Development of Multiorgan Finite Element-Based Prostate Deformation Model Enabling Registration of Endorectal Coil Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Radiotherapy Planning
- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON (Canada)
- Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Canada)
Purpose: Endorectal coil (ERC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides superior visualization of the prostate compared with computed tomography at the expense of deformation. This study aimed to develop a multiorgan finite element deformable method, Morfeus, to accurately co-register these images for radiotherapy planning. Methods: Patients with prostate cancer underwent fiducial marker implantation and computed tomography simulation for radiotherapy planning. A series of axial MRI scans were acquired with and without an ERC. The prostate, bladder, rectum, and pubic bones were manually segmented and assigned linear elastic material properties. Morfeus mapped the surface of the bladder and rectum between two imaged states, calculating the deformation of the prostate through biomechanical properties. The accuracy of deformation was measured as fiducial marker error and residual surface deformation between the inferred and actual prostate. The deformation map was inverted to deform from 100 cm{sup 3} to no coil. Results: The data from 19 patients were analyzed. Significant prostate deformation occurred with the ERC (mean intrapatient range, 0.88 {+-} 0.25 cm). The mean vector error in fiducial marker position (n = 57) was 0.22 {+-} 0.09 cm, and the mean vector residual surface deformation (n = 19) was 0.15 {+-} 0.06 cm for deformation from no coil to 100-cm{sup 3} ERC, with an image vector resolution of 0.22 cm. Accurately deformed MRI scans improved soft-tissue resolution of the anatomy for radiotherapy planning. Conclusions: This method of multiorgan deformable registration enabled accurate co-registration of ERC-MRI scans with computed tomography treatment planning images. Superior structural detail was visible on ERC-MRI, which has potential for improving target delineation.
- OSTI ID:
- 20953612
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 68, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.04.004; PII: S0360-3016(07)00643-8; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0360-3016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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