Development of Convolutional Neural Networks to identify bone metastasis for prostate cancer patients in bone scintigraphy.

Journal: Annals of nuclear medicine
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The main aim of this work is to build a robust Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) algorithm that efficiently and quickly classifies bone scintigraphy images, by determining the presence or absence of prostate cancer metastasis.

Authors

  • Nikolaos Papandrianos
    Diagnostic Medical Center "Diagnostiko Iatriki A.E.", Larisa, Greece. Electronic address: nikpapandr@gmail.com.
  • Elpiniki I Papageorgiou
    Department of Informatics & Computer Technology, Technological Educational Institute of Lamia, Greece.
  • Athanasios Anagnostis
    Institute for Bio-economy and Agri-technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece.