Region-specific deep learning models for accurate segmentation of rectal structures on post-chemoradiation T2w MRI: a multi-institutional, multi-reader study

Abstract

For locally advanced rectal cancers, in vivo radiological evaluation of tumor extent and regression after neoadjuvant therapy involves implicit visual identification of rectal structures on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Additionally, newer image-based, computational approaches (e.g., radiomics) require more detailed and precise annotations of regions such as the outer rectal wall, lumen, and perirectal fat. Manual annotations of these regions, however, are highly laborious and time-consuming as well as subject to inter-reader variability due to tissue boundaries being obscured by treatment-related changes (e.g., fibrosis, edema).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 11, 2023
Source ID
10.3389/fmed.2023.1149056

Entities

People

  • Andrei S. Purysko
  • David Liska
  • Eric Marderstein
  • Hoa Le
  • Jacob T. Antunes
  • Jayakrishna Gollamudi
  • Kaustav Bera
  • Prathyush Chirra
  • Rajmohan Paspulati
  • Satish E Viswanath
  • Sharon L. Stein
  • Thomas Desilvio
  • William Hall

Organizations

  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks