Purpose: The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of CT delineation uncertainty of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (panNEN) on Radiomic features (RF). Methods: Thirty-one previously operated patients were considered. Three expert radiologists contoured panNEN lesions on pre-surgical high-resolution contrast-enhanced CT images and contours were transferred onto pre-contrast CT. Volume agreement was quantified by the DICE index. After images resampling and re-binning, 69 RF were extracted and the impact of inter-observer variability was assessed by Intra-Class Correlation (ICC): ICC > 0.80 was considered as a threshold for “very high” inter-observer agreement. Results: The median volume was 1.3 cc (range: 0.2–110 cc); a satisfactory inter-observer volume agreement was found (mean DICE = 0.78). Only 4 RF showed ICC < 0.80 (0.48–0.73), including asphericity and three RFs (of five) of the neighborhood intensity difference matrix (NID). Conclusions: The impact of inter-observer variability in delineating panNEN on RF was minimum, with the exception of the NID family and asphericity, showing a moderate agreement. These results support the feasibility of studies aiming to assess CT radiomic biomarkers for panNEN.
Ct radiomic features of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (panNEN) are robust against delineation uncertainty / M. Mori, G. Benedetti, S. Partelli, C. Sini, V. Andreasi, S. Broggi, M. Barbera, G.M. Cattaneo, F. Muffatti, M. Panzeri, M. Falconi, C. Fiorino, F. De Cobelli. - In: PHYSICA MEDICA. - ISSN 1120-1797. - 57:(2019), pp. 41-46. [10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.12.005]
Ct radiomic features of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (panNEN) are robust against delineation uncertainty
M. MoriPrimo
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2019
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of CT delineation uncertainty of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (panNEN) on Radiomic features (RF). Methods: Thirty-one previously operated patients were considered. Three expert radiologists contoured panNEN lesions on pre-surgical high-resolution contrast-enhanced CT images and contours were transferred onto pre-contrast CT. Volume agreement was quantified by the DICE index. After images resampling and re-binning, 69 RF were extracted and the impact of inter-observer variability was assessed by Intra-Class Correlation (ICC): ICC > 0.80 was considered as a threshold for “very high” inter-observer agreement. Results: The median volume was 1.3 cc (range: 0.2–110 cc); a satisfactory inter-observer volume agreement was found (mean DICE = 0.78). Only 4 RF showed ICC < 0.80 (0.48–0.73), including asphericity and three RFs (of five) of the neighborhood intensity difference matrix (NID). Conclusions: The impact of inter-observer variability in delineating panNEN on RF was minimum, with the exception of the NID family and asphericity, showing a moderate agreement. These results support the feasibility of studies aiming to assess CT radiomic biomarkers for panNEN.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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