Three-dimensional characterization of regional lung deformation

Ryan Amelon, Kunlin Cao, Kai Ding, Gary E. Christensen, Joseph M. Reinhardt, Madhavan L. Raghavan

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Abstract

The deformation of the lung during inspiration and expiration involves regional variations in volume change and orientational preferences. Studies have reported techniques for measuring the displacement field in the lung based on imaging or image registration. However, means of interpreting all the information in the displacement field in a physiologically relevant manner is lacking. We propose three indices of lung deformation that are determinable from the displacement field: the Jacobian-a measure of volume change, the anisotropic deformation index-a measure of the magnitude of directional preference in volume change and a slab-rod index-a measure of the nature of directional preference in volume change. To demonstrate the utility of these indices, they were determined for six human subjects using deformable image registration on static CT images, registered from FRC to TLC. Volume change was elevated in the inferior-dorsal region as should be expected for breathing in the supine position. The anisotropic deformation index was elevated in the inferior region owing to proximity to the diaphragm and in the lobar fissures owing to sliding. Vessel regions in the lung had a significantly rod-like deformation compared to the whole lung. Compared to upper lobes, lower lobes exhibited significantly greater volume change (19.4% and 21.3% greater in the right and left lungs on average; p<0.005) and anisotropy in deformation (26.3% and 21.8% greater in the right and left lungs on average; p<0.05) with remarkable consistency across subjects. The developed deformation indices lend themselves to exhaustive and physiologically intuitive interpretations of the displacement fields in the lung determined through image-registration techniques or finite element simulations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2489-2495
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Biomechanics
Volume44
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anisotropy
  • Deformation
  • Lung
  • Registration
  • Strain

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Rehabilitation

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