Stacking denoising auto-encoders in a deep network to segment the brainstem on MRI in brain cancer patients: a clinical study

Cancer is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, accounting for 14.1 million of new cancer cases and 8.2 million deaths in 2012 [1]. Among available techniques to treat brain tumors, radiotherapy and radio surgery have often become the selected treatment, especially when others techniques such as surgery or chemotherapy might not be applicable. To constrain the risk of severe toxicity of critical brain structures, i.e. the organs at risk (OARs), the volume measurements and the localization of these structures are required.
Source: Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research