arXiv:2512.22176eess.IVcs.AI2025-12被引 1

MRI场强差异显著影响深度学习分割模型性能,尤其对软组织病变。

Field strength-dependent performance variability in deep learning-based analysis of magnetic resonance imaging

  • 分三组训练模型:仅1.5T、仅3.0T、混合场强数据
  • 3.0T训练模型在乳腺和胰腺分割中显著优于其他组(DSC提升达0.2以上)
  • 软组织分割受场强影响大,骨结构影响小,需关注场强作为潜在混淆因素

本研究定量评估了MRI扫描仪磁场强度对深度学习分割算法性能与泛化能力的影响。使用三个公开的MRI数据集(乳腺肿瘤、胰腺、颈椎)按扫描场强(1.5T vs. 3.0T)分层。每个任务构建三种nnU-Net模型:仅1.5T训练(m-1.5T)、仅3.0T训练(m-3.0T)及混合数据训练(m-combined)。各模型在1.5T和3.0T验证集上评估。通过UMAP聚类和23项一阶及纹理特征的放射组学分析探究场强相关性能差异。乳腺肿瘤分割中,m-3.0T在1.5T(DSC: 0.494)和3.0T(DSC: 0.433)验证集上均显著优于m-1.5T(1.5T: 0.411;3.0T: 0.289)和m-combined(1.5T: 0.373;3.0T: 0.268)(p<0.0001)。胰腺分割亦呈现类似趋势:m-3.0T最高(1.5T: 0.774;3.0T: 0.840),m-1.5T显著较差(p<0.0001)。颈椎分割在同场强验证时表现最优,跨场强性能下降极小(所有比较DSC>0.92)。放射组学显示软组织存在中等程度场强依赖性聚类(轮廓系数0.23–0.29),而骨性结构几乎无分离(0.12)。结果表明,训练数据中的场强显著影响深度学习分割模型性能,尤其对软组织结构(如小病灶),应将其视为评估AI性能时的潜在混淆因素。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

This study quantitatively evaluates the impact of MRI scanner magnetic field strength on the performance and generalizability of deep learning-based segmentation algorithms. Three publicly available MRI datasets (breast tumor, pancreas, and cervical spine) were stratified by scanner field strength (1.5T vs. 3.0T). For each segmentation task, three nnU-Net-based models were developed: A model trained on 1.5T data only (m-1.5T), a model trained on 3.0T data only (m-3.0T), and a model trained on pooled 1.5T and 3.0T data (m-combined). Each model was evaluated on both 1.5T and 3.0T validation sets. Field-strength-dependent performance differences were investigated via Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP)-based clustering and radiomic analysis, including 23 first-order and texture features. For breast tumor segmentation, m-3.0T (DSC: 0.494 [1.5T] and 0.433 [3.0T]) significantly outperformed m-1.5T (DSC: 0.411 [1.5T] and 0.289 [3.0T]) and m-combined (DSC: 0.373 [1.5T] and 0.268[3.0T]) on both validation sets (p<0.0001). Pancreas segmentation showed similar trends: m-3.0T achieved the highest DSC (0.774 [1.5T], 0.840 [3.0T]), while m-1.5T underperformed significantly (p<0.0001). For cervical spine, models performed optimally on same-field validation sets with minimal cross-field performance degradation (DSC>0.92 for all comparisons). Radiomic analysis revealed moderate field-strength-dependent clustering in soft tissues (silhouette scores 0.23-0.29) but minimal separation in osseous structures (0.12). These results indicate that magnetic field strength in the training data substantially influences the performance of deep learning-based segmentation models, particularly for soft-tissue structures (e.g., small lesions). This warrants consideration of magnetic field strength as a confounding factor in studies evaluating AI performance on MRI.

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