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Abstract
Objective: We developed a new phantom for technical evaluation of jawbone single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) examinations for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). In this study, we verified the utility of the phantom by determining optimal image reconstruction parameters.
Methods: We evaluated the image quality and quantification in jawbone SPECT images obtained by different reconstruction parameters using the phantom. The phantom images were acquired using a SPECT/computed tomography (CT) system and then reconstructed using ordered-subset expectation maximization (OSEM) iterative reconstruction with resolution recovery as well as scatter and attenuation correction with various update numbers and Gaussian filter full width at half maximums (FWHMs). The percent contrast (%contrast) and absolute recovery coefficient were calculated to determine the optimal reconstruction parameters (OSEMjaw). Nineteen patients with a clinical diagnosis of MRONJ who underwent bone SPECT/CT were enrolled for the clinical study. The performance of OSEMjaw was verified by comparison with OSEMcurrent determined by a spherical phantom, using the correlation between the mean standardized uptake value (SUVmean) and clinical staging and visual assessment as endpoints.
Results: In the phantom study, %contrast and absolute recovery coefficient increased with increasing update numbers. As the Gaussian filter FWHM increased, the quantitative accuracy and image sharpness decreased. The parameter determined by the phantom study (OSEMjaw) recommended 120 updates and no filter. In the clinical study, the mean and standard deviation of SUVmean obtained from OSEMjaw were 8.9 ± 1.4 for stage 1 lesions, 12.9 ± 4.1 for stage 2 lesions, and 13.8 ± 1.4 for stage 3 lesions. For OSEMcurrent, they were 5.4 ± 2.3 for stage 1 lesions, 8.3 ± 2.5 for stage 2 lesions, and 8.0 ± 0.9 for stage 3 lesions. The SUVmean obtained from OSEMjaw had a stronger correlation with clinical stage. Based on visual assessment, the quality of the SPECT images reconstructed by OSEMjaw (3.7 ± 0.9) was superior to that reconstructed by OSEMcurrent (2.9 ± 1.1).
Conclusions: We developed a novel phantom and adapted it for technical evaluation. This study demonstrated the utility of the developed phantom.
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As the official English-language journal of the Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and the Asian Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Oral Radiology is intended to be a forum for international collaboration in head and neck diagnostic imaging and all related fields. Oral Radiology features cutting-edge research papers, review articles, case reports, and technical notes from both the clinical and experimental fields. As membership in the Society is not a prerequisite, contributions are welcome from researchers and clinicians worldwide.
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