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鼻咽癌调强放射治疗中用于自适应计划的自动分割:时间、几何和剂量分析。

Automatic segmentation for adaptive planning in nasopharyngeal carcinoma IMRT: Time, geometrical, and dosimetric analysis.

作者信息

Fung Nelson Tsz Cheong, Hung Wai Man, Sze Chun Kin, Lee Michael Chi Hang, Ng Wai Tong

机构信息

Department of Medical Physics, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.

Department of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Easter Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.

出版信息

Med Dosim. 2020;45(1):60-65. doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2019.06.002. Epub 2019 Jul 23.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to quantify the geometrical differences between manual contours and autocontours, the dosimetric impacts, and the time gain of using autosegmentation in adaptive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for a commercial system. A total of 20 consecutive Stages I to III NPC patients who had undergone adaptive radiation therapy (ART) re planning for IMRT treatment were retrospectively studied. Manually delineated organs at risks (OARs) on the replanning computed tomography (CT) were compared with the autocontours generated by VelocityAI using deformable registration from the original planning CT. Dice similarity coefficients and distance-to-agreements (DTAs) were used to quantify their geometric differences. IMRT test plans were generated with the assistance of RapidPlan based on the autocontours of OARs and manually segmented target volumes. The dose distributions were applied on the manually delineated OARs, their dose volume histograms and dose constraints compliances were analyzed. Times spent on target, OAR contouring, and IMRT replanning were recorded, and the total time of replanning using manual contouring and autocontouring were compared. The averaged mean DTA of all structures included in the study were less than 2 mm, and 90% of the patients fulfilled the mean distance agreement tolerance recommended by AAPM 132. The averaged maximum DTA for brainstem, cord, optic chiasm, and optic nerves were all less than 4 mm, whereas temporal lobes and parotids have larger average maximum DTA of 4.7 mm and 6.8 mm, respectively. It was found that large contour discrepancies in temporal lobes and parotids were often associated with large magnitude of deformation (warp distance) in image registrations. The resultant maximum dose of manually segmented brainstem, cord, and temporal lobe and the median dose of manually segmented parotids were found to be statistically higher than those to their autocontoured counter parts in test plans. Dose constraints of the manually segmented OARs in test plans were only met in 15% of the cases. The average time of manual contouring and autocontouring were 108 and 10 minutes, respectively (p < 0.001). More than 30% of the total replanning time would be spent in manual OAR contouring. Manual OAR delineation takes up a significant portion of time spent in ART replanning and OAR autocontouring could considerably enhance ART workflow efficiency. Geometrical discrepancies between auto- and manual contours in head and neck OARs were comparable to typical interobserver variation suggested in various literatures; however, some of the corresponding dosimetric differences were substantial, making it essential to carefully review the autocontours.

摘要

本研究的目的是量化手动轮廓与自动轮廓之间的几何差异、剂量学影响,以及在商用系统的鼻咽癌(NPC)自适应调强放疗(IMRT)中使用自动分割的时间增益。回顾性研究了20例连续的I至III期NPC患者,这些患者接受了IMRT治疗的自适应放射治疗(ART)重新计划。将重新计划计算机断层扫描(CT)上手动勾勒的危及器官(OARs)与VelocityAI使用原始计划CT的可变形配准生成的自动轮廓进行比较。使用骰子相似系数和距离一致性(DTA)来量化它们的几何差异。基于OARs的自动轮廓和手动分割的靶体积,在RapidPlan的辅助下生成IMRT测试计划。将剂量分布应用于手动勾勒的OARs,分析其剂量体积直方图和剂量约束的符合情况。记录在靶区、OAR轮廓勾画和IMRT重新计划上花费的时间,并比较使用手动轮廓和自动轮廓进行重新计划的总时间。研究中包括的所有结构的平均平均DTA小于2mm,90%的患者满足AAPM 132推荐的平均距离一致性容差。脑干、脊髓、视交叉和视神经的平均最大DTA均小于4mm,而颞叶和腮腺的平均最大DTA分别较大,为4.7mm和6.8mm。发现颞叶和腮腺的大轮廓差异通常与图像配准中的大变形量(扭曲距离)相关。发现在测试计划中,手动分割的脑干、脊髓和颞叶的最大剂量以及手动分割的腮腺的中位剂量在统计学上高于其自动轮廓对应的剂量。测试计划中手动分割的OARs的剂量约束仅在15%的情况下得到满足。手动轮廓勾画和自动轮廓勾画的平均时间分别为108分钟和10分钟(p<0.001)。超过30%的重新计划总时间将花费在手动OAR轮廓勾画上。手动OAR勾画在ART重新计划中占用了大量时间,而OAR自动轮廓勾画可以显著提高ART工作流程效率。头颈部OARs的自动轮廓和手动轮廓之间的几何差异与各种文献中建议的典型观察者间差异相当;然而,一些相应的剂量学差异很大,因此必须仔细审查自动轮廓。

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