Artificial intelligence for brain diseases: A systematic review

A Segato, A Marzullo, F Calimeri, E De Momi - APL bioengineering, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a major branch of computer science that is fruitfully used for
analyzing complex medical data and extracting meaningful relationships in datasets, for …

Auto‐segmentation of organs at risk for head and neck radiotherapy planning: from atlas‐based to deep learning methods

T Vrtovec, D Močnik, P Strojan, F Pernuš… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the basic treatment modalities for cancer of the head and neck
(H&N), which requires a precise spatial description of the target volumes and organs at risk …

Automatic detection and segmentation of brain metastases on multimodal MR images with a deep convolutional neural network

O Charron, A Lallement, D Jarnet, V Noblet… - Computers in biology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Stereotactic treatments are today the reference techniques for the irradiation of brain
metastases in radiotherapy. The dose per fraction is very high, and delivered in small …

Comparison of CBCT based synthetic CT methods suitable for proton dose calculations in adaptive proton therapy

A Thummerer, P Zaffino, A Meijers… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In-room imaging is a prerequisite for adaptive proton therapy. The use of onboard cone-
beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging, which is routinely acquired for patient …

Interleaved 3D‐CNN s for joint segmentation of small‐volume structures in head and neck CT images

X Ren, L Xiang, D Nie, Y Shao, H Zhang… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Accurate 3D image segmentation is a crucial step in radiation therapy planning of
head and neck tumors. These segmentation results are currently obtained by manual …

Deep convolution neural network (DCNN) multiplane approach to synthetic CT generation from MR images—application in brain proton therapy

MF Spadea, G Pileggi, P Zaffino, P Salome… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose The first aim of this work is to present a novel deep convolution neural network
(DCNN) multiplane approach and compare it to single-plane prediction of synthetic …

Automatic segmentation of mandible from conventional methods to deep learning—a review

B Qiu, H van der Wel, J Kraeima, HH Glas… - Journal of personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Medical imaging techniques, such as (cone beam) computed tomography and magnetic
resonance imaging, have proven to be a valuable component for oral and maxillofacial …

Deep learning based time-to-event analysis with PET, CT and joint PET/CT for head and neck cancer prognosis

Y Wang, E Lombardo, M Avanzo, S Zschaek… - Computer Methods and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Recent studies have shown that deep learning based on pre-treatment positron
emission tomography (PET) or computed tomography (CT) is promising for distant …

Simple python module for conversions between DICOM images and radiation therapy structures, masks, and prediction arrays

BM Anderson, KA Wahid, KK Brock - Practical radiation oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Deep learning is becoming increasingly popular and available to new users, particularly in
the medical field. Deep learning image segmentation, outcome analysis, and generators rely …

Comparison of the suitability of CBCT-and MR-based synthetic CTs for daily adaptive proton therapy in head and neck patients

A Thummerer, BA De Jong, P Zaffino… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-and magnetic resonance (MR)-images allow a
daily observation of patient anatomy but are not directly suited for accurate proton dose …