Heart and great vessels segmentation in congenital heart disease via CNN and conditioned energy function postprocessing.

Journal: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The segmentation of the heart and great vessels in CT images of congenital heart disease (CHD) is critical for the clinical assessment of cardiac anomalies and the diagnosis of CHD. However, the diverse types and abnormalities inherent in CHD present significant challenges to comprehensive heart segmentation.

Authors

  • Jiaxuan Liu
    Institute of Biomedical Manufacturing and Life Quality Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
  • Bolun Zeng
    Institute of Biomedical Manufacturing and Life Quality Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
  • Xiaojun Chen
    Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.