Table 3 Mean values and standard deviations of parameters that evaluate the contours generated by the three software, before and after the manual correction, for each organ of the head and neck

0.68 (0.19)

0.67 (0.17)

0.66 (0.18)

0.72 (0.15)

0.76 (0.11)

0.71 (0.09)

#

0.73 (0.23)

0.76 (0.19)

0.74 (0.22)

0.79 (0.18)

0.85 (0.10)

0.81 (0.16)

0.64 (0.17)

0.61 (0.18)

0.60 (0.17)

0.67 (0.13)

0.69 (0.13)

0.65 (0.09)

* #

14.10 (25.99)

25.92 (21.18)

23.28 (28.44)

17.72 (22.19)

24.94 (26.01)

27.40 (32.49)

2.62 (2.02)

2.92 (1.76)

2.44 (1.58)

2.12 (1.45)

2.70 (1.03)

2.88 (2.42)

2.58 (2.70)

2.66 (2.72)

2.86 (2.37)

2.60 (2.47)

2.74 (2.47)

5.30 (3.32)

5.40 (7.98)

5.70 (5.65)

5.10 (5.77)

5.40 (7.98)

3.60 (5.67)

4.80 (5.02)

0.84 (0.03)

0.83 (0.03)

0.81 (0.02)

0.85 (0.03)

0.84 (0.03)

0.82 (0.03)

0.85 (0.04)

0.86 (0.05)

0.85 (0.05)

0.86 (0.04)

0.88 (0.04)

0.86 (0.04)

0.83 (0.06)

0.81 (0.06)

0.78 (0.05)

0.83 (0.06)

0.81 (0.06)

0.78 (0.06)

3.50 (11.31)

7.40 (13.33)

10.00 (12.34)

4.45 (10.20)

8.38 (11.57)

10.68 (12.51)

2.95 (2.30)

2.85 (1.85)

3.08 (1.81)

2.48 (2.56)

2.95 (1.80)

3.38 (1.37)

2.38 (0.69)

3.73 (2.50)

2.53 (1.94)

2.23 (0.95)

3.60 (2.54)

2.90 (1.51)

1.50 (1.23)

1.50 (2.12)

1.88 (2.25)

1.50 (1.23)

1.88 (1.44)

2.63 (1.44)

0.86 (0.04)

0.87 (0.01)

0.82 (0.04)

0.90 (0.03)

0.89 (0.02)

0.86 (0.05)

0.87 (0.06)

0.88 (0.03)

0.85 (0.06)

0.92 (0.04)

0.93 (0.01)

0.91 (0.02)

0.86 (0.03)

0.85 (0.03)

0.80 (0.05)

0.87 (0.02)

0.85 (0.02)

0.82 (0.08)

1.43 (5.92)

3.85 (6.75)

5.83 (9.59)

5.15 (3.37)

8.55 (1.93)

11.20 (11.32)

0.65 (0.51)

0.38 (0.48)

0.88 (0.48)

0.90 (0.52)

0.53 (0.61)

0.50 (0.00)

0.38 (0.25)

0.75 (0.65)

0.40 (0.80)

0.38 (0.25)

0.50 (0.58)

0.90 (0.52)

5.63 (3.75)

9.75 (5.81)

3.75 (4.50)

0.75 (0.87)

1.50 (1.23)

0.75 (1.50)

0.36 (0.22)

0.35 (0.12)

0.33 (0.13)

0.57 (0.05)

0.50 (0.14)

0.52 (0.11)

0.49 (0.38)

0.51 (0.35)

0.47 (0.32)

0.74 (0.10)

0.80 (0.11)

0.76 (0.11)

0.42 (0.14)

0.42 (0.26)

0.40 (0.23)

0.49 (0.13)

0.40 (0.20)

0.42 (0.19)

27.70 (90.39)

67.50 (125.10)

57.25 (112.28)

61.63 (48.64)

146.60 (134.73)

107.58 (96.01)

1.18 (1.41)

1.43 (1.27)

1.73 (2.45)

0.98 (0.95)

0.75 (0.50)

1.03 (0.82)

1.88 (1.38)

1.90 (1.04)

3.23 (3.78)

1.13 (0.90)

1.48 (1.63)

1.88 (1.74)

6.00 (3.24)

6.75 (3.12)

4.88 (3.75)

3.00 (1.73)

4.50 (2.12)

3.38 (3.09)

0.57 (0.10)

0.56 (0.13)

0.43 (0.19)

0.61 (0.09)

0.60 (0.12)

0.62 (0.12)

0.52 (0.12)

0.57 (0.17)

0.44 (0.19)

0.59 (0.12)

0.68 (0.15)

0.64 (0.13)

°

0.65 (0.13)

0.56 (0.12)

0.44 (0.21)

0.64 (0.10)

0.55 (0.13)

0.61 (0.11)

* #

−18.94 (18.43)

4.62 (27.73)

4.12 (37.64)

−7.48 (16.77)

27.38 (34.84)

4.66 (9.21)

* +

0.60 (0.82)

0.80 (0.45)

1.20 (1.11)

0.90 (0.82)

0.80 (0.45)

0.70 (0.57)

3.32 2.64()

2.78 (1.08)

2.64 (2.256)

3.02 (2.78)

2.76 (2.32)

1.68 (1.29)

4.20 (4.55)

3.90 (4.70)

4.80 (5.13)

4.20 (4.42)

5.40 (4.81)

5.10 (5.37)

0.65 (0.07)

0.66 (0.05)

0.63 (0.07)

0.71 (0.04)

0.72 (0.03)

0.72 (0.04)

0.59 (0.08)

0.65 (0.08)

0.60 (0.09)

0.67 (0.04)

0.72 (0.10)

0.73 (0.07)

*

0.75 (0.11)

0.69 (0.07)

0.66 (0.09)

0.75 (0.10)

0.72 (0.05)

0.72 (0.09)

# ^

−20.04 (15.57)

−5.58 (17.12)

−7.46 (16.01)

−9.96 (14.02)

1.62 (19.64)

3.22 (18.60)

* #

1.12 (0.44)

0.72 (0.47)

0.90 (0.65)

0.60 (0.55)

0.50 (0.50)

0.70 (0.48)

2.06 (2.28)

1.62 (1.63)

1.38 (1.43)

1.90 (2.12)

1.52 (0.61)

1.28 (2.07)

3.90 (3.29)

2.70 (1.26)

3.00 (3.82)

4.50 (3.52)

4.20 (2.47)

2.70 (3.25)

0.73 (0.11)

0.77 (0.06)

0.73 (0.07)

0.81 (0.05)

0.82 (0.06)

0.82 (0.05)

^

0.79 (0.15)

0.81 (0.10)

0.79 (0.08)

0.86 (0.08)

0.84 (0.05)

0.84 (0.04)

0.69 (0.11)

0.75 (0.10)

0.70 (0.11)

0.78 (0.10)

0.81 (0.10)

0.80 (0.07)

°

14.86 (23.01)

10.34 (28.54)

15.70 (26.54)

14.00 (25.25)

5.72 (17.65)

5.98 (9.27)

°

0.98 (0.82)

1.26 (1.51)

1.48 (1.37)

0.50 (0.00)

0.70 (0.98)

1.56 (1.93)

1.18 (1.06)

0.98 (0.90)

1.68 (2.12)

0.70 (0.45)

0.40 (0.42)

0.60 (0.55)

3.00 (2.37)

2.10 (2.28)

1.50 (1.50)

2.70 (2.47)

1.20 (1.96)

2.10 (1.34)

0.80 (0.04)

0.82 (0.03)

0.80 (0.03)

0.85 (0.02)

0.84 (0.04)

0.84 (0.02)

°

0.79 (0.07)

0.84 (0.03)

0.80 (0.06)

0.83 (0.07)

0.91 (0.02)

0.86 (0.03)

° + =

0.84 (0.10)

0.80 (0.03)

0.80 (0.02)

0.86 (0.05)

0.79 (0.07)

0.82 (0.02)

+ ^

−3.52 (21.72)

4.74 (3.43)

−0.62 (6.99)

−3.16 (12.28)

16.28 (12.24)

5.14 (2.48)

° =

0.82 (0.58)

1.00 (0.5)

0.82 (0.58)

0.50 (0.71)

0.90 (0.82)

0.82 (0.30)

1.12 (0.69)

1.20 (0.99)

1.20 (1.29)

1.02 (0.36)

1.78 (1.85)

1.30 (1.19)

3.30 (1.64)

4.80 (5.13)

5.40 (4.70)

2.70 (0.67)

3.00 (3.52)

2.70 (1.64)

0.79 (0.05)

0.81 (0.05)

0.77 (0.05)

0.86 (0.02)

0.86 (0.03)

0.85 (0.02)

* # °

0.72 (0.08)

0.79 (0.08)

0.73 (0.09)

0.82 (0.05)

0.89 (0.03)

0.86 (0.04)

* ° + ^

0.89 (0.05)

0.85 (0.01)

0.82 (0.01)

0.90 (0.02)

0.83 (0.07)

0.84 (0.03)

° + ^

−18.64 (12.32)

−7.02 (10.16)

−10.58 (12.18)

−8.30 (5.83)

8.26 (10.51)

3.00 (5.82)

° + ^

0.84 (1.34)

1.02 (0.65)

1.02 (0.82)

1.040 (0.96)

0.92 (0.58)

0.62 (0.69)

2.26 (1.85)

1.76 (1.27)

2.12 (0.80)

1.820 (1.08)

2.52 (2.76)

1.94 (1.37)

3.00 (2.60)

6.00 (5.09)

6.00 (5.91)

2.40 (0.82)

3.00 (4.37)

2.40 (1.34)

0.89 (0.02)

0.86 (0.02)

0.84 (0.02)

0.90 (0.02)

0.89 (0.02)

0.89 (0.02)

*

0.87 (0.05)

0.86 (0.04)

0.82 (0.04)

0.88 (0.04)

0.92 (0.03)

0.92 (0.03)

+ ^

0.92 (0.02)

0.86 (0.05)

0.86 (0.06)

0.92 (0.02)

0.86 (0.05)

0.87 (0.05)

* # + ^

−4.76 (7.12)

−0.48 (9.51)

−3.60 (12.00)

−3.88 (6.02)

7.06 (9.05)

7.02 (8.78)

0.30 (0.27)

0.60 (0.42)

0.50 (0.35)

0.30 (0.27)

0.70 (0.57)

0.30 (0.27)

0.30 (0.27)

0.40 (0.22)

0.50 (0.35)

0.30 (0.27)

0.30 (0.27)

0.20 (0.27)

0.60 (0.82)

0.30 (0.67)

1.20 (1.26)

0.90 (0.82)

0.60 (0.82)

0.60 (0.82)

0.70 (0.10)

0.81 (0.05)

0.78 (0.06)

0.84 (0.02)

0.87 (0.01)

0.86 (0.01)

*

0.60 (0.14)

0.78 (0.10)

0.75 (0.08)

0.78 (0.05)

0.87 (0.03)

0.88 (0.04)

* #

0.89 (0.07)

0.86 (0.07)

0.83 (0.08)

0.91 (0.05)

0.87 (0.02)

0.84 (0.03)

−32.46 (19.30)

−9.00 (16.93)

−8.40 (14.92)

−13.18 (9.26)

0.66 (4.55)

5.52 (8.34)

* # + ^

0.80 (0.45)

0.60 (0.22)

0.92 (0.66)

1.00 (0.80)

0.90 (0.42)

0.30 (0.27)

3.62 (6.98)

4.88 (7.20)

2.78 (3.96)

0.92 (0.43)

0.32 (0.72)

0.62 (0.59)

7.80 (11.74)

7.20 (12.79)

6.00 (10.92)

0.60 (0.82)

0.30 (0.67)

0.00 (0.00)

0.78 (0.08)

0.79 (0.07)

0.73 (0.08)

0.80 (0.06)

0.82 (0.05)

0.80 (0.05)

# ° =

0.79 (0.13)

0.82 (0.12)

0.79 (0.16)

0.82 (0.12)

0.86 (0.10)

0.84 (0.10)

+

0.80 (0.11)

0.77 (0.09)

0.71 (0.08)

0.80 (0.09)

0.79 (0.07)

0.79 (0.10)

#

−1.06 (21.92)

8.96 (21.67)

13.02 (29.54)

4.40 (22.94)

10.40 (18.23)

9.14 (23.61)

*

1.50 (1.00)

1.62 (1.24)

2.02 (1.06)

1.96 (1.79)

1.62 (1.24)

1.94 (1.19)

6.46 (7.06)

5.64 (5.66)

6.58 (6.25)

6.4 (7.11)

4.32 (6.34)

5.76 (7.04)

2.40 (0.82)

2.40 (0.82)

3.60 (2.51)

1.80 (1.26)

1.50 (1.06)

1.20 (1.64)

0.79 (0.07)

0.78 (0.08)

0.73 (0.04)

0.80 (0.07)

0.81 (0.06)

0.81 (0.05)

°

0.77 (0.11)

0.79 (0.11)

0.77 (0.05)

0.79 (0.11)

0.83 (0.09)

0.85 (0.07)

^

0.82 (0.07)

0.77 (0.11)

0.69 (0.04)

0.82 (0.09)

0.80 (0.11)

0.78 (0.08)

#

−5.84 (17.41)

4.44 (20.36)

12.96 (4.75)

−1.88 (21.29)

6.54 (21.64)

9.78 (14.61)

*

2.00 (1.46)

2.46 (1.23)

2.12 (1.43)

2.12 (1.62)

2.08 (1.46)

3.08 (1.75)

^

1.68 (2.21)

2.60 (1.37)

2.12 (1.76)

1.38 (1.60)

0.78 (1.21)

1.38 (2.00)

3.60 (2.73)

3.30 (2.68)

4.50 (1.50)

2.70 (1.96)

3.60 (2.73)

2.70 (2.23)

0.63 (0.13)

0.63 (0.17)

0.46 (0.16)

0.80 (0.03)

0.77 (0.10)

0.69 (0.07)

# ° ^

0.59 (0.17)

0.68 (0.24)

0.42 (0.13)

0.77 (0.09)

0.84 (0.11)

0.80 (0.10)

# °

0.71 (0.17)

0.64 (0.23)

0.55 (0.25)

0.88 (0.09)

0.72 (0.07)

0.64 (0.14)

# + ^

−5.28 (6.84)

16.94 (54.41)

−15.74 (23.04)

−7.36 (17.40)

17.9 (21.82)

33.98 (49.56)

+

0.90 (0.42)

0.72 (0.47)

1.28 (1.11)

0.42 (0.24)

0.62 (0.69)

0.72 (0.88)

1.38 (1.77)

1.38 (1.20)

1.60 (1.90)

0.40 (0.42)

0.30 (0.27)

0.72 (0.30)

0.50 (0.71)

0.90 (0.82)

2.40 (2.01)

0.40 (0.65)

0.30 (0.67)

0.90 (0.82)

0.52 (0.16)

0.69 (0.10)

0.59 (0.07)

0.78 (0.07)

0.78 (0.04)

0.72 (0.07)

°

0.45 (0.22)

0.69 (0.13)

0.58 (0.07)

0.69 (0.09)

0.81 (0.05)

0.75 (0.08)

* +

0.87 (0.10)

0.70 (0.15)

0.63 (0.13)

0.92 (0.05)

0.76 (0.09)

0.72 (0.16)

* # + ^

−51.04 (29.55)

6.06 (30.04)

−5.40 (13.70)

−23.32 (10.44)

10.24 (12.62)

11.50 (34.88)

* + ^

1.00 (0.50)

0.60 (0.42)

1.00 (0.71)

0.30 (0.27)

0.40 (0.22)

0.50 (0.50)

0.40 (0.42)

0.40 (0.42)

0.90 (0.55)

0.60 (0.55)

0.20 (0.45)

1.00 (0.50)

=

0.90 (0.82)

1.00 (1.28)

1.00 (1.28)

0.30 (0.67)

1.20 (1.26)

0.40 (0.65)

0.80 (0.07)

0.81 (0.11)

0.77 (0.15)

0.88 (0.02)

0.88 (0.03)

0.89 (0.03)

0.74 (0.09)

0.76 (0.17)

0.73 (0.22)

0.86 (0.04)

0.86 (0.08)

0.89 (0.03)

0.89 (0.06)

0.89 (0.03)

0.85 (0.03)

0.90 (0.02)

0.90 (0.03)

0.88 (0.04)

−17.50 (8.23)

−14.36 (19.96)

−13.68 (26.28)

−4.54 (6.22)

−4.00 (10.88)

1.44 (1.75)

^

0.70 (0.57)

1.32 (0.78)

1.12 (0.69)

0.60 (0.22)

0.92 (0.86)

1.04 (1.02)

1.40 (0.82)

1.76 (0.80)

1.88 (0.74)

0.68 (0.82)

0.90 (1.34)

1.10 (0.67)

2.40 (3.29)

3.00 (3.82)

4.20 (4.67)

0.90 (0.82)

0.90 (1.34)

0.30 ()

0.63 (0.10)

0.65 (0.15)

0.64 (0.13)

0.83 (0.05)

0.84 (0.06)

0.83 (0.06)

0.57 (0.15)

0.57 (0.19)

0.63 (0.17)

0.85 (0.06)

0.87 (0.04)

0.88 (0.02)

0.76 (0.12)

0.79 (0.09)

0.67 (0.11)

0.82 (0.10)

0.82 (0.11)

0.79 (0.10)

°

−21.68 (29.94)

−27.04 (26.22)

−5.92 (23.75)

5.62 (18.34)

8.26 (18.26)

12.04 (12.37)

1.12 (0.42)

1.38 (1.05)

1.54 (0.86)

0.60 (0.65)

0.80 (0.57)

1.00 (0.79)

3.84 (5.83)

4.54 (6.48)

3.66 (3.77)

0.82 (0.84)

1.12 (0.76)

0.72 (0.79)

7.80 (11.64)

7.50 (12.68)

6.60 (10.64)

1.50 (1.06)

1.20 (1.26)

1.20 (1.26)