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Yanling Chi¹, Jiayin Zhou, Sudhakar K Venkatesh

¹Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01, Matrix, 138671 , Singapore, Singapore. yanling.chi@gmail.com

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A new automated method accurately detects focal liver lesions (FLLs) in 3D CT scans. This tool aids radiologists by efficiently identifying diverse FLLs, comparable to human review.

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Area of Science:

Medical imaging analysis
Artificial intelligence in radiology

Background:

Focal liver lesions (FLLs) require accurate detection in 3D CT volumes for diagnosis.
Manual review of CT scans is time-consuming and prone to fatigue.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an automated method for detecting diverse focal liver lesions (FLLs) in 3D CT scans.

Main Methods:

A hybrid generative-discriminative framework was employed.
A generative model identified non-lesion components, followed by candidate FLL identification.
A discriminative approach with a novel 'tumoroid' measurement refined FLL detection.

Main Results:

The method achieved a 90% true positive rate with one false positive per liver on 71 CT datasets.
Performance showed gradual decline for smaller lesions (<4 ml).
Average detection time was 4 minutes 28 seconds per CT volume.

Conclusions:

The automated FLL detection method is efficient and comparable to radiologists.
This tool can significantly reduce the workload of radiologists in routine image analysis.