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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025

Deep-learning-based automatic liver segmentation using computed tomography images in dogs.

Seungyeon Lee, Genya Shimbo, Nozomu Yokoyama, Kensuke Nakamura, Ren Togo, Takahiro Ogawa, Miki Haseyama, Mitsuyoshi Takiguchi

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Seungyeon Lee *Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Genya Shimbo *Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Nozomu YokoyamaLaboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Kensuke NakamuraLaboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Ren TogoFaculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Takahiro OgawaFaculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Miki HaseyamaFaculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Mitsuyoshi TakiguchiLaboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

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Abstract

Introduction: Deep learning-based automated segmentation has significantly improved the efficiency and accuracy of human medicine applications. However, veterinary applications, particularly canine liver segmentation, remain limited. This study aimed to develop and validate a deep learning model based on a 3D U-Net architecture for automated liver segmentation in canine abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans. Methods: A total of 221 canine abdominal CT scans were analyzed, comprising 159 cases without hepatic masses and 62 cases with hepatic masses. The model was trained and evaluated using two separate datasets: one containing cases without hepatic masses (Experiment 1) and the other combining cases with and without hepatic masses (Experiment 2). Results: Both experiments demonstrated high segmentation performance, achieving mean Dice similarity coefficients of 0.926 (Experiment 1) and 0.929 (Experiment 2). Discussion: The manual and predicted liver volumes showed excellent agreement, highlighting the potential clinical applicability of this approach.

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artificial intelligenceautomatic segmentationcaninecomputed tomographydeep learningdogliver

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