@inproceedings{b15f622e337d4c50b935b5fc4a4a008a,
title = "Convolutional neural network-based regression for quantification of brain characteristics using MRI",
abstract = "Preterm birth is connected to impairments and altered brain growth. Compared to their term born peers, preterm infants have a higher risk of behavioral and cognitive problems since most part of their brain development is in extra-uterine conditions. This paper presents different deep learning approaches with the objective of quantifying the volumes of 8 brain tissues and 5 other image-based descriptors that quantify the state of brain development. Two datasets were used: one with 86 MR brain images of patients around 30 weeks PMA and the other with 153 patients around 40 weeks PMA. Two approaches were evaluated: (1) using the full image as 3D input and (2) using multiple image slices as 3D input, both achieving promising results. A second study, using a dataset of MR brain images of rats, was also performed to assess the performance of this method with other brains. A 2D approach was used to estimate the volumes of 3 rat brain tissues.",
author = "Jo{\~a}o Fernandes and Victor Alves and Nadieh Khalili and Benders, {Manon J. N. L.} and Ivana I{\v s}gum and Josien Pluim and Pim Moeskops",
year = "2019",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16184-2_55",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030161835",
volume = "931",
series = "Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "577--586",
editor = "{\'A}lvaro Rocha and Sandra Costanzo and Hojjat Adeli and Reis, {Lu{\'i}s Paulo}",
booktitle = "New Knowledge in Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2",
note = "World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, WorldCIST 2019 ; Conference date: 16-04-2019 Through 19-04-2019",
}