Summary of Goal-conditioned Reinforcement Learning For Ultrasound Navigation Guidance, by Abdoul Aziz Amadou et al.
Goal-conditioned reinforcement learning for ultrasound navigation guidance
by Abdoul Aziz Amadou, Vivek Singh, Florin C. Ghesu, Young-Ho Kim, Laura Stanciulescu, Harshitha P. Sai, Puneet Sharma, Alistair Young, Ronak Rajani, Kawal Rhode
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed framework for ultrasound navigation assistance aims to enhance the efficiency and reduce variability in scan acquisitions for novice sonographers in cardiology. It uses a novel approach based on contrastive learning as goal-conditioned reinforcement learning (GCRL), which is augmented with a contrastive patient batching method (CPB) and data-augmented contrastive loss. This framework enables navigation to both standard diagnostic and intricate interventional views with a single model, outperforming models trained on individual views. The proposed approach was tested on a large dataset of 789 patients and achieved an average error of 6.56 mm in position and 9.36 degrees in angle. It also demonstrated its ability to navigate to interventional views such as the Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) view used in LAA closure. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a new way to help sonographers learn how to use ultrasound machines effectively. They created a special kind of AI that can guide the sonographer through different views, making it easier for them to get good pictures of the heart. This helps train new sonographers and reduces mistakes in scan acquisitions. The method was tested on many patients and showed promising results. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Contrastive loss » Reinforcement learning
