Artificial intelligence applications in medical imaging: A review of the medical physics research in Italy.

Journal: Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform a systematic review on the research on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to imaging published in Italy and identify its fields of application, methods and results.

Authors

  • Michele Avanzo
    Division of Medical Physics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy.
  • Massimiliano Porzio
    Medical Physics Department, ASL CN1, Via Carlo Boggio 12, 12100 Cuneo CN, Italy.
  • Leda Lorenzon
    Medical Physics Department, Bolzano Hospital, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
  • Lisa Milan
    Clinic of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
  • Roberto Sghedoni
    Medical Physics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola, 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • Giorgio Russo
    Secondary Site Cefalù - Institute of Bioimaging and Molecular Physiology (IBFM) - National Research Council (CNR), Laboratori Nazionali del Sud - National Institute for Nuclear Physics (LNS-INFN).
  • Raffaella Massafra
    Laboratorio di Biostatistica e Bioinformatica, Fisica Sanitaria, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy.
  • Annarita Fanizzi
    Laboratorio di Biostatistica e Bioinformatica, Fisica Sanitaria, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy.
  • Andrea Barucci
    Institute of Applied Physics "Nello Carrara", Italian National Research Council, via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto Fiorentino, I-50019, Italy. p.matteini@ifac.cnr.it.
  • Veronica Ardu
    UOS Fisica Sanitaria, ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy.
  • Marco Branchini
    Medical Physics Department, ASST Valtellina e Alto Lario, Via Stelvio 25, 23100 Sondrio, Italy.
  • Marco Giannelli
    Unit of Medical Physics, Pisa University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana", via Roma 67, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
  • Elena Gallio
    Medical Physics Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
  • Savino Cilla
    Medical Physics Unit, Gemelli Molise Hospital, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
  • Sabina Tangaro
    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, Bari, Italy. Electronic address: Sonia.Tangaro@ba.infn.it.
  • Angela Lombardi
    Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e dell'Informazione, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy. Electronic address: angela.lombardi@poliba.it.
  • Giovanni Pirrone
    Division of Medical Physics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy.
  • Elena De Martin
    Health Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy.
  • Alessia Giuliano
    Medical Physics Department, San Luca Hospital, 55100 Lucca, Italy.
  • Gina Belmonte
    Medical Physics Department, San Luca Hospital, 55100 Lucca, Italy.
  • Serenella Russo
    Medical Physics Unit, AUSL Toscana Centro, Via dell'Antella 58, 50012 Bagno a Ripoli (FI), Italy.
  • Osvaldo Rampado
    Medical Physics Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
  • Giovanni Mettivier
    Dipartimento di Fisica E.Pancini, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy.