tumor_volume

Tumor volume

Precise volumetric assessment of brain tumors is relevant for treatment planning and monitoring. However, manual segmentations are time-consuming and impeded by intra- and interrater variabilities.

see ABC/2 formula.

The long-used geometric calculation formula is 1/2 (length × width × height). However, it yields only rough estimates and is particularly unreliable for irregularly shaped masses.


Robust methodology that allows objective, automated, and observer-independent measurements of brain tumor volume, especially after resection, is lacking.

The volumetric method had the strongest agreement with regard to radiological response (κ = 0.96) when compared with 2D (κ = 0.54) or 1D (κ = 0.46) methods 1).


1)
Kanaly CW, Mehta AI, Ding D, Hoang JK, Kranz PG, Herndon JE 2nd, Coan A, Crocker I, Waller AF, Friedman AH, Reardon DA, Sampson JH. A novel, reproducible, and objective method for volumetric magnetic resonance imaging assessment of enhancing glioblastoma. J Neurosurg. 2014 Sep;121(3):536-42. doi: 10.3171/2014.4.JNS121952. Epub 2014 Jul 18. PubMed PMID: 25036205.
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