U-Attention-Net: a deep learning automatic delineation model for parotid glands in head and neck cancer organs at risk on radiotherapy localization computed tomography images.

Journal: Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a novel deep learning model, U-Attention-Net (UA-Net), for precise segmentation of parotid glands on radiotherapy localization CT images.

Authors

  • Xiaobo Wen
    The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
  • Yanhong Wang
    The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China; Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
  • Daijun Zhang
    Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
  • Yutao Xiu
    The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China; Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China; School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
  • Li Sun
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
  • Biao Zhao
    Department of Radiotherapy, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
  • Ting Liu
    School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, China.
  • Xinyi Zhang
    Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
  • Jinfei Fan
    Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
  • Junlin Xu
    School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, China.
  • Tianen An
    Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
  • Weimin Li
    Department of Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Yi Yang
    Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  • Dongming Xing
    The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.