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Current image-guided prostate radiotherapy often relies on the use of implanted fiducial markers (FMs) or transducers for target localization. Fiducial or transducer insertion requires an invasive procedure that adds cost and risks for bleeding, infection and discomfort to some patients. We are developing a novel markerless prostate localization strategy using a pre-trained deep learning model to interpret routine projection kV X-ray images without the need for daily cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). A deep learning model was first trained by using one thousand annotated projection X-ray images. The trained model is capable of identifying the location of the prostate target for a given input X-ray projection image. To assess the accuracy of the approach, six patients with prostate cancer received volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) were retrospectively studied. The results obtained by using the deep learning model and the actual position of the prostate were compared quantitatively. Differences between the predicted target positions using DNN and their actual positions are (mean ± standard deviation) \(1.66\,\pm \,0.41\) mm, \(1.63\,\pm \,0.48\) mm, and 1.64 ± 0.28 mm in anterior-posterior, lateral, and oblique directions, respectively. Target position provided by the deep learning model for the kV images acquired using OBI is found to be consistent that derived from the implanted FMs. This study demonstrates, for the first time, that highly accurate markerless prostate localization based on deep learning is achievable. The strategy provides a clinically valuable solution to daily patient positioning and real-time target tracking for image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and interventions.
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Zhao, W. et al. (2019). Toward Markerless Image-Guided Radiotherapy Using Deep Learning for Prostate Cancer. In: Nguyen, D., Xing, L., Jiang, S. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Therapy. AIRT 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11850. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32486-5_5
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