Automated artifact detection in abbreviated dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI-derived maximum intensity projections (MIPs) of the breast.
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| Title: | Automated artifact detection in abbreviated dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI-derived maximum intensity projections (MIPs) of the breast. |
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| Authors: | Kapsner, Lorenz A.1,2 (AUTHOR) lorenz.kapsner@uk-erlangen.de, Ohlmeyer, Sabine1 (AUTHOR), Folle, Lukas3 (AUTHOR), Laun, Frederik B.1 (AUTHOR), Nagel, Armin M.1 (AUTHOR), Liebert, Andrzej1 (AUTHOR), Schreiter, Hannes1 (AUTHOR), Beckmann, Matthias W.4 (AUTHOR), Uder, Michael1 (AUTHOR), Wenkel, Evelyn1 (AUTHOR), Bickelhaupt, Sebastian1,5 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | European Radiology. Sep2022, Vol. 32 Issue 9, p5997-6007. 11p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs. |
| Abstract: | Objectives: To automatically detect MRI artifacts on dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) maximum intensity projections (MIPs) of the breast using deep learning. Methods: Women who underwent clinically indicated breast MRI between October 2015 and December 2019 were included in this IRB-approved retrospective study. We employed two convolutional neural network architectures (ResNet and DenseNet) to detect the presence of artifacts on DCE MIPs of the left and right breasts. Networks were trained on images acquired up to and including the year 2018 using a 5-fold cross-validation (CV). Ensemble classifiers were built with the resulting CV models and applied to an independent holdout test dataset, which was formed by images acquired in 2019. Results: Our study sample contained 2265 examinations from 1794 patients (median age at first acquisition: 50 years [IQR: 17 years]), corresponding to 1827 examinations of 1378 individuals in the training dataset and 438 examinations of 416 individuals in the holdout test dataset with a prevalence of image-level artifacts of 53% (1951/3654 images) and 43% (381/876 images), respectively. On the holdout test dataset, the ResNet and DenseNet ensembles demonstrated an area under the ROC curve of 0.92 and 0.94, respectively. Conclusion: Neural networks are able to reliably detect artifacts that may impede the diagnostic assessment of MIPs derived from DCE subtraction series in breast MRI. Future studies need to further explore the potential of such neural networks to complement quality assurance and improve the application of DCE MIPs in a clinical setting, such as abbreviated protocols. Key Points: • Deep learning classifiers are able to reliably detect MRI artifacts in dynamic contrast-enhanced protocol-derived maximum intensity projections of the breast. • Automated quality assurance of maximum intensity projections of the breast may be of special relevance for abbreviated breast MRI, e.g., in high-throughput settings, such as cancer screening programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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