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ArticleJACC. Advances2025

Deep Learning-Based Segmentation of Coronary Arteries and Stenosis Detection in X-Ray Coronary Angiography.

Mitchel A Molenaar, Elsa Hebbo, Jasper L Selder, Nikoloz Shekiladze, Pratik B Sandesara, William J Nicholson, Folkert W Asselbergs, Syed Ahmad, Daniel A Gold, Shaimaa M Sakr and 10 more

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Mitchel A MolenaarAmsterdam UMC Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: mitchmolenaar@gmail.com.
Elsa HebboDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Jasper L SelderAmsterdam UMC Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Nikoloz ShekiladzeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Pratik B SandesaraDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
William J NicholsonDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Folkert W AsselbergsAmsterdam UMC Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institute for Health Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Syed AhmadDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Daniel A GoldDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Shaimaa M SakrDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Javier Oliván BescósImage Guided Therapy Systems - Philips, Best, the Netherlands.
Vincent AuvrayImage Guided Therapy Systems - Philips, Best, the Netherlands.
Martijn S van MourikImage Guided Therapy Systems - Philips, Best, the Netherlands.
Alexander HaakImage Guided Therapy Systems - Philips, Best, the Netherlands.
Yida ZhaoImage Guided Therapy Systems - Philips, Best, the Netherlands.
Jelle D NieuwendijkAmsterdam UMC Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Mark J SchuuringAmsterdam UMC Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Department of Biomedical Signals and Systems, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
Berto J BoumaAmsterdam UMC Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Steven A J ChamuleauAmsterdam UMC Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Niels J VeroudenAmsterdam UMC Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: c.verouden@amsterdamumc.nl.

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Abstract

backgroundDeep learning applications may assist in automatically detecting coronary arteries on invasive coronary angiography (ICA).

objectivesThe authors aimed to train deep learning models for the segmentation of coronary arteries and the detection of significant stenoses on ICA, conduct external validation, and compare the performance with expert variabilities.

methodsICA studies from Amsterdam University Medical Centers (center 1) and Emory University Hospital (center 2) were retrospectively collected. Contours of the main coronary arteries and their ≥50% stenoses were manually segmented using dedicated software. Deep learning-based models were created using data from center 1, center 2, and both centers. The performance of the models was assessed on unseen data and compared to expert variability.

resultsA total of 10,573 ICA images were used to train models: 9,065 from center 1 (n = 2,624) and 1,508 (n = 456) from center 2. Validation was done on 186 center 1 images and 123 center 2 images. The segmentation model trained on data sets from both centers had the highest median Dice coefficient (0.86; IQR: 0.81-0.88). The stenoses detection algorithm trained on both centers achieved a detection rate of 0.67 (95% CI: 0.63-0.71), similar to expert agreement (0.65; 95% CI: 0.63-0.68). The model trained on the data with the most stenoses yielded the highest stenosis detection rate (0.67; 95% CI: 0.64-0.71). When matched for data set size and proportion of stenoses, the models trained on both centers performed similarly.

conclusionsThe models achieved performance levels on par with experts in coronary artery segmentation and detection of significant stenoses in the main arteries.

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coronary angiogramcoronary arterycoronary artery diseasecoronary stenosisdeep learning model

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PMCPMC12834072

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