Automatic and standardized surgical reporting for central nervous system tumors

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08916v1
• Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:08:49 GMT
• Title: Automatic and standardized surgical reporting for central nervous system tumors
• Authors: David Bouget, Mathilde Gajda Faanes, Asgeir Store Jakola, Frederik Barkhof, Hilko Ardon, Lorenzo Bello, Mitchel S. Berger, Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, Julia Furtner, Albert J. S. Idema, Barbara Kiesel, Georg Widhalm, Rishi Nandoe Tewarie, Emmanuel Mandonnet, Pierre A. Robe, Michiel Wagemakers, Timothy R. Smith, Philip C. De Witt Hamer, Ole solheim, Ingerid Reinertsen,
• Abstract summary: The pipeline presented in this study enables robust, automated segmentation, MR sequence classification, and standardized report generation.<n>The proposed models and methods were integrated into Raidionics, open-source software platform for CNS tumor analysis, now including a dedicated module for postsurgical analysis.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is essential for evaluating central nervous system (CNS) tumors, guiding surgical planning, treatment decisions, and assessing postoperative outcomes and complication risks. While recent work has advanced automated tumor segmentation and report generation, most efforts have focused on preoperative data, with limited attention to postoperative imaging analysis. This study introduces a comprehensive pipeline for standardized postsurtical reporting in CNS tumors. Using the Attention U-Net architecture, segmentation models were trained for the preoperative (non-enhancing) tumor core, postoperative contrast-enhancing residual tumor, and resection cavity. Additionally, MR sequence classification and tumor type identification for contrast-enhancing lesions were explored using the DenseNet architecture. The models were integrated into a reporting pipeline, following the RANO 2.0 guidelines. Training was conducted on multicentric datasets comprising 2000 to 7000 patients, using a 5-fold cross-validation. Evaluation included patient-, voxel-, and object-wise metrics, with benchmarking against the latest BraTS challenge results. The segmentation models achieved average voxel-wise Dice scores of 87%, 66%, 70%, and 77% for the tumor core, non-enhancing tumor core, contrast-enhancing residual tumor, and resection cavity, respectively. Classification models reached 99.5% balanced accuracy in MR sequence classification and 80% in tumor type classification. The pipeline presented in this study enables robust, automated segmentation, MR sequence classification, and standardized report generation aligned with RANO 2.0 guidelines, enhancing postoperative evaluation and clinical decision-making. The proposed models and methods were integrated into Raidionics, open-source software platform for CNS tumor analysis, now including a dedicated module for postsurgical analysis.

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