How to contour the different heart subregions for future deep-learning modeling of the heart: A practical pictorial proposal for radiation oncologists

Abstract

There are currently no accurate rules for manually delineating the subregions of the heart (cavities, vessels, aortic/mitral valves, Planning organ at Risk Volumes for coronary arteries) with the perspective of deep-learning based modeling. Our objective was to present a practical pictorial view for radiation oncologists, based on the RTOG atlas and anatomical complementary considerations for the cases where the RTOG guidelines are missing.

Keywords

• Heart subregions
• Delineation
• Automatic modeling
• Radio-induced cardiotoxicity
• Radiotherapy