Semi-automatic classification of prostate cancer on multi-parametric MR imaging using a multi-channel 3D convolutional neural network.

Journal: European radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To present a deep learning-based approach for semi-automatic prostate cancer classification based on multi-parametric magnetic resonance (MR) imaging using a 3D convolutional neural network (CNN).

Authors

  • Nader Aldoj
    Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. nader.aldoj@charite.de.
  • Steffen Lukas
    Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
  • Marc Dewey
    Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. dewey@charite.de.
  • Tobias Penzkofer
    Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.