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. 2021 Jun 7;11:626499. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.626499

Table 1.

Summary of Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) and 95% Hausdorff distance (HD) metrics from comparing deep learning-based auto-segmented contours to clinical contours for lung stereotactic ablative radiotherapy planning structures.

Structure N Median DSC Mean DSC (range) Median 95% HD (mm) Mean 95% HD (range; mm)
Aorta 81 0.92 0.93 (0.85–0.98) 2.77 2.85 (1.26-5.25)
Esophagus 99 0.82 0.81 (0.64–0.96) 3.15 3.32 (2.05–6.94)
Heart 100 0.95 0.95 (0.87–0.98) 4.48 5.09 (2.54–8.55)
Lung Bilateral 188 0.98 0.98 (0.92–0.99) 2.83 2.99 (1.26–6.73)
Lung Left 93 0.98 0.98 (0.92–0.99) 2.74 2.93 (1.97–6.73)
Lung Right 95 0.98 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 2.91 3.04 (1.26–5.40)
Brachial Plexus 90 0.53 0.52 (0.04–0.81) 6.3 7.08 (2.59–20.75)
Brachial Plexus Left 47 0.53 0.53 (0.17–0.81) 5.95 6.88 (2.74–15.82)
Brachial Plexus Right 43 0.52 0.5 (0.04–0.80) 6.4 7.29 (2.59–20.75)
Proximal Bronchial Tree 100 0.83 0.82 (0.65–0.97) 3.74 4.23 (1.73–7.56)
Spinal Cord 100 0.91 0.9 (0.74–0.98) 1.6 1.62 (0.56–2.69)
Trachea 100 0.92 0.91 (0.79–0.98) 2.25 2.27 (1.09–3.80)
GTV 85 0.74 0.71 (0.19–0.90) 4.48 5.23 (2.04–15.17)

(N, number of validation contours evaluated; GTV, gross tumor volume).