Di Vece, Chiara;
Dromey, Brian;
Vasconcelos, Francisco;
David, Anna L;
Peebles, Donald;
Stoyanov, Danail;
(2022)
Deep learning-based plane pose regression in obstetric ultrasound.
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
10.1007/s11548-022-02609-z.
(In press).
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Abstract
PURPOSE: In obstetric ultrasound (US) scanning, the learner's ability to mentally build a three-dimensional (3D) map of the fetus from a two-dimensional (2D) US image represents a major challenge in skill acquisition. We aim to build a US plane localisation system for 3D visualisation, training, and guidance without integrating additional sensors. METHODS: We propose a regression convolutional neural network (CNN) using image features to estimate the six-dimensional pose of arbitrarily oriented US planes relative to the fetal brain centre. The network was trained on synthetic images acquired from phantom 3D US volumes and fine-tuned on real scans. Training data was generated by slicing US volumes into imaging planes in Unity at random coordinates and more densely around the standard transventricular (TV) plane. RESULTS: With phantom data, the median errors are 0.90 mm/1.17[Formula: see text] and 0.44 mm/1.21[Formula: see text] for random planes and planes close to the TV one, respectively. With real data, using a different fetus with the same gestational age (GA), these errors are 11.84 mm/25.17[Formula: see text]. The average inference time is 2.97 ms per plane. CONCLUSION: The proposed network reliably localises US planes within the fetal brain in phantom data and successfully generalises pose regression for an unseen fetal brain from a similar GA as in training. Future development will expand the prediction to volumes of the whole fetus and assess its potential for vision-based, freehand US-assisted navigation when acquiring standard fetal planes.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Deep learning-based plane pose regression in obstetric ultrasound |
| Location: | Germany |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11548-022-02609-z |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-022-02609-z |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Deep learning, Fetal ultrasound, Pose regression |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Maternal and Fetal Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10147820 |
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