Lung topology characteristics in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lung topology characteristics in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Quantitative features that can currently be obtained from medical imaging do not provide a complete picture of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In this paper, we introduce a novel analytical tool based on persistent homology that extracts quantitative features from chest CT scans to describe the geometric structure of the airways inside the lungs. We show that these new radiomic features stratify COPD patients in agreement with the GOLD guidelines for COPD and can distinguish between inspiratory and expiratory scans. These CT measurements are very different to those currently in use and we demonstrate that they convey significant medical information. The results of this study are a proof of concept that topological methods can enhance the standard methodology to create a finer classification of COPD and increase the possibilities of more personalized treatment.
COPD, CT, Imaging, phenotyping, emphysema, topological data analysis, persistent homology
Belchi, Francisco
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Pirashvili, Mariam
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Conway, Joy
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Bennett, Michael
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Djukanovic, Ratko
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Brodzki, Jacek
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2018
Belchi, Francisco
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Pirashvili, Mariam
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Conway, Joy
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Bennett, Michael
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Djukanovic, Ratko
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Brodzki, Jacek
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Belchi, Francisco, Pirashvili, Mariam, Conway, Joy, Bennett, Michael, Djukanovic, Ratko and Brodzki, Jacek
(2018)
Lung topology characteristics in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Scientific Reports, 8, [5341].
(doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23424-0).
Abstract
Quantitative features that can currently be obtained from medical imaging do not provide a complete picture of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In this paper, we introduce a novel analytical tool based on persistent homology that extracts quantitative features from chest CT scans to describe the geometric structure of the airways inside the lungs. We show that these new radiomic features stratify COPD patients in agreement with the GOLD guidelines for COPD and can distinguish between inspiratory and expiratory scans. These CT measurements are very different to those currently in use and we demonstrate that they convey significant medical information. The results of this study are a proof of concept that topological methods can enhance the standard methodology to create a finer classification of COPD and increase the possibilities of more personalized treatment.
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 March 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 March 2018
Published date: 2018
Keywords:
COPD, CT, Imaging, phenotyping, emphysema, topological data analysis, persistent homology
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Local EPrints ID: 418726
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/418726
ISSN: 2045-2322
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