Practical utility of liver segmentation methods in clinical surgeries and interventions - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Alhusain Abdalla 2, Mohammed Yaqoob Ansari 3, Mohammed Ishaq Ansari 3, Byanne Malluhi 3, Snigdha Mohanty 4, Subhashree Mishra 4, Sudhansu Sekhar Singh 4, Julien Abinahed 1, Abdulla Al-Ansari 1, Shidin Balakrishnan 1, Sarada Prasad Dakua 5

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Practical utility of liver segmentation methods in clinical surgeries and interventions

Mohammed Yusuf Ansari et al. BMC Med Imaging. 2022.

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Abstract

Clinical imaging (e.g., magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography) is a crucial adjunct for clinicians, aiding in the diagnosis of diseases and planning of appropriate interventions. This is especially true in malignant conditions such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), where image segmentation (such as accurate delineation of liver and tumor) is the preliminary step taken by the clinicians to optimize diagnosis, staging, and treatment planning and intervention (e.g., transplantation, surgical resection, radiotherapy, PVE, embolization, etc). Thus, segmentation methods could potentially impact the diagnosis and treatment outcomes. This paper comprehensively reviews the literature (during the year 2012-2021) for relevant segmentation methods and proposes a broad categorization based on their clinical utility (i.e., surgical and radiological interventions) in HCC. The categorization is based on the parameters such as precision, accuracy, and automation.

Keywords: Intervention; Liver; Segmentation; Surgery; Tumor.

© 2022. The Author(s).

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Examples of challenges in liver segmentation: a ambiguous boundary between liver and stomach, b ambiguous boundary between liver and heart, c similar intensity of liver and tumor

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Applications of segmentation methods for liver diseases

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Staging classification and treatment algorithm of very early (0) and early (A) stage HCC based on BCLC criteria

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Structural summary of section 3 and 4, highlighting the essential functionalities of segmentation methods for radiological and surgical interventions

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a Raw CT slice and b Segmented liver

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Technical and clinical challenges facing diagnosis and treatment of HCC

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