Summary of Pitfalls Of Topology-aware Image Segmentation, by Alexander H. Berger et al.
Pitfalls of topology-aware image segmentation
by Alexander H. Berger, Laurin Lux, Alexander Weers, Martin Menten, Daniel Rueckert, Johannes C. Paetzold
First submitted to arxiv on: 19 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); 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 This paper tackles the issue of topological correctness in medical imaging tasks like neuron or vessel segmentation. While there has been progress in developing topology-aware methods, these advancements are hampered by flawed benchmarking practices. The authors identify three critical pitfalls in model evaluation: inadequate connectivity choices, overlooked topological artifacts in ground truth annotations, and inappropriate use of evaluation metrics. Through a detailed empirical analysis, the paper shows how these issues affect the evaluation and ranking of segmentation methods. Based on their findings, the authors propose actionable recommendations to establish fair and robust evaluation standards for topology-aware medical image segmentation methods. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about making sure that medical imaging tasks, like finding neurons or blood vessels in images, are done correctly. Right now, people are working on ways to make these tasks better using “topology-aware” methods. But there’s a problem – the way we test and compare these methods isn’t fair or accurate. The authors of this paper found three big mistakes that people are making when testing these methods. They then showed how these mistakes affect what we think is working well and what isn’t. Finally, they gave some simple ideas to help make our tests more fair and useful. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Image segmentation
