Enhancing GI Cancer Radiation Therapy: Advanced Organ Segmentation with ResECA-U-Net Model

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Nobel, S. M. Nuruzzaman and Sifat, Omar Faruque and Islam, Md Rajibul and Sayeed, Md. Shohel and Amiruzzaman, Md (2024) Enhancing GI Cancer Radiation Therapy: Advanced Organ Segmentation with ResECA-U-Net Model. Emerging Science Journal, 8 (3). pp. 999-1015. ISSN 2610-9182

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Abstract

This research introduces a pioneering solution to the challenges posed by gastrointestinal tract (GI) cancer in radiation therapy, focusing on the imperative task of precise organ segmentation for minimizing radiation-induced damage. GI imaging has historically used manual demarcation, which is laborious and uncomfortable for patients. We address this by introducing the ResECA-U-Net deep learning model, a novel combination of the U-Net and ResNet34 architectures. Furthermore, we further augment its functionality by incorporating the Efficient Channel Attention (ECA-Net) methodology. By utilizing data from the UW-Madison Carbone Cancer Center, we carefully investigate several image processing techniques designed to capture critical local characteristics. With its foundation in computer vision concepts, the ResECA-U-Net model is excellent at extracting fine details from GI images. Sophisticatedmetrics such as intersection over union (IoU) and the dice coefficient are used to evaluate performance. Our study's outcomes demonstrate the effectiveness of the suggested method, yielding an impressive 96.27% Dice coefficient and 91.48% IoU. These results highlight the significant contribution that our strategy has made to the advancement of cancer therapy. Beyond its scientific merits, this work has the potential to significantly enhance cancer patients' quality of life and provide better long-term outcomes. Our work is a significant step towards automating and optimizing the segmentation process, which can potentially change how GI cancer is treated completely

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: U-Net;Deep Learning;Transfer Learning;ECA-Net;GI Tract;Computer Vision;Segmentation;Radiation Therapy.
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA71-90 Instruments and machines > QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Divisions: Faculty of Information Science and Technology (FIST)
Depositing User: Ms Nurul Iqtiani Ahmad
Date Deposited: 01 Aug 2024 02:23
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2024 02:23
URII: http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/12694

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