Stroke Locus Net: Occluded Vessel Localization from MRI Modalities

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10155v1
• Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:30:17 GMT
• Title: Stroke Locus Net: Occluded Vessel Localization from MRI Modalities
• Abstract summary: Stroke Locus Net is an end-to-end deep learning pipeline for detection, segmentation, and occluded vessel localization using only MRI scans.<n>Our implementation demonstrates promising results in localizing occluded vessels on stroke-affected T1 MRI scans, with potential for faster and more informed stroke diagnosis.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: A key challenge in ischemic stroke diagnosis using medical imaging is the accurate localization of the occluded vessel. Current machine learning methods in focus primarily on lesion segmentation, with limited work on vessel localization. In this study, we introduce Stroke Locus Net, an end-to-end deep learning pipeline for detection, segmentation, and occluded vessel localization using only MRI scans. The proposed system combines a segmentation branch using nnUNet for lesion detection with an arterial atlas for vessel mapping and identification, and a generation branch using pGAN to synthesize MRA images from MRI. Our implementation demonstrates promising results in localizing occluded vessels on stroke-affected T1 MRI scans, with potential for faster and more informed stroke diagnosis.

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