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Background And Purpose: A detailed contouring atlas of the heart valves is lacking. Existing heart contouring atlases have not been evaluated on average intensity projection four-dimensional non-contrast computed tomography (AVE-4D-CT) scans, routinely used for organ-at-risk delineation in lung cancer radiotherapy. We aimed to develop the heart valve contouring atlas and to assess inter-observer variation in delineation of the heart, its substructures, and coronary arteries on AVE-4D-CT scans, along with its impact on radiotherapy doses.
Materials And Methods: A heart valve contouring atlas was developed. Five radiation oncologists and four cardiologists delineated the valves according to this atlas, and the remaining heart substructures according to the existing atlases, on AVE-4D-CT scans of ten patients who underwent radio(chemo)therapy for NSCLC. The observer contours were then compared to the collectively defined "reference" contours. Spatial variation was assessed using the Sørensen-Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), directed average Hausdorff distance (DAH), directed Hausdorff distance (HD), and the mean distance to agreement (MDA). The effect of spatial variation on radiotherapy doses was assessed using the patients' treatment plans.
Results: Inter-observer contour overlap (mean DSC) was 0.68, 0.49, 0.45 and 0.45, and inter-observer contour separation (mean DAH) was 2.1, 3.4, 2.6 and 2.9 mm for the pulmonic (PV), aortic (AV), mitral (MV) and tricuspid valve (TV), respectively. Mean HD was higher for TV and MV (13.3 and 11.7 mm) than for AV and PV (7.8 and 7 mm). The highest mean MDA of 3.1 mm was found for AV, and the lowest (1.9 mm) for PV. Inter-observer agreement was the lowest for the coronary arteries, but statistically significant dose variation was found mainly in the left ventricular septal and anterior segments.
Conclusion: Our atlas enables reproducible delineation of the heart valves. Delineation of the heart and its substructures on AVE-4D-CT scans is feasible, with inter-observer variability similar to that reported on conventional non-contrast CT scans.
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