Accurate FDG PET tumor segmentation using the peritumoral halo layer method: a study in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Accurate FDG PET tumor segmentation using the peritumoral halo layer method: a study in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background In a previous study, FDG PET tumor segmentation (SegPHL) using the peritumoral halo layer (PHL) was more reliable than fixed threshold methods in patients with thyroid cancer. We performed this study to validate the reliability and accuracy of the PHL method in patients with esop...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sungmin Jun, Jung Gu Park, Youngduk Seo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Cancer Imaging
Subjects:
Peritumoral halo layer
Tumor segmentation
FDG PET/CT
Esophageal cancer
Reliability test
Tumor length
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40644-018-0169-1

Similar Items

Similar Items