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Multi-Structure Segmentation of Type B Aortic Dissection from CT Images with U-Net

Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) is a life-threatening condition in which a tear in the intimal layer separates the aortic wall into a true and a false lumen. Assessment of the lumen, the intimal flap, and false-lumen thrombosis from CT images is important for risk analysis and treatment planning. This work applied U-Net-based deep neural networks to the automatic segmentation of these structures…

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