Fast interactive medical image segmentation with weakly supervised deep learning method.

Journal: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To achieve accurate image segmentation, which is the first critical step in medical image analysis and interventions, using deep neural networks seems a promising approach provided sufficiently large and diverse annotated data from experts. However, annotated datasets are often limited because it is prone to variations in acquisition parameters and require high-level expert's knowledge, and manually labeling targets by tracing their contour is often laborious. Developing fast, interactive, and weakly supervised deep learning methods is thus highly desirable.

Authors

  • Kibrom Berihu Girum
    ImViA Laboratory, University of Burgundy, Batiment I3M, 64b rue sully, 21000, Dijon, France. kibrom-berihu_girum@etu.u-bourgogne.fr.
  • Gilles Créhange
    LE2I UMR6306, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Arts et Métiers, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France; Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Georges-François Leclerc, Dijon, France.
  • Raabid Hussain
    ImViA Laboratory, University of Burgundy, Batiment I3M, 64b rue sully, 21000, Dijon, France.
  • Alain Lalande