Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 18, 1810003(2020)

Self-Supervised Transfer Learning of Pulmonary Nodule Classification Based on Partially Annotated CT Images

Hong Huang1、*, Chao Peng1, Ruoyu Wu1, Junli Tao2, and Jiuquan Zhang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China;
  • 2Department of Radiology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
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    Schematic of self-supervised learning principle
    Transformation method of lung CT images. (a) Original image; (b) nonlinear transformation; (c) local pixel change; (d) external pixel change; (e) internal pixel change
    Flow chart of proposed algorithm
    Loss-accuracy graph of proposed model when FC is 2
    ROC curves of different classification models when FC is 2
    • Table 1. Comparison of classification performance under different number of fully connected layers

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      Table 1. Comparison of classification performance under different number of fully connected layers

      NumberModelACCSenSpeAUC
      Scratch model0.815±0.0180.698±0.0650.908±0.0460.879±0.022
      FC is 1Self-supervised model0.828±0.0010.684±0.1130.903±0.0430.895±0.008
      Proposed model0.843±0.0390.754±0.1030.914±0.0200.924±0.015
      Scratch model0.817±0.0180.751±0.0800.867±0.0540.870±0.026
      FC is 2Self-supervised model0.864±0.0130.812±0.0480.903±0.0500.915±0.009
      Proposed model0.886±0.0090.839±0.0540.920±0.0440.929±0.016
      Scratch model0.819±0.0480.767±0.0110.861±0.0650.878±0.039
      FC is 3Self-supervised model0.830±0.0250.768±0.0680.877±0.0570.905±0.030
      Proposed model0.841±0.0490.855±0.0300.831±0.1000.906±0.038
    • Table 2. Comparison of running time of different models under different number of fully connected layerss

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      Table 2. Comparison of running time of different models under different number of fully connected layerss

      NumberScratch modelSelf-supervised modelProposed model
      FC is 15.044.314.34
      FC is 25.084.694.68
      FC is 35.344.875.39
    • Table 3. Comparison of classification performance of different algorithms

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      Table 3. Comparison of classification performance of different algorithms

      AlgorithmACCSenSpeAUC
      SVM0.746±0.0320.660±0.0610.814±0.0270.802±0.025
      3D CNN0.811±0.0540.740±0.1160.868±0.0400.872±0.055
      3D ResNet0.826±0.0400.758±0.1210.880±0.0500.906±0.026
      3D DenseNet0.851±0.0280.847±0.0340.854±0.0360.908±0.010
      Proposed algorithm0.886±0.0090.839±0.0540.920±0.0440.929±0.016
    • Table 4. Comparison of running time of different algorithms

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      Table 4. Comparison of running time of different algorithms

      AlgorithmSVM3D CNN3D ResNet3D DenseNetProposed algorithm
      Time /s0.085.307.1915.234.68
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    Hong Huang, Chao Peng, Ruoyu Wu, Junli Tao, Jiuquan Zhang. Self-Supervised Transfer Learning of Pulmonary Nodule Classification Based on Partially Annotated CT Images[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(18): 1810003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Image Processing

    Received: Apr. 17, 2020

    Accepted: Jun. 11, 2020

    Published Online: Aug. 27, 2020

    The Author Email: Huang Hong (hhuang@cqu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.1810003

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