Efficient model monitoring for quality control in cardiac image segmentation

F Galati, MA Zuluaga - … Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling …, 2021 - Springer
International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, 2021Springer
Deep learning methods have reached state-of-the-art performance in cardiac image
segmentation. Currently, the main bottleneck towards their effective translation into clinics
requires assuring continuous high model performance and segmentation results. In this
work, we present a novel learning framework to monitor the performance of heart
segmentation models in the absence of ground truth. Formulated as an anomaly detection
problem, the monitoring framework allows deriving surrogate quality measures for a …
Abstract
Deep learning methods have reached state-of-the-art performance in cardiac image segmentation. Currently, the main bottleneck towards their effective translation into clinics requires assuring continuous high model performance and segmentation results. In this work, we present a novel learning framework to monitor the performance of heart segmentation models in the absence of ground truth. Formulated as an anomaly detection problem, the monitoring framework allows deriving surrogate quality measures for a segmentation and allows flagging suspicious results. We propose two different types of quality measures, a global score and a pixel-wise map. We demonstrate their use by reproducing the final rankings of a cardiac segmentation challenge in the absence of ground truth. Results show that our framework is accurate, fast, and scalable, confirming it is a viable option for quality control monitoring in clinical practice and large population studies.
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