Journal article
Ultrasonography Fused with PET-CT Hybrid Imaging
Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte2
Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Center for Fast Ultrasound Imaging, Centers, Technical University of Denmark4
We present a method with fusion of images of three modalities 18F-FDG PET, CT, and 3-D ultrasound (US) applied to imaging of the anal canal and the rectum. To obtain comparable geometries in the three imaging modalities, a plexiglas rod, with the same dimensions as the US transducer, is placed in the anal canal prior to the PET-CT examination.
The method is based on manual co-registration of PET-CT images and 3-D US images. The three-modality imaging of the rectum-anal canal may become useful as a supplement to conventional imaging in the external radiation therapy in the treatment of anal cancer, where the precise delineation of a tumor is crucial to avoid damage from radiation therapy to the healthy tissue surrounding it.
The technique is still in a phase of development, and the demands for integration different company software systems are significant before commercial application. Three-modality imaging may also be used in certain other diagnostic or therapeutic fields.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 248-251 |
ISSN: | 18756603 and 15734056 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.2174/157340511796411159 |
ORCIDs: | Jensen, Jørgen Arendt and 0000-0002-9380-1688 |