Automated patient centering of computed tomography images and its implementation to evaluate clinical practices in three hospitals in Indonesia

• Autorzy: Anam Choirul , Amilia Riska , Naufal Ariij , Adi Kusworo , Sutanto Heri , Budi Wahyu S. , Arifin Zaenal , Dougherty Geoff

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DOI

10.2478/pjmpe-2022-0024

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Purpose: This study aims to develop a software tool for investigating patient centering profiles of axial CT images and to implement it to evaluate practices in three hospitals in Indonesia. Methods: The evaluation of patient centering accuracy was conducted by comparing the center coordinate of the patient’s image to the center coordinates of the axial CT image. This process was iterated for all slices to yield an average patient mis-centering in both the x- and y-axis. We implemented the software to evaluate the profile of centering on 268 patient images from the head, thorax, and abdomen examinations taken from three hospitals. Results: We found that 82% of patients were mis-centered in the y-axis (i.e., placed more than 5 mm from the iso-center), with 49% of patients placed 10–35 mm from the iso-center. Most of the patients had a tendency to be placed below the iso-centers. In head examinations, patients were more precisely positioned than in the other examinations. We did not find any significant difference in mis-centering between males and females. We found that there was a slight difference between mis-centering in adult and pediatric patients. Conclusion: Software for automated patient centering was successfully developed. Patients in three hospitals in Indonesia had a tendency to be placed under the iso-center of the gantry.

Słowa kluczowe

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iso-center; mis-centering; centering profile

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyki Medycznej ; De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 28, Iss. 4
• Strony: 207--214
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Anam Choirul

• Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0156-6797

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Amilia Riska

• Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia

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Naufal Ariij

• Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia

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Adi Kusworo

• Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia

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Sutanto Heri

• Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia

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Budi Wahyu S.

• Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia

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Arifin Zaenal

• Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia

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Dougherty Geoff

• Department of Applied Physics and Medical Imaging, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA 93012, USA

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).