A novel 3D U-Net approach improves kidney tumor segmentation in medical imaging.
problem Challenging manual annotation and great medical impact of kidney tumor segmentation.
method End-to-end cascaded U-Nets with a localization network.
result Achieves Sørensen-Dice coefficients of 0.902 for kidney and 0.408 for tumor segmentation.
The paper uses neural networks to segment brain tumors and predict patient survival.
problem Brain tumor segmentation and survival prediction.
method Fully convolutional neural network with encoder-decoder architecture, radiomic features, and random forest regression.
result 55.4% classification accuracy for predicting survival of patients with gross-total resection.
A two-stage CNN approach for brain tumor segmentation.
problem Brain tumor segmentation with class imbalance.
method Cascade V-Net architecture with ROI masks.
result Improved brain tumor segmentation accuracy.
Paper presents a brain tumor segmentation method using NGMM and 3D FVF.
problem Automatic brain tumor segmentation from MRIs is challenging.
method Normalized Gaussian Bayesian classifier and 3D Fluid Vector Flow algorithm.
result The method successfully segments brain tumors from MRI images.
This study improves lung tumor segmentation in mice MRI scans with nnU-Net, reducing annotation needs.
problem Accurate lung tumor segmentation in mice MRI scans for drug discovery.
method Optimized nnU-Net 3D model for lung tumor segmentation with minimal annotations.
result nnU-Net 3D models outperform 2D models in MRI mice scans, requiring fewer annotations.
V-Net speeds up brain tumor segmentation in MRI scans.
problem Manual tumor segmentation is time-consuming and inaccurate.
method Applied a volumetric, fully convolutional neural network (V-Net) to MRI scans.
result Achieved a whole tumor dice score of 0.89.
New method uses image-level and pixel-level annotations for brain tumor segmentation.
problem Challenges in obtaining pixel-level annotations for brain tumor segmentation.
method Proposes a learning-based framework that combines both pixel- and image-level annotations.
result Method's performance in segmentation quality is competitive with traditional fully-supervised approach.
Paper tackles brain tumor segmentation using weak labels and hierarchical training.
problem High manual labeling effort for fully supervised brain tumor segmentation.
method Uses scribbles and global labels for weak supervision, trains two networks in phases.
result Achieves competitive results on brain tumor segmentation and substructure segmentation.
The paper explores methods to explain brain tumor segmentation models and extract visualizations.
problem Improving interpretability of deep learning models for brain tumor segmentation.
method Exploring techniques to explain brain tumor segmentation models and extract visualizations.
result Brain tumor segmentation networks learn human-understandable disentangled concepts and use a top-down approach.
The paper predicts brain tumor patient survival using segmentation and features.
problem Predicting overall survival of brain tumor patients.
method Automated brain tumor segmentation and use of age, shape, and volumetric features for prediction.
result Random forest classifier achieves 59% accuracy on test dataset and 67% on gross total resection dataset.
Deep learning model uses mixed supervision for brain tumor segmentation.
problem Costly manual tumor segmentation data.
method Extends segmentation networks with an image-level classification branch.
result Significant improvement in segmentation performance.
KiTS19 dataset offers 300 kidney tumor cases with CT data and outcomes.
problem Difficulty in quantifying kidney tumor morphometry due to data scarcity and manual labor.
method Presented KiTS19 dataset with multi-phase CT imaging, segmentation masks, and clinical outcomes.
result Automated segmentation of kidney tumors is now possible with this dataset.
New method segments brain tumors and organs-at-risk for radiation therapy.
problem Automating segmentation of brain tumors and organs-at-risk in radiation therapy planning.
method Combines contrast-adaptive generative model and spatial regularization model.
result Tumor segmentation accuracy comparable to state-of-the-art methods.
TuNet improves glioma segmentation accuracy and efficiency.
problem Accurate and efficient glioma segmentation for early treatment.
method End-to-end cascaded network with hierarchical structure and ResNet-like blocks.
result Improved segmentation accuracy and reduced treatment costs.
3D U-Net improves kidney and tumor segmentation from CT scans.
problem Manual segmentation by clinicians is laborious and error-prone.
method Multi-scale supervised 3D U-Net with deep supervision and post-processing.
result MSS U-Net achieves high Dice coefficients (0.969 for kidney, 0.805 for tumor) on KiTS19 dataset.
Enhanced deep learning model improves tumor segmentation in ultrasound images.
problem Challenges in integrating patient-specific medical priors into deep learning models.
method Integrates visual saliency into a U-Net architecture with attention blocks.
result Achieved a Dice similarity coefficient of 90.5 percent on a dataset of 510 images.
This study assesses ML methods for brain tumor segmentation and survival prediction.
problem Segmenting and predicting outcomes of brain tumors with varying sub-regions and heterogeneous properties.
method Evaluation of state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms on BraTS challenge datasets.
result Identification of best ML algorithms for brain tumor segmentation and survival prediction.
A method for MRI brain tumor segmentation using feature vectors and kernel dictionary learning.
problem Segmenting brain tumor regions in MRI images.
method Extracting feature vectors, training kernel dictionaries, and selecting informative feature vectors.
result The method outperforms other methods in segmentation accuracy and reduces training time.
Bayesian method transfers knowledge between brain tumor datasets for MRI segmentation.
problem Limited applicability of deep learning methods for small medical datasets.
method Generative Bayesian Prior network for knowledge transfer.
result Best results in Dice Similarity Coefficient metric for BRATS2018.
SegAN-CAT improves brain tumor segmentation in MRI using adversarial networks.
problem Improving brain tumor segmentation accuracy in MRI.
method Adversarial Networks, transfer learning, single modality MRI.
result Transfer learning improves single modality MRI segmentation performance.
Bayesian method transfers knowledge between brain tumor datasets.
problem Applying deep learning to small medical datasets.
method Generative Bayesian Prior network for knowledge transfer.
result Best results in Dice Similarity Coefficient for BRATS2018.
Weakly supervised model segments tumor areas from whole slide images.
problem Training segmentation models on noisy labeled data from whole slide images.
method Online patch sampling and robust KL divergence extension.
result Model successfully segments tumor areas with strong morphological consistency.
This paper analyzes the use of 3D Convolutional Neural Networks for brain tumor segmentation in MR images. We address the problem using three different architectures that combine fine and coarse features to obtain the final segmentation. We compare three different networks that use multi-resolution features in terms of…
Challenge aims to develop automated meningioma MRI segmentation models.
problem Lack of automated, objective tools for meningioma assessment.
method Develop and evaluate models on largest annotated dataset.
result Improved care of patients with meningioma through automated segmentation.
Global Planar Convolution boosts brain tumor segmentation by enhancing context perception.
problem Improving context perception in brain tumor segmentation networks.
method Introduced Global Planar Convolution module to enhance context aggregation in brain tumor segmentation.
result Global Planar Convolution eliminates the need for multiple representation levels in segmentation networks.
This paper proposes synthetic augmentation for nuclei image segmentation in medical pathology.
problem Rare and time-consuming labeling of tumor nuclei images for semantic segmentation.
method Label-to-image translation to generate synthetic images.
result Synthetic augmentation improves segmentation accuracy.
Novel framework for medical image segmentation using deep learning.
problem Class imbalance and domain adaptation in medical image segmentation.
method Biophysics-based domain adaptation and automatic segmentation of white, gray, and cerebrospinal fluid.
result Improved segmentation performance, especially with the biophysics-based domain adaptation.
Develops spatial uncertainty guarantees for image segmentation models.
problem Ensuring reliable segmentation predictions for biomedical images.
method Adapting conformal inference to imaging, using transformed logit scores and calibration datasets.
result Confidence sets provide spatial uncertainty guarantees with desired probability.
Study shows federated learning can segment brain tumors without data sharing.
problem Lack of sufficient medical data for deep learning models.
method Federated learning for multi-institutional collaboration without sharing patient data.
result Federated semantic segmentation models perform similarly to those trained with shared data.
Generative model generates synthetic medical images for data augmentation and anonymization.
problem Imbalanced medical imaging data sets, especially for rare pathologies.
method Generative adversarial network (GAN) trained on two public brain MRI datasets.
result Synthetic images improve tumor segmentation performance and serve as an anonymization tool.
Adding uninformative labels improves tumor segmentation in low-data mammography.
problem Improving tumor segmentation in mammography with limited data.
method Used seemingly uninformative labels from non-expert annotators to turn a multi-label task into a multi-class problem.
result Performance gains in tumor segmentation are achieved in low-data settings with additional uninformative labels.
NAS improves gliomas segmentation on MRI scans.
problem Designing optimal deep learning architectures for brain tumor segmentation.
method Neural architecture search with probabilistic parameter learning for MRI brain tumor segmentation.
result Two optimal neural architectures for brain tumor segmentation were discovered.
Study generates synthetic MR images to improve glioma segmentation.
problem Scarce annotated medical image data for glioma patients.
method Used generative adversarial networks (GANs) to create synthetic MR images.
result Synthetic images improved U-Net segmentation performance.
KD-Net transfers knowledge from multi-modal to mono-modal segmentation networks.
problem Limited acquisition of multiple imaging modalities in clinical settings.
method Generalized distillation framework adapted for mono-modal networks.
result The student network outperforms baseline mono-modal networks in brain tumor segmentation.
A new method increases 3D medical image segmentation accuracy and speed.
problem Training large 3D medical images on GPUs with limited memory.
method Data-swapping method to enlarge GPU memory and avoid patching.
result Improved segmentation accuracy and speed for full-size images.
This paper reviews deep learning for multi-modality medical image segmentation.
problem Improving segmentation accuracy in medical images using multiple modalities.
method Overview of deep learning and multi-modal medical image segmentation, analysis of different network architectures and fusion strategies.
result Later fusion of modalities can lead to more accurate segmentation results.
New CNN architecture improves pediatric image segmentation by homogenizing pose and size.
problem Challenges in segmenting pediatric images due to pose and size heterogeneity.
method Spatial Transformer Network (STN) for pose and scale invariance, combined with UNet for segmentation.
result Improved pediatric segmentation, especially renal tumor delineation, with accelerated processing.
Bayesian layer improves image segmentation and out-of-distribution detection.
problem Outlier detection in image segmentation.
method Parameter-efficient hierarchical convolutional Gaussian Processes in Wasserstein-2 space.
result Uncertainty estimates improve out-of-distribution detection.
Bayesian variational inference improves medical image segmentation confidence.
problem Improving interpretability and confidence in deep learning models for medical image segmentation.
method Encoder-decoder architecture based on variational inference for segmenting brain tumor images.
result The model segments brain tumors with both aleatoric and epistemic uncertainty.
Deep learning models outperform human pathologists in detecting mitotically active tumor regions.
problem Manual selection of tumor regions with highest mitotic activity can lead to significant inter-rater variability.
method Evaluated three deep learning methods for predicting mitotic density in canine mast cell tumors.
result Two-stage object detection model outperformed human pathologists in predicting mitotic density.
This paper adapts PATE for semantic segmentation while maintaining privacy.
problem Preserving privacy in medical machine learning, especially for sensitive information.
method Adapting PATE for semantic segmentation using low-dimensional representations and low-sensitivity queries.
result An Autoencoder-based PATE variant achieves a higher Dice coefficient for the same privacy guarantee.
Enhances uncertainty estimation in medical image segmentation.
problem Frequency-related noise in medical imaging leads to biased uncertainty estimates.
method Extends MC-Dropout to the frequency domain for better uncertainty estimation.
result MC-Frequency Dropout improves calibration and uncertainty in semantic segmentation.
A benchmark evaluates ioUS-to-MR synthesis methods for brain tumor surgery.
problem Difficult interpretation of ioUS images for brain tumor surgery.
method Six generators trained under four inference regimes and two targets on public data.
result SynDiff-2.5D best preserved downstream segmentation (U_Dice=0.55).
Proposes BGNN for tumor heterogeneity prediction using graph neural networks.
problem Tumor classification limitations and heterogeneity assessment challenges.
method Artificial data generation, tumor heterogeneity estimation, and BGNN model development.
result BGNN achieves 89.67% accuracy in predicting tumor heterogeneity. Study analyzes overfitting in neural nets under class imbalance, proposing new loss functions.
problem Overfitting and class imbalance in neural nets, particularly in image segmentation.
method Analyzes logits distribution, derives asymmetric loss functions and regularizers.
result Proposed loss functions improve segmentation performance in brain tumor core.
Unsupervised method selects genes for tumor subtype discovery.
problem High-dimensional tumor gene expression data with noisy variables and heterogeneity.
method Autoencoders for latent space learning, Multiple Kernel Learning for feature selection, clustering.
result Lower redundancy and better clustering performance compared to benchmarks.
Study compares DL models for medical image segmentation, finds synergistic ensemble strategies improve performance.
problem Improving DL models for specialized medical image segmentation using transfer learning.
method Detailed comparisons of TII and LMI models for binary segmentation of medical images.
result Ensemble strategies improve performance by 10% in certain scenarios.
Deep learning improves tumor type classification accuracy.
problem Classifying cancer types based on DNA mutations is challenging.
method Deep transfer learning and fine-tuning of gene expression data.
result Significantly improved tumor type classification accuracy (78.3%) using DNA point mutations.