INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to assess the geometric accuracy of diffusion weighted (DW)-MRI by quantification of geometric distortions in the gross tumor volume (GTV) in head and neck (HN) cancer. MATERIALS & METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on the data of 23 patients (with 24 lesions). For these patients, magnetic field maps and DW-MRI were acquired. The magnetic field maps were converted to voxel displacement maps. GTV delineations were transferred onto these voxel displacement maps and the voxel shifts in the GTV were analyzed. RESULTS: The median shift was 3.2mm and the maximal posterior and anterior shifts were up to 15.0 and 26.0mm respectively. The range of shifts varied from 11.8 to 25.6mm. The percentage of GTV voxels that showed a shift of at least 6mm was found to be 23.2%. CONCLUSIONS: Current DW-MRI images of HN tumors show severe distortions up to centimeters, which restrict the use of DW-MRI scans for GTV definition in RT treatment planning.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to assess the geometric accuracy of diffusion weighted (DW)-MRI by quantification of geometric distortions in the gross tumor volume (GTV) in head and neck (HN) cancer. MATERIALS & METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on the data of 23 patients (with 24 lesions). For these patients, magnetic field maps and DW-MRI were acquired. The magnetic field maps were converted to voxel displacement maps. GTV delineations were transferred onto these voxel displacement maps and the voxel shifts in the GTV were analyzed. RESULTS: The median shift was 3.2mm and the maximal posterior and anterior shifts were up to 15.0 and 26.0mm respectively. The range of shifts varied from 11.8 to 25.6mm. The percentage of GTV voxels that showed a shift of at least 6mm was found to be 23.2%. CONCLUSIONS: Current DW-MRI images of HN tumors show severe distortions up to centimeters, which restrict the use of DW-MRI scans for GTV definition in RT treatment planning.
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