Automatic detection of brain metastases on contrast-enhanced CT with deep-learning feature-fused single-shot detectors.

Journal: European journal of radiology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Despite the potential usefulness, no automatic detector is available for brain metastases on contrast-enhanced CT (CECT). The study aims to develop and investigate deep learning-based detectors for brain metastases detection on CECT.

Authors

  • Shiori Amemiya
  • Hidemasa Takao
    Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
  • Shimpei Kato
    Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Hiroshi Yamashita
    Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
  • Naoya Sakamoto
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 0608638, Japan.
  • Osamu Abe
    From the Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655.