<p>This study aimed to propose a deep learning-based segmentation framework to delineate prostate lesions across multiple MRI acquisitions and derived parametric maps, including apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map, diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI)-derived parameter maps (<i>D</i> map and <i>K</i> map), <i>T</i>2-weighted imaging (T2WI), and <i>T</i>2*-weighted imaging-derived parameter maps (<i>T</i>2* map and <i>R</i>2* map). Then, a comparison was conducted among the model’s segmentation performance across MRI-derived images to identify those that provide the most discriminative information for accurate lesion identification. 51 patients underwent multiparametric MRI sequences, which included <i>T</i>2-weighted imaging (T2WI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and <i>T</i>2*-weighted images. Three expert radiologists conducted manual lesion annotations. All images were preprocessed, labeled, and augmented before training the U-Net++ model. The segmentation model's performance was evaluated using Dice similarity coefficient, Intersection over Union (IoU), sensitivity, and specificity metrics. The IoU values for the ADC map, <i>D</i> map, <i>K</i> map, T2WI, <i>T</i>2* map, and <i>R</i>2* map were 0.8907, 0.8559, 0.9504, 0.9250, 0.9441, and 0.8781, respectively. The corresponding Dice coefficient scores were 0.9416, 0.9211, 0.9744, 0.9604, 0.9709, and 0.9342. These results indicate a significant degree of overlap between the predicted and ground truth segmentation masks. These findings emphasize the complementary value of combining optimized deep learning architectures with advanced MRI-derived images, which could enhance diagnostic precision and facilitate more informed clinical decision-making.</p>

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Prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia lesions segmentation using diffusion kurtosis imaging, T2*, and R2* mapping with U-Net++ algorithm

  • Hamide Nematollahi,
  • Fariba Alikhani,
  • Daryoush Shahbazi-Gahrouei,
  • Masoud Moslehi,
  • Amin Farzadniya,
  • Pirooz Shamsinejadbabaki

摘要

This study aimed to propose a deep learning-based segmentation framework to delineate prostate lesions across multiple MRI acquisitions and derived parametric maps, including apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map, diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI)-derived parameter maps (D map and K map), T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), and T2*-weighted imaging-derived parameter maps (T2* map and R2* map). Then, a comparison was conducted among the model’s segmentation performance across MRI-derived images to identify those that provide the most discriminative information for accurate lesion identification. 51 patients underwent multiparametric MRI sequences, which included T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and T2*-weighted images. Three expert radiologists conducted manual lesion annotations. All images were preprocessed, labeled, and augmented before training the U-Net++ model. The segmentation model's performance was evaluated using Dice similarity coefficient, Intersection over Union (IoU), sensitivity, and specificity metrics. The IoU values for the ADC map, D map, K map, T2WI, T2* map, and R2* map were 0.8907, 0.8559, 0.9504, 0.9250, 0.9441, and 0.8781, respectively. The corresponding Dice coefficient scores were 0.9416, 0.9211, 0.9744, 0.9604, 0.9709, and 0.9342. These results indicate a significant degree of overlap between the predicted and ground truth segmentation masks. These findings emphasize the complementary value of combining optimized deep learning architectures with advanced MRI-derived images, which could enhance diagnostic precision and facilitate more informed clinical decision-making.