strong reliability and effectiveness for clinical use.

Article Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this study is to generate reliable K parametric images from a shortened [F]FDG total-body PET for clinical applications using a self-supervised neural network algorithm.

Methods: We proposed a self-supervised neural network algorithm with Patlak graphical analysis (SN-Patlak) to generate K images from shortened dynamic [F]FDG PET without 60-min full-dynamic PET-based training. The algorithm deeply integrates neural network architecture with a Patlak method, employing the fitting error of the Patlak plot as the neural network's loss function. As the 0-60 min blood time activity curve (TAC) required by the standard Patlak plot is unobtainable from shortened dynamic PET scans, a population-based "normalized time" (integral-to-instantaneous blood concentration ratio) was used for the linear fitting of Patlak plot of t* to 60 min, and the modified Patlak plot equation was then incorporated into the neural network. K images were generated by minimizing the difference between the input layer (measured tissue-to-blood concentration ratios) and the output layer (predicted tissue-to-blood concentration ratios). The effects of t* (20 to 50 min post injection) on the K images generated from the SN-Patlak and standard Patlak was evaluated using the normalized mean square error (NMSE), and Pearson's correlation coefficient (Pearson's r).

Results: The K images generated by the SN-Patlak are robust to the dynamic PET scan duration, and the K images generated by the SN-Patlak from just a 10-minute (50-60 min post-injection) dynamic [F]FDG total-body PET scan are comparable to those generated by the standard Patlak method from 40-min (20-60 min post injection) with NMSE = 0.15 ± 0.03 and Pearson's r = 0.93 ± 0.01.

Conclusions: The SN-Patlak parametric imaging algorithm is robust and reliable for quantification of 10-min dynamic [F]FDG total-body PET.

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