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Abstract #2384

Automatic Estimation of Neonatal Ventricles-to-Brain Volume Ratio using AI for Monitoring Hydrocephalus

Gil Farkash1, Alexey Onikul1, Asaf Shimshovitz2, Hila Blecher-Segev2, Li-tal Pratt3, Eli Ben-David4, and Elena Zharkov4
1Aspect Imaging, Shoham, Israel, 2Vision Elements, Kfar-Saba, Israel, 3Imaging Division, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 4Department of Radiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center (SZMC), Jerusalem, Israel

Synopsis

Keywords: Neonatal, Neonatal, Neonatal, Point-of-care MRI, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Segmentation

Motivation: To propose a new approach for managing hydrocephalus in neonates based on neonatal MRI and AI-based brain ventricle volume quantitation, brain parenchyma volume and ventricle-to-brain volumes ratio.

Goal(s): To evaluate the robustness of quantitative measurements of ventricle and brain volumes using AI-based algorithms, on scans acquired on a 1 Tesla permanent magnet neonatal MRI.

Approach: The performance of three AI-based segmentation algorithms was evaluated using linear correlations and Intersection over Union (IoU) score between ground truth and predictions.

Results: Results show high linear correlations between ground truth and algorithm predictions, validating the use of these volumetric measurements to monitor hydrocephalus longitudinally.

Impact: An AI based method for segmenting neonatal MRI images may provide volumetric quantitation and enable fast and accurate decision making on surgical intervention in preterm infants with hydrocephalus.

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