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ArticleScientific reports2025

A paired multi-scale attention network for liver tumor segmentation in 99mTc-MAA SPECT/CT imaging.

Wanrat Limprapaipong, Sukanya Saeku, Nut Noipinit, Kitiwat Khamwan, Punnarai Siricharoen

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Wanrat LimprapaipongPerceptual Intelligent Computing Lab, Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sukanya SaekuPerceptual Intelligent Computing Lab, Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nut NoipinitDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Kitiwat KhamwanDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Punnarai SiricharoenPerceptual Intelligent Computing Lab, Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. punnarai.s@chula.ac.th.

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NSRF via the Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation B04G640069
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Abstract

Automatic liver tumor segmentation using Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography (SPECT/CT) provides detailed insights that facilitate accurate tumor targeting and effective treatment planning. However, challenges such as spill-out can distort tumor size, which complicates accurate segmentation. This study introduces a Paired Multi-Scale Attention Network (P-MANet) using Top-Hat Cross-Features to address these challenges by enhancing the identification of true positives while minimizing false positives in liver tumor segmentation. P-MANet employs a dual-branch architecture. The first branch utilizes a Multi-Scale Attention Network (MA-Net) to process SPECT/CT datasets, whereas the second branch applies the White Top-Hat Transform to extract features that are then integrated with those from the first branch. This innovative approach effectively mitigates errors stemming from spectral light variation, leading to improved accuracy in tumor delineation. The model was trained on a dataset comprising 43 cases of

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Image Processing, Computer-AssistedLiver NeoplasmsSingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographyTechnetium Tc 99m Aggregated AlbuminAlgorithmsHumansTechnetium Tc 99m Aggregated AlbuminCTDeep learningLiver tumor segmentationSPECT/CTWhite Top-hat transform

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