Clinical relevance of metal artefact reduction in computed tomography (iMAR) in the pelvic and head and neck region: Multi-institutional contouring study of gross tumour volumes and organs at risk on clinical cases
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Clinical relevance of metal artefact reduction in computed tomography (iMAR) in the pelvic and head and neck region: Multi-institutional contouring study of gross tumour volumes and organs at risk on clinical cases. / Hagen, Marius; Kretschmer, Matthias; Würschmidt, Florian; Gauer, Tobias; Giro, Christian; Karsten, Elias; Lorenzen, Jörn.
in: J MED IMAG RADIAT ON, Jahrgang 63, Nr. 6, 12.2019, S. 842-851.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Clinical relevance of metal artefact reduction in computed tomography (iMAR) in the pelvic and head and neck region: Multi-institutional contouring study of gross tumour volumes and organs at risk on clinical cases
AU - Hagen, Marius
AU - Kretschmer, Matthias
AU - Würschmidt, Florian
AU - Gauer, Tobias
AU - Giro, Christian
AU - Karsten, Elias
AU - Lorenzen, Jörn
N1 - © 2019 The Authors. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists.
PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Artefacts caused by dental implants and hip replacements may impede target volume definition and dose calculation accuracy. The iterative metal artefact reduction (iMAR) algorithm can provide a solution for this problem. The present study compares delineation of gross tumour volumes (GTVs) and organs at risk (OARs) in the pelvic and the head and neck (H & N) regions using computed tomography (CT) with and without iMAR, and thus the practical applicability of iMAR for routine clinical use.METHODS: The native planning CT and CT-iMAR data of two typical clinical cases with image-distorting artefacts were used for multi-institutional contouring and analysis using the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC). GTV/OAR contours were compared with an intraobserver approach and compared to predefined reference structures.RESULTS: Mean volume for GTVprostate in the intraobserver approach decreased from 87 ± 44 cm3 (native CT) to 75 ± 22 cm3 (CT-iMAR) (P = 0.168). Compared to the reference, DSC values for GTVProstate increased from 0.68 ± 0.15 to 0.78 ± 0.07 (CT vs. iMAR) (P < 0.05). In the H & N region, the reference for GTVTongue (34 cm3 ) was underestimated on both data sets. No significant improvement in DSC values (0.83 ± 0.06 (native CT) versus 0.86 ± 0.06 (CT-iMAR)) was observed.CONCLUSION: The use of iMAR improves the anatomical delineation at the transition of prostate and bladder in cases of bilateral hip replacement. In the H & N region, anatomical residual structures and experience were apparently sufficient for precise contouring.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Artefacts caused by dental implants and hip replacements may impede target volume definition and dose calculation accuracy. The iterative metal artefact reduction (iMAR) algorithm can provide a solution for this problem. The present study compares delineation of gross tumour volumes (GTVs) and organs at risk (OARs) in the pelvic and the head and neck (H & N) regions using computed tomography (CT) with and without iMAR, and thus the practical applicability of iMAR for routine clinical use.METHODS: The native planning CT and CT-iMAR data of two typical clinical cases with image-distorting artefacts were used for multi-institutional contouring and analysis using the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC). GTV/OAR contours were compared with an intraobserver approach and compared to predefined reference structures.RESULTS: Mean volume for GTVprostate in the intraobserver approach decreased from 87 ± 44 cm3 (native CT) to 75 ± 22 cm3 (CT-iMAR) (P = 0.168). Compared to the reference, DSC values for GTVProstate increased from 0.68 ± 0.15 to 0.78 ± 0.07 (CT vs. iMAR) (P < 0.05). In the H & N region, the reference for GTVTongue (34 cm3 ) was underestimated on both data sets. No significant improvement in DSC values (0.83 ± 0.06 (native CT) versus 0.86 ± 0.06 (CT-iMAR)) was observed.CONCLUSION: The use of iMAR improves the anatomical delineation at the transition of prostate and bladder in cases of bilateral hip replacement. In the H & N region, anatomical residual structures and experience were apparently sufficient for precise contouring.
U2 - 10.1111/1754-9485.12924
DO - 10.1111/1754-9485.12924
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 31265214
VL - 63
SP - 842
EP - 851
JO - J MED IMAG RADIAT ON
JF - J MED IMAG RADIAT ON
SN - 1754-9477
IS - 6
ER -