A quasi-conformal mapping-based data augmentation technique for improving deep learning techniques on brain tumor segmentation

Author(s):  
Min Zhang ◽  
Dongsheng An ◽  
Geoffrey S. Young ◽  
Xianfeng Gu ◽  
Xiaoyin Xu
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pitchai R ◽  
Supraja P ◽  
Razia Sulthana A ◽  
Veeramakali T

Abstract Segmentation of brain tumors is a daunting process comprising the delineation of heterogeneous cancerous tissues and diffuse types in anatomical representations of the brain. Deep learning techniques have recently made important strides in the segmentation of brain tumors. However, owing to the irregularity of the tumor, most of the deep learning-based segmentation techniques are not used directly for tumor detection. Although recent studies are capable of addressing the irregularity issue and retaining permutation invariance, many approaches struggle to catch the valuable high-dimensional local features of finer resolution. Inspired by the fuzzy learning methods and an analysis of the shortcomings of existing methods, an automated fuzzy neighborhood learning-based 3D segmentation technique has been proposed for the detection of cerebrum tumors in 3D images. In this technique, the fuzzy neighborhood function is deeply integrated with the proposed network architecture. This technique has been evaluated on BRATS 2013dataset. The simulation results show that the proposed brain tumor detection technique is superior to other methods in the diagnosis of brain tumors with the dice coefficient of 0.85 and the Jaccard index of 0.74.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amishi Vijay ◽  
Jasleen Saini ◽  
B.S. Saini

A significant analysis is routine for Brain Tumor patients and it depends on accurate segmentation of Region of Interest. In automatic segmentation, field deep learning algorithms are attaining interest after they have performed very well in various ImageNet competitions. This review focuses on state-of-the-art Deep Learning Algorithms which are applied to Brain Tumor Segmentation. First, we review the methods of brain tumor segmentation, next the different deep learning algorithms and their performance measures like sensitivity, specificity and Dice similarity Coefficient (DSC) are discussed and Finally, we discuss and summarize the current deep learning techniques and identify future scope and trends.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Tirivangani Magadza ◽  
Serestina Viriri

Quantitative analysis of the brain tumors provides valuable information for understanding the tumor characteristics and treatment planning better. The accurate segmentation of lesions requires more than one image modalities with varying contrasts. As a result, manual segmentation, which is arguably the most accurate segmentation method, would be impractical for more extensive studies. Deep learning has recently emerged as a solution for quantitative analysis due to its record-shattering performance. However, medical image analysis has its unique challenges. This paper presents a review of state-of-the-art deep learning methods for brain tumor segmentation, clearly highlighting their building blocks and various strategies. We end with a critical discussion of open challenges in medical image analysis.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shidong Li ◽  
Jianwei Liu ◽  
Zhanjie Song

Abstract Since magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has superior soft tissue contrast, contouring (brain) tumor accurately by MRI images is essential in medical image processing. Segmenting tumor accurately is immensely challenging, since tumor and normal tissues are often inextricably intertwined in the brain. It is also extremely time consuming manually. Late deep learning techniques start to show reasonable success in brain tumor segmentation automatically. The purpose of this study is to develop a new region-ofinterest-aided (ROI-aided) deep learning technique for automatic brain tumor MRI segmentation. The method consists of two major steps. Step one is to use a 2D network with U-Net architecture to localize the tumor ROI, which is to reduce the impact of normal tissue’s disturbance. Then a 3D U-Net is performed in step 2 for tumor segmentation within identified ROI. The proposed method is validated on MICCAI BraTS 2015 Challenge with 220 high Gliomas grade (HGG) and 54 low Gliomas grade (LGG) patients’ data. The Dice similarity coefficient and the Hausdorff distance between the manual tumor contour and that segmented by the proposed method are 0.876 ±0.068 and 3.594±1.347 mm, respectively. These numbers are indications that our proposed method is an effective ROI-aided deep learning strategy for brain MRI tumor segmentation, and a valid and useful tool in medical image processing.


Author(s):  
Padmapriya Thiyagarajan ◽  
Sriramakrishnan Padmanaban ◽  
Kalaiselvi Thiruvenkadam ◽  
Somasundaram Karuppanagounder

Background: Among the brain-related diseases, brain tumor segmentation on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans is one of the highly focused research domains in the medical community. Brain tumor segmentation is a very challenging task due to its asymmetric form and uncertain boundaries. This process segregates the tumor region into the active tumor, necrosis and edema from normal brain tissues such as white matter (WM), grey matter (GM), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Introduction: The proposed paper analyzed the advancement of brain tumor segmentation from conventional image processing techniques, to deep learning through machine learning on MRI of human head scans. Method: State-of-the-art methods of these three techniques are investigated, and the merits and demerits are discussed. Results: The prime motivation of the paper is to instigate the young researchers towards the development of efficient brain tumor segmentation techniques using conventional and recent technologies. Conclusion: The proposed analysis concluded that the conventional and machine learning methods were mostly applied for brain tumor detection, whereas deep learning methods were good at tumor substructures segmentation.


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