用两阶段网络自动定位脑血管关键分叉点,提升诊断效率。
Two-Steps Neural Networks for an Automated Cerebrovascular Landmark Detection
- 先用目标检测找可疑区域,再用改进U-Net精确定位分叉点
- 在两个数据集上均实现最高检测准确率,尤其改善邻近点误检问题
- 适合需要自动化脑血管分析的临床与科研人员
颅内动脉瘤(ICA)常出现在Willis环(CoW)的特定段落,主要位于13个主要动脉分叉处。精准检测这些关键解剖标志对快速高效诊断至关重要。本文提出一种全自动的CoW分叉点检测方法,采用两步神经网络流程:首先使用目标检测网络识别靠近标志点的感兴趣区域(ROIs),随后利用带深度监督的改进U-Net精确判定分叉位置。该方法有效缓解了因多个标志点邻近且视觉特征相似导致的漏检问题,尤其适用于完整MRA时间飞跃(TOF)图像处理。同时考虑了CoW的解剖变异性,可适应单次扫描中检测到的标志点数量差异。我们在两个脑部MRA数据集上评估:自建院内数据集(含不同数量标志点)及公开标准配置数据集。实验结果表明,本方法在分叉点检测任务中达到最优性能。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Intracranial aneurysms (ICA) commonly occur in specific segments of the Circle of Willis (CoW), primarily, onto thirteen major arterial bifurcations. An accurate detection of these critical landmarks is necessary for a prompt and efficient diagnosis. We introduce a fully automated landmark detection approach for CoW bifurcations using a two-step neural networks process. Initially, an object detection network identifies regions of interest (ROIs) proximal to the landmark locations. Subsequently, a modified U-Net with deep supervision is exploited to accurately locate the bifurcations. This two-step method reduces various problems, such as the missed detections caused by two landmarks being close to each other and having similar visual characteristics, especially when processing the complete MRA Time-of-Flight (TOF). Additionally, it accounts for the anatomical variability of the CoW, which affects the number of detectable landmarks per scan. We assessed the effectiveness of our approach using two cerebral MRA datasets: our In-House dataset which had varying numbers of landmarks, and a public dataset with standardized landmark configuration. Our experimental results demonstrate that our method achieves the highest level of performance on a bifurcation detection task.
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