Deep Learning Whole-Gland and Zonal Prostate Segmentation on a Public MRI Dataset.

Journal: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Prostate volume, as determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is a useful biomarker both for distinguishing between benign and malignant pathology and can be used either alone or combined with other parameters such as prostate-specific antigen.

Authors

  • Renato Cuocolo
    Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy.
  • Albert Comelli
    Ri.MED Foundation, Palermo, Italy.
  • Alessandro Stefano
    Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù, Italy.
  • Viviana Benfante
    Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù, Italy.
  • Navdeep Dahiya
    Laboratory of Computational Computer Vision, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
  • Arnaldo Stanzione
    Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
  • Anna Castaldo
    Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
  • Davide Raffaele De Lucia
    Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
  • Anthony Yezzi
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Massimo Imbriaco
    Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II," Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.