Automated abdominal adipose tissue segmentation and volume quantification on longitudinal MRI using 3D convolutional neural networks with multi-contrast inputs.

Journal: Magma (New York, N.Y.)
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Increased subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue (SAT/VAT) volume is associated with risk for cardiometabolic diseases. This work aimed to develop and evaluate automated abdominal SAT/VAT segmentation on longitudinal MRI in adults with overweight/obesity using attention-based competitive dense (ACD) 3D U-Net and 3D nnU-Net with full field-of-view volumetric multi-contrast inputs.

Authors

  • Sevgi Gokce Kafali
    Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, LosĀ Angeles, California, USA.
  • Shu-Fu Shih
    Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, LosĀ Angeles, California, USA.
  • Xinzhou Li
    Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite B119, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
  • Grace Hyun J Kim
    Department of Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Tristan Kelly
    Department of Physiological Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Shilpy Chowdhury
    Department of Radiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
  • Spencer Loong
    Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
  • Jeremy Moretz
    Department of Neuroradiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
  • Samuel R Barnes
    Department of Radiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
  • Zhaoping Li
    Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Holden H Wu
    Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.