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ArticleEuropean journal of hybrid imaging2023

AI-based quantification of whole-body tumour burden on somatostatin receptor PET/CT.

Anni Gålne, Olof Enqvist, Anna Sundlöv, Kristian Valind, David Minarik, Elin Trägårdh

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Article in European journal of hybrid imaging, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Anni GålneDepartment of Medical Imaging and Physiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. anni.galne@med.lu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9050-7889
Olof EnqvistEigenvision AB, Malmö, Sweden.
Anna SundlövDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Kristian ValindDepartment of Medical Imaging and Physiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
David MinarikDepartment of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Elin TrägårdhDepartment of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.

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Abstract

backgroundSegmenting the whole-body somatostatin receptor-expressing tumour volume (SRETVwb) on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) images is highly time-consuming but has shown value as an independent prognostic factor for survival. An automatic method to measure SRETVwb could improve disease status assessment and provide a tool for prognostication. This study aimed to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based method to detect and quantify SRETVwb and total lesion somatostatin receptor expression (TLSREwb) from [

methodsA UNet3D convolutional neural network (CNN) was used to train an AI model with [

resultsThere were good correlations between the segmented SRETVwb and TLSREwb by the AI model and the physicians, with Spearman rank correlation coefficients of r = 0.78 and r = 0.73, respectively, for SRETVwb and r = 0.83 and r = 0.81, respectively, for TLSREwb. The sensitivity on a lesion detection level was 80% and 79%, and the positive predictive value was 83% and 84% when comparing the AI model with the two physicians.

conclusionIt was possible to develop an AI model to segment SRETVwb and TLSREwb with high performance. A fully automated method makes quantification of tumour burden achievable and has the potential to be more widely used when assessing PET/CT images.

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