Summary of Unet++ and Lstm Combined Approach For Breast Ultrasound Image Segmentation, by Saba Hesaraki et al.
UNet++ and LSTM combined approach for Breast Ultrasound Image Segmentation
by Saba Hesaraki, Morteza Akbari, Ramin Mousa
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computation and Language (cs.CL)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a novel approach to breast cancer detection using ultrasound images. By integrating LSTM layers and self-attention mechanisms into the UNet++ architecture, the authors aim to exploit temporal characteristics for segmentation purposes. The proposed methodology is tested on the BUSI dataset with GT, achieving an accuracy rate of 98.88%, specificity of 99.53%, precision of 95.34%, sensitivity of 91.20%, F1-score of 93.74, and Dice coefficient of 92.74%. These results demonstrate competitiveness with cutting-edge techniques outlined in existing literature. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Breast cancer is a serious problem that affects many women worldwide. Doctors need to find it early so they can treat it effectively. One way to do this is by using ultrasound scans to look at breast tissue. Computers can also help analyze these images, but current methods aren’t very good at looking at the movement of tissues over time. This research aims to improve these computer systems by adding special layers that can see patterns in how tissues move. The team tested their new approach on a dataset of ultrasound images and found it was much better than previous methods. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » F1 score » Lstm » Precision » Self attention » Unet
