Method learns feature maps from deep CNN layers for weakly supervised chest pathology localization.
problem Localization of chest pathologies in X-ray images is challenging due to varying sizes and appearances.
method Class-aware deep multiscale feature learning using intermediate feature maps from CNN layers.
result Improves localization performance of small pathologies like nodules and masses.
Automated generation of medical reports from chest x-rays using expert annotations.
problem Generating long, unstructured text from medical images with context and consistency.
method First learn visually-informative medical concepts from raw reports, then use these concepts to auto-generate structured reports from images.
result Validation on OpenI dataset shows auto-generated reports are consistent with manual annotations.
Paper uses deep learning to suppress bones on chest X-rays.
problem Improving pathologies classification by suppressing bones on chest X-rays.
method Conditional Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) and Haar 2D wavelet decomposition.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on bone suppression.
Study removes bias from chest X-ray embeddings using orthogonalization.
problem Reduces bias in chest X-ray embeddings due to protected features.
method Orthogonalization technique to remove protected feature effects.
result Orthogonalization removes bias and makes predictions of protected attributes infeasible.
The chest X-ray (CXR) is by far the most commonly performed radiological examination for screening and diagnosis of many cardiac and pulmonary diseases. There is an immense world-wide shortage of physicians capable of providing rapid and accurate interpretation of this study. A radiologist-driven analysis of over two m…
Adversarial method improves pneumonia classifier's performance across hospitals.
problem Robust classification of pneumonia from chest radiographs across different hospitals.
method Adversarial optimization to learn models invariant to confounders.
result Improved out-of-hospital generalization performance compared to baselines.
Bayesian deep learning ensemble improves pneumonia diagnosis accuracy.
problem Manual, time-consuming pneumonia diagnosis with high inter-observer variability.
method Multi-level ensemble classification system using Bayesian Deep Learning.
result Accuracy of 98.06% in differentiating four pathologies.
This study evaluates adversarial attacks and defenses for chest X-ray disease classification.
problem Vulnerability of deep neural networks to adversarial examples in chest X-ray disease detection.
method Detailed introduction and evaluation of various attack and defense methods.
result Attack and defense methods perform poorly with excessive iterations and large perturbations.
Study improves deep learning chest X-ray models by incorporating lateral views.
problem Lack of lateral views in training datasets limits deep learning performance.
method Used PadChest dataset with multiple views to explore merging methods.
result Incorporating lateral views increases model performance for 32 labels.
FRODO method rejects out-of-distribution chest x-ray images with high accuracy.
problem Rejecting out-of-distribution samples in medical image analysis.
method Uses feature activations and Mahalanobis distance to measure distribution mismatch.
result Achieves an AUC score of 0.99 in classifying chest x-ray images as in or out of distribution.
The MIMIC-CXR dataset is (to date) the largest released chest x-ray dataset consisting of 473,064 chest x-rays and 206,574 radiology reports collected from 63,478 patients. We present the results of training and evaluating a collection of deep convolutional neural networks on this dataset to recognize multiple common t…
A network removes irrelevant structures from chest radiographs for better analysis.
problem Clutter in chest radiographs hinders visual inspection and analysis.
method Fully Convolutional Network to suppress undesired visual structure.
result Improved classifier performance with limited training data.
Deep learning models improve chest x-ray inpainting.
problem Improving chest x-ray inpainting using deep generative models.
method Training three deep learning models (context encoders, semantic image inpainting, contextual attention) on 1.2M patches from 60K healthy x-rays.
result Deep learning models can generate highly realistic chest x-ray images.
This work debiases deep chest X-ray classifiers using intra- and post-processing methods.
problem Bias in deep neural networks for chest X-ray classification.
method Intra-processing techniques (fine-tuning and pruning) and post-processing methods.
result Successfully mitigates biases in fully connected and convolutional neural networks, offering stable performance.
Efficient method predicts coronary calcium scores in cardiac and chest CTs.
problem Quantifying coronary artery calcium for risk assessment.
method Two ConvNets for direct regression of calcium scores, with optional decision feedback.
result Predicted calcium scores are highly correlated with manual scores and provide insight into decision-making.
We develop an algorithm that can detect pneumonia from chest X-rays at a level exceeding practicing radiologists. Our algorithm, CheXNet, is a 121-layer convolutional neural network trained on ChestX-ray14, currently the largest publicly available chest X-ray dataset, containing over 100,000 frontal-view X-ray images w…
Deep chest X-ray classifiers show bias in predicting diagnoses.
problem Bias in deep learning classifiers predicting diagnoses from chest X-rays.
method Trained convolutional neural networks on multiple public datasets to predict 14 diagnostic labels.
result True positive rates vary significantly among different protected attributes, indicating bias.
Study benchmarks uncertainty quantification in chest X-ray classification.
problem Reliable uncertainty quantification for medical AI models.
method Evaluation of 13 uncertainty quantification methods on MIMIC-CXR-JPG dataset.
result Insights into effectiveness and disentanglement of epistemic and aleatoric uncertainties.
Deep learning ensembles improve COVID-19 detection from chest X-rays.
problem Detecting COVID-19 from chest X-rays using machine learning.
method Custom CNN and ImageNet models, transfer learning, iterative pruning, ensemble learning.
result 99.01% accuracy in detecting COVID-19 from chest X-rays.
DeTraC CNN detects COVID-19 from chest X-rays with high accuracy.
problem Limited availability of annotated medical images for COVID-19 diagnosis.
method Transfer learning and class decomposition mechanism in DeTraC CNN.
result 95.12% accuracy in detecting COVID-19 from normal and severe cases.
Discusses geometry problems for fun and learning.
problem Geometry problems and their solutions.
method Not original, but related to differential geometry course.
result Relation to differential geometry course.
Deep learning models struggle with unseen data in chest radiograph classification.
problem Domain shift impacts deep learning models' performance in medical imaging.
method Evaluation of domain shift on four chest radiograph datasets.
result Models trained on specific datasets generalize better to other datasets.
CoroNet detects COVID-19 from chest X-rays with high accuracy.
problem Detecting COVID-19 from chest X-rays using limited testing kits.
method Proposes CoroNet, a deep neural network based on Xception architecture trained on a combined dataset of COVID-19 and pneumonia X-rays.
result CoroNet achieved an overall accuracy of 89.6% and precision/recall rates of 93%/98.2% for 4-class cases (COVID vs Pneumonia bacterial vs pneumonia viral vs normal).
Reduces false positives in lung nodule detection by using unlabeled data.
problem Lack of labeled data for training supervised algorithms in medical imaging.
method Uses pseudo-negative labels from unlabeled data to refine a pulmonary nodule detection network.
result False positive rate reduced from 0.4864 to 0.1266 while maintaining sensitivity.
Strong baseline for medical imaging domain adaptation.
problem Improving generalization in medical imaging across different datasets.
method Training on diverse chest X-ray datasets.
result Empirical demonstration of model generalization to out-of-sample domains.
Ensemble classifier detects pneumonia patterns in chest CT images.
problem Manual and time-consuming diagnosis of pneumonia in chest CT images.
method Probabilistic Support Vector Machine (SVM) ensemble, kernel PCA, patch-based classification.
result 97.86% accuracy in pneumonia detection.
Kernel-based learning predicts ICU escalation from COVID-19 chest X-rays.
problem Predicting ICU escalation from chest X-rays using complex data patterns.
method Generalized Linear Models with Integrated Multiple Additive Regression with Kernels (GLIMARK).
result GLIMARK effectively predicts ICU escalation from chest X-rays.
Lung segmentation from abnormal CXRs using data imputation.
problem Segmenting lungs from CXRs with high opacity caused by respiratory ailments.
method Modified CNN-based segmentation network with deep generative model for data imputation.
result The model can segment lungs from abnormal CXRs, extending to cases with extreme abnormalities.
This study investigates how much knowledge from natural images can be transferred to pathology images.
problem Quantifying how much knowledge from natural images can be transferred to pathology images.
method Proposes a framework to quantify knowledge gain by a particular layer, conducts empirical investigation in pathology image centered transfer learning.
result Early layers of deep models can transfer knowledge to pathology image classification tasks.
GraphXCOVID uses deep semi-supervised learning to identify COVID-19 from chest X-rays with minimal labels.
problem Identifying COVID-19 on chest X-rays with limited labelled data.
method Graph-based deep semi-supervised framework with pseudo-labeling and attention maps.
result Outperforms current supervised models with a tiny fraction of labelled examples.
X-rays are commonly performed imaging tests that use small amounts of radiation to produce pictures of the organs, tissues, and bones of the body. X-rays of the chest are used to detect abnormalities or diseases of the airways, blood vessels, bones, heart, and lungs. In this work we present a stochastic attention-based…
Study classifies pathology reports using TF-IDF features and machine learning.
problem Classifying pathology reports for cancer surveillance and diagnostic workflow.
method Extracted TF-IDF features from pathology reports and classified them using SVM, XGBoost, and Logistic Regression.
result XGBoost achieved 92% accuracy in classifying pathology reports.
Machine learning models for COVID-19 detection and prognosis from chest images are flawed and unreliable.
problem Developing reliable machine learning models for COVID-19 diagnosis and prognosis from chest images.
method Systematic review of machine learning models published in 2020.
result None of the models identified are of clinical use due to methodological flaws and biases.
This paper characterizes VAE training pathologies and their effects on tasks.
problem Characterizing VAE training pathologies and their impact on downstream tasks.
method Concretely characterizing conditions for VAE training pathologies and their connection to specific downstream tasks.
result Connects VAE training pathologies to specific downstream tasks like learning compressed and disentangled representations, adversarial robustness, and semi-supervised learning.
New DL algorithm detects critical chest X-ray findings without manual annotations.
problem Lack of explainability and manual annotation costs for DL models in medical imaging.
method Multi-instance learning approach to jointly classify and localize critical findings in CXR.
result Competitive classification results on three CXR datasets.
Proposes deep learning method for GCI detection from pathological speech.
problem Detecting glottal closure instants (GCI) in pathological acoustic speech.
method Convolutional neural network with fused deep acoustic speech and linear prediction residual features.
result Significantly better than state-of-the-art methods in GCI detection.
Semi-supervised learning classifies cardiac pathology using motion features from cine MRI.
problem Classifying cardiac pathology based on motion features from cine MRI.
method Semi-supervised learning of apparent flow to generate motion features from non-segmented images.
result The model achieves 95% classification accuracy on ACDC test set.
Deep learning model performs differently in TB-specific vs non-TB-specific chest X-rays.
problem Limited generalizability of machine learning models for tuberculosis detection.
method Developed a DCNN model using a TB-specific CXR dataset and tested it on a non-TB-specific CXR dataset.
result A deep learning model trained on one population's TB CXR data does not generalize well to another population.
Novel approach characterizes deep neural networks at initialization.
problem Characterizing the behavior of deep neural networks at initialization.
method A novel approach considering the evolution of statistical moments of signal and noise.
result Established that skip-connections in residual networks lead to well-behaved moments and no pathology.
Batch normalization in the last layer reduces sharpness in wide neural networks.
problem Pathological sharpness in wide neural networks.
method Quantifying the geometry of the parameter space using Fisher information matrix and analyzing deep neural networks with random initialization.
result Batch normalization in the last layer significantly decreases pathological sharpness under specific conditions.
The paper identifies conditions for trend reversal in classification tasks.
problem Trend reversal in classification scores and dataset values.
method Algebraic conditions and numerical results for ridge regression.
result Existence of pathological regularization regimes for certain dataset conditions.
Reinforcement learning improves self training for medical image segmentation.
problem Lack of labeled data in medical imaging.
method Integrating reinforcement learning into self training for complex segmentation networks.
result Improved segmentation performance with less labeled data.
SAPSAM trains CNNs on lung CTs with binary labels, improving CPA detection and localization.
problem Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA) detection and localization on CT scans using binary labels.
method Binary labels, average intensity projections, 2D RGB-like images, hierarchical CNN architectures.
result High classification accuracy, precise localization, predictive power of 2-year survival.
KL-regularized RL from expert demos can lead to slow, unstable learning.
problem Pathological training dynamics in KL-regularized RL from expert demonstrations.
method Empirical analysis and non-parametric behavioral reference policies.
result KL-regularized RL can be significantly improved by using non-parametric behavioral policies.
This work examines robust MCMC for pathological distributions.
problem Pathological behavior in target distributions affects MCMC efficiency.
method Reviewing and proposing remedies for roughness and flatness in MCMC.
result Robust MCMC algorithms can perform well even in challenging conditions.
Paper develops a BERT-based classifier to reduce pathology report annotation workload.
problem Manual annotation of pathology reports is labor-intensive and time-consuming.
method Developed an automatic text classifier using BERT and introduced a human-centric metric to identify low-confidence cases.
result The model reduces manual annotation workload by 80% to 98%.
Generative model for morphological continuum of normal and pathological states.
problem Identifying trends and features that separate normality and pathology in biomedical images.
method Wasserstein Auto-encoder with HSIC regularization for latent features.
result Model generates a continuum of morphological changes corresponding to side information.
The paper presents algorithms for diagnosing Pathological Myopia and detecting retinal structures.
problem Diagnosing Pathological Myopia and detecting retinal structures in fundus images.
method The approach uses Deep Learning techniques, including transfer learning with Xception and YOLO architecture.
result The method has shown satisfactory results in the Pathologic Myopia Challenge.