SBIR TOPIC 417: QUANTITATIVE IMAGING SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING

随着脑转移瘤（BM）的发病率迅速增加，由于改善全身治疗和癌症患者的生存，BM的管理策略已经从全脑照射到局部多节段SRS大幅发展。这一发展要求对多个BM和治疗随访进行轮廓勾画和分布式SRS规划，并对护理团队的时间、努力和经验提出了很高的要求，给临床医生带来了沉重的负担。自动化、有效和高效的工具是未满足的临床需求。

With brain metastases (BMs) incidences rapidly increasing due to improved systemic treatment and cancer patients, survival, the BMs management strategies have evolved substantially from whole brain irradiation to localized multisession SRS. The evolution requires contouring and distributed SRS planning for multiple BMs and treatment followups and has put a high demand on care teams time, efforts, and experience, creating a heavy burden on clinicians. Automated, effective, and efficient tools are unmet clinical needs.