Deep convolutional neural networks for tumor segmentation with positron emission tomography

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to techniques for segmenting tumors with positron emission tomography (PET) using deep convolutional neural networks for image and lesion metabolism analysis. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to obtaining a PET scans and computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for a subject, preprocessing the PET scans and the CT or MRI scans to generate standardized images, generating two-dimensional segmentation masks, using two-dimensional segmentation models implemented as part of a convolutional neural network architecture that takes as input the standardized images, generating three-dimensional segmentation masks, using three-dimensional segmentation models implemented as part of the convolutional neural network architecture that takes as input patches of image data associated with segments from the two-dimensional segmentation mask, and generating a final imaged mask by combining information from the two-dimensional segmentation masks and the three-dimensional segmentation masks.