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28.05.2016 | Images in Obstetrics and Gynecology
LECANDUS study (LEsion CANdidate Detection in UltraSound Data): evaluation of image analysis algorithms for breast lesion detection in volume ultrasound data
Erschienen in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Ausgabe 2/2016
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Purpose
This study aims at developing and evaluating a prototype of a lesion candidate detection algorithm for a 3D-US computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system.
Methods
Additionally, to routine imaging, automated breast volume scans (ABVS) were performed on 63 patients. All ABVS exams were analyzed and annotated before the evaluation with different algorithm blob detectors characterized by different blob-radiuses, voxel-sizes and the quantiles of blob filter responses to find lesion candidates. Lesions found in candidates were compared to the prior annotations.
Results
All histologically proven lesions were detected with at least one algorithm. The algorithm with optimal sensitivity detected all cancers (sensitivity = 100 %) with a very low positive predictive value due to a high false-positive rate.
Conclusions
ABVS is a new technology which can be analyzed by a CAD software. Using different algorithms, lesions can be detected with a very high and accurate sensitivity. Further research for feature extraction and lesion classification is needed aiming at reducing the false-positive hits.