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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Semantic-Attention Enhanced DSC-Transformer for Lymph Node Ultrasound Classification and Remote Diagnostics.

Ying Fu, Shi Tan, Michel Kadoch, Jinghua Zhong, Lifeng Guo, Yangan Zhang, Xiaohong Huang, Xueguang Yuan

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Ying FuDepartment of Ultrasound, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
Shi TanDepartment of Ultrasound, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
Michel KadochDepartment of Electrical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure, Université du Québec, Québec, QC J5A 0M3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7558-1589
Jinghua ZhongSchool of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.
Lifeng GuoSchool of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.
Yangan ZhangSchool of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.
Xiaohong HuangSchool of Computer Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.
Xueguang YuanSchool of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7277-7092

Funding

Fund for Innovation and Transformation of Haidian District No.HDCXZHKC2021201
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents a novel Semantic-Attention Enhanced Dynamic Swin Convolutional Block Attention Module(CBAM) Transformer (DSC-Transformer) for lymph node ultrasound image classification. The model integrates semantic feature extraction and multi-scale attention mechanisms with the Swin Transformer architecture, enabling efficient processing of diagnostically significant regions while suppressing noise. Key innovations include semantic-driven preprocessing for localized diagnostic focus, adaptive compression for bandwidth-limited scenarios, and multi-scale attention modules for capturing both global anatomical context and local texture details. The model's effectiveness is validated through comprehensive experiments on diverse datasets and Grad-Channel Attention Module (CAM) visualizations, demonstrating superior classification performance while maintaining high efficiency in remote diagnostic settings. This semantic-attention enhancement makes the DSC-Transformer particularly effective for telemedicine applications, representing a significant advancement in AI-driven medical image analysis with broad implications for telehealth deployment.

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deep learninglymph node classificationmedical image analysissemantic-attention enhanced DSC-transformerultrasound imaging

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