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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2026

MKNet-family architectures for auto-segmentation of the residual pancreas after pancreatic resection: a deep learning comparative study.

Dennis Böhm, Paul C M Andel, Paul A Akkermans, Bas Boekestijn, Willem van der Geest, Robbert J de Haas, Jakob W Kist, I Quintus Molenaar, Joost Nederend, C Yung Nio and 13 more

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Article in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06055010 (Improving Pancreatic Cancer Care by the Use of Computational Science and Technology), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Improving Pancreatic Cancer Care by the Use of Computational Science and Technology

TypeobservationalSponsorUMC UtrechtRan2014 to 2029Enrolled5,000ConditionsPancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cyst, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic DiseasesArmsNo interventions
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23 authors.

Dennis Böhm *Datacation B.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Paul C M Andel *Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, UMC Utrecht Cancer Center & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Department of Surgery, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Paul A AkkermansMedical Spectrum Twente, Department of Radiology, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Bas BoekestijnLeiden University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Willem van der GeestDatacation B.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Robbert J de HaasUniversity Medical Center Groningen, Department of Radiology, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Jakob W KistAmsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
I Quintus MolenaarRegional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, UMC Utrecht Cancer Center & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Department of Surgery, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Joost NederendCatharina Hospital Eindhoven, Department of Radiology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
C Yung NioAmsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bobby K PrangerUMC Utrecht Cancer Center, Department of Radiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Hjalmar C van SantvoortRegional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, UMC Utrecht Cancer Center & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Department of Surgery, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Femke StruikAmsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Inez M VerpalenAmsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Frank J WesselsUMC Utrecht Cancer Center, Department of Radiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Wouter B VeldhuisUMC Utrecht Cancer Center, Department of Radiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Helena M VerkooijenUniversity Medical Center Utrecht, Division of Imaging and Oncology, Utrecht,, The Netherlands.
François E J A WillemssenErasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Delft, The Netherlands.
Ralf I ZoetekouwDatacation B.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Jouke DijkstraLeiden University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Martijn P W IntvenUMC Utrecht Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Michael Weinmann *Delft University of Technology, TU Delft, The Netherlands.
Lois A Daamen *Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, UMC Utrecht Cancer Center & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Department of Surgery, Utrecht, The Netherlands. l.a.daamen-3@umcutrecht.nl.

Funding

Kansen voor West KVW3-00163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAccurate interpretation of CT scans after pancreatic resection is crucial for detecting abnormalities, including postoperative complications and cancer recurrence. This study investigates the feasibility and clinical utility of a novel MKNet-family deep learning architecture for auto-segmentation of the residual pancreas on postoperative CT imaging, in comparison to previous approaches.

methodNovel MKNet, MSKNet and MAKNet architectures were developed. Two datasets were used: the National Institutes of Health (NIH) dataset, comprising 82 annotated normal preoperative CT scans, and the IMPACT Consortium dataset (NCT06055010; https://github.com/IMPACTconsortium/IMPACT ), comprising 81 annotated postoperative CT scans obtained < 4 weeks after pancreatectomy. Performance was assessed by Hausdorff Distance (HD), 95th-percentile-HD (HD95) and Normalized Surface Distance (NSD), and secondarily by Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC), and compared with self-implemented existing models for preoperative pancreas auto-segmentation. Qualitative evaluation was conducted by ten abdominal radiologists.

resultsIn the postoperative setting, the MAKNet architecture showed the best performance, with an HD and HD95 of 17.3 ± 11.2 mm and 11.5 ± 10.2 mm, respectively. DSC (64.9 ± 14.8%) and NSD (27.2 ± 8.2%) were comparable to the Attention-U-Net (DSC 66.0 ± 13.8%; NSD 27.8 ± 8.4%). Clinical evaluation indicated that the MKNet-family accurately defined the postoperative pancreas (i.e., requiring minimal or no modifications) in 64 of 81 segmentations (79%).

conclusionThis study demonstrates the effectiveness of novel MKNet-family architectures to accurately segment the residual pancreas on postoperative CT imaging over previous approaches. This advances the state-of-the-art in pancreas auto-segmentation and may be beneficial for medical application and education, acceleration of data annotation, and future research.

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Deep LearningPancreasPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsPostoperative ComplicationsRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedTomography, X-Ray ComputedFeasibility StudiesHumansObservational Studies as TopicCT scanDeep learningPancreasSegmentationSurgery

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PMID41307673
PMCPMC13269288

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