TY - JOUR
T1 - Volume-related measurement error by three-dimensional ultrasound with a rotational multiplanar technique
AU - Smeets, N.A.C.
AU - Winkens, B.
AU - Oei, S.G.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Background: The goal of this study was to calculate the accuracy of three-dimensional volume measurements with the rotational multiplanar technique VOCAL (Volume Organ Computer-aided AnaLysis). Methods: An ultrasound phantom with 13 objects (volume 10.2–40.5 cm3) was created. After data acquisition, the volumes of the objects were measured with the VOCAL technique. Results: A linear mixed model analysis showed a significant linear (B = –0.008, 95% CI –0.014, –0.002, p = 0.005) and a significant quadratic trend (B = 0.0001, 95% CI 0.000004, 0.0002, p = 0.040). The absolute error increases significantly with the increasing volume of interest with 0.044 cm3 for each cm3 rise of the volume of interest. The actual volume increased from an initial value of 10 cm3 to values of 20, 30 and 40 cm3, resulting in a decrease in the mean estimated percentage error from 15.4 to 10.6%, 8.0% and 7.5%. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that volume measurements with three-dimensional ultrasound and the VOCAL software can be used for volume measurements in vivo. However, it is important to assess the measurement error and to consider these error values when interpreting the results in daily practice.
AB - Background: The goal of this study was to calculate the accuracy of three-dimensional volume measurements with the rotational multiplanar technique VOCAL (Volume Organ Computer-aided AnaLysis). Methods: An ultrasound phantom with 13 objects (volume 10.2–40.5 cm3) was created. After data acquisition, the volumes of the objects were measured with the VOCAL technique. Results: A linear mixed model analysis showed a significant linear (B = –0.008, 95% CI –0.014, –0.002, p = 0.005) and a significant quadratic trend (B = 0.0001, 95% CI 0.000004, 0.0002, p = 0.040). The absolute error increases significantly with the increasing volume of interest with 0.044 cm3 for each cm3 rise of the volume of interest. The actual volume increased from an initial value of 10 cm3 to values of 20, 30 and 40 cm3, resulting in a decrease in the mean estimated percentage error from 15.4 to 10.6%, 8.0% and 7.5%. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that volume measurements with three-dimensional ultrasound and the VOCAL software can be used for volume measurements in vivo. However, it is important to assess the measurement error and to consider these error values when interpreting the results in daily practice.
U2 - 10.1159/000343006
DO - 10.1159/000343006
M3 - Article
C2 - 23108332
VL - 75
SP - 28
EP - 33
JO - Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
JF - Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
SN - 0378-7346
IS - 1
ER -