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3D Deep Learning for Anatomical Structure Segmentation in Multiple Imaging Modalities.


ABSTRACT: Accurate, quantitative segmentation of anatomical structures in radiological scans, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computer Tomography (CT), can produce significant biomarkers and can be integrated into computer-aided assisted diagnosis (CADx) systems to support the interpretation of medical images from multi-protocol scanners. However, there are serious challenges towards developing robust automated segmentation techniques, including high variations in anatomical structure and size, the presence of edge-based artefacts, and heavy un-controlled breathing that can produce blurred motion-based artefacts. This paper presents a novel computing approach for automatic organ and muscle segmentation in medical images from multiple modalities by harnessing the advantages of deep learning techniques in a two-part process. (1) a 3D encoder-decoder, Rb-UNet, builds a localisation model and a 3D Tiramisu network generates a boundary-preserving segmentation model for each target structure; (2) the fully trained Rb-UNet predicts a 3D bounding box encapsulating the target structure of interest, after which the fully trained Tiramisu model performs segmentation to reveal detailed organ or muscle boundaries. The proposed approach is evaluated on six different datasets, including MRI, Dynamic Contrast Enhanced (DCE) MRI and CT scans targeting the pancreas, liver, kidneys and psoas-muscle and achieves quantitative measures of mean Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) that surpass or are comparable with the state-of-the-art. A qualitative evaluation performed by two independent radiologists verified the preservation of detailed organ and muscle boundaries.

SUBMITTER: Villarini B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867534 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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3D Deep Learning for Anatomical Structure Segmentation in Multiple Imaging Modalities.

Villarini Barbara B   Asaturyan Hykoush H   Kurugol Sila S   Afacan Onur O   Bell Jimmy D JD   Thomas E Louise EL  

Proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems 20210601


Accurate, quantitative segmentation of anatomical structures in radiological scans, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computer Tomography (CT), can produce significant biomarkers and can be integrated into computer-aided assisted diagnosis (CADx) systems to support the interpretation of medical images from multi-protocol scanners. However, there are serious challenges towards developing robust automated segmentation techniques, including high variations in anatomical structure and siz  ...[more]

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