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3D Reconstruction for Early Detection of Liver Cancer

by Rana Mohamed^1,2,*, Mostafa Elgendy¹, Mohamed Taha¹

1 Faculty of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Benha University, Benha, 13511, Egypt
2 Faculty of Computers and Information Technology, The Egyptian E-Learning University, Giza, 12611, Egypt

* Corresponding Author: Rana Mohamed. Email:

Computer Systems Science and Engineering 2025, 49, 213-238. https://doi.org/10.32604/csse.2024.059491

Received 09 October 2024; Accepted 05 December 2024; Issue published 10 January 2025

Abstract

Globally, liver cancer ranks as the sixth most frequent malignancy cancer. The importance of early detection is undeniable, as liver cancer is the fifth most common disease in men and the ninth most common cancer in women. Recent advances in imaging, biomarker discovery, and genetic profiling have greatly enhanced the ability to diagnose liver cancer. Early identification is vital since liver cancer is often asymptomatic, making diagnosis difficult. Imaging techniques such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), and ultrasonography can be used to identify liver cancer once a sample of liver tissue is taken. In recent research, reliable detection of liver cancer with minimal computing computational complexity and time has remained a serious difficulty. This paper employs the DenseNet model to enhance the detection of liver nodules with tumors by segmenting them using UNet and VGG using Fastai (UVF) in CT images. Its dense interconnections distinguish the DenseNet between layers. These dense connections facilitate the propagation of gradients and the flow of information throughout the network, thereby enhancing the efficacy and performance of training. DenseNet’s architecture combines dense blocks, bottleneck layers, and transition layers, allowing it to achieve a compromise between expressiveness and computing efficiency. Finally, the 3D liver nodular models were created using a ray-casting volume rendering approach. Compared to other state-of-the-art deep neural networks, it is suitable for clinical applications to assist doctors in diagnosing liver cancer. The proposed approach was tested on a 3Dircadb dataset. According to experiments, UVF segmentation on the 3Dircadb dataset is 97.9% accurate. According to the study, the DenseNet and UVF segment liver cancer better than prior methods. The system proposes automated 3D liver cancer tumor visualization.

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