Enhanced accuracy and stability in automated intra-pancreatic fat deposition monitoring of type 2 diabetes mellitus using Dixon MRI and deep learning.

Journal: Abdominal radiology (New York)
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Intra-pancreatic fat deposition (IPFD) is closely associated with the onset and progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We aimed to develop an accurate and automated method for assessing IPFD on multi-echo Dixon MRI.

Authors

  • Zhongxian Pan
    Department of Radiology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Shenzhen, China.
  • Qiuyi Chen
    Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, Nantong, China.
  • Haiwei Lin
    Medical AI Lab, School of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
  • Wensheng Huang
    Radiology Department, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China. Electronic address: huangwensheng@sysush.com.
  • Junfeng Li
    School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Fanqi Meng
    Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
  • Zhangnan Zhong
    Medical AI Lab, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China (Y.F., Y.Z., Z.Z., B.H.).
  • Wenxi Liu
  • Zhujing Li
    Department of Radiology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Shenzhen, China.
  • Haodong Qin
    MR Research Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers, Shanghai, China.
  • Bingsheng Huang
    School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R.China.
  • Yueyao Chen
    Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.