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Automatic method for left atrial appendage segmentation from ultrasound images based on deep learning
HAN Luyi, HUANG Yunzhi, DOU Haoran, BAI Wenjuan, LIU Qi
Journal of Computer Applications    2019, 39 (11): 3361-3365.   DOI: 10.11772/j.issn.1001-9081.2019040771
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Segmenting Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) from ultrasound image is an essential step for obtaining the clinical indicators, and the prerequisite and difficulty for automatic and accurate segmentation is locating the target accurately. Therefore, a method combining with automatic location based on deep learning and segmenting algorithm based on model was proposed to accomplish the automatic segmentation of LAA from ultrasound images. Firstly, You Only Look Once (YOLO) model was trained as the network structure for the automatic location of LAA. Secondly, the optimal weight files were determined by the validation set and the bounding box of LAA was predicted. Finally, based on the correct location, the bounding box was magnified 1.5 times as the initial contour, and C-V (Chan-Vese) model was utilized to realize the automatic segmentation of LAA. The performance of automatic segmentation was evaluated by 5 metrics, including accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative. The experimental results show that the proposed method can achieve a good automatic segmentation in different resolutions and visual modes, small samples data achieve the optimal location performance at 1000 iterations with a correct position rate of 72.25%, and C-V model can reach the accuracy of 98.09% based on the correct location. Therefore, deep learning is a rather promising technique in the automatic segmentation of LAA from ultrasound images, and it can provide a good initial contour for the segmentation algorithm based on contour.
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