Interactive Liver Segmentation Algorithm Based on Geodesic Distance and V-Net

doi:10.1007/s12204-021-2379-0

Abstract

Abstract: Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are prone to mis-segmenting image data of the liver when the background is complicated, which results in low segmentation accuracy and unsuitable results for clinical use. To address this shortcoming, an interactive liver segmentation algorithm based on geodesic distance and V-net is proposed. The three-dimensional segmentation network V-net adequately considers the characteristics of the spatial context information to segment liver medical images and obtain preliminary segmentation results. An artificial algorithm based on geodesic distance is used to form artificial hard constraints to modify the image,and the superpixel piece created by the watershed algorithm is introduced as a sample point for operation, which significantly improves the efficiency of segmentation. Results from simulation of the liver tumor segmentation challenge (LiTS) dataset show that this algorithm can effectively refine the results of automatic liver segmentation,reduce user intervention, and enable a fast, interactive liver image segmentation that is convenient for doctors.

Key words: geodesic distance| interactive segmentation| liver segmentation| V-net| watershed algorithm

CLC Number:

KANG Jie* (亢洁), DING Jumin (丁菊敏), LEI Tao (雷涛),FENG Shujie (冯树杰), LIU Gang (刘港). Interactive Liver Segmentation Algorithm Based on Geodesic Distance and V-Net[J]. J Shanghai Jiaotong Univ Sci, 2022, 27(2): 190-201.

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