Publication date: Available online 30 October 2017
Source:Radiotherapy and Oncology
Author(s): Lauri Koivula, Mika Kapanen, Tiina Seppälä, Juhani Collan, Jason A. Dowling, Peter B. Greer, Christian Gustafsson, Adalsteinn Gunnlaugsson, Lars E. Olsson, Leonard Wee, Juha Korhonen
Background and purposeRecent studies have shown that it is possible to conduct entire radiotherapy treatment planning (RTP) workflow using only MR images. This study aims to develop a generalized intensity-based method to generate synthetic CT (sCT) images from standard T2-weighted (T2w) MR images of the pelvis.Materials and methodsThis study developed a generalized dual model HU conversion method to convert standard T2w MR image intensity values to synthetic HU values, separately inside and outside of atlas-segmented bone volume contour. The method was developed and evaluated with 20 and 35 prostate cancer patients, respectively. MR images with scanning sequences in clinical use were acquired with four different MR scanners of three vendors.ResultsFor the generated synthetic CT (sCT) images of the 35 prostate patients, the mean (and maximal) HU differences in soft and bony tissue volumes were 16 ± 6 HUs (34 HUs) and −46 ± 56 HUs (181 HUs), respectively, against the true CT images. The average of the PTV mean dose difference in sCTs compared to those in true CTs was −0.6 ± 0.4% (−1.3%).ConclusionsThe study provides a generalized method for sCT creation from standard T2w images of the pelvis. The method produced clinically acceptable dose calculation results for all the included scanners and MR sequences.
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