Transformer-encoded nnU-Net with local region perceptron and contrastive learning (TLC-nnUNet) for multiple brain metastasis detection and delineation

Physics in Medicine and Biology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Kangning Zhang, Gregory Arthur Szalkowski, Scott G. Soltys, Yusuke S. Hori, David Jaehyun Park, Robert D Timmerman, Zabi Wardak, Lili He, Qingying Wang, Mingli Chen, Hao Jiang, Weiguo Lu
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ae4ced
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Abstract

Accurate detection and segmentation of multiple brain metastases (BMs) on magnetic resonance image remain challenging, particularly for those involving small lesions (longest axis length

Fields of Study & Subjects

Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Medical Image Segmentation Techniques Brain Metastases and Treatment

Publication details

Journal / source
Physics in Medicine and Biology
Volume
71
Issue
5
Pages
055015–055015
Publication date
3 March 2026
Language
EN