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Interactive 3D CT Data Segmentation Based on Deep Learning
Trávníčková, Kateřina ; Hradiš, Michal (referee) ; Kodym, Oldřich (advisor)
This thesis deals with CT data segmentation using convolutional neural nets and describes the problem of training with limited training sets. User interaction is suggested as means of improving segmentation quality for the models trained on small training sets and the possibility of using transfer learning is also considered. All of the chosen methods help improve the segmentation quality in comparison with the baseline method, which is the use of automatic data specific segmentation model. The segmentation has improved by tens of percents in Dice score when trained with very small datasets. These methods can be used, for example, to simplify the creation of a new segmentation dataset.
Detection of pathological vertebrae in spinal CTs utilised by machine learning methods
Tyshchenko, Bohdan ; Ronzhina, Marina (referee) ; Chmelík, Jiří (advisor)
This master's thesis focuses on detection of pathological vertebrae in spinal CT utilized by machine learning. Theoretical part describes anatomy of the spine and occurrence of pathologies in CT image data, contains an overview of existing methods intended for automated detection of pathological vertebrae. Practical part devotes to design a computer aided detection systems to identify pathological vertebrae and to classify a type of pathology. Designed classification system is based on using neural network, which performs classification step and on principal component analysis (PCA), which is used to reducing the original number of observation features. For completing this task were used real data. Conclusion contains evaluation of obtained results.
Segmentation of kidney tumor in CT data
Urbanová, Hedvika ; Vičar, Tomáš (referee) ; Jakubíček, Roman (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the kidney tumor segmentation in CT data. First kidney anatomy and pathology is discussed. Following topics are the conventional segmentation techniques and segmentation techniques using machine learning. In the final part, the convolutional neural network is discussed as its algoritm was used for segmentation in the practical part, in which algoritm for segmentation was designed in Python programming language. This algoritm was tested and evaluated using databaze KiTS19.
Methods of Segmentation and Identification of Deformed Vertebrae in 3D CT Data of Oncological Patients
Jakubíček, Roman ; Flusser, Jan (referee) ; Kozubek, Michal (referee) ; Jan, Jiří (advisor)
In this doctoral thesis, the design of algorithms enabling the implementation of a fully automatic system for vertebrae segmentation in 3D computed tomography (CT) image data of possibly incomplete spines, in patients with bone metastases and vertebral compressions is presented. The proposed algorithm consists of several fundamental problems: spine detection and its axis determination, individual vertebra localization and identification (labeling), and finally, precise segmentation of vertebrae. The detection of the spine, specifically identifying its ends, and determining the course of the spinal canal, combines several advanced methods, including deep learning-based approaches. A novel growing circle method has been designed for tracing the spinal cord canal. Further, the innovative spatially variant filtering of brightness profiles along the spine axis leading to intervertebral disc localization has been proposed and implemented. The discs thus obtained are subsequently identified via comparing the tested vertebrae and model of vertebrae provided by a machine-learning process and optimized by dynamic programming. The final vertebrae segmentation is provided by the deformation of the complete-spine intensity model, utilizing a proposed multilevel registration technique. The complete proposed algorithm has been validated on testing databases, including also publicly available datasets. This way, it has been proven that the newly proposed algorithms provide results at least comparable to other author’s algorithms, and in some cases, even better. The main strengths of the algorithms lie in high reliability of the results and in the robustness to even strongly distorted vertebrae of oncological patients and to the occurrence of artifacts in data; moreover, they are capable of identifying the vertebra labels even in incomplete spinal CT scans. The strength is also in the complete automation of the processing and in its relatively low computational complexity enabling implementation on standard PC hardware. The system for fully automatic localization and labeling of distorted vertebrae in possibly incomplete spinal CT data is presented in this doctoral thesis. The design of algorithms enabling the implementation utilizes several novel approaches, which were presented at international conferences and published in the journal Jakubicek et al. (2020). Based on the results of the experimental validation, the proposed algorithms seem to be routinely usable and capable of providing fully acceptable input data (identified and precisely segmented vertebrae) as needed in the subsequent automatic spine bone lesion analysis.
Methods of Segmentation and Identification of Deformed Vertebrae in 3D CT Data of Oncological Patients
Jakubíček, Roman ; Flusser, Jan (referee) ; Kozubek, Michal (referee) ; Jan, Jiří (advisor)
In this doctoral thesis, the design of algorithms enabling the implementation of a fully automatic system for vertebrae segmentation in 3D computed tomography (CT) image data of possibly incomplete spines, in patients with bone metastases and vertebral compressions is presented. The proposed algorithm consists of several fundamental problems: spine detection and its axis determination, individual vertebra localization and identification (labeling), and finally, precise segmentation of vertebrae. The detection of the spine, specifically identifying its ends, and determining the course of the spinal canal, combines several advanced methods, including deep learning-based approaches. A novel growing circle method has been designed for tracing the spinal cord canal. Further, the innovative spatially variant filtering of brightness profiles along the spine axis leading to intervertebral disc localization has been proposed and implemented. The discs thus obtained are subsequently identified via comparing the tested vertebrae and model of vertebrae provided by a machine-learning process and optimized by dynamic programming. The final vertebrae segmentation is provided by the deformation of the complete-spine intensity model, utilizing a proposed multilevel registration technique. The complete proposed algorithm has been validated on testing databases, including also publicly available datasets. This way, it has been proven that the newly proposed algorithms provide results at least comparable to other author’s algorithms, and in some cases, even better. The main strengths of the algorithms lie in high reliability of the results and in the robustness to even strongly distorted vertebrae of oncological patients and to the occurrence of artifacts in data; moreover, they are capable of identifying the vertebra labels even in incomplete spinal CT scans. The strength is also in the complete automation of the processing and in its relatively low computational complexity enabling implementation on standard PC hardware. The system for fully automatic localization and labeling of distorted vertebrae in possibly incomplete spinal CT data is presented in this doctoral thesis. The design of algorithms enabling the implementation utilizes several novel approaches, which were presented at international conferences and published in the journal Jakubicek et al. (2020). Based on the results of the experimental validation, the proposed algorithms seem to be routinely usable and capable of providing fully acceptable input data (identified and precisely segmented vertebrae) as needed in the subsequent automatic spine bone lesion analysis.
Interactive 3D CT Data Segmentation Based on Deep Learning
Trávníčková, Kateřina ; Hradiš, Michal (referee) ; Kodym, Oldřich (advisor)
This thesis deals with CT data segmentation using convolutional neural nets and describes the problem of training with limited training sets. User interaction is suggested as means of improving segmentation quality for the models trained on small training sets and the possibility of using transfer learning is also considered. All of the chosen methods help improve the segmentation quality in comparison with the baseline method, which is the use of automatic data specific segmentation model. The segmentation has improved by tens of percents in Dice score when trained with very small datasets. These methods can be used, for example, to simplify the creation of a new segmentation dataset.
Segmentation of kidney tumor in CT data
Urbanová, Hedvika ; Vičar, Tomáš (referee) ; Jakubíček, Roman (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the kidney tumor segmentation in CT data. First kidney anatomy and pathology is discussed. Following topics are the conventional segmentation techniques and segmentation techniques using machine learning. In the final part, the convolutional neural network is discussed as its algoritm was used for segmentation in the practical part, in which algoritm for segmentation was designed in Python programming language. This algoritm was tested and evaluated using databaze KiTS19.
Detection of pathological vertebrae in spinal CTs utilised by machine learning methods
Tyshchenko, Bohdan ; Ronzhina, Marina (referee) ; Chmelík, Jiří (advisor)
This master's thesis focuses on detection of pathological vertebrae in spinal CT utilized by machine learning. Theoretical part describes anatomy of the spine and occurrence of pathologies in CT image data, contains an overview of existing methods intended for automated detection of pathological vertebrae. Practical part devotes to design a computer aided detection systems to identify pathological vertebrae and to classify a type of pathology. Designed classification system is based on using neural network, which performs classification step and on principal component analysis (PCA), which is used to reducing the original number of observation features. For completing this task were used real data. Conclusion contains evaluation of obtained results.
Segmentation of Airways in CT Data
Votoupal, P.
This paper deals with the segmentation of lung parenchyma and extraction of airways tree from three dimensional CT scans. The external mask of the lungs is created and subsequently used to ease the process of airway segmentation. A method, based on grayscale reconstruction, is used for segmentation proces.

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