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Zhang Z, Han J, Ji W, Lou H, Li Z, Hu Y, Wang M, Qi B, Liu S. Improved deep learning for automatic localisation and segmentation of rectal cancer on T2-weighted MRI. J Med Radiat Sci 2024. [PMID: 38654675 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The automatic segmentation approaches of rectal cancer from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are very valuable to relieve physicians from heavy workloads and enhance working efficiency. This study aimed to compare the segmentation accuracy of a proposed model with the other three models and the inter-observer consistency. METHODS A total of 65 patients with rectal cancer who underwent MRI examination were enrolled in our cohort and were randomly divided into a training cohort (n = 45) and a validation cohort (n = 20). Two experienced radiologists independently segmented rectal cancer lesions. A novel segmentation model (AttSEResUNet) was trained on T2WI based on ResUNet and attention mechanisms. The segmentation performance of the AttSEResUNet, U-Net, ResUNet and U-Net with Attention Gate (AttUNet) was compared, using Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), Hausdorff distance (HD), mean distance to agreement (MDA) and Jaccard index. The segmentation variability of automatic segmentation models and inter-observer was also evaluated. RESULTS The AttSEResUNet with post-processing showed perfect lesion recognition rate (100%) and false recognition rate (0), and its evaluation metrics outperformed other three models for two independent readers (observer 1: DSC = 0.839 ± 0.112, HD = 9.55 ± 6.68, MDA = 0.556 ± 0.722, Jaccard index = 0.736 ± 0.150; observer 2: DSC = 0.856 ± 0.099, HD = 11.0 ± 10.1, MDA = 0.789 ± 1.07, Jaccard index = 0.673 ± 0.130). The segmentation performance of AttSEResUNet was comparable and similar to manual variability (DSC = 0.857 ± 0.115, HD = 10.0 ± 10.0, MDA = 0.704 ± 1.17, Jaccard index = 0.666 ± 0.139). CONCLUSION Comparing with other three models, the proposed AttSEResUNet model was demonstrated as a more accurate model for contouring the rectal tumours in axial T2WI images, whose variability was similar to that of inter-observer.
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- Zaixian Zhang
- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Automation and Electronic Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- College of Automation and Electronic Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Hearn N, Leppien A, O’Connor P, Cahill K, Atwell D, Vignarajah D, Min M. Radiotherapy dose escalation using pre-treatment diffusion-weighted imaging in locally advanced rectal cancer: a planning study. BJR Open 2024; 6:tzad001. [PMID: 38352181 PMCID: PMC10860507 DOI: 10.1093/bjro/tzad001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Objectives Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) may provide biologically relevant target volumes for dose-escalated radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). This planning study assessed the dosimetric feasibility of delivering hypofractionated boost treatment to intra-tumoural regions of restricted diffusion prior to conventional long-course radiotherapy. Methods Ten patients previously treated with curative-intent standard long-course radiotherapy (50 Gy/25#) were re-planned. Boost target volumes (BTVs) were delineated semi-automatically using 40th centile intra-tumoural apparent diffusion coefficient value with expansions (anteroposterior 11 mm, transverse 7 mm, craniocaudal 13 mm). Biased-dosed combined plans consisted of a single-fraction volumetric modulated arc therapy flattening-filter-free (VMAT-FFF) boost (phase 1) of 5, 7, or 10 Gy before long-course VMAT (phase 2). Phase 1 plans were assessed with reference to stereotactic conformality and deliverability measures. Combined plans were evaluated with reference to standard long-course therapy dose constraints. Results Phase 1 BTV dose targets at 5/7/10 Gy were met in all instances. Conformality constraints were met with only 1 minor violation at 5 and 7 Gy. All phase 1 and combined phase 1 + 2 plans passed patient-specific quality assurance. Combined phase 1 + 2 plans generally met organ-at-risk dose constraints. Exceptions included high-dose spillage to bladder and large bowel, predominantly in cases where previously administered, clinically acceptable non-boosted plans also could not meet constraints. Conclusions Targeted upfront LARC radiotherapy dose escalation to DWI-defined is feasible with appropriate patient selection and preparation. Advances in knowledge This is the first study to evaluate the feasibility of DWI-targeted upfront radiotherapy boost in LARC. This work will inform an upcoming clinical feasibility study.
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- Nathan Hearn
- Department of Medical Imaging, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
- School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Sunshine Coast Health Institute, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Sunshine Coast Health Institute, Birtinya, QLD 4575, Australia
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Secerov Ermenc A, Segedin B. The Role of MRI and PET/CT in Radiotherapy Target Volume Determination in Gastrointestinal Cancers-Review of the Literature. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15112967. [PMID: 37296929 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15112967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET/CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could improve accuracy in target volume determination for gastrointestinal cancers. A systematic search of the PubMed database was performed, focusing on studies published within the last 20 years. Articles were considered eligible for the review if they included patients with anal canal, esophageal, rectal or pancreatic cancer, as well as PET/CT or MRI for radiotherapy treatment planning, and if they reported interobserver variability or changes in treatment planning volume due to different imaging modalities or correlation between the imaging modality and histopathologic specimen. The search of the literature retrieved 1396 articles. We retrieved six articles from an additional search of the reference lists of related articles. Forty-one studies were included in the final review. PET/CT seems indispensable for target volume determination of pathological lymph nodes in esophageal and anal canal cancer. MRI seems appropriate for the delineation of primary tumors in the pelvis as rectal and anal canal cancer. Delineation of the target volumes for radiotherapy of pancreatic cancer remains challenging, and additional studies are needed.
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- Ajra Secerov Ermenc
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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ROSA CONSUELO, GASPARINI LUCREZIA, DI GUGLIELMO FIORELLACRISTINA, CARAVATTA LUCIANA, DI TOMMASO MONICA, DELLI PIZZI ANDREA, MARTINO GIANLUIGI, CASTALDI PAOLA, MAZZA ROCCO, PORRECA ANNAMARIA, DI NICOLA MARTA, CALCAGNI MARIALUCIA, GENOVESI DOMENICO. DWI-MR and PET-CT Functional Imaging for Boost Tumor Volume Delineation in Neoadjuvant Rectal Cancer Treatment. In Vivo 2023; 37:424-432. [PMID: 36593016 PMCID: PMC9843791 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.13095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM T2 weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is the gold standard for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) staging. The potential benefit of functional imaging, as diffusion-weighted MR (DWI) and positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), could be considered for treatment intensification strategies. Dose intensification resulted in better pathological complete response (pCR) rates. This study evaluated the inter-observer agreement between two radiation oncologists, and the difference in gross tumor volume (GTV) delineation in simulation-CT, T2-MR, DWI-MR, and PET-CT in patients with LARC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two radiation oncologists prospectively delineated GTVs of 24 patients on simul-CT (CTGTV), T2-weighted MR (T2GTV), echo planar b1000 DWI (DWIGTV) and PET-CT (PETGTV). Observers' agreement was assessed using Dice index. Kruskal-Wallis test assessed differences between methods. RESULTS Mean CTGTV, T2GTV, DWIGTV, and PETGTV were 41.3±26.9 cc, 25.9±15.2 cc, 21±14.8 cc, and 37.7±27.7 cc for the first observer, and 42.2±27.9 cc, 27.6±16.9 cc, 19.9±14.9cc, and 34.8±24.3 cc for the second observer, respectively. Mean Dice index was 0.85 for CTGTV, 0.84 for T2GTV, 0.82 for DWIGTV, and 0.89 for PETGTV, representative of almost perfect agreement. Kruskal-Wallis test showed a statistically significant difference between methods (p=0.009). Dunn test showed there were differences between DWIGTV vs. PETGTV (p=0.040) and DWIGTV vs. CTGTV (p=0.008). CONCLUSION DWI resulted in smaller volume delineation compared to CT, T2-MR, and PET-CT functional images. Almost perfect agreements were reported for each imaging modality between two observers. DWI-MR seems to remain the optimal strategy for boost volume delineation for dose escalation in patients with LARC.
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- CONSUELO ROSA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, SS. Annunziata Hospital, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy,Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, SS. Annunziata Hospital, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, SS. Annunziata Hospital, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, SS. Annunziata Hospital, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy,Department of Radiology, SS. Annunziata Hospital, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Medicine, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Medicine, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Medicine, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Economics, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biostatistics, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, SS. Annunziata Hospital, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy,Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Pham TT, Lim S, Lin M. Predicting neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy response with functional imaging and liquid biomarkers in locally advanced rectal cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2022; 22:1081-1098. [PMID: 35993178 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2022.2114457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Non-invasive predictive quantitative biomarkers are required to guide treatment individualization in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) in order to maximise therapeutic outcomes and minimise treatment toxicity. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and blood biomarkers have the potential to predict chemoradiotherapy (CRT) response in LARC. AREAS COVERED This review examines the value of functional imaging (MRI and PET) and liquid biomarkers (circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor nucleic acid (ctNA)) in the prediction of CRT response in LARC. Selected imaging and liquid biomarker studies are presented and the current status of the most promising imaging (apparent diffusion co-efficient (ADC), Ktrans, SUVmax, metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) and liquid biomarkers (circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating tumor nucleic acid (ctNA)) is discussed. The potential applications of imaging and liquid biomarkers for treatment stratification and a pathway to clinical translation are presented. EXPERT OPINION Functional imaging and liquid biomarkers provide novel ways of predicting CRT response. The clinical and technical validation of the most promising imaging and liquid biopsy biomarkers in multi-centre studies with harmonised acquisition techniques is required. This will enable clinical trials to investigate treatment escalation or de-escalation pathways in rectal cancer.
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- Trang Thanh Pham
- South West Sydney Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Liverpool NSW Australia 2170.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool NSW Australia 2170.,Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool NSW Australia 2170
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- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool NSW Australia 2170.,Department of Medical Oncology, Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre, Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown Australia 2560.,School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Sydney 2560
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- South West Sydney Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Liverpool NSW Australia 2170.,School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Sydney 2560.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool NSW Australia 2170
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Knuth F, Groendahl AR, Winter RM, Torheim T, Negård A, Holmedal SH, Bakke KM, Meltzer S, Futsæther CM, Redalen KR. Semi-automatic tumor segmentation of rectal cancer based on functional magnetic resonance imaging. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 2022; 22:77-84. [PMID: 35602548 PMCID: PMC9114680 DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2022.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Machine learning on magnetic resonance images (MRI) was used for tumor segmentation. Voxelwise machine learning with morphological post-processing achieved good segmentation results. Combining T2-weighted with functional MRI improved semi-automatic tumor segmentation. Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI was the most valuable functional MRI information. Tumor volume and interobserver variation were linked to measured segmentation quality.
Background and purpose Tumor delineation is required both for radiotherapy planning and quantitative imaging biomarker purposes. It is a manual, time- and labor-intensive process prone to inter- and intraobserver variations. Semi or fully automatic segmentation could provide better efficiency and consistency. This study aimed to investigate the influence of including and combining functional with anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences on the quality of automatic segmentations. Materials and methods T2-weighted (T2w), diffusion weighted, multi-echo T2*-weighted, and contrast enhanced dynamic multi-echo (DME) MR images of eighty-one patients with rectal cancer were used in the analysis. Four classical machine learning algorithms; adaptive boosting (ADA), linear and quadratic discriminant analysis and support vector machines, were trained for automatic segmentation of tumor and normal tissue using different combinations of the MR images as input, followed by semi-automatic morphological post-processing. Manual delineations from two experts served as ground truth. The Sørensen-Dice similarity coefficient (DICE) and mean symmetric surface distance (MSD) were used as performance metric in leave-one-out cross validation. Results Using T2w images alone, ADA outperformed the other algorithms, yielding a median per patient DICE of 0.67 and MSD of 3.6 mm. The performance improved when functional images were added and was highest for models based on either T2w and DME images (DICE: 0.72, MSD: 2.7 mm) or all four MRI sequences (DICE: 0.72, MSD: 2.5 mm). Conclusion Machine learning models using functional MRI, in particular DME, have the potential to improve automatic segmentation of rectal cancer relative to models using T2w MRI alone.
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Pham TT, Whelan B, Oborn BM, Delaney GP, Vinod S, Brighi C, Barton M, Keall P. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided proton therapy: A review of the clinical challenges, potential benefits and pathway to implementation. Radiother Oncol 2022; 170:37-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Knuth F, Adde IA, Huynh BN, Groendahl AR, Winter RM, Negård A, Holmedal SH, Meltzer S, Ree AH, Flatmark K, Dueland S, Hole KH, Seierstad T, Redalen KR, Futsaether CM. MRI-based automatic segmentation of rectal cancer using 2D U-Net on two independent cohorts. Acta Oncol 2022; 61:255-263. [PMID: 34918621 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2021.2013530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tumor delineation is time- and labor-intensive and prone to inter- and intraobserver variations. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides good soft tissue contrast, and functional MRI captures tissue properties that may be valuable for tumor delineation. We explored MRI-based automatic segmentation of rectal cancer using a deep learning (DL) approach. We first investigated potential improvements when including both anatomical T2-weighted (T2w) MRI and diffusion-weighted MR images (DWI). Secondly, we investigated generalizability by including a second, independent cohort. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two cohorts of rectal cancer patients (C1 and C2) from different hospitals with 109 and 83 patients, respectively, were subject to 1.5 T MRI at baseline. T2w images were acquired for both cohorts and DWI (b-value of 500 s/mm2) for patients in C1. Tumors were manually delineated by three radiologists (two in C1, one in C2). A 2D U-Net was trained on T2w and T2w + DWI. Optimal parameters for image pre-processing and training were identified on C1 using five-fold cross-validation and patient Dice similarity coefficient (DSCp) as performance measure. The optimized models were evaluated on a C1 hold-out test set and the generalizability was investigated using C2. RESULTS For cohort C1, the T2w model resulted in a median DSCp of 0.77 on the test set. Inclusion of DWI did not further improve the performance (DSCp 0.76). The T2w-based model trained on C1 and applied to C2 achieved a DSCp of 0.59. CONCLUSION T2w MR-based DL models demonstrated high performance for automatic tumor segmentation, at the same level as published data on interobserver variation. DWI did not improve results further. Using DL models on unseen cohorts requires caution, and one cannot expect the same performance.
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- Franziska Knuth
- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Radiology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Oncology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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