Liver disease classification from ultrasound using multi-scale CNN.

Journal: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Ultrasound (US) is the preferred modality for fatty liver disease diagnosis due to its noninvasive, real-time, and cost-effective imaging capabilities. However, traditional B-mode US is qualitative, and therefore, the assessment is very subjective. Computer-aided diagnostic tools can improve the specificity and sensitivity of US and help clinicians to perform uniform diagnoses.

Authors

  • Hui Che
    Biomedical Engineering Department, Rutgers University, New Jersey 08901, United States of America.
  • Lloyd G Brown
    Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
  • David J Foran
  • John L Nosher
    Department of Radiology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
  • Ilker Hacihaliloglu
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.