Table 2 Mean Dice’s coefficient and Hausdorff distance values for multiple atlas libraries of normal organs

Femur

 DC (95% CI)

0.92 (0.90–0.95)

0.94 (0.93–0.96)

0.95 (0.94–0.96)

p-value

ref.

0.289

0.335 (0.335⁺⁺)

 HD (95% CI)

10.0 (7.8–15.4)

8.4 (6.0–10.8)

5.6 (4.0–7.4)

p-value

ref.

0.285

0.046 (0.024⁺⁺)

 DC (95% CI)

0.93 (0.91–0.94)

0.94 (0.93–0.95)

0.95 (0.93–0.96)

p-value

ref.

0.298

0.304 (0.139⁺⁺)

p-value*

0.341

0.798

0.782

 HD (95% CI)

9.7 (7.2–12.2)

8.5 (6.3–10.8)

5.7 (4.5–7.1)

p-value

ref.

0.466

0.023 (0.013⁺⁺)

p-value*

0.162

0.869

0.794

 DC (95% CI)

0.57 (0.47–0.65)

0.53 (0.45–0.62)

0.54 (0.44–0.63)

p-value

ref.

0.454

0.803 (0.096⁺⁺)

 HD (95% CI)

44.6 (31.0–66.7)

59.1 (39.1–82.1)

60.2 (40.2–84.0)

p-value

ref.

0.121

0.883 (0.024⁺⁺)

 DC (95% CI)

0.78 (0.73–0.83)

0.85 (0.81–0.88)

0.84 (0.82–0.87)

p-value

ref.

0.001

0.006 (0.398⁺⁺)

p-value**

0.051

< 0.001

0.001

 HD (95% CI)

13.2 (11.8–14.6)

11.3 (10.6–12.0)

11.9 (11.1–12.9)

p-value

ref.

0.031

0.085 (0.282⁺⁺)

p-value**

0.196

0.020

0.007