CADS: A Comprehensive Anatomical Dataset and Segmentation for Whole-Body Anatomy in Computed Tomography

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22953v1
• Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:58:32 GMT
• Title: CADS: A Comprehensive Anatomical Dataset and Segmentation for Whole-Body Anatomy in Computed Tomography
• Authors: Murong Xu, Tamaz Amiranashvili, Fernando Navarro, Maksym Fritsak, Ibrahim Ethem Hamamci, Suprosanna Shit, Bastian Wittmann, Sezgin Er, Sebastian M. Christ, Ezequiel de la Rosa, Julian Deseoe, Robert Graf, Hendrik Möller, Anjany Sekuboyina, Jan C. Peeken, Sven Becker, Giulia Baldini, Johannes Haubold, Felix Nensa, René Hosch, Nikhil Mirajkar, Saad Khalid, Stefan Zachow, Marc-André Weber, Georg Langs, Jakob Wasserthal, Mehmet Kemal Ozdemir, Andrey Fedorov, Ron Kikinis, Stephanie Tanadini-Lang, Jan S. Kirschke, Stephanie E. Combs, Bjoern Menze,
• Abstract summary: We present CADS, an open-source framework that prioritizes the systematic integration, standardization, and labeling of heterogeneous data sources for whole-body CT segmentation.<n>At its core is a large-scale dataset of 22,022 CT volumes with complete annotations for 167 anatomical structures.<n>Through comprehensive evaluation across 18 public datasets and an independent real-world hospital cohort, we demonstrate advantages over SoTA approaches.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Accurate delineation of anatomical structures in volumetric CT scans is crucial for diagnosis and treatment planning. While AI has advanced automated segmentation, current approaches typically target individual structures, creating a fragmented landscape of incompatible models with varying performance and disparate evaluation protocols. Foundational segmentation models address these limitations by providing a holistic anatomical view through a single model. Yet, robust clinical deployment demands comprehensive training data, which is lacking in existing whole-body approaches, both in terms of data heterogeneity and, more importantly, anatomical coverage. In this work, rather than pursuing incremental optimizations in model architecture, we present CADS, an open-source framework that prioritizes the systematic integration, standardization, and labeling of heterogeneous data sources for whole-body CT segmentation. At its core is a large-scale dataset of 22,022 CT volumes with complete annotations for 167 anatomical structures, representing a significant advancement in both scale and coverage, with 18 times more scans than existing collections and 60% more distinct anatomical targets. Building on this diverse dataset, we develop the CADS-model using established architectures for accessible and automated full-body CT segmentation. Through comprehensive evaluation across 18 public datasets and an independent real-world hospital cohort, we demonstrate advantages over SoTA approaches. Notably, thorough testing of the model's performance in segmentation tasks from radiation oncology validates its direct utility for clinical interventions. By making our large-scale dataset, our segmentation models, and our clinical software tool publicly available, we aim to advance robust AI solutions in radiology and make comprehensive anatomical analysis accessible to clinicians and researchers alike.

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