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A robust and efficient AI assistant for breast tumor segmentation from DCE-MRI via a spatial-temporal framework.

ABSTRACT: Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) allows screening, follow up, and diagnosis for breast tumor with high sensitivity. Accurate tumor segmentation from DCE-MRI can provide crucial information of tumor location and shape, which significantly influences the downstream clinical decisions. In this paper, we aim to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to automatically segment breast tumors by capturing dynamic changes in multi-phase DCE-MRI with a spatial-temporal framework. The main advantages of our AI assistant include (1) robustness, i.e., our model can handle MR data with different phase numbers and imaging intervals, as demonstrated on a large-scale dataset from seven medical centers, and (2) efficiency, i.e., our AI assistant significantly reduces the time required for manual annotation by a factor of 20, while maintaining accuracy comparable to that of physicians. More importantly, as the fundamental step to build an AI-assisted breast cancer diagnosis system, our AI assistant will promote the application of AI in more clinical diagnostic practices regarding breast cancer.

SUBMITTER: Zhang J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10499873 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A robust and efficient AI assistant for breast tumor segmentation from DCE-MRI via a spatial-temporal framework.

Zhang Jiadong J Cui Zhiming Z Shi Zhenwei Z Jiang Yingjia Y Zhang Zhiliang Z Dai Xiaoting X Yang Zhenlu Z Gu Yuning Y Zhou Lei L Han Chu C Huang Xiaomei X Ke Chenglu C Li Suyun S Xu Zeyan Z Gao Fei F Zhou Luping L Wang Rongpin R Liu Jun J Zhang Jiayin J Ding Zhongxiang Z Sun Kun K Li Zhenhui Z Liu Zaiyi Z Shen Dinggang D

Patterns (New York, N.Y.) 20230816 9

Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) allows screening, follow up, and diagnosis for breast tumor with high sensitivity. Accurate tumor segmentation from DCE-MRI can provide crucial information of tumor location and shape, which significantly influences the downstream clinical decisions. In this paper, we aim to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to automatically segment breast tumors by capturing dynamic changes in multi-phase DCE-MRI with a spatial-tempo ...[more]

PMID: 37720328

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Project description:ObjectivesDevelopment of automated segmentation models enabling standardized volumetric quantification of fibroglandular tissue (FGT) from native volumes and background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) from subtraction volumes of dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI. Subsequent assessment of the developed models in the context of FGT and BPE Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS)-compliant classification.MethodsFor the training and validation of attention U-Net models, data coming from a single 3.0-T scanner was used. For testing, additional data from 1.5-T scanner and data acquired in a different institution with a 3.0-T scanner was utilized. The developed models were used to quantify the amount of FGT and BPE in 80 DCE-MRI examinations, and a correlation between these volumetric measures and the classes assigned by radiologists was performed.ResultsTo assess the model performance using application-relevant metrics, the correlation between the volumes of breast, FGT, and BPE calculated from ground truth masks and predicted masks was checked. Pearson correlation coefficients ranging from 0.963 ± 0.004 to 0.999 ± 0.001 were achieved. The Spearman correlation coefficient for the quantitative and qualitative assessment, i.e., classification by radiologist, of FGT amounted to 0.70 (p < 0.0001), whereas BPE amounted to 0.37 (p = 0.0006).ConclusionsGeneralizable algorithms for FGT and BPE segmentation were developed and tested. Our results suggest that when assessing FGT, it is sufficient to use volumetric measures alone. However, for the evaluation of BPE, additional models considering voxels' intensity distribution and morphology are required.Critical relevance statementA standardized assessment of FGT density can rely on volumetric measures, whereas in the case of BPE, the volumetric measures constitute, along with voxels' intensity distribution and morphology, an important factor.Key points• Our work contributes to the standardization of FGT and BPE assessment. • Attention U-Net can reliably segment intricately shaped FGT and BPE structures. • The developed models were robust to domain shift.

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A robust and efficient AI assistant for breast tumor segmentation from DCE-MRI via a spatial-temporal framework.

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A robust and efficient AI assistant for breast tumor segmentation from DCE-MRI via a spatial-temporal framework.

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