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ArticleEJNMMI physics2024

An international phantom study of inter-site variability in Technetium-99m image quantification: analyses from the TARGET radioembolization study.

Grace Keane, Rob van Rooij, Marnix Lam, S Cheenu Kappadath, Bilal Kovan, Stephanie Leon, Matthew Dreher, Kirk Fowers, Hugo de Jong

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Article in EJNMMI physics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. A novel approach to radioembolization treatment planning using a hybrid [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026
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Grace KeaneDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands. g.e.m.keane@umcutrecht.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-9426-6626
Rob van RooijDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Marnix LamDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
S Cheenu KappadathDepartment of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Bilal KovanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Stephanie LeonDepartment of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Matthew DreherBoston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, MA, USA.
Kirk FowersBoston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, MA, USA.
Hugo de JongDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPersonalised multi-compartment dosimetry based on [

resultsRegarding the LSF, inter-site variation with planar site-specific protocols was minimal, as determined by comparing computed LSF between sites (interquartile range 9.6-10.1%). A standardised protocol did not improve variation (interquartile range 8.4-9.0%) but did improve mean accuracy compared to the site-specific protocols (5.0% error for standardised protocol vs 8.8% error for site-specific protocols). Regarding the CRC, inter-system variation was notable for site-specific SPECT protocols and could not be improved by the standardised protocol (CRC interquartile range for 37 mm sphere 0.5-0.7 and 0.6-0.8 respectively), however the standardised protocol did improve accuracy of sphere:background determination. Implementation of key image corrections did improve inter-site variation (CRC interquartile range for 37 mm sphere 0.6-0.7).

conclusionEliminating sources of variability in image corrections between imaging protocols reduces inter-site variation in quantification. A standardised protocol was not able to improve consistency of LSF or CRC but was able to improve accuracy.

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HarmonizationImagingMacroaggregated-albumin (MAA)PerformanceSPECT/CTTechnetium-99mYttrium-90

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PMID38809320
PMCPMC11136909

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