Estimation of lung volume changes from frontal and lateral views of dynamic chest radiography using a convolutional neural network model: a computational phantom study

Nozomi Ishihara; Rie Tanaka; William Paul Segars; Ehsan Abadi; Ehsan Samei

doi:10.1117/12.2579948

15 February 2021 Estimation of lung volume changes from frontal and lateral views of dynamic chest radiography using a convolutional neural network model: a computational phantom study

Nozomi Ishihara, Rie Tanaka, William Paul Segars, Ehsan Abadi, Ehsan Samei

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Proceedings Volume 11595, Medical Imaging 2021: Physics of Medical Imaging; 115953H (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2579948
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2021, Online Only

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TWe aimed to estimate respiratory changes in lung volumes (Δlung volume) using frontal and lateral dynamic chest radiography (DCR) by employing a convolutional neural network (CNN) learning approach trained and tested using the four-dimensional (4D) extended cardiac-torso (XCAT) phantom. Twenty XCAT phantoms of males (5 normal, 5 overweight, and 5 obese) and females (5 normal) were generated to obtain 4D computed tomography (CT) of a virtual patient. XCAT phantoms were projected in frontal and lateral directions. We estimated lung volumes of the XCAT phantoms using CNN learning techniques. One dataset consisted of a right- or left-half frontal view, a lateral view, and ground truth (GT) knowledge of each phantom in the same respiratory phase. Δlung volume were calculated by subtracting the lung volume estimated at the maximum exhale from that at the maximal inhale, and was compared with Δlung volume calculated from the known GT. Δlung volume was successfully estimated from frontal and lateral DCR images of XCAT phantoms by a CNN learning approach. There was a correlation for Δlung volume between GT and estimation in both lungs. There were no significant differences in the estimation error between the right and left lungs, males and females, and males having different physiques. We confirmed that DCR has potential use in the estimation of Δlung volume, which corresponds to vital capacity (VC) in pulmonary function tests (PFT). Pulmonary function could be assessed by DCR even in patients with infectious diseases who can’t do PFT using a spirometer.

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Nozomi Ishihara, Rie Tanaka, William Paul Segars, Ehsan Abadi, and Ehsan Samei "Estimation of lung volume changes from frontal and lateral views of dynamic chest radiography using a convolutional neural network model: a computational phantom study", Proc. SPIE 11595, Medical Imaging 2021: Physics of Medical Imaging, 115953H (15 February 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2579948

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