Classification of prostate cancer grades and T-stages based on tissue elasticity using medical image analysis

Shan Yang, Vladimir Jojic, Jun Lian, Ronald Chen, Hongtu Zhu, Ming C. Lin

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Abstract

In this paper,we study the correlation of tissue (i.e. prostate) elasticity with the spread and aggression of prostate cancers.We describe an improved,in-vivo method that estimates the individualized,relative tissue elasticity parameters directly from medical images. Although elasticity reconstruction,or elastograph,can be used to estimate tissue elasticity,it is less suited for in-vivo measurements or deeply-seated organs like prostate. We develop a non-invasive method to estimate tissue elasticity values based on pairs of medical images,using a finite-element based biomechanical model derived from an initial set of images,local displacements,and an optimization-based framework. We demonstrate the feasibility of a statistically-based multi-class learning method that classifies a clinical T-stage and Gleason score using the patient’s age and relative prostate elasticity values reconstructed from computed tomography (CT) images.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2016 - 19th International Conference, Proceedings
EditorsSebastian Ourselin, Leo Joskowicz, Mert R. Sabuncu, William Wells, Gozde Unal
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages627-635
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783319467191
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event1st International Workshop on Simulation and Synthesis in Medical Imaging, SASHIMI 2016 held in conjunction with 19th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2016 - Athens, Greece
Duration: Oct 21 2016Oct 21 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9900 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference1st International Workshop on Simulation and Synthesis in Medical Imaging, SASHIMI 2016 held in conjunction with 19th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2016
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period10/21/1610/21/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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