Geometric validation of continuous, finely sampled 3-D reconstructions from aOCT and CT in upper airway models

Price, HB; Kimbell, JS; Bu, R; Oldenburg, AL

HERO ID

6571267

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Journal Article

Year

2019

Language

English

PMID

30334787

HERO ID 6571267
In Press No
Year 2019
Title Geometric validation of continuous, finely sampled 3-D reconstructions from aOCT and CT in upper airway models
Authors Price, HB; Kimbell, JS; Bu, R; Oldenburg, AL
Journal IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
Volume 38
Issue 4
Page Numbers 1005-1015
Abstract Identification and treatment of obstructive airway disorders (OADs) are greatly aided by imaging of the geometry of the airway lumen. Anatomical optical coherence tomography (aOCT) is a promising high-speed and minimally invasive endoscopic imaging modality for providing micrometer-resolution scans of the upper airway. Resistance to airflow in OADs is directly caused by the reduction in luminal cross-sectional area (CSA). It is hypothesized that aOCT can produce airway CSA measurements as accurate as that from computed tomography (CT). Scans of machine hollowed cylindrical tubes were used to develop methods for segmentation and measurement of airway lumen in CT and aOCT. Simulated scans of virtual cones were used to validate 3-D resampling and reconstruction methods in aOCT. Then, measurements of two segments of a 3-D printed pediatric airway phantom from aOCT and CT independently were compared to ground truth CSA. In continuous unobstructed regions, the mean CSA difference for each phantom segment was 2.2 ± 3.5 and 1.5 ± 5.3 mm2 for aOCT, and -3.4 ± 4.3 and -1.9 ± 1.2 mm2 for CT. Because of the similar magnitude of these differences, these results support the hypotheses and underscore the potential for aOCT as a viable alternative to CT in airway imaging, while offering greater potential to capture respiratory dynamics.
Doi 10.1109/TMI.2018.2876625
Pmid 30334787
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