Summary of Two Stage Segmentation Of Cervical Tumors Using Pocketnet, by Awj Twam et al.
Two Stage Segmentation of Cervical Tumors using PocketNet
by Awj Twam, Adrian E. Celaya, Megan C. Jacobsen, Rachel Glenn, Peng Wei, Jia Sun, Ann Klopp, Aradhana M. Venkatesan, David Fuentes
First submitted to arxiv on: 17 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a novel deep-learning model called PocketNet that can automatically segment cervical cancer tumors and adjacent organs using T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This improves the accuracy and consistency of radiotherapy planning for locally advanced cervical cancers. The model is trained on MRI data and achieves high performance in both tumor and organ segmentation, with mean Dice-Sorensen similarity coefficients exceeding 70% and 80%, respectively. The model’s robustness to variations in contrast protocols is also demonstrated using a publicly available dataset from the Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA). This advance has the potential to improve treatment outcomes for cervical cancer patients. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Cervical cancer is a common type of cancer that affects many women around the world. Doctors use a combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy to treat it, but this can be time-consuming and may not always work well. To make treatment planning more accurate and efficient, researchers have developed a new computer program called PocketNet. This program uses special images taken from MRI machines to identify the cancer tumor and surrounding organs. The results show that PocketNet is very good at doing this job, and it can even handle different types of MRI scans. This could help doctors give better treatment to women with cervical cancer. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Deep learning
