Differentiation of Small (≤ 4 cm) Renal Masses on Multiphase Contrast-Enhanced CT by Deep Learning
Takashi Tanaka, Yong Huang, Yohei Marukawa, Y. Tsuboi, Yoshihisa Masaoka, Katsuhide Kojima, Toshihiro Iguchi, Takao Hiraki, Hideo Gobara, Hiroyuki Yanai, Yasutomo Nasu, Susumu Kanazawa
Abstract
A deep learning method with a CNN allowed acceptable differentiation of small (≤ 4 cm) solid renal masses in dynamic CT images, especially in the corticomedullary image model.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMalignancyConvolutional neural networkRadiologyNuclear medicineContrast (vision)PathologyArtificial intelligenceComputer scienceRenal cell carcinoma treatmentAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging