Kernelized SUSAN fuzzy clustering improves noisy image segmentation.
problem Inability of existing algorithms to preserve edge information and structural details.
method Kernelized Weighted SUSAN fuzzy C-Means clustering with spatial constraints and edge quality metric.
result Improved segmentation of noisy images with preserved edge information and structural details.
Weakly supervised model segments tumor areas from whole slide images.
problem Training segmentation models on noisy labeled data from whole slide images.
method Online patch sampling and robust KL divergence extension.
result Model successfully segments tumor areas with strong morphological consistency.
ECN framework improves training on noisy structured labels.
problem Structured errors in fine-grained annotations lead to biased models.
method Error-Correcting Networks (ECN) framework.
result ECN improves fine-grained annotation prediction.
Proposes a method to improve weakly supervised image segmentation using deep geodesic priors.
problem Limited availability of high-quality annotations for image segmentation, especially in medical data.
method Integrates a deep geodesic prior extracted from an auto-encoder to reduce the adverse effects of weak labels in segmentation accuracy.
result The proposed method significantly improves segmentation accuracy, boosting performance by 4.4% in dice score for clean labels and up to 6.3% for noisy labels (L2).
Clearing algorithm improves CT image segmentation accuracy by merging confident annotations.
problem Inaccurate predictions due to noisy annotations from different annotators.
method 3-stage algorithm: scoring annotators, scoring nodules, merging annotations.
result Improves prediction accuracy in CT image segmentation tasks.
Convolutional neural networks (CNN) have achieved state of the art performance on both classification and segmentation tasks. Applying CNNs to microscopy images is challenging due to the lack of datasets labeled at the single cell level. We extend the application of CNNs to microscopy image classification and segmentat…
Vision problems ranging from image clustering to motion segmentation to semi-supervised learning can naturally be framed as subspace segmentation problems, in which one aims to recover multiple low-dimensional subspaces from noisy and corrupted input data. Low-Rank Representation (LRR), a convex formulation of the subs…
Simple method improves deep classifier accuracy under noisy labels.
problem Training deep classifiers with noisy labels.
method Probabilistic approach using temperature parameterized softmax.
result Improves accuracy, log-likelihood and calibration on noisy datasets.
A framework uses complex networks for image segmentation.
problem Over-segmentation in image segmentation.
method Initial segmentation, adaptive network construction, community detection.
result The proposed framework improves segmentation performance.
A hierarchical segmentation method for images with weak supervision.
problem Weakly supervised image segmentation.
method Flexible hierarchical segmentation considering prior spatial information.
result Enhanced segmentation of regions of interest while preserving important structures.
This paper proposes synthetic augmentation for nuclei image segmentation in medical pathology.
problem Rare and time-consuming labeling of tumor nuclei images for semantic segmentation.
method Label-to-image translation to generate synthetic images.
result Synthetic augmentation improves segmentation accuracy.
Deep learning improves automatic image segmentation.
problem Automatic object localization and boundary delineation in images and medical scans.
method Proposed and evaluated novel dilated dense encoder-decoder architectures for salient object segmentation and lesion localization in medical images.
result Proposed architectures outperform state-of-the-art models in accuracy and efficiency.
Deep learning improves medical ultrasound image segmentation accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy in medical ultrasound image segmentation.
method Categorizes deep learning methods into six groups and analyzes current representative algorithms.
result Current methods show significant improvement in image segmentation accuracy.
Bayesian method improves segmentation accuracy with noisy labels.
problem Annotation errors in semantic segmentation due to mislabeling and spatial correlations.
method Approximate Bayesian estimation with spatially correlated discrete distributions and variational inference.
result The method achieves performance comparable to clean labels under moderate noise levels.
Proposes adversarial normalization for multi-domain image segmentation.
problem Current image normalization is per-dataset, limiting multi-domain segmentation.
method Adversarial training to learn common normalizing functions across multiple datasets.
result Optimal normalizer improves segmentation accuracy and realism.
QANet estimates image segmentation quality without human inspection.
problem Quantitative evaluation of image segmentation quality.
method QANet is a Quality Assurance Network that solves a regression problem to estimate quality measures.
result QANet accurately estimates segmentation quality with respect to ground truth.
Machine vision-guided 3D medical image compression improves segmentation accuracy.
problem High data traffic and computation costs in cloud-based medical image analysis.
method Developed a machine vision-oriented 3D image compression framework for medical segmentation.
result Significantly higher segmentation accuracy at the same compression rate or better compression rate under the same accuracy.
Simplified interactive image segmentation using kNN graphs.
problem Interactive image segmentation with user-provided labels.
method Undirected kNN graphs for label propagation.
result Effective interactive segmentation with significant accuracy.
UOLO detects and segments objects in medical images, achieving state-of-the-art performance.
problem Automatic detection and segmentation of objects in medical images.
method UOLO combines object segmentation and detection using a novel loss function.
result UOLO achieves state-of-the-art performance on optic disc and fovea detection and segmentation from retinal images.
This paper reviews deep learning for multi-modality medical image segmentation.
problem Improving segmentation accuracy in medical images using multiple modalities.
method Overview of deep learning and multi-modal medical image segmentation, analysis of different network architectures and fusion strategies.
result Later fusion of modalities can lead to more accurate segmentation results.
Proposes using MR images to create synthetic CT images for prostate segmentation.
problem Creating high-quality annotations for prostate segmentation in CT scans.
method CycleGAN algorithm to create synthetic CT images from MR images, using a 2.5D Residual U-Net for segmentation.
result Automatic delineation of prostate from real CT scans achieved with comparable results to radiologist annotations.
This paper presents a new probabilistic generative model for image segmentation, i.e. the task of partitioning an image into homogeneous regions. Our model is grounded on a mid-level image representation, called a region tree, in which regions are recursively split into subregions until superpixels are reached. Given t…
Study shows adding unlabelled data improves semi-supervised image segmentation accuracy.
problem Improving semi-supervised image segmentation accuracy with limited labelled data.
method Investigated the impact of varying labelled and unlabelled data quantities in a semi-supervised segmentation algorithm.
result Significantly higher segmentation accuracy achieved with semi-supervised approach compared to supervised learning.
New method estimates image appearance models for segmentation.
problem Estimating appearance models for image segmentation.
method Tensor factorization-based estimator for latent variable models.
result Automatic estimation of image regions and proportions.
UNet++ improves medical image segmentation with deep supervision.
problem Improving accuracy in medical image segmentation.
method Nested U-Net architecture with deep supervision.
result UNet++ achieves significant improvements in IoU scores.
Novel framework provides statistical significance for image segmentation results.
problem Evaluating the reliability of individual image segmentation results.
method Selective inference to account for segmentation bias in p-value computation.
result Valid p-values for segmentation results, accounting for bias.
New method uses image-level and pixel-level annotations for brain tumor segmentation.
problem Challenges in obtaining pixel-level annotations for brain tumor segmentation.
method Proposes a learning-based framework that combines both pixel- and image-level annotations.
result Method's performance in segmentation quality is competitive with traditional fully-supervised approach.
LcGAN generates synthetic CT images for hemorrhagic lesion segmentation.
problem Scarce training data for hemorrhagic lesion segmentation.
method Lesion conditional Generative Adversarial Network (LcGAN) for synthetic image generation.
result Segmentation improved by 12.8% with synthetic data augmentation.
A new method models uncertainty in medical image segmentation.
problem Inherent ambiguity in anatomical structure and pathology segmentation.
method Hierarchical probabilistic model with variational autoencoder.
result Generates more realistic and diverse segmentation samples.
Paper reduces Hausdorff Distance in medical image segmentation.
problem Reduction of Hausdorff Distance in medical image segmentation.
method Three novel loss functions for training CNNs to estimate and reduce HD.
result Approximately 18-45% reduction in HD without degrading other performance metrics.
PFE embeds images into sparse regions for better segmentation.
problem Image segmentation challenges with slowly varying signals and sparse region boundaries.
method Piecewise Flat Embedding (PFE) using sparse signal recovery theory, L1,p regularization, and Bregman iterations.
result PFE enhances image segmentation performance on multiple datasets.
Proposes a new method for medical image segmentation.
problem Medical image segmentation challenges.
method Decompose-and-Integrate Learning.
result Improves segmentation performance on multiple datasets.
Paper compares two possibilistic segmentation methods for SAS imagery.
problem Segmenting synthetic aperture sonar images into different seafloor environments.
method Comparison of Possibilistic Fuzzy Local Information C-Means (PFLICM) and Possibilistic K-Nearest Neighbors (PKNN) algorithms.
result PKNN outperforms PFLICM in segmentation performance on SAS images.
Bayesian variational inference improves medical image segmentation confidence.
problem Improving interpretability and confidence in deep learning models for medical image segmentation.
method Encoder-decoder architecture based on variational inference for segmenting brain tumor images.
result The model segments brain tumors with both aleatoric and epistemic uncertainty.
Deep learning model uses mixed supervision for brain tumor segmentation.
problem Costly manual tumor segmentation data.
method Extends segmentation networks with an image-level classification branch.
result Significant improvement in segmentation performance.
Paper proposes a method to improve semantic segmentation for fisheye urban driving images.
problem Semantic segmentation for fisheye urban driving images is challenging due to distortion and lack of large datasets.
method A seven degrees of freedom augmentation method is proposed to transform rectilinear images into fisheye images.
result Training with seven-DoF augmentation improves model accuracy and robustness against distorted fisheye data.
Wavelet features improve image clustering and segmentation accuracy.
problem Noise and lack of spatial context in pixel intensity-based methods.
method Modified K-means, Fuzzy c-means, and ACWE algorithms incorporating Wavelet features.
result Wavelet-based algorithms converge to different segmentation results based on frequency information.
Few-shot cell segmentation from diverse sources to target domain.
problem Efficient cell segmentation from limited annotated images.
method Meta-learning combining cross-domain tasks and invariant representation.
result Promising results from 1-10-shot learning on public databases.
Adversarial examples mislead deep learning models in medical image segmentation.
problem Vulnerability of deep learning models to adversarial examples in medical image segmentation.
method Proposed Adaptive Segmentation Mask Attack (ASMA) to craft targeted adversarial examples.
result Demonstrated vulnerability of deep learning models to adversarial examples in medical image segmentation.
Proposes a unified normalization method for multi-domain medical images.
problem Inadequate joint information across multiple datasets hinders image segmentation performance.
method Adversarial and task-driven normalization approach to learn a common normalizing function across multiple datasets.
result Jointly normalized images improve segmentation accuracy by up to 57.5%.
Proposes a new loss function for deep learning image segmentation.
problem Efficiency and reliance on labeled data in deep learning image segmentation.
method Mumford-Shah functional adapted for deep learning.
result Improves efficiency and effectiveness of deep learning for image segmentation.
Deep learning segments spinal metastases in MR images.
problem Challenges in accurately segmenting spinal metastases in MR images.
method Used a U-Net-like architecture trained on 40 clinical cases.
result Average Dice scores up to 77.6% and mean sensitivity rates up to 78.9%.
Adapts CNN for robust medical image segmentation across different scanners and protocols.
problem Performance degradation of CNNs in medical image segmentation due to mismatch between training and test images.
method Designs a segmentation CNN as a concatenation of a shallow normalization CNN and a deep CNN. At test time, adapts the normalization sub-network for each test image using a denoising autoencoder.
result Consistently improves performance on multi-center MRI datasets of brain, heart, and prostate.
A new method for instance segmentation using a single network.
problem Precisely detecting and delineating objects in images.
method Proposes a solution based on DCME technique, using a single segmentation network.
result Reduces computational cost by repurposing the network encoder for classification.
Improved neural network detects heart sounds with 87.5% accuracy from noisy recordings.
problem Detecting cardiac abnormalities from noisy heart sound recordings.
method Segmental Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture trained on noisy recordings.
result Best model achieved 87.5% accuracy on PhysioNet/CinC Challenge dataset.
Eigenrank selects images for deep learning training and predicts segmentation failures.
problem Challenges in automating deep learning for medical image segmentation.
method Eigenrank selects images for training and predicts failures using Von Neumann information.
result U-Net trained on Eigenrank-selected images outperforms one trained on random images.
Efficiently recovers piecewise linear functions from noisy samples.
problem Recovering a piecewise linear function from noisy samples with unknown segmentation.
method Iterative merging approach for multidimensional segmented regression.
result First sample and computationally efficient algorithm in any fixed dimension.
Improved image segmentation across scanners using asymmetric weights.
problem Deteriorated performance of classifiers trained on one scanner for segmentation of images from other scanners.
method A weighted ensemble of classifiers trained on individual images, with weights determined by the similarity between training and test images.
result The bag similarity measure is the most robust and achieves excellent results on various brain and white matter lesion segmentation datasets.