[Insight-users] Measuring tumor diameter

[Andriy Fedorov]

Celina,

I agree with you on some of the points you make.

You are correct, doctors assess the size of tumors by looking at 2d
slices. However, when doctors look at the same tumor, they often come
to different conclusions when it comes to its quantification. E.g.,
see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9621968.

In my opinion, if the tumor diameter definition is well-defined, and
the tumor boundary is outlined, computer is more suited to complete
the tedious work of going through all possible combinations, and
precisely quantifying the diameter at a tumor slice.

Andriy Fedorov