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ArticleTechnology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine2024

Optimizing cardiovascular image segmentation through integrated hierarchical features and attention mechanisms.

Shijia Liao, Bin Wang, Shiming Lin

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Shijia LiaoSchool of Informatics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Bin WangEmergency Department, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Shiming LinSchool of Informatics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.

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Abstract

backgroundCardiovascular diseases are the top cause of death in China. Manual segmentation of cardiovascular images, prone to errors, demands an automated, rapid, and precise solution for clinical diagnosis.

objectiveThe paper highlights deep learning in automatic cardiovascular image segmentation, efficiently identifying pixel regions of interest for auxiliary diagnosis and research in cardiovascular diseases.

methodsIn our study, we introduce innovative Region Weighted Fusion (RWF) and Shape Feature Refinement (SFR) modules, utilizing polarized self-attention for significant performance improvement in multiscale feature integration and shape fine-tuning. The RWF module includes reshaping, weight computation, and feature fusion, enhancing high-resolution attention computation and reducing information loss. Model optimization through loss functions offers a more reliable solution for cardiovascular medical image processing.

resultsOur method excels in segmentation accuracy, emphasizing the vital role of the RWF module. It demonstrates outstanding performance in cardiovascular image segmentation, potentially raising clinical practice standards.

conclusionsOur method ensures reliable medical image processing, guiding cardiovascular segmentation for future advancements in practical healthcare and contributing scientifically to enhanced disease diagnosis and treatment.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesDeep LearningAlgorithmsChinaHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedCardiovascular image segmentationdiagnostic accuracymedical image processingself-attention mechanism

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PMID38759064
PMCPMC11191477

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