Predicting treatment response from longitudinal images using multi-task deep learning

Radiographic imaging is routinely used to evaluate treatment response in solid tumors. Here, the authors present a multi-task deep learning approach that allows simultaneous tumor segmentation and response prediction from longitudinal images in a multi-center study on rectal cancer.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cheng Jin, Heng Yu, Jia Ke, Peirong Ding, Yongju Yi, Xiaofeng Jiang, Xin Duan, Jinghua Tang, Daniel T. Chang, Xiaojian Wu, Feng Gao, Ruijiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22188-y