Reference standard for the evaluation of automatic segmentation algorithms: Quantification of inter observer variability of manual delineation of prostate contour on MRI.

Journal: Diagnostic and interventional imaging
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between inter-reader variability in manual prostate contour segmentation on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations and determine the optimal number of readers required to establish a reliable reference standard.

Authors

  • Sébastien Molière
    Service d'oncologie médicale, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Metz-Thionville, Hôpital de Mercy, Metz, France.
  • Dimitri Hamzaoui
    Inria, Epione Team, Sophia Antipolis, Université Côte d'Azur, 06902, Nice, France.
  • Benjamin Granger
    Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, IPLESP, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Département de Santé Publique, 75013, Paris, France.
  • Sarah Montagne
    Department of Radiology, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75020, Paris, France; Department of Radiology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013, Paris, France; GRC N° 5, Oncotype-Uro, Sorbonne Université, 75020, Paris, France.
  • Alexandre Allera
    Department of Radiology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013, Paris, France.
  • Malek Ezziane
    Department of Radiology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013, Paris, France.
  • Anna Luzurier
    Department of Radiology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013, Paris, France.
  • Raphaelle Quint
    Department of Radiology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013, Paris, France.
  • Mehdi Kalai
    Department of Radiology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013, Paris, France.
  • Nicholas Ayache
  • Herve Delingette
  • Raphaële Renard-Penna
    AP-HP, Radiology, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Sorbonne University, F-75013, Paris, France.