Sagittal alignment in an MR-TRUS fusion biopsy using only the prostate contour in the axial image

Sagittal alignment in an MR-TRUS fusion biopsy using only the prostate contour in the axial image

Abstract Purpose This paper examines the feasibility of automated alignment in sagittal direction in MR-TRUS fusion biopsy of the prostate by comparing the prostate contour in axial images between different modalities. In the treatment of prostate cancer, an important factor affecting the prognosis...

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Main Authors: Riki Igarasihi, Norihiro Koizumi, Yu Nishiyama, Kyohei Tomita, Yuka Shigenari, Sunao Shoji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:ROBOMECH Journal
Subjects:
Prostate
Targeted biopsy
Transrectal ultrasound
Magnetic resonance imaging
Convolutional neural network
U-Net
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40648-020-0155-9

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