Imaging for early stage breast cancer

Studies with interobserver variations of lumpectomy cavity contouring

Author

No. of observers

No. of patients Contours

Comments

Landis

4

33

cavity, PTV

Wong

4 + 4

5 + 5

seroma, CTV, PTV

Petersen

3

30

seroma

Kosztyla

3

21

seroma

Boersma

5

30

GTV, CTV

pre- and postop. CT-s

Ford

1 + 1

12

cavity, PTV

CT and PET/CT

Jolicoeur

3

70

cavity

Hurkmans

4

10

boost volume

4 CT series

Giezen

2 + 2

15

cavity

Kirby

4

10

cavity

1

Kirby

1

30

cavity

prone position

2

Li

9

3

cavity, PTV

van Mourik

13

8

cavity, CTV, PTV

Struikmans

5

18

boost CTV

Yang

2

19

seroma

CBCTs

GEC-ESTRO

4 + 6

9 + 5

cavity, CTV

pre- and postimplant CT-s