Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
565-05-007 ISMRM Abstract

In and out-of-distribution deep learning models for mesorectum and rectal cancer automatic segmentation

Primary: Analysis Methods - Segmentation and Detection
Secondary: Body - Pelvis
565-05-007 · Segmentation for Body Applications · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: Segmentation Rectal cancer T2-weighted imaging Data Augmentation Ensemble deep learning
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Simone Perra1,2, Filippo Crimì3, Valentina Visani1, Niccolò Sion3, Matteo Prezioso3, Francesco Celotto2, Claudio Coco4, Giuditta Chiloiro5, Marco Scarpa2, Emilio Quaia3, Mauro Mattace Raso6, Annalisa Marteddu7, Daniela Rega8, Simona Deidda9, Gaya Spolverato2, Marco Castellaro1
1Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
2Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
3Institute of Radiology, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
4Division of General Surgery 2, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCSS, Roma, Italy
5Radiation Oncology Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
6Division of Radiology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCSS, Napoli, Italy
7Department of Radiology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
8Colorectal Surgical Oncology, Abdominal Oncology Department, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCSS, Napoli, Italy
9Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Presenting Author: Alessandro Giupponi

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