Segmentation stability of human head and neck cancer medical images for radiotherapy applications under de-identification conditions: Benchmarking data sharing and artificial intelligence use-cases

BackgroundDemand for head and neck cancer (HNC) radiotherapy data in algorithmic development has prompted increased image dataset sharing. Medical images must comply with data protection requirements so that re-use is enabled without disclosing patient identifiers. Defacing, i.e., the removal of fac...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Oncology
Main Authors:	Jaakko Sahlsten, Kareem A. Wahid, Enrico Glerean, Joel Jaskari, Mohamed A. Naser, Renjie He, Benjamin H. Kann, Antti Mäkitie, Clifton D. Fuller, Kimmo Kaski
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Subjects:	anonymization radiotherapy head and neck cancer MRI medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI)
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1120392/full