放射線醫學會辦理 AOCR2024 AI Challenge 競賽活動 AI Challenge at AOCR2024: Deciphering Acute Appendicitis with AI

第22屆亞洲大洋洲放射學大會(AOCR 2024)將於2024年3月22日至25日在台北舉行，由中華民國放射線醫學會主辦。
學會精心策劃了AOCR 2024 AI Challenge活動，核心挑戰是利用AUI技術在電腦斷層掃描中準確識別急性闌尾炎。
競賽採用國際知名的Kaggle平台，以國際視野邀請全球專家參與。競賽獎金豐厚，敬邀各界專家參與。
報名資訊及更多細節，請參考：AOCR 2024 AI Challenge頁面
http://www.aocr2024.org/program/ai_challenge.asp

(一)團隊組成
每個參賽團隊需至少包含一名放射科醫師。

(二)目標
本次競賽著重於從急性腹症的CT掃描中識別急性闌尾炎。參賽者將參與一項分類任務，使用增強對比的CT掃描區分急性闌尾炎的有無。

(三)獎品
第一名：新台幣 200,000元（扣除稅款）
第二名：新台幣 100,000元（扣除稅款）
第三名：新台幣 50,000元（扣除稅款）
第四名：新台幣 30,000元（扣除稅款）
第五名：新台幣 20,000元（扣除稅款）

(四)備註
如果參賽團隊總數為20組或更少，只有前三名有資格獲得獎品。
如果團隊的表現未達預期水準，組織委員會保留扣減或保留獎金的權利。

(五)時間表
2023年11月1日：第一階段開始
2024年1月24日：第一階段結束
2024年1月29日：第二階段開始
2024年2月4日：第二階段結束及最終提交截止日期
2024年2月21日：確認參加AOCR2024年會的截止日期
2024年3月23日：AOCR 2024年會AI挑戰獲獎團隊演講和頒獎

(六)獲獎者的義務和評選標準
獲獎團隊至少需有一名成員在AOCR2024年會現場展示其方法和解決方案。對於整個獲獎團隊，註冊費將獲豁免。
製作一段簡短的視頻，詳細介紹他們的方法和解決方案，並將其提交給組織委員會。
在競賽論壇上發布他們的開源代碼鏈接。

為確保順利過渡到第二階段並隨時獲取可能的獎品公告，每個團隊都必須填寫以下表單：https://forms.gle/vWZewwdxmGPrc99q6。

In the era of AI-driven medical diagnostics, the AOCR2024 proudly presents the AI challenge. This platform invites teams from around the world to develop and demonstrate their expertise in identifying acute appendicitis using AI. The challenge aims to acknowledge the excellence of radiological AI and bridge the gap between theoretical AI achievements and real-world medical diagnostics.

(1) Team Composition
Every participating team needs to include at least one radiologist as a member.

(2) Objective
This competition focuses on identifying acute appendicitis from CT scans of acute abdomen cases. Participants will engage in a classification task, distinguishing the presence or absence of acute appendicitis using contrast-enhanced CT scans.

(3) Prizes
1st Place: NTD$200,000 (taxes to be deducted)
2nd Place: NTD$100,000 (taxes to be deducted)
3rd Place: NTD$50,000 (taxes to be deducted)
4th Place: NTD$30,000 (taxes to be deducted)
5th Place: NTD$20,000 (taxes to be deducted)

(4) Note
If there are 20 or fewer participating teams, only the top three ranks may be eligible for prizes. The committee retains the right to withhold or reduce the prize amount if a team’s performance does not meet the expected standards.

(5) Timeline
November 1, 2023: Stage 1 begins
January 24, 2024: Stage 1 ends
January 29, 2024: Stage 2 begins
February 4, 2024: Stage 2 ends & Final submission deadline
February 21, 2024: Confirmation deadline for attending the AOCR2024 conference
March 23, 2024: AOCR 2024 AI challenge winner presentation and award

(6) Winner’s Obligations and Award Criteria
To claim the prize money, at least one member from the winning teams must present their approach and solution on-site at the AOCR2024 conference.
For the entire winning team, the conference registration fees will be waived.
Produce a brief video detailing their methodology and solution and submit it to the organizing committee.
Post a link to their open-sourced code on the competition forum.

To ensure a seamless transition to the Second Stage and to stay updated about potential prize announcements, each team must fill out the form: https://forms.gle/vWZewwdxmGPrc99q6.