arXiv AI

Preserving Anatomical Continuity: Three-Stage Pipeline for Colon Segmentation in 3D Abdominal CT Scans

The paper presents a three‑stage pipeline for colon segmentation in 3D abdominal CT scans that preserves anatomical continuity. First, a deep‑learning model generates an initial segmentation; second, centreline bridging reconnects disjoint regions; third, a reconstruction stage refines the continuity. Experiments on the TotalSegmentator and RAOS datasets show that the method improves topological consistency while keeping segmentation accuracy high.

arXiv AI
Oct 1

Colorectal Cancer Segmentation with Adaptive Augmentation and Multi-Resolution Ensemble Models

The paper presents an automated segmentation pipeline for whole‑slide histopathology images of colorectal cancer, labeling tumor grades 1‑3 and normal mucosa. It employs dense prediction transformers with multiple encoder backbones, overlapping patches, test‑time augmentation, and an adaptive augmentation policy guided by large language models. The approach, combined with soft‑voting ensembles and post‑processing refinements, raises the F1 score from 62.92 to 69.84 on a colorectal cancer grade dataset.

By \"Umit Mert \c{C}a\u{g}lar, Alptekin Temizel
arXiv AI
Jul 16

Multimodal Assessment of Pancreatic Cancer Resectability Using Deep Learning

arXiv:2607. 13826v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Accurate determination of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) resectability relies on evaluating how the tumor interacts with major peripancreatic vessels on CT imaging, yet expert assessment often shows substantial variability.

By Vincent Ochs, Christoph Kuemmerli, Florentin Bieder, Julia Wolleb, Joel L. Lavanchy, Julia Ruppel, Jan Liechti, Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz, Christian Andreas Nebiker, Beat Mueller, Giuseppe Kito Fusai, Joerg-Matthias Pollok, Anas Taha, Philippe C. Cattin, Sebastian Staubli
arXiv AI
Jun 17

High-Fidelity 3D Geometric Reconstruction of Pelvic Organs from MRI: A Hybrid Deep Learning and Iterative Optimization Approach

arXiv:2606. 17836v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Patient-specific 3D reconstruction of pelvic organ geometry from MRI is important for pelvic floor modeling and downstream patient-specific analysis.

By Hui Wang, Xiaowei Li, Chenxin Zhang, Yifan Feng, Jianwei Zuo, Yumeng Tang, Xiuli Sun, Jianliu Wang, Bing Xie, Jiajia Luo
arXiv AI
Sep 10

Deep Learning-Based Segmentation of Peritoneal Cancer Index Regions from CT Imaging

arXiv:2604.27697v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Peritoneal metastases (PM) are staged using the surgically determined Peritoneal Cancer Index (sPCI), which requires invasive laparoscopic as...

By Pieter C. Gort, Lotte J. S. Fleurkens-Ewals, Lenah D. Kampmeijer, Anna F. van Herwijnen, Marion W. Tops-Welten, Cris H. B. Claessens, Joost Nederend, Ignace H. J. T. De Hingh, Max J. Lahaye, Misha D. P. Luyer, Fons van der Sommen
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 11

SegCol Challenge: Semantic Segmentation for Tools and Fold Edges in Colonoscopy data

SegCol is a new dataset and benchmark for semantic segmentation of colon fold edges and surgical instruments in colonoscopy images, derived from the EndoMapper dataset. It offers manually annotated pixel‑level masks for three instrument classes and thin fold‑edge structures across temporally consistent image sequences, and serves as the basis for the SegCol Challenge within the EndoVis Challenge at MICCAI 2024. The study evaluates supervised segmentation and annotation‑efficient active learning, analyzes various segmentation metrics under structural perturbations, and highlights how metric behavior depends on target structure, underscoring the need for carefully selected evaluation protocols in endoscopic segmentation.

By Xinwei Ju, Rema Daher, Razvan Caramalau, Baoru Huang, Danail Stoyanov, Francisco Vasconcelos
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 16

Lesion-centered 3D mapping of colonoscopy procedures: validation of a hierarchical ensemble pipeline on public benchmark videos

The paper presents a four‑layer hierarchical pipeline that constructs a lesion‑centered spatial record from colonoscopy videos without full‑colon 3D reconstruction. It combines a global topological map, lesion‑level spatio‑temporal tracks, on‑demand local 3D reconstruction, and persistent lesion identity across repeated observations, and evaluates the system on four public videos. The results show successful detection of revisit events, accurate lesion identity merging, and superior geometry accuracy compared to a general‑purpose foundation model.

By Hyunjun Kim, Hyeonwoo Na, Jaewoo Lee