Fully automated CT imaging biomarkers of bone, muscle, and fat: correcting for the effect of intravenous contrast
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Fully automated CT imaging biomarkers of bone, muscle, and fat: correcting for the effect of intravenous contrast Alberto A. Perez1 · Perry J. Pickhardt1,3 · Daniel C. Elton2 · Veit Sandfort2 · Ronald M. Summers2 Received: 6 July 2020 / Revised: 31 August 2020 / Accepted: 3 September 2020 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Purpose Fully automated CT-based algorithms for quantifying bone, muscle, and fat have been validated for unenhanced abdominal scans. The purpose of this study was to determine and correct for the effect of intravenous (IV) contrast on these automated body composition measures. Materials and methods Initial study cohort consisted of 1211 healthy adults (mean age, 45.2 years; 733 women) undergoing abdominal CT for potential renal donation. Multiphasic CT protocol consisted of pre-contrast, arterial, and parenchymal phases. Fully automated CT-based algorithms for quantifying bone mineral density (BMD, L1 trabecular HU), muscle area and density (L3-level MA and M-HU), and fat (visceral/subcutaneous (V/S) fat ratio) were applied to pre-contrast and parenchymal phases. Effect of IV contrast upon these body composition measures was analyzed. Square of the Pearson correlation coefficient (r2) was generated for each comparison. Results Mean changes (± SD) in L1 BMD, L3-level MA and M-HU, and V/S fat ratio were 26.7 ± 27.2 HU, 2.9 ± 10.2 cm2, 18.8 ± 6.0 HU, − 0.1 ± 0.2, respectively. Good linear correlation between pre- and post-contrast values was observed for all automated measures: BMD (pre = 0.87 × post; r2 = 0.72), MA (pre = 0.98 × post; r2 = 0.92), M-HU (pre = 0.75 × post + 5.7; r2 = 0.75), and V/S (pre = 1.11 × post; r2 = 0.94); p
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