Automated segmentation and quantification of the healthy and diseased aorta in CT angiographies using a dedicated deep learning approach.

Journal: European radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To develop and validate a deep learning-based algorithm for segmenting and quantifying the physiological and diseased aorta in computed tomography angiographies.

Authors

  • Malte Maria Sieren
    Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany. malte.sieren@uksh.de.
  • Cornelia Widmann
    Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Nick Weiss
    Fraunhofer MEVIS, Am Fallturm 1, 28359, Bremen, Germany. Electronic address: nick.weiss@mevis.fraunhofer.de.
  • Jan Hendrik Moltz
    Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS, Bremen, Germany.
  • Florian Link
    Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Lübeck/Bremen, Germany.
  • Franz Wegner
    Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Erik Stahlberg
    Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Marco Horn
    Department for Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Thekla Helene Oecherting
    Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Jan Peter Goltz
    Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology/Neuroradiology, Sana Clinic, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Joerg Barkhausen
    Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Alex Frydrychowicz
    Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.