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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Interdisciplinary approaches to image processing for medical robotics.

Ludan Chen, Shiwen Wu, Stephen C H Leung

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ludan ChenArmed Police General Hospital Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Shiwen WuArmed Police General Hospital Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Stephen C H LeungDepartment of Engineering, The University of HongKong, Hong Kong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The advancement of medical robotic systems highlights the critical need for precise and high-quality visual data, particularly in low-quality imaging scenarios. This study explores the interdisciplinary physics underlying image fusion and analysis, addressing challenges such as integrating complementary features, handling dynamic range variations, and suppressing noise in real-world medical contexts. Methods: We introduce the Multi-Scale Feature Adaptive Fusion Network (MFAFN) and the Dynamic Feature Refinement Strategy (DFRS), which leverage principles from computational and experimental physics to enhance imaging techniques. MFAFN applies multi-scale feature extraction, attention-based alignment, and adaptive fusion to improve spatial and spectral integration while preserving crucial details. Complementing this, DFRS employs saliency-based weighting, context-aware mechanisms, and dynamic normalization to refine feature importance and mitigate inconsistencies. Results: This interdisciplinary approach bridges computational physics, non-linear systems, and technological development, delivering significant improvements in fusion quality metrics such as spatial consistency, edge retention, and noise suppression. Discussion: Our findings contribute to advancing medical robotics by integrating novel physical principles into imaging methodologies, supporting sustainable innovations in healthcare technology.

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DFRSimage fusioninterdisciplinary physicsmedical robot visionquality improvement

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PMID40529147
PMCPMC12171190

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