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Interobserver and sequence variability in the delineation of pelvic organs at risk on magnetic resonance images Cover

Interobserver and sequence variability in the delineation of pelvic organs at risk on magnetic resonance images

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|Jan 2025

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FIGURE. 1

Delineation results on T1WI, T1dixonc, and T2WI performed by the two observers (magenta line: R1; blue line: R2)
Delineation results on T1WI, T1dixonc, and T2WI performed by the two observers (magenta line: R1; blue line: R2)

FIGURE. 2

Summary boxplots of the contour volumes and interobserver variability.
DSC = dice similarity coefficient; HD = Hausdorff distance; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient
Summary boxplots of the contour volumes and interobserver variability. DSC = dice similarity coefficient; HD = Hausdorff distance; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient

FIGURE. 3

Comparison example between automatic and manual segmentation results in the axial, coronal, and sagittal views on T1WI (A–C), T1dixonc (D–F), and T2WI (G–I). (Magenta line: R1; blue line: R2; and automatic segmentation: shaded green)
Comparison example between automatic and manual segmentation results in the axial, coronal, and sagittal views on T1WI (A–C), T1dixonc (D–F), and T2WI (G–I). (Magenta line: R1; blue line: R2; and automatic segmentation: shaded green)

The dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and 95% Hausdorff distance (HD) (mm) for different MR sequences of automatic segmentation (mean ± SD)

BladderRectumAnal canalFemoral head _LFemoral head _R
DSCT1WI- T1dixonc0.789±0.0960.686±0.1110.691±0.1210.865±0.0830.876±0.037
T1WI- T2WI0.854±0.1010.784±0.1050.707±0.0870.908±0.0910.924±0.030
T2WI- T1dixonc0.756±0.1300.860±0.9120.709±0.1340.891±0.0320.892±0.037
95% HD (mm)T1WI- T1dixonc18.079±12.0959.702±10.9404.810±2.1704.300±2.0274.678±1.793
T1WI- T2WI12.459±11.0947.978±10.4694.826±2.3613.362±2.4413.188±1.413
T2WI- T1dixonc17.711±9.0497.433±3.9074.478±1.7443.769±1.2043.616±1.095

The dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and 95% Hausdorff distance (HD) (mm) of OARs based on different MR sequences for R2 (mean ± SD)

OARsT1WI–T1dixoncT1WI–T2WIT2WI–T1dixonc
DSCBladder0.877 ± 0.0790.920 ± 0.0380.884 ± 0.073
Rectum0.842 ± 0.0640.883 ± 0.0490.809 ± 0.050
Anal canal0.705 ± 0.1660.760 ± 0.0770.733 ± 0.125
Femoral head _L0.905 ± 0.0620.952 ± 0.0270.905 ± 0.055
Femoral head _R0.904 ± 0.0500.959 ± 0.0260.906 ± 0.049
95% HD (mm)Bladder6.427 ± 4.3604.742 ± 1.5747.092 ± 5.363
Rectum5.260 ± 2.9343.408 ± 1.4845.953 ± 3.153
Anal canal4.732 ± 2.3984.076 ± 1.3754.468 ± 2.144
Femoral head _L3.811 ± 1.5502.607 ± 1.4053.994 ± 1.596
Femoral head _R4.027 ± 1.2751.181 ± 1.1713.682 ± 1.654
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2025-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 139 - 146
Submitted on: Jul 14, 2024
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Accepted on: Nov 20, 2024
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Published on: Jan 22, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Wanjia Zheng, Xin Yang, Zesen Cheng, Jinxing Lian, Enting Li, Shaoling Mo, Yimei Liu, Sijuan Huang, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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