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ArticleJournal of imaging informatics in medicine2024

An Automated Multi-scale Feature Fusion Network for Spine Fracture Segmentation Using Computed Tomography Images.

Muhammad Usman Saeed, Wang Bin, Jinfang Sheng, Hussain Mobarak Albarakati

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Article in Journal of imaging informatics in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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Muhammad Usman SaeedSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China.
Wang BinSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China. wb_csut@csu.edu.cn.
Jinfang ShengSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China.
Hussain Mobarak AlbarakatiComputer and Network Engineering Department, College of Computer and Information Systems, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 24382, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Spine fractures represent a critical health concern with far-reaching implications for patient care and clinical decision-making. Accurate segmentation of spine fractures from medical images is a crucial task due to its location, shape, type, and severity. Addressing these challenges often requires the use of advanced machine learning and deep learning techniques. In this research, a novel multi-scale feature fusion deep learning model is proposed for the automated spine fracture segmentation using Computed Tomography (CT) to these challenges. The proposed model consists of six modules; Feature Fusion Module (FFM), Squeeze and Excitation (SEM), Atrous Spatial Pyramid Pooling (ASPP), Residual Convolution Block Attention Module (RCBAM), Residual Border Refinement Attention Block (RBRAB), and Local Position Residual Attention Block (LPRAB). These modules are used to apply multi-scale feature fusion, spatial feature extraction, channel-wise feature improvement, segmentation border results border refinement, and positional focus on the region of interest. After that, a decoder network is used to predict the fractured spine. The experimental results show that the proposed approach achieves better accuracy results in solving the above challenges and also performs well compared to the existing segmentation methods.

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Deep LearningImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedSpinal FracturesSpineTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDatasets as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeural Networks, ComputerPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsCTFeature fusionMedical image analysisSpine fracture

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PMID38622384
PMCPMC11522210

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