Deep learning algorithm performance in contouring head and neck organs at risk: a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis

P Liu, Y Sun, X Zhao, Y Yan - BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The contouring of organs at risk (OARs) in head and neck cancer radiation
treatment planning is a crucial, yet repetitive and time-consuming process. Recent studies …

Computational approaches for the reconstruction of optic nerve fibers along the visual pathway from medical images: a comprehensive review

R Jin, Y Cai, S Zhang, T Yang, H Feng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Optic never fibers in the visual pathway play significant roles in vision formation. Damages of
optic nerve fibers are biomarkers for the diagnosis of various ophthalmological and …

Comparison of atlas-based and deep learning methods for organs at risk delineation on head-and-neck CT images using an automated treatment planning system

M Costea, A Zlate, M Durand, T Baudier… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose To investigate the performance of head-and-neck (HN) organs-at-
risk (OAR) automatic segmentation (AS) using four atlas-based (ABAS) and two deep …

Validation of clinical acceptability of deep-learning-based automated segmentation of organs-at-risk for head-and-neck radiotherapy treatment planning

JJ Lucido, TA DeWees, TR Leavitt, A Anand… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Organ-at-risk segmentation for head and neck cancer radiation therapy is a
complex and time-consuming process (requiring up to 42 individual structure, and may …

An uncertainty‐aware deep learning architecture with outlier mitigation for prostate gland segmentation in radiotherapy treatment planning

X Li, H Bagher‐Ebadian, S Gardner, J Kim… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Task automation is essential for efficient and consistent image segmentation in
radiation oncology. We report on a deep learning architecture, comprising a U‐Net and a …

[HTML][HTML] Anatomical evaluation of deep-learning synthetic computed tomography images generated from male pelvis cone-beam computed tomography

YJM de Hond, CEM Kerckhaert… - Physics and Imaging in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and purpose To improve cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), deep-
learning (DL)-models are being explored to generate synthetic CTs (sCT). The sCT …

[HTML][HTML] Automatic contour refinement for deep learning auto-segmentation of complex organs in MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy

J Ding, Y Zhang, A Amjad, J Xu, D Thill, XA Li - Advances in Radiation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Fast and accurate auto-segmentation on daily images is essential for magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI)–guided adaptive radiation therapy (ART). However, the state-of …

Evaluation of different algorithms for automatic segmentation of head-and-neck lymph nodes on CT images

M Costea, A Zlate, AA Serre, S Racadot… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the performance of 4 atlas-based (multi-ABAS) and 2 deep learning
(DL) solutions for head-and-neck (HN) elective nodes (CTVn) automatic segmentation (AS) …

[HTML][HTML] Optimising a 3D convolutional neural network for head and neck computed tomography segmentation with limited training data

EGA Henderson, EMV Osorio, M Van Herk… - Physics and Imaging in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are increasingly used to
automate segmentation for radiotherapy planning, where accurate segmentation of organs …

Artificial Intelligence–Based Radiotherapy Contouring and Planning to Improve Global Access to Cancer Care

LE Court, A Aggarwal, A Jhingran, K Naidoo… - JCO Global …, 2024 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Increased automation has been identified as one approach to improving global
cancer care. The Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA) is a web-based tool offering …