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ArticleEJNMMI physics2025

Deriving tissue physical densities based on Dixon magnetic resonance images and tissue composition prior knowledge for voxel-based internal dosimetry.

Cheng-Ting Shih, Ko-Han Lin, Bang-Hung Yang, Chien-Ying Li, Tzu-Lin Lin, Greta S P Mok, Tung-Hsin Wu

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Cheng-Ting ShihDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ko-Han LinDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Bang-Hung YangDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chien-Ying LiDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tzu-Lin LinDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Greta S P MokBiomedical Imaging Laboratory (BIG), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China.
Tung-Hsin WuDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan. tunghsinwu@nycu.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-7921

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National Science and Technology Council 112-2314-B-039-064-MY3National Science and Technology Council 112-2314-B-075-065National Science and Technology Council 112-2314-B-A49-062-MY3University of Macau and University of Macau Development Foundation MYRG-GRG2024-00061-FST-UMDF
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backgroundMagnetic resonance (MR) images have been applied in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine to improve the visualization and characterization of soft tissues and tumors. However, the physical density (ρ) and elemental composition of human tissues required for dosimetric calculation cannot be directly converted from MR images, obstructing MR-based personalized internal dosimetry. In this study, we proposed a method to derive physical densities from Dixon MR images for voxel-based internal dose calculation.

methodsThe proposed method defined human tissues as composed of four basic tissues. The physical densities of the human tissues were calculated using the standard tissue composition of the basic tissues and the volume fraction maps calculated from Dixon images. The derived ρ map was applied to calculate the whole-body internal dosimetry using a multiple voxel S-value (MSV) approach. The accuracy of the proposed method in deriving ρ and calculating the internal dose of

resultsThe proposed method was superior to the GANs in deriving ρ from Dixon MR images and the following internal dose calculation. On average of a validation set, the mean absolute percent errors (MAPEs) of the whole-body ρ derivation and internal dose calculation using the proposed method were 14.28 ± 11.11% and 3.31 ± 0.69%, respectively. The MAPEs were respectively reduced to 5.97 ± 2.51 and 2.75 ± 0.69% after excluding the intestinal gas with different locations in the Dixon MR and CT images.

conclusionsThe proposed method could be applied for accurate and efficient personalized internal dosimetry evaluation in MR-integrated nuclear medicine clinical applications.

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Computed tomographyDixon MRIInternal dosimetryPhysical densityStandard tissue composition

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PMCPMC11977065

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