3D ultrasound Nakagami imaging for radiation-induced vaginal fibrosis

Xiaofeng Yang; Peter Rossi; Joseph Shelton; Debrorah Bruner; Srini Tridandapani; Tian Liu

doi:10.1117/12.2043862

20 March 2014 3D ultrasound Nakagami imaging for radiation-induced vaginal fibrosis

Xiaofeng Yang, Peter Rossi, Joseph Shelton, Debrorah Bruner, Srini Tridandapani, Tian Liu

Proceedings Volume 9040, Medical Imaging 2014: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography; 90401B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043862
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Radiation-induced vaginal fibrosis is a debilitating side-effect affecting up to 80% of women receiving radiotherapy for their gynecological (GYN) malignancies. Despite the significant incidence and severity, little research has been conducted to identify the pathophysiologic changes of vaginal toxicity. In a previous study, we have demonstrated that ultrasound Nakagami shape and PDF parameters can be used to quantify radiation-induced vaginal toxicity. These Nakagami parameters are derived from the statistics of ultrasound backscattered signals to capture the physical properties (e.g., arrangement and distribution) of the biological tissues. In this paper, we propose to expand this Nakagami imaging concept from 2D to 3D to fully characterize radiation-induced changes to the vaginal wall within the radiation treatment field. A pilot study with 5 post-radiotherapy GYN patients was conducted using a clinical ultrasound scanner (6 MHz) with a mechanical stepper. A serial of 2D ultrasound images, with radio-frequency (RF) signals, were acquired at 1 mm step size. The 2D Nakagami shape and PDF parameters were calculated from the RF signal envelope with a sliding window, and then 3D Nakagami parameter images were generated from the parallel 2D images. This imaging method may be useful as we try to monitor radiation-induced vaginal injury, and address vaginal toxicities and sexual dysfunction in women after radiotherapy for GYN malignancies.

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Xiaofeng Yang, Peter Rossi, Joseph Shelton, Debrorah Bruner, Srini Tridandapani, and Tian Liu "3D ultrasound Nakagami imaging for radiation-induced vaginal fibrosis", Proc. SPIE 9040, Medical Imaging 2014: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography, 90401B (20 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043862

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