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Impact of signal intensity normalization of MRI on the generalizability of radiomic-based prediction of molecular glioma subtypes

With the help of radiomics, standard medical images can be transformed into detailed, high-dimensional data sets that go beyond what the eye can see. The typical workflow of radiomic projects involves a series of sequential processes, including image registration, intensity normalization, and segmentation of the region of interest. While there is a general agreement on the essential steps, consensus on

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Radiomics-based prediction of FIGO grade for placenta accreta spectrum

Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) is a serious, life-threatening pregnancy complication. Although rare, as more women are giving birth by Caesarean section, PAS is becoming more common. The most important factor in improving outcomes for mothers and babies is the detection of PAS during pregnancy to ensure the appropriate multi-disciplinary team care is implemented for the pregnancy and birth. However, up

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Label-set impact on deep learning-based prostate segmentation on MRI

This study delves into a less-explored territory in automatic prostate segmentation: label-set selection. Recognizing the emphasis on dataset selection in segmentation model training, we thought it crucial to investigate the impact of the labels, i.e. the manual segmentations, on model performance. Although label sets are often considered the gold standard, as they are provided by highly trained professionals, disparities emerge

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Does deep learning improve the consistency and performance of radiologists in assessing bi-parametric prostate MRI?

Our study aimed to evaluate whether deep learning (DL) software could enhance the consistency and performance of radiologists in assessing bi-parametric prostate MRI scans. Intriguingly, our findings revealed that the DL software did not significantly improve the Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) scoring consistency or the detection performance of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) among radiologists with varying levels

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Intelligent noninvasive meningioma grading using deep learning

The purpose of this study was to establish a robust interpretable deep learning (DL) model for the automatic noninvasive grading of meningiomas along with segmentation. Over 250 meningioma patients who underwent a preoperative brain MRI, including T2-weighted (T2) and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted (T1C) images, were included in the training set. The authors were able to determine that an interpretable multiparametric DL

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AI-aided software for detecting visible clinically significant prostate cancer on mpMRI

This study seeks to determine if artificial intelligence (AI)-based software can improve radiologists’ performance when detecting clinically significant prostate cancer. Sixteen radiologists from four hospitals participated and were assigned 30 cases, half without AI and half with AI. The authors determined that the AI software improves the performance of radiologists by reducing false positive detection of prostate cancer patients while

Read More →

Using a multi-decoder water-fat separation neural network for liver PDFF estimation

The authors of this study proposed a multi-task U-Net-based architecture to jointly estimate water-only and fat-only images. This approach allowed for the improvement in the estimation of water-fat images, enabling a reduction of the necessary echoes to achieve an accurate proton density fat fraction (PDFF) quantification. The proposed method was shown to be a reliable liver fat quantification tool for

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Hepatic steatosis increases liver volume

Our recent research published in European Radiology aimed to evaluate the impact of hepatic steatosis (HS) on liver volume by conducting a retrospective analysis of 1,038 living liver donors. We measured liver volume on gadoxetic acid-enhanced hepatobiliary phase MR images and proton density fat fraction (PDFF). Our results showed that HS leads to a 4.4% increase in liver volume per

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T2-weighted MRI-based radiomics discriminati between benign and borderline epithelial ovarian tumors

The authors of this study investigated whether radiomics based on T2-weighted MRI was able to discriminate between benign and borderline epithelial ovarian tumors (EOTs) preoperatively. They were able to show that it can provide critical diagnostic information in the discrimination between benign and borderline EOTs, showing that there is potential to aid personalized treatment options. Key points T2-weighted MRI-based radiomics

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Quality assurance for automatically generated contours with additional deep learning

This study explores the importance of quality assurance when deploying an automatic segmentation model. The authors of this study built a deep-learning model with the goal of estimating the quality of automatically generated contours. They found that the trained model can be used alongside automatic segmentation tools, thus ensuring quality and allowing intervention to prevent undesired segmentation behavior. Key points

Read More →

Impact of signal intensity normalization of MRI on the generalizability of radiomic-based prediction of molecular glioma subtypes

With the help of radiomics, standard medical images can be transformed into detailed, high-dimensional data sets that go beyond what the eye can see. The typical workflow of radiomic projects involves a series of sequential processes, including image registration, intensity normalization, and segmentation of the region of interest. While there is a general agreement on the essential steps, consensus on

Read More →

Radiomics-based prediction of FIGO grade for placenta accreta spectrum

Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) is a serious, life-threatening pregnancy complication. Although rare, as more women are giving birth by Caesarean section, PAS is becoming more common. The most important factor in improving outcomes for mothers and babies is the detection of PAS during pregnancy to ensure the appropriate multi-disciplinary team care is implemented for the pregnancy and birth. However, up

Read More →

Label-set impact on deep learning-based prostate segmentation on MRI

This study delves into a less-explored territory in automatic prostate segmentation: label-set selection. Recognizing the emphasis on dataset selection in segmentation model training, we thought it crucial to investigate the impact of the labels, i.e. the manual segmentations, on model performance. Although label sets are often considered the gold standard, as they are provided by highly trained professionals, disparities emerge

Read More →

Does deep learning improve the consistency and performance of radiologists in assessing bi-parametric prostate MRI?

Our study aimed to evaluate whether deep learning (DL) software could enhance the consistency and performance of radiologists in assessing bi-parametric prostate MRI scans. Intriguingly, our findings revealed that the DL software did not significantly improve the Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) scoring consistency or the detection performance of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) among radiologists with varying levels

Read More →

Intelligent noninvasive meningioma grading using deep learning

The purpose of this study was to establish a robust interpretable deep learning (DL) model for the automatic noninvasive grading of meningiomas along with segmentation. Over 250 meningioma patients who underwent a preoperative brain MRI, including T2-weighted (T2) and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted (T1C) images, were included in the training set. The authors were able to determine that an interpretable multiparametric DL

Read More →

AI-aided software for detecting visible clinically significant prostate cancer on mpMRI

This study seeks to determine if artificial intelligence (AI)-based software can improve radiologists’ performance when detecting clinically significant prostate cancer. Sixteen radiologists from four hospitals participated and were assigned 30 cases, half without AI and half with AI. The authors determined that the AI software improves the performance of radiologists by reducing false positive detection of prostate cancer patients while

Read More →

Using a multi-decoder water-fat separation neural network for liver PDFF estimation

The authors of this study proposed a multi-task U-Net-based architecture to jointly estimate water-only and fat-only images. This approach allowed for the improvement in the estimation of water-fat images, enabling a reduction of the necessary echoes to achieve an accurate proton density fat fraction (PDFF) quantification. The proposed method was shown to be a reliable liver fat quantification tool for

Read More →

Hepatic steatosis increases liver volume

Our recent research published in European Radiology aimed to evaluate the impact of hepatic steatosis (HS) on liver volume by conducting a retrospective analysis of 1,038 living liver donors. We measured liver volume on gadoxetic acid-enhanced hepatobiliary phase MR images and proton density fat fraction (PDFF). Our results showed that HS leads to a 4.4% increase in liver volume per

Read More →

T2-weighted MRI-based radiomics discriminati between benign and borderline epithelial ovarian tumors

The authors of this study investigated whether radiomics based on T2-weighted MRI was able to discriminate between benign and borderline epithelial ovarian tumors (EOTs) preoperatively. They were able to show that it can provide critical diagnostic information in the discrimination between benign and borderline EOTs, showing that there is potential to aid personalized treatment options. Key points T2-weighted MRI-based radiomics

Read More →

Quality assurance for automatically generated contours with additional deep learning

This study explores the importance of quality assurance when deploying an automatic segmentation model. The authors of this study built a deep-learning model with the goal of estimating the quality of automatically generated contours. They found that the trained model can be used alongside automatic segmentation tools, thus ensuring quality and allowing intervention to prevent undesired segmentation behavior. Key points

Read More →

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