Clinical evaluation of deep learning-based clinical target volume three-channel auto-segmentation algorithm for adaptive radiotherapy in cervical cancer.

Journal: BMC medical imaging
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Accurate contouring of the clinical target volume (CTV) is a key element of radiotherapy in cervical cancer. We validated a novel deep learning (DL)-based auto-segmentation algorithm for CTVs in cervical cancer called the three-channel adaptive auto-segmentation network (TCAS).

Authors

  • Chen-Ying Ma
    Department of Radiation Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
  • Ju-Ying Zhou
    Department of Radiation Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
  • Xiao-Ting Xu
    Department of Radiation Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
  • Song-Bing Qin
    Department of Radiation Oncology, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215123, China.
  • Miao-Fei Han
    Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare, Co. Ltd., Jiading, China.
  • Xiao-Huan Cao
    Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare, Co. Ltd., Jiading, 201807, China.
  • Yao-Zong Gao
    Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare, Co. Ltd., Jiading, China.
  • Lu Xu
    School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China; Heifei Innovation Research Institute, Beihang University, Hefei, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing, China; School of Biomedical Engineering, Anhui Medical University, Heifei, China.
  • Jing-Jie Zhou
    Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare, Co. Ltd., Jiading, 201807, China.
  • Wei Zhang
    The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
  • Le-Cheng Jia
    United Imaging Research Institute of Innovative Medical Equipment, Shenzhen, 518045, China.