Information technology for the analysis of CT perfusion in assessing the effectiveness of treatment for glioblastoma

Abstract

Purpose of the study. To develop an information technology for calculating perfusion computed tomography parameters and to evaluate the effectiveness of using the proposed program in the differential diagnosis of continued glioblastoma growth and post-radiation necrosis. Materials and methods. We examined 53 patients who were treated at the Samara Clinical Oncological Dispensary. All patients underwent CT scan in perfusion mode. The results of using the program were compared with the data that were calculated on the workstation of the GE Discovery CT750 HD computed tomograph. Results. Significant differences were found in CBV and CBF perfusion indices in groups with continued growth and post-radiation necrosis, verified by biopsy. The parameters calculated using the developed program did not differ significantly from the results obtained on a standard workstation. Conclusion. The application of the developed computer program for the analysis of CT perfusion does not depend on the equipment manufacturer, works with standard DICOM data, which increases the availability of a valuable diagnostic method. The results obtained using the proposed information technology make it possible to differentiate the continued growth of glioblastoma from post-radiation necrosis.

Keywords

• brain perfusion
• «autoplan» system
• computed tomography
• radiotherapy
• glioblastoma
• information technology