Towards Generalizable Tumor Synthesis

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Autores principales: Chen, Qi, Chen, Xiaoxi, Song, Haorui, Xiong, Zhiwei, Yuille, Alan, Wei, Chen, Zhou, Zongwei
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Publicado: 2024
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author Chen, Qi
Chen, Xiaoxi
Song, Haorui
Xiong, Zhiwei
Yuille, Alan
Wei, Chen
Zhou, Zongwei
author_facet Chen, Qi
Chen, Xiaoxi
Song, Haorui
Xiong, Zhiwei
Yuille, Alan
Wei, Chen
Zhou, Zongwei
contents Tumor synthesis enables the creation of artificial tumors in medical images, facilitating the training of AI models for tumor detection and segmentation. However, success in tumor synthesis hinges on creating visually realistic tumors that are generalizable across multiple organs and, furthermore, the resulting AI models being capable of detecting real tumors in images sourced from different domains (e.g., hospitals). This paper made a progressive stride toward generalizable tumor synthesis by leveraging a critical observation: early-stage tumors (< 2cm) tend to have similar imaging characteristics in computed tomography (CT), whether they originate in the liver, pancreas, or kidneys. We have ascertained that generative AI models, e.g., Diffusion Models, can create realistic tumors generalized to a range of organs even when trained on a limited number of tumor examples from only one organ. Moreover, we have shown that AI models trained on these synthetic tumors can be generalized to detect and segment real tumors from CT volumes, encompassing a broad spectrum of patient demographics, imaging protocols, and healthcare facilities.
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spellingShingle Towards Generalizable Tumor Synthesis
Chen, Qi
Chen, Xiaoxi
Song, Haorui
Xiong, Zhiwei
Yuille, Alan
Wei, Chen
Zhou, Zongwei
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Tumor synthesis enables the creation of artificial tumors in medical images, facilitating the training of AI models for tumor detection and segmentation. However, success in tumor synthesis hinges on creating visually realistic tumors that are generalizable across multiple organs and, furthermore, the resulting AI models being capable of detecting real tumors in images sourced from different domains (e.g., hospitals). This paper made a progressive stride toward generalizable tumor synthesis by leveraging a critical observation: early-stage tumors (< 2cm) tend to have similar imaging characteristics in computed tomography (CT), whether they originate in the liver, pancreas, or kidneys. We have ascertained that generative AI models, e.g., Diffusion Models, can create realistic tumors generalized to a range of organs even when trained on a limited number of tumor examples from only one organ. Moreover, we have shown that AI models trained on these synthetic tumors can be generalized to detect and segment real tumors from CT volumes, encompassing a broad spectrum of patient demographics, imaging protocols, and healthcare facilities.
title Towards Generalizable Tumor Synthesis
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.19470