Erpeng Zhang, Xiuzhu Jia, Yanan Wu, Jing Liu, Lu Yu
{"title":"Cascaded redundant convolutional encoder-decoder network improved apnea detection performance using tracheal sounds in post anesthesia care unit patients.","authors":"Erpeng Zhang, Xiuzhu Jia, Yanan Wu, Jing Liu, Lu Yu","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad89c6","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad89c6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective</i>. Methods of detecting apnea based on acoustic features can be prone to misdiagnosed and missed diagnoses due to the influence of noise. The aim of this paper is to improve the performance of apnea detection algorithms in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) using a denoising method that processes tracheal sounds without the need for separate background noise.<i>Approach</i>. Tracheal sound data from laboratory subjects was collected using a microphone. Record a segment of clinical background noise and clean tracheal sound data to synthesize the noisy tracheal sound data according to a specified signal-to-noise ratio. Extract the frequency-domain features of the tracheal sounds using the Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT) and input the Cascaded Redundant Convolutional Encoder-Decoder network (CR-CED) network for training. Patients' tracheal sound data collected in the PACU were then fed into the CR-CED network as test data and inversely transformed by STFT to obtain denoised tracheal sounds. The apnea detection algorithm was used to detect the tracheal sound after denoising.<i>Results</i>. Apnea events were correctly detected 207 times and normal respiratory events 11,305 times using tracheal sounds denoised by the CR-CED network. The sensitivity and specificity of apnea detection were 88% and 98.6%, respectively.<i>Significance</i>. The apnea detection results of tracheal sounds after CR-CED network denoising in the PACU are accurate and reliable. Tracheal sound can be denoised using this approach without separate background noise. It effectively improves the applicability of the tracheal sound denoising method in the medical environment while ensuring its correctness.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142494075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Tortorelli Tortorelli, Cristian Borrazzo, Marica Masi, Maria Rago, Randa El Gawhary, Claudio Properzi, Domenico Marchesano, Gianmarco Grimaldi, Federico Bianciardi, Ivan Annessi, Annamaria Dipalma, Maria Valentino, Laura Verna, Giuseppina Chiarello, Wolfango Plastino, Piercarlo Gentile
{"title":"A quantification of the electron return effect using Monte Carlo simulations and experimental measurements for the MRI-linac.","authors":"Francesco Tortorelli Tortorelli, Cristian Borrazzo, Marica Masi, Maria Rago, Randa El Gawhary, Claudio Properzi, Domenico Marchesano, Gianmarco Grimaldi, Federico Bianciardi, Ivan Annessi, Annamaria Dipalma, Maria Valentino, Laura Verna, Giuseppina Chiarello, Wolfango Plastino, Piercarlo Gentile","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad8ce3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ad8ce3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The integration of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and linear accelerators into hybrid treatment systems has made MR-guided radiation therapy a clinical reality. This work aims to evaluate the influence of the Electron Return Effect (ERE) on the dose distributions.
This study was conducted using MRIdian (ViewRay, Cleveland, Ohio) system. Monte-Carlo simulations (MCs) and experimental measurements with EBT3 Gafchromic films were performed to investigate the dose distribution in a slab water phantom with and without a 2-cm air gap. Plus, MCs took into account different field sizes and a lung gap. A gamma analysis compared calculated versus measured dose distributions.
The MCs have shown an increase of the ERE with the radiation field size both in Percent Depth Dose (PDD) and crossline direction. As concerns to the PDD direction, the smallest field for which there was a significant dose accumulation was 4.15x4.15 cm2 both for air-gap (13.5%) and lung-gap (3.3%). The largest field for which there was a significant dose accumulation was 24.07x24.07 cm2 both for air-gap (39.7%) and lung-gap (4.9%). Instead for the crossline direction, the smallest field for which there was a significant dose accumulation was 2.49x2.49 cm2 both for air-gap (8.6% ) and lung-gap (0.5%). The largest field for which there was a significant dose accumulation was 24.07x24.07 cm2 both for air-gap (46.2%) and lung-gap (4.2%).
PDD and crossline profiles showed good agreement with a gamma-passing rate higher than 91.15% for 2%/2mm. The ERE can be adequately calculated by MC dose calculation platform available in the MRIdian Treatment Planning System. The MCs show an increase of the ERE directly proportional with the radiation field size. Good agreement was observed between the experimental measurements and calculated dose distributions.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142543419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luan de Almeida Moura, Terigi Augusto Scardovelli, André Roberto Fernandes da Silva, Mariana da Palma Valério, Higor Barreto Campos, Matheus Leonardo Alves de Camargo, Isabella Titico Moraes, Silvia Cristina Martini, Silvia Regina Matos da Silva Boschi, Tabajara de Oliveira Gonzalez, Alessandro Pereira da Silva
{"title":"Analysis of anticipatory and compensatory postural adjustment in women of different age groups using surface electromyography.","authors":"Luan de Almeida Moura, Terigi Augusto Scardovelli, André Roberto Fernandes da Silva, Mariana da Palma Valério, Higor Barreto Campos, Matheus Leonardo Alves de Camargo, Isabella Titico Moraes, Silvia Cristina Martini, Silvia Regina Matos da Silva Boschi, Tabajara de Oliveira Gonzalez, Alessandro Pereira da Silva","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad8ce2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ad8ce2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Postural balance is crucial for daily activities, relying on the coordination of sensory systems. Balance impairment, common in the elderly, is a leading cause of mortality in this population. To analyze balance, methods like postural adjustment analysis using electromyography (EMG) have been developed. With age, women tend to experience reduced mobility and greater muscle loss compared to men. However, few studies have focused on postural adjustments in women of different ages using EMG of the lower limbs during laterolateral and anteroposterior movements. This gap could reveal a decrease in muscle activation time with aging, as activation time is vital for postural adjustments. This study aimed to analyze muscle activation times in women of different ages during postural adjustments. Thirty women were divided into two groups: young and older women. A controlled biaxial force platform was used for static and dynamic balance tests while recording lower limb muscle activity using EMG. Data analysis focused on identifying muscle activation points and analyzing postural adjustment times. Results showed significant differences in muscle activation times between the two groups across various muscles and platform tilt conditions. Younger women had longer muscle activation times than older women, particularly during laterolateral platform inclinations. In anteroposterior movements, older women exhibited longer activation times compared to their laterolateral performance, with fewer differences between the groups. Overall, older women had shorter muscle activation times than younger women, suggesting a potential indicator of imbalance and increased fall risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142543420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y B Eisma, S T van Vliet, A J Nederveen, J C F de Winter
{"title":"Assessing the influence of visual stimulus properties on steady-state visually evoked potentials and pupil diameter.","authors":"Y B Eisma, S T van Vliet, A J Nederveen, J C F de Winter","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad865d","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad865d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials (SSVEPs) are brain responses measurable via electroencephalography (EEG) in response to continuous visual stimulation at a constant frequency. SSVEPs have been instrumental in advancing our understanding of human vision and attention, as well as in the development of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Ongoing questions remain about which type of visual stimulus causes the most potent SSVEP response. The current study investigated the effects of color, size, and flicker frequency on the signal-to-noise ratio of SSVEPs, complemented by pupillary light reflex measurements obtained through an eye-tracker. Six participants were presented with visual stimuli that differed in terms of color (white, red, green), shape (circles, squares, triangles), size (10,000 to 30,000 pixels), flicker frequency (8 to 25 Hz), and grouping (one stimulus at a time versus four stimuli presented in a 2 × 2 matrix to simulate a BCI). The results indicated that larger stimuli elicited stronger SSVEP responses and more pronounced pupil constriction. Additionally, the results revealed an interaction between stimulus color and flicker frequency, with red being more effective at lower frequencies and white at higher frequencies. Future SSVEP research could focus on the recommended waveform, interactions between SSVEP and power grid frequency, a wider range of flicker frequencies, a larger sample of participants, and a systematic comparison of the information transfer obtained through SSVEPs, pupil diameter, and eye movements.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time-resolved observation of DHR123 nano-clay radio-fluorogenic gel dosimeters by photoluminescence-detected pulse radiolysis.","authors":"Masao Gohdo, Takuya Maeyama","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad81fd","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad81fd","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The importance of real-time dose evaluation has increased for recent advanced radiotherapy. However, conventional methods for real-time dosimetry using gel dosimeters face challenges owing to the delayed dose response caused by the slow completion of radiation-induced chemical reactions. In this study, a novel technique called photoluminescence-detected pulse radiolysis (PLPR) was developed, and its potential to allow real-time dose measurements using nano-clay radio-fluorogenic gel (NC-RFG) dosimeters was investigated. PLPR is a time-resolved observation method, and enables time-resolved fluorescence measurement. NC-RFG dosimeters were prepared, typically consisting of 100 μM dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR123) and 2.0 wt.% nano-clay, along with catalytic and dissolving additives. We successfully achieved time-resolved observation of the increase in fluorescence intensity upon irradiation of the dosimeter. Dose evaluation was possible at 1 s after irradiation. The dose-rate effect was not observed for the deoxygenated dosimeter, but was observed for the aerated dosimeter. Besides the dose-rate effect, linear dose responses were obtained for both conditions. Furthermore, we made a novel observation of a decay in the fluorescence intensity over time in the early stages which named fluorescence secondary loss (FSL) and elucidated the conditions under which this phenomenon occurs.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142364241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biological effectiveness of uniform and nonuniform dose distributions in radiotherapy for tumors with intermediate oxygen levels.","authors":"Alexei V Chvetsov, Andrei Pugachev","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad87f8","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad87f8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective</i>. We propose a criterion of biological effectiveness of nonuniform hypoxia-targeted dose distributions in heterogeneous hypoxic tumors based on equivalent uniform aerobic dose (EUAD). We demonstrate the utility of this criterion by applying it to the model problems in radiotherapy for tumors with different levels of oxygen enhancement ratio (OER) and different degrees of dose nonuniformity.<i>Approach</i>. The EUAD is defined as the uniform dose that, under well-oxygenated conditions, produces equal integrated survival of clonogenic cells in radiotherapy for heterogeneous hypoxic tumors with a non-uniform dose distribution. We define the dose nonuniformity effectiveness (DNE) in heterogeneous tumors as the ratio of the EUAD(<b>D</b><sub>N</sub>) for a non-uniform distribution<b>D</b><sub>N</sub>and the reference EUAD(<b>D</b><sub>U</sub>) for the uniform dose distribution<b>D</b><sub>U</sub>with equal integral tumor dose. The DNE concept is illustrated in a radiotherapy model problem for non-small cell lung cancer treated with hypoxia targeted dose escalation. A two-level cell population tumor model was used to consider the hypoxic and oxygenated tumor cells.<i>Results</i>. Theoretical analysis of the DNE shows that the entire region of the OER can be separated in two regions by a threshold OER<sub>th</sub>: (1) OER > OER<sub>th</sub>where DNE > 1 indicating higher effectiveness of nonuniform dose distributions and (2) OER < OER<sub>th</sub>where DNE < 1 indicating higher effectiveness of uniform dose distributions. Our simulations show that the value of the threshold OER<sub>th</sub>in radiotherapy with conventional fractionation is significant in the range of about 1.2-1.6 depending on selected radiotherapy parameters. In general, the OER<sub>th</sub>increases with reoxygenation rate, relative hypoxic volume and dose escalation factor. The threshold value of OER<sub>th</sub>is smaller of about 1.1 for hypofractionated radiotherapy.<i>Significance</i>. The analysis of dose distributions using the DNE shows that the uniform dose distributions may improve biological cell killing effect in heterogeneous tumors with intermediate oxygen levels compared to targeted nonuniform dose distribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Denoising method for colonic pressure signals based on improved wavelet threshold.","authors":"Liu Cui, Zhisen Si, Kai Zhao, Shuangkui Wang","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad81fc","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad81fc","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The colonic peristaltic pressure signal is helpful for the diagnosis of intestinal diseases, but it is difficult to reflect the real situation of colonic peristalsis due to the interference of various factors. To solve this problem, an improved wavelet threshold denoising method based on discrete wavelet transform is proposed in this paper. This algorithm can effectively extract colonic peristaltic pressure signals and filter out noise. Firstly, a threshold function with three shape adjustment factors is constructed to give the function continuity and better flexibility. Then, a threshold calculation method based on different decomposition levels is designed. By adjusting the three preset shape factors, an appropriate threshold function is determined, and denoising of colonic pressure signals is achieved through hierarchical thresholding. In addition, the experimental analysis of bumps signal verifies that the proposed denoising method has good reliability and stability when dealing with non-stationary signals. Finally, the denoising performance of the proposed method was validated using colonic pressure signals. The experimental results indicate that, compared to other methods, this approach performs better in denoising and extracting colonic peristaltic pressure signals, aiding in further identification and treatment of colonic peristalsis disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142364239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara N Lim, James J Sohn, Slade J Klawikowski, John P Hayes, Eric Donnelly, Indra J Das
{"title":"Characterization of brass mesh bolus for electron beam therapy.","authors":"Sara N Lim, James J Sohn, Slade J Klawikowski, John P Hayes, Eric Donnelly, Indra J Das","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad87f7","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad87f7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Purpose</i>. Bolus is often required for targets close to or on skin surface, however, standard bolus on complex surfaces can result in air gaps that compromise dosimetry. Brass mesh boluses (RPD, Inc., Albertville, MN) are designed to conform to the patient's surface and reduce air gaps. While they have been well characterized for their use with photons, minimal characterization exists in literature for their use with electrons.<i>Methods and materials.</i>Dosimetric characteristics of brass mesh bolus was investigated for use with 6, 9 and 12 MeV electrons using a 10 × 10 cm<sup>2</sup>applicator on standard multi-energy LINAC. Measurements for bolus equivalence and percentage depth doses (PDDs) under brass mesh, as well as surface dose measurements were performed on solid water and a 3D printed resin breast phantom (Anycubic Photon MonoX, Shenzhen, China) using Markus<sup>®</sup>parallel-plate ionization chamber (Model 34045, PTW Freiburg, Germany), thermoluminescent detectors (TLD) and EBRT film. After obtaining surface dose measurements, these were compared to dose calculated on the Pinnacle3 treatment planning system (TPS, 16.2, Koninklijke Philips N.V.).<i>Results</i>. Measurements of surface dose under brass mesh showed consistently higher dose than without bolus, confirming that brass mesh can increase the PDD at surface up to ∼ 94% of dose at d<sub>max</sub>, depending on incident electron energy. This increase is equivalent to using ∼ 7.2 mm water equivalent bolus for 6 MeV, ∼ 3.6 mm for 9 MeV and ∼ 2.2 mm bolus for 12 MeV electrons. TPS results showed close agreement with<i>in-vivo</i>measurements, confirming the potential for brass mesh as bolus for electron irradiation, provided blousing effect is correctly modelled.<i>Conclusions</i>. To increase electron surface dose, a brass mesh can be used with equivalent effect of water-density bolus varying with electron energy. Proper implementation could allow for ease of treatment, as well as increase bolus conformality in electron-only plans.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trong-Thanh Han, Kien Le Trung, Phuong Nguyen Anh, Phat Nguyen Huu
{"title":"High performance method for COPD features extraction using complex network.","authors":"Trong-Thanh Han, Kien Le Trung, Phuong Nguyen Anh, Phat Nguyen Huu","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad8093","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad8093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objectives</i>. The paper proposes a novel methodology for the classification of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) utilizing respiratory sound attributes.<i>Methods</i>. The approach involves segmenting respiratory sounds into individual breaths and conducting extensive studies on this dataset. Spectral Transforms, various Wavelet Transforms are applied to capture distinct signal features. Complex Network is also employed to extract characteristic elements, generating novel representations of spectrogram data based on graph factors, including entropy, density, and position. The normalized and enriched data is then used to develop COPD classifiers using six machine learning algorithms, fine-tuning with appropriate training details and hyperparameter tuning.<i>Results</i>. Our results demonstrate robust performance, with ROC curves consistently exhibiting an Area Under the Curve (AUC) > 96% across different time-frequency transformations. Notably, the Random Forest algorithm achieves an AUC of 99.67%, outperforming other algorithms. Moreover, the Wavelet Daubechies 2 (Db2) consistently approaches 98% accuracy, particularly noteworthy in conjunction with the Naive Bayes algorithm.<i>Conclusion</i>. This study diagnosis patients through spectrogram images extracted from lung sounds. The application of Inverse Transforms, Complex Network, and Optimized Classification Algorithms yielded results beyond expectations. This methodology provides a promising approach for accurate COPD diagnosis, leveraging Machine Learning techniques applied to respiratory sound analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142340560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TRU-IMP: techniques for reliable use of images in medical physics; a graphical user interface to analyze and compare segmentations in nuclear medicine.","authors":"Philippe Laporte, Jean-François Carrier","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad82ef","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad82ef","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background</i>. In the context of pharmacokinetic analyses, the segmentation method one uses has a large impact on the results obtained, thus the importance of transparency.<i>Innovation</i>. This paper introduces a graphical user interface (GUI), TRU-IMP, that analyzes time-activity curves and segmentations in dynamic nuclear medicine. This GUI fills a gap in the current technological tools available for the analysis of quantitative dynamic nuclear medicine image acquisitions. The GUI includes various techniques of segmentations, with possibilities to compute related uncertainties.<i>Results</i>. The GUI was tested on image acquisitions made on a dynamic nuclear medicine phantom. This allows the comparison of segmentations via their time-activity curves and the extracted pharmacokinetic parameters.<i>Implications</i>. The flexibility and user-friendliness allowed by the proposed interface make the analyses both easy to perform and adjustable to any specific case. This GUI permits researchers to better show and understand the reproducibility, precision, and accuracy of their work in quantitative dynamic nuclear medicine.<i>Availability and Implementation</i>. Source code freely available on GitHub:https://github.com/ArGilfea/TRU-IMPand location of the interface available from there. The GUI is fully compatible with iOS and Windows operating systems (not tested on Linux). A phantom acquisition is also available to test the GUI easily.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142370903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}