Quantifying the reproducibility and longitudinal repeatability of radiomics features in magnetic resonance Image-Guide accelerator Imaging: A phantom study
Objective: This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate the inter-platform reproducibility and longitudinal acquisition repeatability of MRI radiomics features in Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR), T2-weighted (T2W), and T1-weighted (T1W) sequences on MR-Linac systems using an American College of Radiology (ACR) phantom. Materials and Methods: This study used two MR-Linac systems (A and B) in different cancer centers. The ACR phantom was scanned on system A daily for 30 consecutive days to evaluate longitudinal repeatability. Additionally, retest data were collected after repositioning the phantom. Inter-platform reproducibility was assessed by conducting scans under identical conditions using system B. Regions of interest were delineated on the T1W sequence from system A and mapped to other sequences via rigid registration. Intra-observer and inter-observer comparisons were conducted. Repeatability and reproducibility were assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and coefficient of variation (CV). Robust radiomics features were identified based on ICC>0.9 and CV<10 %. Results: Analysis showed that a higher proportion of radiomics features derived from longitudinal FLAIR sequence (51.65 %) met robustness criteria compared to T2W (48.35 %) and T1W (43.96 %). Additionally, more inter-platform features from the FLAIR sequence (62.64 %) were robust compared to T2W (42.86 %) and T1W (39.56 %). Test-retest and intra-observer repeatability were excellent across all sequences, with a median ICC of 0.99 and CV<5%. However, inter-observer reproducibility was inferior, especially for the T1W sequence. Conclusions: Different sequences show variations in repeatability and reproducibility. The FLAIR sequence demonstrated advantages in both longitudinal repeatability and inter-platform reproducibility. Caution is warranted when interpreting data, particularly in longitudinal or multiplatform radiomics studies.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [12205209]
第一作者机构:[1]Sichuan Univ, West China Hosp, Dept Radiotherapy Phys & Technol, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Yu Hang,Tang Bin,Fu Yuchuan,et al.Quantifying the reproducibility and longitudinal repeatability of radiomics features in magnetic resonance Image-Guide accelerator Imaging: A phantom study[J].EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY.2024,181:doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111735.
APA:
Yu, Hang,Tang, Bin,Fu, Yuchuan,Wei, Weige,He, Yisong...&Xiao, Qing.(2024).Quantifying the reproducibility and longitudinal repeatability of radiomics features in magnetic resonance Image-Guide accelerator Imaging: A phantom study.EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY,181,
MLA:
Yu, Hang,et al."Quantifying the reproducibility and longitudinal repeatability of radiomics features in magnetic resonance Image-Guide accelerator Imaging: A phantom study".EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 181.(2024)