Automatic semantic segmentation of kidney cysts in MR images of patients affected by autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Timothy L KlineMarie E EdwardsJeffrey FetzerAdriana V GregoryDeema AnaamAndrew J MetzgerBradley J Erickson

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)

This study developed and validated a fully automated approach for performing semantic segmentation of kidney cysts in MR images of patients affected by ADPKD. This approach will be useful for exploring additional imaging biomarkers of ADPKD and automatically classifying phenotypes.

Keyphrases

deep learning
end stage renal disease
convolutional neural network
polycystic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
machine learning
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance
peritoneal dialysis
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
optical coherence tomography
contrast enhanced
neural network