用弱监督模型快速精准分割全身磁共振的骨骼和器官,助力癌症影像量化分析。
A weakly-supervised deep learning model for fast localisation and delineation of the skeleton, internal organs, and spinal canal on Whole-Body Diffusion-Weighted MRI (WB-DWI)
- 基于3D残差U-Net的弱监督深度学习方法,利用软标签训练自动分割
- 骨骼整体分割Dice达0.67,器官与脊髓管分割精度超0.8,速度比传统方法快12倍
- 适合需要快速、可重复肿瘤影像生物标志物测量的临床研究者使用
表观扩散系数(ADC)和全身体积弥散量(TDV)是全身弥散加权MRI(WB-DWI)中的癌症影像生物标志物。然而,手动勾画用于ADC和TDV测量在临床中不可行,亟需自动化方法。本文提出首个算法,可快速生成骨骼、邻近内脏(肝、脾、膀胱、肾)及脊髓管的概率图。采用基于3D块状残差U-Net的自动化深度学习流程,在多中心532例晚期前列腺癌(APC)或骨髓瘤(MM)患者数据上训练,并在45例患者上测试。模型在整体骨骼分割上平均Dice为0.67,排除肋骨后提升至0.76,内脏分割达0.83,脊髓管分割达0.86,平均表面距离小于3mm。自动与人工勾画间的相对中位数ADC差异低于10%。模型速度为25秒,较基于图谱的注册算法(5分钟)快12倍。两名资深放射科医生评估结果为“良好”或“优秀”,读者间一致性从一般到中等(Gwet's AC1 = 0.27–0.72)。结果表明,该模型能快速生成可重复的概率图,支持癌症分期与治疗反应评估的无创影像生物标志物量化。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Background: Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) values and Total Diffusion Volume (TDV) from Whole-body diffusion-weighted MRI (WB-DWI) are recognized cancer imaging biomarkers. However, manual disease delineation for ADC and TDV measurements is unfeasible in clinical practice, demanding automation. As a first step, we propose an algorithm to generate fast and reproducible probability maps of the skeleton, adjacent internal organs (liver, spleen, urinary bladder, and kidneys), and spinal canal. Methods: We developed an automated deep-learning pipeline based on a 3D patch-based Residual U-Net architecture that localises and delineates these anatomical structures on WB-DWI. The algorithm was trained using "soft labels" (non-binary segmentations) derived from a computationally intensive atlas-based approach. For training and validation, we employed a multi-centre WB-DWI dataset comprising 532 scans from patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer (APC) or Multiple Myeloma (MM), with testing on 45 patients. Results: Our weakly-supervised deep learning model achieved an average dice score of 0.67 for whole skeletal delineation, 0.76 when excluding ribcage, 0.83 for internal organs, and 0.86 for spinal canal, with average surface distances below 3mm. Relative median ADC differences between automated and manual full-body delineations were below 10%. The model was 12x faster than the atlas-based registration algorithm (25 sec vs. 5 min). Two experienced radiologists rated the model's outputs as either "good" or "excellent" on test scans, with inter-reader agreement from fair to substantial (Gwet's AC1 = 0.27-0.72). Conclusion: The model offers fast, reproducible probability maps for localising and delineating body regions on WB-DWI, potentially enabling non-invasive imaging biomarker quantification to support disease staging and treatment response assessment.
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