Lesion Segmentation in Automated 3D Breast Ultrasound: Volumetric Analysis.

Lesion Segmentation in Automated 3D Breast Ultrasound: Volumetric Analysis. Ultrason Imaging. 2017 Nov 01;:161734617737733 Authors: Agarwal R, Diaz O, Lladó X, Gubern-Mérida A, Vilanova JC, Martí R Abstract Mammography is the gold standard screening technique in breast cancer, but it has some limitations for women with dense breasts. In such cases, sonography is usually recommended as an additional imaging technique. A traditional sonogram produces a two-dimensional (2D) visualization of the breast and is highly operator dependent. Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) has also been proposed to produce a full 3D scan of the breast automatically with reduced operator dependency, facilitating double reading and comparison with past exams. When using ABUS, lesion segmentation and tracking changes over time are challenging tasks, as the three-dimensional (3D) nature of the images makes the analysis difficult and tedious for radiologists. The goal of this work is to develop a semi-automatic framework for breast lesion segmentation in ABUS volumes which is based on the Watershed algorithm. The effect of different de-noising methods on segmentation is studied showing a significant impact ([Formula: see text]) on the performance using a dataset of 28 temporal pairs resulting in a total of 56 ABUS volumes. The volumetric analysis is also used to evaluate the performance of the developed framework. A mean Dice Similarity Coefficient of [Formul...
Source: Ultrasonic Imaging - Category: Radiology Tags: Ultrason Imaging Source Type: research