U-Det improves lung nodule segmentation in CT images.
problem Challenging shapes and surroundings of lung nodules in CT images.
method End-to-end deep learning with Bi-FPN, Mish activation, and class weights.
result U-Det achieves 82.82% Dice similarity coefficient, comparable to human experts.
A novel approach for 3D lung nodule segmentation using adaptive ROI and multi-view residual learning.
problem Inaccurate nodule segmentation due to fixed ROI and redundant structures.
method Two-stage approach: 2D ROI patch-wise investigation with adaptive ROI strategy, followed by 2D and 3D VOI investigation with deep residual U-Net.
result Significantly robust and accurate nodule segmentation compared to previous methods.
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.
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.
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.
Computed tomography (CT) generates a stack of cross-sectional images covering a region of the body. The visual assessment of these images for the identification of potential abnormalities is a challenging and time consuming task due to the large amount of information that needs to be processed. In this article we propo…
Improves uncertainty estimates in lung node segmentation.
problem Inaccurate uncertainty estimates in medical segmentation.
method Supervised learning using multi-grader annotation variability.
result Improves predictive uncertainty estimates and sample diversity.
GD networks improve lung nodule classification accuracy.
problem Difficult classification of lung nodules of varying sizes.
method Proposes Gated-Dilated (GD) networks with Context-Aware sub-network.
result GD network outperforms state-of-the-art models with AUC > 0.95.
Computed tomography (CT) examinations are commonly used to predict lung nodule malignancy in patients, which are shown to improve noninvasive early diagnosis of lung cancer. It remains challenging for computational approaches to achieve performance comparable to experienced radiologists. Here we present NoduleX, a syst…
System converts 3D lung nodule images into embeddings for retrieval.
problem Retrieving similar 3D lung nodule images for radiologist decision support.
method 3D deep learning, semantic representation, transfer learning, similarity score.
result System can measure similarity between nodule annotations and CBIR results.
Machine learning approaches hold great potential for the automated detection of lung nodules in chest radiographs, but training the algorithms requires vary large amounts of manually annotated images, which are difficult to obtain. Weak labels indicating whether a radiograph is likely to contain pulmonary nodules are t…
3D Axial-Attention improves lung nodule classification accuracy.
problem Limited 3D attention in existing methods.
method Proposes 3D Axial-Attention network with 3D positional encoding.
result 3D Axial-Attention achieves state-of-the-art performance.
Deep Local-Global network improves lung nodule malignancy prediction.
problem Challenging task of classifying lung nodules as benign or malignant.
method Proposes a novel method combining local and global feature extraction.
result Achieved state-of-the-art results with AUC=95.62%.
Generates synthetic lung nodule images for training.
problem Lack of source image data for training machine learning models.
method Autoencoder techniques for 3D shape generation.
result Produces high-quality synthetic 3D images.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Early diagnosis of pulmonary nodules in Computed Tomography (CT) chest scans provides an opportunity for designing effective treatment and making financial and care plans. In this paper, we consider the problem of diagnostic classification between beni…
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.
Paper reduces false positives in lung nodule detection using deep learning on point clouds.
problem Reduces false positives in lung nodule detection.
method Uses deep learning models for point clouds to transform 3D CT scan data.
result Achieved 85.98 FROC compared to 77.26 FROC for baseline models.
Characterization of lung nodules as benign or malignant is one of the most important tasks in lung cancer diagnosis, staging and treatment planning. While the variation in the appearance of the nodules remains large, there is a need for a fast and robust computer aided system. In this work, we propose an end-to-end tra…
The state of the art lung nodule detection studies rely on computationally expensive multi-stage frameworks to detect nodules from CT scans. To address this computational challenge and provide better performance, in this paper we propose S4ND, a new deep learning based method for lung nodule detection. Our approach use…
Study uses multi-task Bayesian optimization to speed up SVM hyperparameter tuning for nodules diagnosis.
problem Redundant and time-consuming hyperparameter tuning for SVM classifiers in medical imaging.
method Employed multi-task Bayesian optimization to accelerate hyperparameter search.
result Multi-task Bayesian optimization significantly accelerates hyperparameter search.
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) require a large amount of annotated data to learn from, which is often difficult to obtain in the medical domain. In this paper we show that the sample complexity of CNNs can be significantly improved by using 3D roto-translation group convolutions (G-Convs) instead of the more conv…
End-to-end CAD system for thyroid nodule classification using multimodal data and expert guidance.
problem Improving accuracy in thyroid nodule classification for clinicians.
method Knowledge-driven DenseNet framework using multimodal ultrasound data and expert cues.
result The proposed system achieves relevant performances in thyroid nodule classification.
Synthetic sampling improves per-class performance in multi-label malignancy prediction.
problem Imbalanced multi-label classification problem in CADx systems.
method Synthetic oversampling techniques using random forest classifier.
result Average 7.22% point increase in sensitivity for minority classes.
Motivated by the problem of computer-aided detection (CAD) of pulmonary nodules, we introduce methods to propagate and fuse uncertainty information in a multi-stage Bayesian convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture. The question we seek to answer is "can we take advantage of the model uncertainty provided by one…
Computer aided diagnostic (CAD) system is crucial for modern med-ical imaging. But almost all CAD systems operate on reconstructed images, which were optimized for radiologists. Computer vision can capture features that is subtle to human observers, so it is desirable to design a CAD system op-erating on the raw data. …
New method uses probabilistic independence to discover disease signatures from medical records.
problem Insufficiently precise diagnosis of clinical disease leading to treatment failures.
method Unsupervised machine learning using probabilistic independence to disentangle disease patterns.
result Inferred 2000 clinical disease signatures from medical records, improving cancer prediction.
Proposes ConRad model for lung cancer classification using radiomics and interpretable machine learning.
problem Lack of interpretability in deep neural networks for cancer diagnosis.
method Integration of radiomics and DNN-predicted biomarkers in interpretable classifiers (ConRad).
result ConRad models outperform CNNs in five-fold cross-validation.
DeepMRSeg uses deep learning for brain tissue segmentation.
problem Automated segmentation of brain tissues and abnormalities.
method Modified UNet architecture with multi-scale feature extraction.
result DeepMRSeg achieves high accuracy on various brain segmentation tasks.
Segmental structure is a common pattern in many types of sequences such as phrases in human languages. In this paper, we present a probabilistic model for sequences via their segmentations. The probability of a segmented sequence is calculated as the product of the probabilities of all its segments, where each segment …
Bayesian nonparametric method segments multi-sequence time series data.
problem Temporal segmentation of multi-sequence time series data into stationary segments.
method Gaussian process priors and nonparametric distribution for segment partitioning.
result Model effectively segments synthetic and real-time series data.
BiPE blends intra-segment and inter-segment encodings for better length extrapolation.
problem Improving length extrapolation in language models.
method Bilevel Positional Encoding (BiPE) that separates intra-segment and inter-segment encodings.
result BiPE enhances length extrapolation across various text modalities.
CNNs can be trained with clinically available segmentations for OARs in radiotherapy.
problem Lack of dedicated training volumes for CNNs in radiotherapy.
method Used clinically available segmentations from PACS, applied multi-label segmentation, empirically assessed training set size.
result Clinically available segmentations can be used to train an accurate OAR segmentation model.
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.
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.
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.
Learning-based methods for visual segmentation have made progress on particular types of segmentation tasks, but are limited by the necessary supervision, the narrow definitions of fixed tasks, and the lack of control during inference for correcting errors. To remedy the rigidity and annotation burden of standard appro…
Develops deep learning for logical code segmentation.
problem Lack of logically segmented source code.
method Novel deep learning approach to generate logical code segments.
result Improves software analysis tasks like commenting, bug detection, and code synthesis.
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.
Hybrid CNN improves segmentation and registration of white matter tracts.
problem Accurate analysis of longitudinal brain imaging data.
method A hybrid CNN integrating segmentation and registration into a single procedure.
result Hybrid CNN outperforms multistage pipelines in segmentation accuracy, consistency, and speed.
New CRF model segments music into chords with rich features.
problem Harmonic analysis of music segments.
method Semi-Markov Conditional Random Field (semi-CRF) with segment-level features.
result Semi-CRF model performs better than previous approaches.
DNA rearrangement processes recombine gene segments that are organized on the chromosome in a variety of ways. The segments can overlap, interleave or one may be a subsegment of another. We use directed graphs to represent segment organizations on a given locus where contigs containing rearranged segments represent ver…
Preformer improves Transformer for long-term time series forecasting.
problem Transformer's quadratic complexity and lack of context-awareness for long-term forecasting.
method Introduces Multi-Scale Segment-Correlation mechanism for efficient time series segmentation and context-aware attention.
result Preformer outperforms other Transformer-based methods in long-term time series forecasting.
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.
Study uses LLM to extract and compare segment disclosures from financial filings.
problem Challenges in completeness and comparability of segment disclosures in financial reports.
method Developed a large language model framework to extract and preserve segment information from Form 10-K filings.
result The LLM accurately extracts segment-level information and addresses cross-period knowledge questions.
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.
Proposes a method to learn speaker embeddings for variable duration utterances.
problem Mismatch between training and testing utterance durations degrades speaker verification performance.
method Sliding window segmentation, LSTM, attentive pooling, segment-level and utterance-level embeddings, similarity loss.
result Significant improvement in robustness for duration variant utterances.
Spatially-aware metrics improve uncertainty evaluation in segmentation.
problem Uncertainty evaluation metrics treat voxels independently, ignoring spatial context.
method Proposed three spatially aware metrics incorporating structural and boundary information.
result Improved alignment with clinically important factors and better discrimination between uncertainty patterns.
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.