Delta-projection imaging on contrast-enhanced ultrasound to quantify tumor microvasculature and perfusion.
Delta-projection imaging on contrast-enhanced ultrasound to quantify tumor microvasculature and perfusion.
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10.1016/j.acra.2008.07.013
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发表时间：
2009-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
Wood, Andrew K. W.
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Sehgal, Chandra M.;Cary, Theodore W.;Arger, Peter H.;Wood, Andrew K. W.
To assess the delta (Δ) projection image processing technique for visualizing tumor microvessels and for quantifying the area of tissue perfused by them on contrast-enhanced ultrasound images. The Δ-projection algorithm was implemented to quantify perfusion by tracking the running maximum of the difference (Δ) between the contrast-enhanced ultrasound image sequence and a baseline image. Twenty-five mice with subcutaneous K1735 melanomas were imaged first with contrast-enhanced grayscale and then with contrast-enhanced power Doppler (minexCPD) ultrasound. Δ-projection images were reconstructed from the grayscale images, then used to evaluate the evolution of tumor vascularity during the course of contrast enhancement. The extent of vascularity (ratio of the perfused area to the tumor area) for each tumor was determined quantitatively from Δ-projection images and compared with the extent of vascularity determined from contrast-enhanced power Doppler images. Δ-projection and minexCPD measurements were compared using linear regression analysis. Δ-projection was successfully performed in all 25 cases. The technique allowed dynamic visualization of individual blood vessels as they filled in real-time. Individual tumor blood vessels were distinctly visible during early image enhancement. Later, as an increasing number of blood vessels were filled with the contrast agent, clusters of vessels appeared as regions of perfusion, and identification of individual vessels became difficult. Comparisons were made between the perfused area of tumors in Δ-projections and in minexCPD images. The Δ-projection perfusion measurements correlated linearly with minexCPD. Δ-projection visualized tumor vessels and enabled quantitative assessment of the tumor area perfused by the contrast agent.
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