AICafe: AI+iCafe

AICafe has multiple modules. 

1. Centerline proposal is by skeletonization from a modified Y-Net 

Li Chen, Yanjun Xie, Jie Sun, Niranjan Balu, Mahmud Mossa-Basha, Kristi Pimentel, Thomas S Hatsukami, Jenq-Neng Hwang, Chun Yuan. 3D intracranial artery segmentation using a convolutional autoencoder. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), 2017, Kansas City, MO, USA (November 13 - 16). DOI: 10.1109/BIBM.2017.8217741 (pdf) (ppt)

2. Artery tracing and refinement is by DOST

Li Chen, Wenjin Liu, Niranjan Balu, Mahmud Mossa-Basha, Thomas S. Hatsukami, Jenq-Neng Hwang, Chun Yuan. Deep Open Snake Tracker for Vessel Tracing. MICCAI 2021, the 24th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, 2021, Strasbourg, France (September 27th to October 1st). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-87231-1_56

3. Artery labeling is by GNN+HR

Li Chen, Thomas Hatsukami, Jenq-Neng Hwang, Chun Yuan. Automated Intracranial Artery Labeling using a Graph Neural Network and Hierarchical Refinement. MICCAI 2020, the 23rd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, 2020, Lima, Peru (October 4 - 8, 2020). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59725-2_8 (pdf) (ppt) (code)

4. Centerline radius refinement is by an MPR based iterative method

 Li Chen, Gaoang Wang, Niranjan Balu, Mahmud Mossa-Basha, Xihai Zhao, Rui Li, LeHe, Thomas S. Hatsukami, Jenq-Neng Hwang, Chun Yuan. Simultaneous Intracranial Artery Tracing and Segmentation from Magnetic Resonance Angiography by Joint Optimization from Multiplanar Reformation. Machine Learning and Medical Engineering for Cardiovascular Health and Intravascular Imaging and Computer Assisted Stenting, First International Workshop, MLMECH 2019, and 8th Joint International Workshop, CVII-STENT 2019, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI, 2019, Shenzhen, China (October 13), Pages 201-209. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-33327-0 (pdf) (ppt)

Li Chen, Stephen R. Dager, Dennis W.W. Shaw, Neva M. Corrigan, Mahmud Mossa-Basha, Kristi D. Pimentel, Natalia M. Kleinhans, Patricia K. Kuhl, Jenq-Neng Hwang, Chun Yuan. A Novel Algorithm for Refining Cerebral Vascular Measurements in Infants and Adults. Journal of Neuroscience Methods (IF:2.8), 2020, 340 (1 July 2020), Pages 108751. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.108751