Summary of Maskmedpaint: Masked Medical Image Inpainting with Diffusion Models For Mitigation Of Spurious Correlations, by Qixuan Jin et al.
MaskMedPaint: Masked Medical Image Inpainting with Diffusion Models for Mitigation of Spurious Correlations
by Qixuan Jin, Walter Gerych, Marzyeh Ghassemi
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A novel approach to reduce spurious correlations in image classifiers is proposed, addressing the issue of biased models failing to generalize well to new domains. This problem is particularly pressing in medical settings, where clinicians need direct validation of modified images. While Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models (Diffusion Models) show promise for natural images, they are impractical for medical use due to difficulties describing spurious medical features. The proposed Masked Medical Image Inpainting (MaskMedPaint) uses text-to-image diffusion models to augment training images by inpainting areas outside key classification regions to match the target domain. This enhances generalization to target domains across both natural and medical datasets, given limited unlabeled target images. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary In this paper, scientists are trying to solve a problem with image classifiers that can’t be trusted when they’re used in new places. For example, if you train an AI to identify skin cancer from pictures taken at one hospital, it won’t work well when you try to use the same AI at another hospital. This is because the AI has learned to recognize patterns that are specific to one hospital’s equipment or lighting. To fix this, researchers have developed a new method called Masked Medical Image Inpainting (MaskMedPaint). It uses special computer programs that can create new pictures by filling in missing parts. By using these fake pictures during training, the AI becomes better at recognizing patterns that are important for skin cancer diagnosis. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Classification » Diffusion » Generalization » Image inpainting
