Structure Detail
OpticChiasm
0.470
Avg Dice
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Median Dice
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Avg HD95 (mm)
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Avg MDC (mm)
Delineation Information
- Modality
- MR
- Guideline
- Taken from Eekers DBP, Di Perri D, Roelofs E, Postma A, Dijkstra J, Ajithkumar T, et al. Update of the EPTN atlas for CT- and MR-based contouring in Neuro-Oncology. Radiother Oncol 2021;160:259–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2021.05.013.
- Method
- Manual The optic chiasm (14 mm transverse, 8 mm antero-posterior and 2–5 mm thick) is located 1 cm superior to the pituitary gland, which has high signal on T1 MRI, and just anterior to the pituitary stalk (located above the sella turcica). The lateral border is the internal carotid artery. The chiasm is superiorly located in the antero-inferior part of the third ventricle, below the supra-optic recess and above the infundibular recess of the third ventricle, with the optic nerves in front and the divergence of the optic tracts behind. The anterior cerebral arteries and the anterior communicating artery are located ventral to the chiasm.
Anatomical Boundaries
- Cranial
- Supraoptic recess
- Caudal
- 1 cm superior to the pituitary gland
- Lateral
- Internal carotid artery
- Ventral
- Optic nerves
- Dorsal
- Divergence of the optic tracts
Additional Metrics
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