Automatic lung nodule detection using a 3D deep convolutional neural network combined with a multi-scale prediction strategy in chest CTs.

Journal: Computers in biology and medicine
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: A novel computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme for lung nodule detection using a 3D deep convolutional neural network combined with a multi-scale prediction strategy is proposed to assist radiologists by providing a second opinion on accurate lung nodule detection, which is a crucial step in early diagnosis of lung cancer.

Authors

  • Yu Gu
    Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, USA.
  • Xiaoqi Lu
    School of Computer Engineering and Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Image Processing, School of Information Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China. Electronic address: lxiaoqi@imut.edu.cn.
  • Lidong Yang
    Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Image Processing, School of Information Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China.
  • Baohua Zhang
    Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Image Processing, School of Information Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China.
  • Dahua Yu
    Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Image Processing, School of Information Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China.
  • Ying Zhao
    Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Lixin Gao
    Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Image Processing, School of Information Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China; School of Foreign Languages, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China.
  • Liang Wu
    Clinical and Research Center of AIDS, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Tao Zhou
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.