Multi-spatial-attention U-Net: a novel framework for automated gallbladder segmentation on CT images.

Journal: BMC medical imaging
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to construct a novel model, Multi-Spatial Attention U-Net (MSAU-Net) by incorporating our proposed Multi-Spatial Attention (MSA) block into the U-Net for the automated segmentation of the gallbladder on CT images.

Authors

  • Henan Lou
    Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
  • Xiaobo Wen
    The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
  • Fanxia Lin
    Department of Radiology, People's Hospital of Rizhao, Rizhao, China.
  • Zhan Peng
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Vessel Disease, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Qiuxiao Wang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
  • Ruimei Ren
    Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
  • Junlin Xu
    School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China.
  • Jinfei Fan
    Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
  • Hao Song
    Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Xiaomeng Ji
    Department of Tourism, Management College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
  • Huiyu Wang
    School of Control Science and Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, PR China. Electronic address: huiyuwang001@163.com.
  • Xiangyin Sun
    Department of Oncology, Qingdao Sixth People's Hospital, Qingdao, China.
  • Yinying Dong
    Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. dongyinyingwang@163.com.