
When performing a brain arteriovenous malformation (bAVMs) intervention, computer-assisted analysis of bAVMs can aid clinicians in planning precise therapeutic alternatives. Therefore, we aim to assess currently available methods for bAVMs nidus extent identification over 3DRA. To this end, we establish a unified framework to contrast them over the same dataset, fully automatising the workflows.We retrospectively collected contrast-enhanced 3DRA scans of patients with bAVMs. A segmentation network was used to automatically acquire the brain vessels segmentation for each case. We applied the nidus extent identification algorithms over each of the segmentations, computing overlap measurements against manual nidus delineations.We evaluated the methods over a private dataset with 22 3DRA scans of individuals with bAVMs. The best-performing alternatives resulted in [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] dice coefficient values.The mathematical morphology-based approach showed higher robustness through inter-case variability. The skeleton-based approach leverages the skeleton topomorphology characteristics, while being highly sensitive to anatomical variations and the skeletonisation method employed. Overall, nidus extent identification algorithms are also limited by the quality of the raw volume, as the consequent imprecise vessel segmentation will hinder their results. Performance of the available alternatives remains subpar. This analysis allows for a better understanding of the current limitations.
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, NIDUS IDENTIFICATION, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.2, Humans, Brain, AVM, VASCULAR-INTERVENTIONAL, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2, ANGIOGRAPHY, Algorithms, Retrospective Studies
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, NIDUS IDENTIFICATION, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.2, Humans, Brain, AVM, VASCULAR-INTERVENTIONAL, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2, ANGIOGRAPHY, Algorithms, Retrospective Studies
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