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  1. Article ; Online: Deep Reinforcement Learning with Explicit Spatio-Sequential Encoding Network for Coronary Ostia Identification in CT Images.

    Jang, Yeonggul / Jeon, Byunghwan

    Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 18

    Abstract: Accurate identification of the coronary ostia from 3D coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a essential prerequisite step for automatically tracking and segmenting three main coronary arteries. In this paper, we propose a novel deep ... ...

    Abstract Accurate identification of the coronary ostia from 3D coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a essential prerequisite step for automatically tracking and segmenting three main coronary arteries. In this paper, we propose a novel deep reinforcement learning (DRL) framework to localize the two coronary ostia from 3D CCTA. An optimal action policy is determined using a fully explicit spatial-sequential encoding policy network applying 2.5D Markovian states with three past histories. The proposed network is trained using a dueling DRL framework on the CAT08 dataset. The experiment results show that our method is more efficient and accurate than the other methods. blueFloating-point operations (FLOPs) are calculated to measure computational efficiency. The result shows that there are 2.5M FLOPs on the proposed method, which is about 10 times smaller value than 3D box-based methods. In terms of accuracy, the proposed method shows that 2.22 ± 1.12 mm and 1.94 ± 0.83 errors on the left and right coronary ostia, respectively. The proposed method can be applied to the tasks to identify other target objects by changing the target locations in the ground truth data. Further, the proposed method can be utilized as a pre-processing method for coronary artery tracking methods.
    MeSH term(s) Computed Tomography Angiography ; Coronary Vessels/diagnostic imaging ; Heart ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052857-7
    ISSN 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
    ISSN (online) 1424-8220
    ISSN 1424-8220
    DOI 10.3390/s21186187
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  2. Article ; Online: Simultaneous Viability Assessment and Invasive Coronary Angiography Using a Therapeutic CT System in Chronic Myocardial Infarction Patients.

    Ha, Seongmin / Jang, Yeonggul / Lee, Byoung Kwon / Hong, Youngtaek / Kim, Byeong-Keuk / Park, Seil / Yoo, Sun Kook / Chang, Hyuk-Jae

    Yonsei medical journal

    2024  Volume 65, Issue 5, Page(s) 257–264

    Abstract: Purpose: In a preclinical study using a swine myocardial infarction (MI) model, a delayed enhancement (DE)-multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scan was performed using a hybrid system alongside diagnostic invasive coronary angiography (ICA) ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: In a preclinical study using a swine myocardial infarction (MI) model, a delayed enhancement (DE)-multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scan was performed using a hybrid system alongside diagnostic invasive coronary angiography (ICA) without the additional use of a contrast agent, and demonstrated an excellent correlation in the infarct area compared with histopathologic specimens. In the present investigation, we evaluated the feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of a myocardial viability assessment by DE-MDCT using a hybrid system comprising ICA and MDCT alongside diagnostic ICA without the additional use of a contrast agent.
    Materials and methods: We prospectively enrolled 13 patients (median age: 67 years) with a previous MI (>6 months) scheduled to undergo ICA. All patients underwent cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging before diagnostic ICA. MDCT viability scans were performed concurrently with diagnostic ICA without the use of additional contrast. The total myocardial scar volume per patient and average transmurality per myocardial segment measured by DE-MDCT were compared with those from DE-CMR.
    Results: The DE volume measured by MDCT showed an excellent correlation with the volume measured by CMR (r=0.986,
    Conclusion: The feasibility of the DE-MDCT viability assessment acquired simultaneously with conventional ICA was proven in patients with chronic MI using DE-CMR as the reference standard.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Myocardial Infarction/diagnostic imaging ; Myocardial Infarction/pathology ; Aged ; Coronary Angiography/methods ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods ; Multidetector Computed Tomography/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-23
    Publishing country Korea (South)
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 303740-x
    ISSN 1976-2437 ; 0513-5796
    ISSN (online) 1976-2437
    ISSN 0513-5796
    DOI 10.3349/ymj.2023.0208
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  3. Article ; Online: Artificial intelligence-enhanced automation for M-mode echocardiographic analysis: ensuring fully automated, reliable, and reproducible measurements.

    Jeong, Dawun / Jung, Sunghee / Yoon, Yeonyee E / Jeon, Jaeik / Jang, Yeonggul / Ha, Seongmin / Hong, Youngtaek / Cho, JunHeum / Lee, Seung-Ah / Choi, Hong-Mi / Chang, Hyuk-Jae

    The international journal of cardiovascular imaging

    2024  

    Abstract: To enhance M-mode echocardiography's utility for measuring cardiac structures, we developed and evaluated an artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated analysis system for M-mode images through the aorta and left atrium [M-mode (Ao-LA)], and through ... ...

    Abstract To enhance M-mode echocardiography's utility for measuring cardiac structures, we developed and evaluated an artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated analysis system for M-mode images through the aorta and left atrium [M-mode (Ao-LA)], and through the left ventricle [M-mode (LV)]. Our system, integrating two deep neural networks (DNN) for view classification and image segmentation, alongside an auto-measurement algorithm, was developed using 5,958 M-mode images [3,258 M-mode (LA-Ao), and 2,700 M-mode (LV)] drawn from a nationwide echocardiographic dataset collated from five tertiary hospitals. The performance of view classification and segmentation DNNs were evaluated on 594 M-mode images, while automatic measurement accuracy was tested on separate internal test set with 100 M-mode images as well as external test set with 280 images (140 sinus rhythm and 140 atrial fibrillation). Performance evaluation showed the view classification DNN's overall accuracy of 99.8% and segmentation DNN's Dice similarity coefficient of 94.3%. Within the internal test set, all automated measurements, including LA, Ao, and LV wall and cavity, resonated strongly with expert evaluations, exhibiting Pearson's correlation coefficients (PCCs) of 0.81-0.99. This performance persisted in the external test set for both sinus rhythm (PCC, 0.84-0.98) and atrial fibrillation (PCC, 0.70-0.97). Notably, automatic measurements, consistently offering multi-cardiac cycle readings, showcased a stronger correlation with the averaged multi-cycle manual measurements than with those of a single representative cycle. Our AI-based system for automatic M-mode echocardiographic analysis demonstrated excellent accuracy, reproducibility, and speed. This automated approach has the potential to improve efficiency and reduce variability in clinical practice.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2055311-0
    ISSN 1875-8312 ; 1573-0743 ; 1569-5794 ; 0167-9899
    ISSN (online) 1875-8312 ; 1573-0743
    ISSN 1569-5794 ; 0167-9899
    DOI 10.1007/s10554-024-03095-x
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  4. Book ; Online: Bayesian approaches for Quantifying Clinicians' Variability in Medical Image Quantification

    Jeon, Jaeik / Jang, Yeonggul / Hong, Youngtaek / Shim, Hackjoon / Kim, Sekeun

    2022  

    Abstract: Medical imaging, including MRI, CT, and Ultrasound, plays a vital role in clinical decisions. Accurate segmentation is essential to measure the structure of interest from the image. However, manual segmentation is highly operator-dependent, which leads ... ...

    Abstract Medical imaging, including MRI, CT, and Ultrasound, plays a vital role in clinical decisions. Accurate segmentation is essential to measure the structure of interest from the image. However, manual segmentation is highly operator-dependent, which leads to high inter and intra-variability of quantitative measurements. In this paper, we explore the feasibility that Bayesian predictive distribution parameterized by deep neural networks can capture the clinicians' inter-intra variability. By exploring and analyzing recently emerged approximate inference schemes, we evaluate whether approximate Bayesian deep learning with the posterior over segmentations can learn inter-intra rater variability both in segmentation and clinical measurements. The experiments are performed with two different imaging modalities: MRI and ultrasound. We empirically demonstrated that Bayesian predictive distribution parameterized by deep neural networks could approximate the clinicians' inter-intra variability. We show a new perspective in analyzing medical images quantitatively by providing clinical measurement uncertainty.

    Comment: Interpretable Machine Learning in Healthcare
    Keywords Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing ; Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition ; Computer Science - Machine Learning
    Subject code 006
    Publishing date 2022-07-05
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Deep Learning on Multiphysical Features and Hemodynamic Modeling for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth Prediction.

    Kim, Sekeun / Jiang, Zhenxiang / Zambrano, Byron A / Jang, Yeonggul / Baek, Seungik / Yoo, Sunkook / Chang, Hyuk-Jae

    IEEE transactions on medical imaging

    2022  Volume 42, Issue 1, Page(s) 196–208

    Abstract: Prediction of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) growth is of essential importance for the early treatment and surgical intervention of AAA. Capturing key features of vascular growth, such as blood flow and intraluminal thrombus (ILT) accumulation play a ... ...

    Abstract Prediction of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) growth is of essential importance for the early treatment and surgical intervention of AAA. Capturing key features of vascular growth, such as blood flow and intraluminal thrombus (ILT) accumulation play a crucial role in uncovering the intricated mechanism of vascular adaptation, which can ultimately enhance AAA growth prediction capabilities. However, local correlations between hemodynamic metrics, biological and morphological characteristics, and AAA growth rates present high inter-patient variability that results in that the temporal-spatial biochemical and mechanical processes are still not fully understood. Hence, this study aims to integrate the physics-based knowledge with deep learning with a patch-based convolutional neural network (CNN) approach by incorporating important multiphysical features relating to its pathogenesis for validating its impact on AAA growth prediction. For this task, we observe that the unstructured multiphysical features cannot be directly employed in the kernel-based CNN. To tackle this issue, we propose a parameterization of features to leverage the spatio-temporal relations between multiphysical features. The proposed architecture was tested on different combinations of four features including radius, intraluminal thrombus thickness, time-average wall shear stress, and growth rate from 54 patients with 5-fold cross-validation with two metrics, a root mean squared error (RMSE) and relative error (RE). We conduct extensive experiments on AAA patients, the results show the effect of leveraging multiphysical features and demonstrate the superiority of the presented architecture to previous state-of-the-art methods in AAA growth prediction.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Deep Learning ; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnostic imaging ; Aorta, Abdominal ; Hemodynamics ; Thrombosis/diagnostic imaging ; Thrombosis/etiology ; Thrombosis/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 622531-7
    ISSN 1558-254X ; 0278-0062
    ISSN (online) 1558-254X
    ISSN 0278-0062
    DOI 10.1109/TMI.2022.3206142
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  6. Article ; Online: Generative adversarial network with radiomic feature reproducibility analysis for computed tomography denoising.

    Lee, Jina / Jeon, Jaeik / Hong, Youngtaek / Jeong, Dawun / Jang, Yeonggul / Jeon, Byunghwan / Baek, Hye Jin / Cho, Eun / Shim, Hackjoon / Chang, Hyuk-Jae

    Computers in biology and medicine

    2023  Volume 159, Page(s) 106931

    Abstract: Background: Most computed tomography (CT) denoising algorithms have been evaluated using image quality analysis (IQA) methods developed for natural image, which do not adequately capture the texture details in medical imaging. Radiomics is an emerging ... ...

    Abstract Background: Most computed tomography (CT) denoising algorithms have been evaluated using image quality analysis (IQA) methods developed for natural image, which do not adequately capture the texture details in medical imaging. Radiomics is an emerging image analysis technique that extracts texture information to provide a more objective basis for medical imaging diagnostics, overcoming the subjective nature of traditional methods. By utilizing the difficulty of reproducing radiomics features under different imaging protocols, we can more accurately evaluate the performance of CT denoising algorithms.
    Method: We introduced radiomic feature reproducibility analysis as an evaluation metric for a denoising algorithm. Also, we proposed a low-dose CT denoising method based on a generative adversarial network (GAN), which outperformed well-known CT denoising methods.
    Results: Although the proposed model produced excellent results visually, the traditional image assessment metrics such as peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity failed to show distinctive performance differences between the proposed method and the conventional ones. However, radiomic feature reproducibility analysis provided a distinctive assessment of the CT denoising performance. Furthermore, radiomic feature reproducibility analysis allowed fine-tuning of the hyper-parameters of the GAN.
    Conclusion: We demonstrated that the well-tuned GAN architecture outperforms the well-known CT denoising methods. Our study is the first to introduce radiomics reproducibility analysis as an evaluation metric for CT denoising. We look forward that the study may bridge the gap between traditional objective and subjective evaluations in the clinical medical imaging field.
    MeSH term(s) Reproducibility of Results ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods ; Algorithms ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods ; Signal-To-Noise Ratio
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 127557-4
    ISSN 1879-0534 ; 0010-4825
    ISSN (online) 1879-0534
    ISSN 0010-4825
    DOI 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.106931
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  7. Book ; Online: A Unified Approach for Comprehensive Analysis of Various Spectral and Tissue Doppler Echocardiography

    Jeon, Jaeik / Kim, Jiyeon / Jang, Yeonggul / Yoon, Yeonyee E. / Jeong, Dawun / Hong, Youngtaek / Lee, Seung-Ah / Chang, Hyuk-Jae

    2023  

    Abstract: Doppler echocardiography offers critical insights into cardiac function and phases by quantifying blood flow velocities and evaluating myocardial motion. However, previous methods for automating Doppler analysis, ranging from initial signal processing ... ...

    Abstract Doppler echocardiography offers critical insights into cardiac function and phases by quantifying blood flow velocities and evaluating myocardial motion. However, previous methods for automating Doppler analysis, ranging from initial signal processing techniques to advanced deep learning approaches, have been constrained by their reliance on electrocardiogram (ECG) data and their inability to process Doppler views collectively. We introduce a novel unified framework using a convolutional neural network for comprehensive analysis of spectral and tissue Doppler echocardiography images that combines automatic measurements and end-diastole (ED) detection into a singular method. The network automatically recognizes key features across various Doppler views, with novel Doppler shape embedding and anti-aliasing modules enhancing interpretation and ensuring consistent analysis. Empirical results indicate a consistent outperformance in performance metrics, including dice similarity coefficients (DSC) and intersection over union (IoU). The proposed framework demonstrates strong agreement with clinicians in Doppler automatic measurements and competitive performance in ED detection.
    Keywords Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing ; Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition ; Computer Science - Machine Learning
    Subject code 006
    Publishing date 2023-11-14
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: Reconnection of fragmented parts of coronary arteries using local geometric features in X-ray angiography images.

    Han, Kyunghoon / Jeon, Jaeik / Jang, Yeonggul / Jung, Sunghee / Kim, Sekeun / Shim, Hackjoon / Jeon, Byunghwan / Chang, Hyuk-Jae

    Computers in biology and medicine

    2021  Volume 141, Page(s) 105099

    Abstract: The segmentation of coronary arteries in X-ray images is essential for image-based guiding procedures and the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. However, owing to the complex and thin structures of the coronary arteries, it is challenging to accurately ...

    Abstract The segmentation of coronary arteries in X-ray images is essential for image-based guiding procedures and the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. However, owing to the complex and thin structures of the coronary arteries, it is challenging to accurately segment arteries in X-ray images using only a single neural network model. Consequently, coronary artery images obtained by segmentation with a single model are often fragmented, with parts of the arteries missing. Sophisticated post-processing is then required to identify and reconnect the fragmented regions. In this paper, we propose a method to reconstruct the missing regions of coronary arteries using X-ray angiography images.
    Method: We apply an independent convolutional neural network model considering local details, as well as a local geometric prior, for reconnecting the disconnected fragments. We implemented and compared the proposed method with several convolutional neural networks with customized encoding backbones as baseline models.
    Results: When integrated with our method, existing models improved considerably in terms of similarity with ground truth, with a mean increase of 0.330 of the Dice similarity coefficient in local regions of disconnected arteries. The method is efficient and is able to recover missing fragments in a short number of iterations.
    Conclusion and significance: Owing to the restoration of missing fragments of coronary arteries, the proposed method enables a significant enhancement of clinical impact. The method is general and can simply be integrated into other existing methods for coronary artery segmentation.
    MeSH term(s) Coronary Angiography/methods ; Coronary Vessels/diagnostic imaging ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods ; Neural Networks, Computer ; X-Rays
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 127557-4
    ISSN 1879-0534 ; 0010-4825
    ISSN (online) 1879-0534
    ISSN 0010-4825
    DOI 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.105099
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  9. Book ; Online: Self supervised convolutional kernel based handcrafted feature harmonization

    Lee, Jina / Hong, Youngtaek / Jeong, Dawun / Jang, Yeonggul / Jeong, Sihyeon / Jung, Taekgeun / Yoon, Yeonyee E. / Moon, Inki / Lee, Seung-Ah / Chang, Hyuk-Jae

    Enhanced left ventricle hypertension disease phenotyping on echocardiography

    2023  

    Abstract: Radiomics, a medical imaging technique, extracts quantitative handcrafted features from images to predict diseases. Harmonization in those features ensures consistent feature extraction across various imaging devices and protocols. Methods for ... ...

    Abstract Radiomics, a medical imaging technique, extracts quantitative handcrafted features from images to predict diseases. Harmonization in those features ensures consistent feature extraction across various imaging devices and protocols. Methods for harmonization include standardized imaging protocols, statistical adjustments, and evaluating feature robustness. Myocardial diseases such as Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) and Hypertensive Heart Disease (HHD) are diagnosed via echocardiography, but variable imaging settings pose challenges. Harmonization techniques are crucial for applying handcrafted features in disease diagnosis in such scenario. Self-supervised learning (SSL) enhances data understanding within limited datasets and adapts to diverse data settings. ConvNeXt-V2 integrates convolutional layers into SSL, displaying superior performance in various tasks. This study focuses on convolutional filters within SSL, using them as preprocessing to convert images into feature maps for handcrafted feature harmonization. Our proposed method excelled in harmonization evaluation and exhibited superior LVH classification performance compared to existing methods.
    Keywords Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing ; Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition ; Computer Science - Machine Learning
    Subject code 006 ; 004
    Publishing date 2023-10-13
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  10. Book ; Online: Improving Out-of-Distribution Detection in Echocardiographic View Classication through Enhancing Semantic Features

    Jeon, Jaeik / Ha, Seongmin / Jang, Yeonggul / Yoon, Yeonyee E. / Kim, Jiyeon / Jeong, Hyunseok / Jeong, Dawun / Hong, Youngtaek / Chang, Seung-Ah Lee Hyuk-Jae

    2023  

    Abstract: In echocardiographic view classification, accurately detecting out-of-distribution (OOD) data is essential but challenging, especially given the subtle differences between in-distribution and OOD data. While conventional OOD detection methods, such as ... ...

    Abstract In echocardiographic view classification, accurately detecting out-of-distribution (OOD) data is essential but challenging, especially given the subtle differences between in-distribution and OOD data. While conventional OOD detection methods, such as Mahalanobis distance (MD) are effective in far-OOD scenarios with clear distinctions between distributions, they struggle to discern the less obvious variations characteristic of echocardiographic data. In this study, we introduce a novel use of label smoothing to enhance semantic feature representation in echocardiographic images, demonstrating that these enriched semantic features are key for significantly improving near-OOD instance detection. By combining label smoothing with MD-based OOD detection, we establish a new benchmark for accuracy in echocardiographic OOD detection.
    Keywords Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing ; Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction ; Computer Science - Machine Learning
    Subject code 006 ; 004
    Publishing date 2023-08-31
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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