Abstract #1029

Exploration of Feature Space in Semantic Segmentation Convolutional Neural Networks

Logan A Thorneloe¹, Arjun D Desai^2,3, Garry E Gold^3,4,5, Brian A Hargreaves^2,3,4, Neal K Bangerter⁶, and Akshay S Chaudhari³

¹Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States, ²Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, ³Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, ⁴Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, ⁵Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, ⁶Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Recent advances in deep learning and convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have shown promise for automatic segmentation in MR images. However, because of the stochastic nature of the training process, it is difficult to interpret what information networks learn to represent. In this study, we explore how differences in learned weights between networks can be used to express semantic relationships between different tissues. For cartilage and meniscus segmentation in the knee, we show that network generalizability for segmenting tissues can be measured by distances between networks. We also use these findings to motivate robust training policies for fine-tuning with limited data.

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