Performance of a Deep Learning-Based Segmentation Model for Pancreatic Tumors on Public Endoscopic Ultrasound Datasets

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05937v1
• Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:48:50 GMT
• Title: Performance of a Deep Learning-Based Segmentation Model for Pancreatic Tumors on Public Endoscopic Ultrasound Datasets
• Authors: Pankaj Gupta, Priya Mudgil, Niharika Dutta, Kartik Bose, Nitish Kumar, Anupam Kumar, Jimil Shah, Vaneet Jearth, Jayanta Samanta, Vishal Sharma, Harshal Mandavdhare, Surinder Rana, Saroj K Sinha, Usha Dutta,
• Abstract summary: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers, with poor survival rates.<n>This study evaluates a Vision Transformer-based deep learning segmentation model for pancreatic tumors.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Background: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers, with poor survival rates. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a key diagnostic modality, but its effectiveness is constrained by operator subjectivity. This study evaluates a Vision Transformer-based deep learning segmentation model for pancreatic tumors. Methods: A segmentation model using the USFM framework with a Vision Transformer backbone was trained and validated with 17,367 EUS images (from two public datasets) in 5-fold cross-validation. The model was tested on an independent dataset of 350 EUS images from another public dataset, manually segmented by radiologists. Preprocessing included grayscale conversion, cropping, and resizing to 512x512 pixels. Metrics included Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), intersection over union (IoU), sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. Results: In 5-fold cross-validation, the model achieved a mean DSC of 0.651 +/- 0.738, IoU of 0.579 +/- 0.658, sensitivity of 69.8%, specificity of 98.8%, and accuracy of 97.5%. For the external validation set, the model achieved a DSC of 0.657 (95% CI: 0.634-0.769), IoU of 0.614 (95% CI: 0.590-0.689), sensitivity of 71.8%, and specificity of 97.7%. Results were consistent, but 9.7% of cases exhibited erroneous multiple predictions. Conclusions: The Vision Transformer-based model demonstrated strong performance for pancreatic tumor segmentation in EUS images. However, dataset heterogeneity and limited external validation highlight the need for further refinement, standardization, and prospective studies.

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