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Table 4 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 mesothelioma patients

From: Systematic evaluation of three different commercial software solutions for automatic segmentation for adaptive therapy in head-and-neck, prostate and pleural cancer

 

AA

MA

VA

AM

MM

VM

p value

CTV

DSC, (SD)

0.85 (0.02)

0.86 (0.02)

0.85 (0.02)

0.85 (0.02)

0.94 (0.04)

0.91 (0.02)

+ ^

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.92 (0.03)

0.90 (0.02)

0.91 (0.02)

0.92 (0.03)

0.93 (0.03)

0.94 (0.03)

* ° ^

IncI. (SD)

0.79 (0.02)

0.82 (0.02)

0.80 (0.02)

0.80 (0.02)

0.95 (0.06)

0.87 (0.02)

* ° + ^ =

ΔV (%). (SD)

15.54 (1.53)

9.26 (2.06)

13.48 (2.45)

14.90 (1.45)

−1.78 (4.95)

8.10 (3.04)

* ° + ^ =

Δx (mm). (SD)

3.42 (4.20)

3.42 (2.79)

4.10 (2.24)

4.20 (4.24)

0.98 (1.24)

3.40 (2.51)

=

Δy (mm). (SD)

3.82 (3.60)

3.92 (3.61)

3.52 (3.90)

3.54 (3.69)

1.78 (1.56)

2.36 (1.51)

 

Δz (mm). (SD)

4.00 (4.87)

4.00 (4.87)

4.50 (4.80)

4.00 (3.35)

0.50 (1.12)

0.00 (0.00)

^

Contra lateral lung

DSC. (SD)

0.95 (0.03)

0.94 (0.03)

0.94 (0.02)

0.97 (0.01)

0.98 (0.01)

0.99 (0.01)

^ =

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.93 (0.05)

0.90 (0.06)

0.92 (0.04)

0.97 (0.01)

0.97 (0.01)

0.99 (0.01)

° ^ =

IncI. (SD)

0.97 (0.02)

0.99 (0.01)

0.96 (0.020)

0.97 (0.02)

0.98 (0.03)

0.99 (0.01)

* °

ΔV (%). (SD)

−4.66 (5.16)

−8.68 (6.59)

−4.16 (5.43)

0.14 (3.36)

−1.24 (3.51)

−0.52 (0.98)

* °

Δx (mm). (SD)

0.70 (0.67)

0.40 (0.55)

0.88 (1.43)

1.48 (2.22)

0.60 (0.42)

0.00 (0.00)

 

Δy (mm). (SD)

2.46 (2.59)

2.46 (2.59)

2.24 (2.50)

1.30 (0.67)

0.90 (0.96)

0.00 (0.00)

^

Δz (mm). (SD)

7.50 (7.07)

7.50 (7.07)

10.00 (7.91)

1.88 (3.75)

1.88 (3.75)

0.00 (0.00)

 

Esophagus

DSC. (SD)

0.68 (0.08)

0.67 (0.08)

0.62 (0.03)

0.69 (0.08)

0.83 (0.12)

0.76 (0.02)

# °

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.78 (0.08)

0.69 (0.10)

0.73 (0.09)

0.79 (0.08)

0.80 (0.13)

0.84 (0.07)

* #

IncI. (SD)

0.61 (0.13)

0.67 (0.13)

0.54 (0.07)

0.62 (0.13)

0.86 (0.12)

0.70 (0.06)

* ° + =

ΔV (%). (SD)

32.92 (31.51)

6.80 (25.74)

37.98 (28.67)

33.46 (32.52)

−5.98 (11.80)

21.22 (17.13)

* ° + =

Δx (mm). (SD)

3.82 (2.46)

2.36 (1.84)

2.92 (2.49)

3.34 (1.87)

1.30 (0.76)

1.40 (0.55)

^

Δy (mm). (SD)

2.74 (2.78)

2.54 (2.84)

2.26 (2.33)

2.74 (2.77)

1.18 (1.81)

2.16 (2.92)

 

Δz (mm). (SD)

7.50 (7.29)

8.00 (6.94)

7.00 (6.47)

7.50 (7.29)

5.00 (7.32)

5.50 (7.37)

+

Heart

DSC. (SD)

0.88 (0.03)

0.87 (0.05)

0.88 (0.05)

0.90 (0.01)

0.94 (0.01)

0.95 (0.01)

+ ^

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.86 (0.09)

0.82 (0.10)

0.86 (0.10)

0.89 (0.06)

0.93 (0.03)

0.94 (0.02)

* ° ^

IncI. (SD)

0.91 (0.04)

0.93 (0.04)

0.90 (0.03)

0.91 (0.05)

0.96 (0.04)

0.96 (0.02)

* ^

ΔV (%). (SD)

−4.48 (14.19)

−11.40 (13.81)

−4.58 (14.07)

−1.50 (11.80)

−2.30 (6.80)

−2.02 (4.08)

* °

Δx (mm). (SD)

1.26 (1.04)

1.18 (0.80)

1.20 (0.45)

1.38 (0.99)

0.80 (0.45)

1.58 (0.93)

 

Δy (mm). (SD)

1.78 (1.22)

1.58 (1.26)

1.76 (1.48)

1.86 (1.25)

1.08 (1.10)

1.28 (0.72)

 

Δz (mm). (SD)

2.50 (1.77)

3.50 (2.85)

3.50 (2.24)

3.00 (2.09)

1.50 (1.37)

2.00 (2.09)

 

Intestine

DSC. (SD)

0.77 (0.13)

0.74 (0.15)

0.77 (0.13)

0.87 (0.03)

0.93 (0.04)

0.93 (0.02)

+ ^

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.75 (0.21)

0.68 (0.21)

0.74 (0.21)

0.90 (0.05)

0.90 (0.06)

0.95 (0.01)

* ° ^

IncI. (SD)

0.85 (0.09)

0.86 (0.08)

0.84 (0.10)

0.86 (0.07)

0.97 (0.03)

0.92 (0.04)

* ° + ^ =

ΔV (%). (SD)

−9.54 (30.30)

−19.36 (29.33)

−9.7 (31.47)

5.46 (14.22)

−7.48 (5.73)

2.98 (5.13)

* ° + =

Δx (mm). (SD)

2.94 (1.36)

4.90 (4.77)

4.52 (5.51)

2.08 (1.21)

1.58 (1.05)

1.08 (1.10)

^

Δy (mm). (SD)

4.12 (4.23)

4.20 (4.05)

4.70 (3.83)

1.86 (1.55)

1.48 (0.67)

1.86 (2.54)

 

Δz (mm). (SD)

11.50 (8.40)

12.00 (7.37)

12.00 (7.16)

3.00 (4.11)

0.00 (0.00)

1.00 (1.37)

 

Liver

DSC. (SD)

0.93 (0.02)

0.93 (0.03)

0.90 (0.01)

0.93 (0.03)

0.97 (0.02)

0.95 (0.02)

# ° +

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.92 (0.02)

0.90 (0.03)

0.92 (0.03)

0.93 (0.03)

0.95 (0.03)

0.96 (0.02)

^

IncI. (SD)

0.93 (0.03)

0.95 (0.04)

0.88 (0.02)

0.93 (0.03)

0.98 (0.02)

0.94 (0.03)

* # ° + =

ΔV (%). (SD)

−0.80 (2.10)

−5.08 (2.16)

5.44 (4.93)

0.00 (2.29)

−2.96 (2.41)

2.26 (4.28)

* ° + =

Δx (mm). (SD)

3.24 (2.53)

2.64 (1.81)

3.80 (2.26)

2.16 (1.90)

0.60 (0.65)

0.70 (0.45)

 

Δy (mm). (SD)

1.28 (1.11)

1.56 (1.09)

1.38 (0.70)

1.18 (1.27)

0.60 (0.55)

1.00 (0.70)

 

Δz (mm). (SD)

1.50 (2.24)

3.50 (2.85)

4.50 (3.26)

2.50 (1.77)

1.00 (1.37)

1.00 (1.37)

 

Kidney left

DSC. (SD)

0.89 (0.02)

0.87 (0.03)

0.81 (0.06)

0.91 (0.01)

0.95 (0.02)

0.92 (0.02)

* # ° =

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.88 (0.05)

0.84 (0.06)

0.81 (0.12)

0.93 (0.02)

0.92 (0.03)

0.91 (0.02)

* #

IncI. (SD)

0.89 (0.02)

0.90 (0.03)

0.82 (0.04)

0.88 (0.02)

0.98 (0.03)

0.93 (0.04)

* # ° + =

ΔV (%). (SD)

−0.98 (7.21)

−7.40 (8.71)

−1.40 (15.64)

4.90 (4.36)

−6.08 (3.41)

−1.10 (5.61)

* +

Δx (mm). (SD)

0.90 (0.74)

1.10 (0.65)

1.30 (0.57)

0.80 (0.57)

0.50 (0.50)

1.00 (0.79)

 

Δy (mm). (SD)

0.60 (0.42)

0.70 (0.84)

1.18 (1.11)

0.40 (0.22)

0.20 (0.27)

0.50 (0.36)

 

Δz (mm). (SD)

2.00 (1.12)

4.00 (2.85)

6.50 (5.18)

1.50 (1.37)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

 

Kidney right

DSC. (SD)

0.89 (0.02)

0.86 (0.04)

0.83 (0.05)

0.91 (0.02)

0.95 (0.02)

0.93 (0.01)

#

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.88 (0.04)

0.83 (0.06)

0.81 (0.10)

0.93 (0.03)

0.91 (0.03)

0.92 (0.02)

#

IncI. (SD)

0.90 (0.05)

0.91 (0.05)

0.86 (0.09)

0.89 (0.05)

0.99 (0.02)

0.94 (0.02)

# ° + ^ =

ΔV (%). (SD)

−1.92 (9.47)

−8.68 (8.81)

−4.30 (17.24)

4.28 (7.74)

−7.72 (1.43)

−2.46 (3.08)

+ ^ =

Δx (mm). (SD)

1.46 (1.13)

1.06 (1.24)

1.10 (0.74)

0.80 (0.76)

0.60 (0.42)

0.50 (0.71)

 

Δy (mm). (SD)

0.60 (0.55)

0.70 (0.45)

1.08 (1.70)

0.60 (0.55)

0.50 (0.35)

0.80 (0.57)

 

Δz (mm). (SD)

3.50 (2.85)

3.00 (4.11)

5.00 (6.37)

1.00 (1.37)

0.50 (1.12)

0.50 (1.12)

 

Spinal cord

DSC. (SD)

0.71 (0.07)

0.69 (0.08)

0.74 (0.06)

0.73 (0.04)

0.83 (0.02)

0.86 (0.05)

# ° ^

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.65 (0.15)

0.61 (0.16)

0.74 (0.16)

0.69 (0.12)

0.72 (0.18)

0.85 (0.11)

* # ° ^

IncI. (SD)

0.82 (0.15)

0.85 (0.13)

0.78 (0.12)

0.83 (0.14)

1.00 (0.00)

0.88 (0.06)

* # ° + =

ΔV (%). (SD)

−15.72 (32.61)

−24.9 (31.50)

−0.72 (34.59)

−12.86 (31.11)

−27.76 (18.01)

−3.02 (16.70)

* # ° =

Δx (mm). (SD)

1.00 (0.61)

0.80 (0.27)

0.40 (0.42)

1.00 (0.61)

0.30 (0.45)

0.40 (0.65)

 

Δy (mm). (SD)

4.70 (5.93)

4.40 (4.90)

4.02 (4.06)

4.70 (5.93)

0.80 (0.67)

0.2 (0.27)

 

Δz (mm). (SD)

22.00 (23.21)

22.00 (22.87)

21.50 (21.84)

9.00 (8.94)

3.00 (4.11)

1.00 (2.24)

 

Spleen

DSC. (SD)

0.92 (0.01)

0.90 (0.03)

0.84 (0.04)

0.93 (0.01)

0.95 (0.02)

0.94 (0.01)

# ° =

Sensitivity. (SD)

0.90 (0.00)

0.86 (0.03)

0.88 (0.02)

0.92 (0.01)

0.92 (0.02)

0.94 (0.01)

^

IncI. (SD)

0.93 (0.02)

0.96 (0.03)

0.80 (0.06)

0.94 (0.01)

0.99 (0.02)

0.93(0.03)

* # ° +

ΔV (%). (SD)

−3.85 (2.04)

−10.38 (2.89)

9.90 (10.45)

−3.00 (1.12)

−6.73 (1.16)

1.18 (4.04)

* +

Δx (mm). (SD)

0.75 (0.65)

0.88 (0.48)

1.00 (0.41)

1.48 (0.78)

0.50 (0.00)

0.75 (0.64)

 

Δy (mm). (SD)

2.58 (2.89)

2.95 (2.61)

3.58 (3.49)

1.73 (1.51)

1.00 (0.58)

1.75 (0.29)

 

Δz (mm). (SD)

2.50 (2.04)

1.88 (2.93)

3.75 (2.23)

1.25 (1.44)

0.00 (0.00)

1.88 (2.39)

 
  1. For automatic segmentation: *AA vs. MA: p<0.043, #AA vs. VA: p<0.043, °MA vs. VA: p<0.043.
  2. For automatic segmentation+ manual correction: +AM vs. MM: p<0.043, ^AM vs. VM: p<0.043, =MM vs. VM: p<0.043.
  3. Abbreviations: CTV = Clinical target volume; SD = Standard deviation, DSC = DICE similarity coefficient, IncI = inclusiveness index, AA = Abas Automatic, MA = MiM Automatic, VA = Velocity Automatic, AM = Abas Manual Correction, MM = MiM Manual Correction, VM = Velocity Manual Correction.