Table 4 Comparison of advanced models for the 3D reconstruction of lung tumors.

From: Three-dimensional reconstruction of lung tumors from computed tomography scans using adversarial and transductive learning

Authors

Methodology

Contribution

Dataset

Result

Limitation

Hong et al.10

VGG and GK clustering

Introduces GAN-based 3D reconstruction for lung tumor imaging

LUNA16

HD: 2.82 and ED: 2.82

Performance may vary for non-lung tumor datasets

Gu et al.83

ResNet and GK clustering

Combines GAN and LSTM for feature-driven 3D tumor reconstruction

LUNA16

HD: 2.99 and ED: 1.06

Requires well-segmented 2D input images

Rezaei et al.84

VGG and GK clustering

Uses GAN for 3D reconstruction and transfers 2D image features

LUNA16

HD: 3.02 and ED: 1.06

Relies heavily on accurate segmentation in preprocessing

Karrar et al.86

3D reconstruction using bounding boxes and rule-based classifier

Develops an approach for nodule extraction and surface rendering for 3D modeling

LIDC-IDRI

Accuracy: 99.6627%

Limited robustness to nodules with irregular shapes

Dlamini et al.87

YOLOv4 and region-based active contour model

Integrates detection and volumetric rendering in a single automated pipeline

LIDC-IDRI

Accuracy: 99.74% and DSC: 92.19%

Requires robust preprocessing for noise removal

Shi et al.88

ViT and demographics

Enhances 3D reconstruction from 2D images using ViT

2525 chest x-rays

DSC: 76.9%

Dependent on the inclusion of accurate demographic data

Najafi et al.2

GAN, LSTM, and VGG16

Integrates GANs with VGG16 and LSTM for accurate 3D reconstruction

LIDC-IDRI

HD: 0.986 and ED: 1.126

Training instability due to sensitivity to input variations and multi-model tuning

Huang et al.89

GAN, attention-based LSTM, and VGG16

Integrates multi-stage GANs with VGG16 and attention-based LSTM for accurate 3D reconstruction

LIDC-IDRI

HD: 2.963 and ED: 1.725

Requires extensive labelled data and balanced segmentation to maintain accuracy across GAN stages