Models / HeadNeckBPlexus / OpticChiasm

Structure Detail

OpticChiasm

0.270 Avg Dice
0.260 Median Dice
7.71 Avg HD95 (mm)
5.33 Avg MDC (mm)

Delineation Information

Modality
CT
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

Average MSD
Median MSD
Median HD956.18
Median MDC5.91
Avg Undercontouring MDC2.46
Avg Overcontouring MDC2.87
Average Volume0.68