Automated risk classification of colon biopsies based on semantic segmentation of histopathology images

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.07892v1
• Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:50:10 GMT
• Title: Automated risk classification of colon biopsies based on semantic segmentation of histopathology images
• Authors: John-Melle Bokhorsta, Iris D. Nagtegaal, Filippo Fraggetta, Simona Vatrano, Wilma Mesker, Michael Vieth, Jeroen van der Laak, Francesco Ciompi
• Abstract summary: We present an approach to address two major challenges in automated assessment of colorectal histopathology whole-slide images. First, we present an AI-based method to segment multiple tissue compartments in the H&E-stained whole-slide image. Second, we use the best performing AI model as the basis for a computer-aided diagnosis system.
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• Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) can potentially support histopathologists in the diagnosis of a broad spectrum of cancer types. In colorectal cancer (CRC), AI can alleviate the laborious task of characterization and reporting on resected biopsies, including polyps, the numbers of which are increasing as a result of CRC population screening programs, ongoing in many countries all around the globe. Here, we present an approach to address two major challenges in automated assessment of CRC histopathology whole-slide images. First, we present an AI-based method to segment multiple tissue compartments in the H\&E-stained whole-slide image, which provides a different, more perceptible picture of tissue morphology and composition. We test and compare a panel of state-of-the-art loss functions available for segmentation models, and provide indications about their use in histopathology image segmentation, based on the analysis of a) a multi-centric cohort of CRC cases from five medical centers in the Netherlands and Germany, and b) two publicly available datasets on segmentation in CRC. Second, we use the best performing AI model as the basis for a computer-aided diagnosis system (CAD) that classifies colon biopsies into four main categories that are relevant pathologically. We report the performance of this system on an independent cohort of more than 1,000 patients. The results show the potential of such an AI-based system to assist pathologists in diagnosis of CRC in the context of population screening. We have made the segmentation model available for research use on https://grand-challenge.org/algorithms/colon-tissue-segmentation/.

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