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ArticleWorld journal of radiology2018

Reproducibility of thrombus volume quantification in multicenter computed tomography pulmonary angiography studies.

Audrey E Kaufman, Alison N Pruzan, Ching Hsu, Sarayu Ramachandran, Adam Jacobi, Indravadan Patel, Lee Schwocho, Michele F Mercuri, Zahi A Fayad, Venkatesh Mani

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Audrey E KaufmanDepartment of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Alison N PruzanDepartment of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Ching HsuDaiichi Sankyo Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, United States.
Sarayu RamachandranDepartment of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Adam JacobiDepartment of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Indravadan PatelDepartment of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Lee SchwochoDepartment of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Michele F MercuriDepartment of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Zahi A FayadDepartment of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Venkatesh ManiDepartment of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.

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aimTo evaluate reproducibility of pulmonary embolism (PE) clot volume quantification using computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) in a multicenter setting.

methodsThis study was performed using anonymized data in conformance with HIPAA and IRB Regulations (March 2015-November 2016). Anonymized CTPA data was acquired from 23 scanners from 18 imaging centers using each site's standard PE protocol. Two independent analysts measured PE volumes using a semi-automated region-growing algorithm on an FDA-approved image analysis platform. Total thrombus volume (TTV) was calculated per patient as the primary endpoint. Secondary endpoints were individual thrombus volume (ITV), Qanadli score and modified Qanadli score per patient. Inter- and intra-observer reproducibility were assessed using intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland-Altman analysis.

resultsAnalyst 1 found 72 emboli in the 23 patients with a mean number of emboli of 3.13 per patient with a range of 0-11 emboli per patient. The clot volumes ranged from 0.0041 - 47.34 cm

conclusionSemi-automated region growing algorithm for quantifying PE is reproducible using data from multiple scanners and is a suitable method for image analysis in multicenter clinical trials.

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ArteriesComputed tomography angiographyComputer-assisted image analysisPulmonary embolismThrombolytic therapy

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