Deep Learning for Real-time, Automatic, and Scanner-adapted Prostate (Zone) Segmentation of Transrectal Ultrasound, for Example, Magnetic Resonance Imaging-transrectal Ultrasound Fusion Prostate Biopsy.

Journal: European urology focus
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although recent advances in multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) led to an increase in MRI-transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) fusion prostate biopsies, these are time consuming, laborious, and costly. Introduction of deep-learning approach would improve prostate segmentation.

Authors

  • Ruud J G van Sloun
    Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.j.g.v.sloun@tue.nl.
  • Rogier R Wildeboer
    Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Christophe K Mannaerts
    Department of Urology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Arnoud W Postema
    Department of Urology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Maudy Gayet
    Department of Urology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
  • Harrie P Beerlage
    Department of Urology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Georg Salomon
    Martini Klinik-Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Hessel Wijkstra
    Laboratory of Biomedical Diagnostics, Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Massimo Mischi
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.