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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2024

Establishment and preliminary application of personalized three-dimensional reconstruction of thyroid gland with automatic detection of thyroid nodules based on ultrasound videos.

Huang Yandong, Zhang Shiqi, Jia Lanting, Hu Wenxin, Chen Leyao, Huang Hejing

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Huang YandongDepartment of Ultrasound, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Zhang ShiqiDepartment of Ultrasound, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Jia LantingDepartment of Ultrasound, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Hu WenxinSchool of Data Science and Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Chen LeyaoSchool of Data Science and Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Huang HejingDepartment of Ultrasound, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8776-0018

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Integration of military and civilian technologies Achievement Project (2022)Shanghai Special Project of Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Development (2020)
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purposeA well display of the spatial location of thyroid nodules in the thyroid is important for surgical path planning and surgeon-patient communication. The aim of this study was to establish a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction method of the thyroid gland, thyroid nodule, and carotid artery with automatic detection based on two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound videos, and to evaluate its clinical value.

methodsUltrasound videos, including the thyroid gland with nodule, isthmus of thyroid gland, and ipsilateral carotid artery, were recorded. BC-UNet, MTN-Net, and RDPA-U-Net network models were innovatively employed for segmentation of the thyroid glands, the thyroid nodules, and the carotid artery respectively. Marching Cubes algorithm was used for reconstruction, while Laplacian smoothing algorithm was employed to smooth the 3D model surface. Using this model, 20 patients and 15 surgeons completed surveys on the effectiveness of this model for the pre-surgery demonstration of nodule location as well as surgeon-patient communication.

resultsThe thyroid gland with nodule, isthmus of gland, and carotid artery were reconstructed and displayed. With the 3D model, the understanding of the spatial location of thyroid nodules improved in all three surgeon groups, eliminating the influence of professional levels. In the patient survey, the patients' understanding of the thyroid nodule location and procedure for surgery were significantly improved. In addition, with the 3D model, the time for doctors to explain to patients was significantly reduced (16.75  vs. 8.85 min, p = 0.001).

conclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first report of constructing a 3D thyroid model using a deep learning technique for personalized thyroid segmentation based on 2D ultrasound videos. The preliminary clinical application showed that it was conducive to the comprehension of the location of thyroid nodules for surgeons and patients, with significant improvement on the efficiency of surgeon-patient communication.

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AlgorithmsImaging, Three-DimensionalThyroid GlandThyroid NoduleUltrasonographyAdultAgedCarotid ArteriesFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedVideo Recording3D reconstructionlocationnodulethyroidultrasound

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PMCPMC11163481

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