2.5 D lightweight RIU-Net for automatic liver and tumor segmentation from CT

P Lv, J Wang, H Wang - Biomedical signal processing and control, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose One critical factor that restricts the clinical application of computer-aided liver and
tumor segmentation is the method's high complexity and low accuracy. Overcoming this …

Segmentation and Identification of Vertebrae in CT Scans Using CNN, k-Means Clustering and k-NN

N Altini, G De Giosa, N Fragasso, C Coscia, E Sibilano… - Informatics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The accurate segmentation and identification of vertebrae presents the foundations for spine
analysis including fractures, malfunctions and other visual insights. The large-scale …

An automated deep learning approach for spine segmentation and vertebrae recognition using computed tomography images

MU Saeed, N Dikaios, A Dastgir, G Ali, M Hamid… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spine image analysis is based on the accurate segmentation and vertebrae recognition of
the spine. Several deep learning models have been proposed for spine segmentation and …

Ndg-cam: Nuclei detection in histopathology images with semantic segmentation networks and grad-cam

N Altini, A Brunetti, E Puro, MG Taccogna, C Saponaro… - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nuclei identification is a fundamental task in many areas of biomedical image analysis
related to computational pathology applications. Nowadays, deep learning is the primary …

Focal dice loss-based V-Net for liver segments classification

B Prencipe, N Altini, GD Cascarano, A Brunetti… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Liver segmentation is a crucial step in surgical planning from computed tomography scans.
The possibility to obtain a precise delineation of the liver boundaries with the exploitation of …

Lung segmentation and characterization in COVID-19 patients for assessing pulmonary thromboembolism: an approach based on deep learning and radiomics

V Bevilacqua, N Altini, B Prencipe, A Brunetti, L Villani… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic is inevitably changing the world in a dramatic way, and the role of
computed tomography (CT) scans can be pivotal for the prognosis of COVID-19 patients …

3D MRU-Net: A novel mobile residual U-Net deep learning model for spine segmentation using computed tomography images

MU Saeed, W Bin, J Sheng, G Ali, A Dastgir - Biomedical Signal Processing …, 2023 - Elsevier
The efficient and accurate segmentation of the spine shows the basis of spine analysis
including visual insights, malfunctions, and fractures. The spine is made up of 33 vertebrae …

A fusion biopsy framework for prostate cancer based on deformable superellipses and nnU-Net

N Altini, A Brunetti, VP Napoletano, F Girardi… - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
In prostate cancer, fusion biopsy, which couples magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with
transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), poses the basis for targeted biopsy by allowing the …

PGFC-Net: Parallel-Encoding Gaussian Feature Coordination-Enhanced Network for Accurate 3D Hepatic Vessel and Inferior Vena Cava Segmentation

SY Jiang, JY Bao, M Yue, K Chen, J Wang - Neurocomputing, 2025 - Elsevier
Segmentation and visualisation of the hepatic vessels and inferior vena cava in three-
dimensional computed tomography (CT) images are crucial for computer-aided diagnosis …

Automatic hepatic vessels segmentation using rorpo vessel enhancement filter and 3D V-net with variant dice loss function

P Svobodova, K Sethia, P Strakos, A Varysova - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The segmentation of hepatic vessels is crucial for liver surgical planning. It is also a
challenging task because of its small diameter. Hepatic vessels are often captured in images …