Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: April 8, 2025
U-Net-based
network
structures
are
widely
used
in
medical
image
segmentation.
However,
effectively
capturing
multi-scale
features
and
spatial
context
information
of
complex
organizational
remains
a
challenge.
To
address
this,
we
propose
novel
structure
based
on
the
U-Net
backbone.
This
model
integrates
Adaptive
Convolution
(AC)
module,
Multi-Scale
Learning
(MSL)
Conv-Attention
module
to
enhance
feature
expression
ability
segmentation
performance.
The
AC
dynamically
adjusts
convolutional
kernel
through
an
adaptive
layer.
enables
extract
different
shapes
scales
adaptively,
further
improving
its
performance
scenarios.
MSL
is
designed
for
fusion.
It
aggregates
fine-grained
high-level
semantic
from
resolutions,
creating
rich
connections
between
encoding
decoding
processes.
On
other
hand,
incorporates
efficient
attention
mechanism
into
skip
connections.
captures
global
using
low-dimensional
proxy
high-dimensional
data.
approach
reduces
computational
complexity
while
maintaining
effective
channel
extraction.
Experimental
validation
CVC-ClinicDB,
MICCAI
2023
Tooth,
ISIC2017
datasets
demonstrates
that
our
proposed
MSCA-UNet
significantly
improves
accuracy
robustness.
At
same
time,
it
lightweight
outperforms
existing
methods.
Diagnostics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(8), P. 848 - 848
Published: April 19, 2024
The
rapid
advancement
of
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
has
significantly
impacted
various
aspects
healthcare,
particularly
in
the
medical
imaging
field.
This
review
focuses
on
recent
developments
application
deep
learning
(DL)
techniques
to
breast
cancer
imaging.
DL
models,
a
subset
AI
algorithms
inspired
by
human
brain
architecture,
have
demonstrated
remarkable
success
analyzing
complex
images,
enhancing
diagnostic
precision,
and
streamlining
workflows.
models
been
applied
diagnosis
via
mammography,
ultrasonography,
magnetic
resonance
Furthermore,
DL-based
radiomic
approaches
may
play
role
risk
assessment,
prognosis
prediction,
therapeutic
response
monitoring.
Nevertheless,
several
challenges
limited
widespread
adoption
clinical
practice,
emphasizing
importance
rigorous
validation,
interpretability,
technical
considerations
when
implementing
solutions.
By
examining
fundamental
concepts
synthesizing
latest
advancements
trends,
this
narrative
aims
provide
valuable
up-to-date
insights
for
radiologists
seeking
harness
power
care.
International Journal of Biomedical Imaging,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2024, P. 1 - 18
Published: Feb. 3, 2024
Skin
cancer
is
a
significant
health
concern
worldwide,
and
early
accurate
diagnosis
plays
crucial
role
in
improving
patient
outcomes.
In
recent
years,
deep
learning
models
have
shown
remarkable
success
various
computer
vision
tasks,
including
image
classification.
this
research
study,
we
introduce
an
approach
for
skin
classification
using
transformer,
state-of-the-art
architecture
that
has
demonstrated
exceptional
performance
diverse
analysis
tasks.
The
study
utilizes
the
HAM10000
dataset;
publicly
available
dataset
comprising
10,015
lesion
images
classified
into
two
categories:
benign
(6705
images)
malignant
(3310
images).
This
consists
of
high-resolution
captured
dermatoscopes
carefully
annotated
by
expert
dermatologists.
Preprocessing
techniques,
such
as
normalization
augmentation,
are
applied
to
enhance
robustness
generalization
model.
transformer
adapted
task.
model
leverages
self-attention
mechanism
capture
intricate
spatial
dependencies
long-range
within
images,
enabling
it
effectively
learn
relevant
features
Segment
Anything
Model
(SAM)
employed
segment
cancerous
areas
from
images;
achieving
IOU
96.01%
Dice
coefficient
98.14%
then
pretrained
used
architecture.
Extensive
experiments
evaluations
conducted
assess
our
approach.
results
demonstrate
superiority
over
traditional
architectures
general
with
some
exceptions.
Upon
experimenting
on
six
different
models,
ViT-Google,
ViT-MAE,
ViT-ResNet50,
ViT-VAN,
ViT-BEiT,
ViT-DiT,
found
out
ML
achieves
96.15%
accuracy
Google’s
ViT
patch-32
low
false
negative
ratio
test
dataset,
showcasing
its
potential
effective
tool
aiding
dermatologists
cancer.
Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(9), P. 101793 - 101793
Published: Oct. 1, 2023
In
modern
healthcare,
the
precision
of
medical
image
segmentation
holds
immense
significance
for
diagnosis
and
treatment
planning.
Deep
learning
techniques,
such
as
CNNs,
UNETs,
Transformers,
have
revolutionized
this
field
by
automating
previously
labor-intensive
manual
processes.
However,
challenges
like
intricate
structures
indistinct
features
persist,
leading
to
accuracy
issues.
Researchers
are
diligently
addressing
these
further
unlock
potential
in
healthcare
transformation.
To
enhance
brain
tumor
MRI
segmentation,
our
study
introduces
three
novel
feature-enhanced
hybrid
UNet
models
(FE-HU-NET):
FE1-HU-NET,
FE2-HU-NET,
FE3-HU-NET.
Our
approach
encompasses
main
aspects.
Initially,
we
emphasize
feature
enhancement
during
preprocessing
stage.
We
apply
distinct
techniques—CLAHE,
MHE,
MBOBHE—to
each
model.
Secondly,
tailor
architecture
model
results,
focusing
on
a
personalized
layered
design.
Lastly,
employ
CNN
post-processing
refine
outcomes
through
additional
convolutional
layers.
The
HU-Net
module,
shared
across
models,
integrates
customized
layer
CNN.
also
introduce
an
alternative
variant,
FE4-HU-NET,
utilizing
DeepLABv3
Incorporating
CLAHE
bolstered
layers,
variant
offers
approach.
Rigorous
experimentation
underscores
excellence
proposed
framework
distinguishing
complex
tissues,
surpassing
current
state-of-the-art
models.
Impressively,
achieve
rates
exceeding
99%
two
publicly
available
datasets.
Performance
metrics
Jaccard
index,
sensitivity,
specificity
substantiate
effectiveness
Hybrid
U-Net
Bioengineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(6), P. 690 - 690
Published: June 6, 2023
Artificial
intelligence
and
emerging
data
science
techniques
are
being
leveraged
to
interpret
medical
image
scans.
Traditional
analysis
relies
on
visual
interpretation
by
a
trained
radiologist,
which
is
time-consuming
can,
some
degree,
be
subjective.
The
development
of
reliable,
automated
diagnostic
tools
key
goal
radiomics,
fast-growing
research
field
combines
imaging
with
personalized
medicine.
Radiomic
studies
have
demonstrated
potential
for
accurate
lung
cancer
diagnoses
prognostications.
practice
delineating
the
tumor
region
interest,
known
as
segmentation,
bottleneck
in
generalized
classification
models.
In
this
study,
incremental
multiple
resolution
residual
network
(iMRRN),
publicly
available
deep
learning
segmentation
model,
was
applied
automatically
segment
CT
images
collected
from
355
patients
included
dataset
"Lung-PET-CT-Dx",
obtained
Cancer
Imaging
Archive
(TCIA),
an
open-access
source
radiological
images.
We
report
failure
rate
4.35%
when
using
iMRRN
lesions
within
plain
dataset.
Seven
algorithms
were
extracted
radiomic
features
tested
their
ability
classify
different
subtypes.
Over-sampling
used
handle
unbalanced
data.
Chi-square
tests
revealed
higher
order
texture
most
predictive
classifying
cancers
subtype.
support
vector
machine
showed
highest
accuracy,
92.7%
(0.97
AUC),
three
histological
subtypes
cancer:
adenocarcinoma,
small
cell
carcinoma,
squamous
carcinoma.
results
demonstrate
AI-based
computer-aided
diagnose
coupling
supervised
classification.
Our
study
integrated
application
existing
AI
non-invasive
effective
diagnosis
subtypes,
also
shed
light
several
practical
issues
concerning
biomedicine.