A_LAD

Category: Artery
Description: Anterior interventricular branch of LCA (left anterior descending artery)

Model: LAD_Thyroid

CT

Model Information

Metrics

Average Volume (cc)

2.23
Average

Dice Coefficient

0.5
Average
0.5 (Median)

95th Percentile Hausdorff Distance (mm)

38.09
Average
9.65 (Median)

Median Distance to Conformity (mm)

5.52
Average
4.93 (Median)

Undercontouring MDC (mm)

2.75
Average
2.56 (Median)

Overcontouring MDC (mm)

2.76
Average
2.54 (Median)

Delineation Information

Guidelines

The guideline used is Duane F, Azr MC, Bartlett F, Cutter DJ, Darby SC, Jagsi R, et al. A cardiac contouring atlas for radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2017;122:416–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2017.01.008.

Method

Manually drawn using a 5 mm diameter brush

Structure Boundaries

Cranial Boundary

From the level of the origin of the left anterior descending artery from the ascending aorta.

Caudal Boundary

Apex of the heart

Medial Boundary

Along the interventricular groove inferiorly and the anterioir interventricular groove superiorly

Lateral Boundary

Along the interventricular groove inferiorly and the anterioir interventricular groove superiorly

Ventral Boundary

Vessel visible on the scans

Dorsal Boundary

Myocardium