Brain lesion detection in 3D PET images using max-trees and a new spatial context criterion

Hélène Urien, Irène Buvat, Nicolas Rougon, Michaël Soussan, Isabelle Bloch

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Abstract

In this work, we propose a new criterion based on spatial context to select relevant nodes in a max-tree representation of an image, dedicated to the detection of 3D brain tumors for 18F -FDG PET images. This criterion prevents the detected lesions from merging with surrounding physiological radiotracer uptake. A complete detection method based on this criterion is proposed, and was evaluated on five patients with brain metastases and tuberculosis, and quantitatively assessed using the true positive rates and positive predictive values. The experimental results show that the method detects all the lesions in the PET images.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMathematical Morphology and Its Applications to Signal and Image Processing - 13th International Symposium, ISMM 2017, Proceedings
EditorsJesus Angulo, Santiago Velasco-Forero, Fernand Meyer
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages455-466
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319572390
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology, ISMM 2017 - Fontainebleau, France
Duration: 15 May 201717 May 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10225 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference13th International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology, ISMM 2017
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityFontainebleau
Period15/05/1717/05/17

Keywords

  • Brain tumors
  • Detection
  • Max-tree representation
  • Positron emission tomography
  • Spatial context

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