Combining generative and discriminative representation learning for lung CT analysis with convolutional restricted Boltzmann machines

G Van Tulder, M De Bruijne - IEEE transactions on medical …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The choice of features greatly influences the performance of a tissue classification system.
Despite this, many systems are built with standard, predefined filter banks that are not …

A joint 3D UNet-graph neural network-based method for airway segmentation from chest CTs

A Garcia-Uceda Juarez, R Selvan, Z Saghir… - Machine Learning in …, 2019 - Springer
We present an end-to-end deep learning segmentation method by combining a 3D UNet
architecture with a graph neural network (GNN) model. In this approach, the convolutional …

Segmentation of lung airways based on deep learning methods

W Tan, P Liu, X Li, S Xu, Y Chen… - IET Image Processing, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Precise segmentation of the lung airways is essential for a quantitative assessment of airway
diseases. However, because of the complexity of the airway structure and the different …

Automated 3D segmentation and diameter measurement of the thoracic aorta on non-contrast enhanced CT

Z Sedghi Gamechi, LR Bons, M Giordano, D Bos… - European …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To develop and evaluate a fully automatic method to measure diameters of the
ascending and descending aorta on non-ECG-gated, non-contrast computed tomography …

Automatic airway segmentation from computed tomography using robust and efficient 3-D convolutional neural networks

A Garcia-Uceda, R Selvan, Z Saghir, HAWM Tiddens… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
This paper presents a fully automatic and end-to-end optimised airway segmentation
method for thoracic computed tomography, based on the U-Net architecture. We use a …

Automatic airway segmentation in chest CT using convolutional neural networks

A Garcia-Uceda Juarez, HAWM Tiddens… - Image Analysis for …, 2018 - Springer
Segmentation of the airway tree from chest computed tomography (CT) images is critical for
quantitative assessment of airway diseases including bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive …

The effect of CFTR modulators on structural lung disease in cystic fibrosis

LC Mok, A Garcia-Uceda, MN Cooper… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Newly developed quantitative chest computed tomography (CT) outcomes
designed specifically to assess structural abnormalities related to cystic fibrosis (CF) lung …

Low-dose CT–derived bronchial parameters in individuals with healthy lungs

I Dudurych, GJ Pelgrim, G Sidorenkov, A Garcia-Uceda… - Radiology, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
Background CT-derived bronchial parameters have been linked to chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease and asthma severity, but little is known about these parameters in …

Automatic airway–artery analysis on lung CT to quantify airway wall thickening and bronchiectasis

A Perez‐Rovira, W Kuo, J Petersen… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Bronchiectasis and airway wall thickening are commonly assessed in computed
tomography (CT) by comparing the airway size with the size of the accompanying artery …

Airway tapering: an objective image biomarker for bronchiectasis

W Kuo, A Perez-Rovira, H Tiddens, M de Bruijne - European radiology, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To estimate airway tapering in control subjects and to assess the usability of
tapering as a bronchiectasis biomarker in paediatric populations. Methods Airway tapering …