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ArticleEJNMMI research2025

Non-invasive arterial input function estimation using an MRA atlas and machine learning.

Rajat Vashistha, Hamed Moradi, Amanda Hammond, Kieran O'Brien, Axel Rominger, Hasan Sari, Kuangyu Shi, Viktor Vegh, David Reutens

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Rajat VashisthaCentre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Hamed MoradiCentre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Amanda HammondSiemens Healthcare Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia.
Kieran O'BrienSiemens Healthcare Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia.
Axel RomingerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, Bern, 3010, Switzerland.
Hasan SariAdvanced Clinical Imaging Technology, Siemens Healthcare AG, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Kuangyu ShiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, Bern, 3010, Switzerland.
Viktor VeghCentre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. viktor.vegh@cai.uq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4310-1421
David ReutensCentre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

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Abstract

backgroundQuantifying biological parameters of interest through dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) requires an arterial input function (AIF) conventionally obtained from arterial blood samples. The AIF can also be non-invasively estimated from blood pools in PET images, often identified using co-registered MRI images. Deploying methods without blood sampling or the use of MRI generally requires total body PET systems with a long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) that includes a large cardiovascular blood pool. However, the number of such systems in clinical use is currently much smaller than that of short axial field-of-view (SAFOV) scanners. We propose a data-driven approach for AIF estimation for SAFOV PET scanners, which is non-invasive and does not require MRI or blood sampling using brain PET scans. The proposed method was validated using dynamic

resultsThe estimated AIF using brain PET images (IDIF-Brain) was compared to that obtained using data from the descending aorta of the heart (IDIF-DA). Kinetic rate constants (K

conclusionThis study introduces a new approach for AIF estimation in dynamic PET using brain PET images, a probabilistic vascular atlas, and machine learning techniques. The findings demonstrate the feasibility of non-invasive and subject-specific AIF estimation for SAFOV scanners.

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Arterial input functionDynamic scanningKinetic modellingPETVariational inference

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