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ArticleBMC medical imaging2021

MIScnn: a framework for medical image segmentation with convolutional neural networks and deep learning.

Dominik Müller, Frank Kramer

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Article in BMC medical imaging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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2 authors.

Dominik MüllerIT-Infrastructure for Translational Medical Research, Faculty of Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany. dominik.mueller@informatik.uni-augsburg.de.ORCID 0000-0003-0838-9885
Frank KramerIT-Infrastructure for Translational Medical Research, Faculty of Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2857-7122

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Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01ZZ1804E
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe increased availability and usage of modern medical imaging induced a strong need for automatic medical image segmentation. Still, current image segmentation platforms do not provide the required functionalities for plain setup of medical image segmentation pipelines. Already implemented pipelines are commonly standalone software, optimized on a specific public data set. Therefore, this paper introduces the open-source Python library MIScnn. IMPLEMENTATION: The aim of MIScnn is to provide an intuitive API allowing fast building of medical image segmentation pipelines including data I/O, preprocessing, data augmentation, patch-wise analysis, metrics, a library with state-of-the-art deep learning models and model utilization like training, prediction, as well as fully automatic evaluation (e.g. cross-validation). Similarly, high configurability and multiple open interfaces allow full pipeline customization.

resultsRunning a cross-validation with MIScnn on the Kidney Tumor Segmentation Challenge 2019 data set (multi-class semantic segmentation with 300 CT scans) resulted into a powerful predictor based on the standard 3D U-Net model.

conclusionsWith this experiment, we could show that the MIScnn framework enables researchers to rapidly set up a complete medical image segmentation pipeline by using just a few lines of code. The source code for MIScnn is available in the Git repository: https://github.com/frankkramer-lab/MIScnn .

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Deep LearningNeural Networks, ComputerHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedKidney NeoplasmsSoftware DesignSoftware ValidationBiomedical image segmentationComputer aided diagnosisDeep learningMedical image analysisOpen-source frameworkU-Net

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PMID33461500
PMCPMC7814713

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