Bifurcated Autoencoder for Segmentation of COVID-19 Infected Regions in CT Images

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2011.00631v1
• Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2020 21:32:00 GMT
• Title: Bifurcated Autoencoder for Segmentation of COVID-19 Infected Regions in CT Images
• Authors: Parham Yazdekhasty, Ali Zindar, Zahra Nabizadeh-ShahreBabak, Roshank Roshandel, Pejman Khadivi, Nader Karimi, Shadrokh Samavi
• Abstract summary: The new coronavirus infection COVID-19 has shocked the world since early 2020 with its aggressive outbreak. Deep learning and convolutional neural networks have been used for image analysis in this context. This paper proposes an approach to segment lung regions infected by COVID-19 to help cardiologists diagnose the disease more accurately, faster, and more manageable.
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• Abstract: The new coronavirus infection has shocked the world since early 2020 with its aggressive outbreak. Rapid detection of the disease saves lives, and relying on medical imaging (Computed Tomography and X-ray) to detect infected lungs has shown to be effective. Deep learning and convolutional neural networks have been used for image analysis in this context. However, accurate identification of infected regions has proven challenging for two main reasons. Firstly, the characteristics of infected areas differ in different images. Secondly, insufficient training data makes it challenging to train various machine learning algorithms, including deep-learning models. This paper proposes an approach to segment lung regions infected by COVID-19 to help cardiologists diagnose the disease more accurately, faster, and more manageable. We propose a bifurcated 2-D model for two types of segmentation. This model uses a shared encoder and a bifurcated connection to two separate decoders. One decoder is for segmentation of the healthy region of the lungs, while the other is for the segmentation of the infected regions. Experiments on publically available images show that the bifurcated structure segments infected regions of the lungs better than state of the art.

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