Self-training for Brain Tumour Segmentation with Uncertainty Estimation and Biophysics-Guided Survival Prediction

Chengliang Dai*, Shuo Wang, Hadrien Raynaud, Yuanhan Mo, Elsa Angelini, Yike Guo, Wenjia Bai

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Abstract

Gliomas are among the most common types of malignant brain tumours in adults. Given the intrinsic heterogeneity of gliomas, the multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) is the most effective technique for characterising gliomas and their sub-regions. Accurate segmentation of the tumour sub-regions on mpMRI is of clinical significance, which provides valuable information for treatment planning and survival prediction. Thanks to the recent developments on deep learning, the accuracy of automated medical image segmentation has improved significantly. In this paper, we leverage the widely used attention and self-training techniques to conduct reliable brain tumour segmentation and uncertainty estimation. Based on the segmentation result, we present a biophysics-guided prognostic model for the prediction of overall survival. Our method of uncertainty estimation has won the second place of the MICCAI 2020 BraTS Challenge.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBrainlesion
Subtitle of host publicationGlioma, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injuries - 6th International Workshop, BrainLes 2020, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2020, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsAlessandro Crimi, Spyridon Bakas
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages514-523
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783030720834
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event6th International MICCAI Brainlesion Workshop, BrainLes 2020 Held in Conjunction with 23rd Medical Image Computing for Computer Assisted Intervention Conference, MICCAI 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 4 Oct 20204 Oct 2020

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12658 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference6th International MICCAI Brainlesion Workshop, BrainLes 2020 Held in Conjunction with 23rd Medical Image Computing for Computer Assisted Intervention Conference, MICCAI 2020
CityVirtual, Online
Period4/10/204/10/20

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Keywords

  • Brain imaging
  • Deep learning
  • Radiomics
  • Tumour segmentation

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