A review on advances in 18F-FDG PET/CT radiomics standardisation and applicationin lung disease management

Insights into Imaging

Mahbubunnabi Tamal¹  Noushin Anan²  Rafidah Zainon³ 

[1] Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, PO Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia;Department of Biomedical Imaging, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, SAINS@BERTAM, 13200, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia;Department of Biomedical Imaging, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, SAINS@BERTAM, 13200, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia;School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Gelugor, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia;

关键词: F-FDG PET/CT;    Biomarker;    Lung diseases;    Radiomics feature;    Standardisation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13244-021-01153-9

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Radiomics analysis quantifies the interpolation of multiple and invisible molecular features present in diagnostic and therapeutic images. Implementation of 18-fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) radiomics captures various disorders in non-invasive and high-throughput manner. 18F-FDG PET/CT accurately identifies the metabolic and anatomical changes during cancer progression. Therefore, the application of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the field of oncology is well established. Clinical application of 18F-FDG PET/CT radiomics in lung infection and inflammation is also an emerging field. Combination of bioinformatics approaches or textual analysis allows radiomics to extract additional information to predict cell biology at the micro-level. However, radiomics texture analysis is affected by several factors associated with image acquisition and processing. At present, researchers are working on mitigating these interrupters and developing standardised workflow for texture biomarker establishment. This review article focuses on the application of 18F-FDG PET/CT in detecting lung diseases specifically on cancer, infection and inflammation. An overview of different approaches and challenges encountered on standardisation of 18F-FDG PET/CT technique has also been highlighted. The review article provides insights about radiomics standardisation and application of 18F-FDG PET/CT in lung disease management.

【 授权许可】

CC BY