Academic Articles & Research Papers

DAF-UNet: Deformable U-Net with Atrous-Convolution Feature Pyramid for Retinal Vessel Segmentation

Segmentation of retinal vessels from fundus images is critical for diagnosing diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. However, the inherent challenges posed by the complex geometries of vessels and the highly imbalanced distribution of ...

Segmentation of muscle tissue in computed tomography images at the level of the L3 vertebra

With the increasing routine workload on radiologists associated with the need to analyze large numbers of images, there is a need to automate part of the analysis process. Sarcopenia is a condition in which there is a loss of muscle mass. T...

Advanced Swine Management: Infrared Imaging for Precise Localization of Reproductive Organs in Livestock Monitoring

Traditional methods for predicting sow reproductive cycles are not only costly but also demand a larger workforce, exposing workers to respiratory toxins, repetitive stress injuries, and chronic pain. This occupational hazard can even lead ...

Improved U-Net Model for Road Crack Detection Based on Residual and Attention Mechanism

Road cracks are an important part of road safety detection，and with the development of deep learning and computer vision，methods for extracting crack information in road images using deep learning methods are maturing.Existing deep learning...

Soft–Hard Attention U-Net Model and Benchmark Dataset for Multiscale Image Shadow Removal

Effective shadow removal is pivotal in enhancing visual image quality in applications such as computer vision and digital photography. During the last decades physics-based and machine learning methodologies have been proposed; however, mos...

Artifact segmentation using the U-Net architecture for powder X-ray diffraction images

Modern synchrotron X-ray facilities generate X-ray diffraction (XRD) image data at rates that far exceed the capacity of manual analysis, yet critical processing steps such as artifact removal rely on human intervention. Rule-based algorith...

Automated Cell Foreground–Background Segmentation with Phase-Contrast Microscopy Images: An Alternative to Machine Learning Segmentation Methods with Small-Scale Data

Cell segmentation is a critical step for image-based experimental analysis. Existing cell segmentation methods are neither entirely automated nor perform well under basic laboratory microscopy. This study proposes an efficient and automated...

Deep Learning for Understanding Satellite Imagery: An Experimental Survey

Translating satellite imagery into maps requires intensive effort and time, especially leading to inaccurate maps of the affected regions during disaster and conflict. The combination of availability of recent datasets and advances in compu...

A lightweight fully convolutional neural network for efficient and accurate tunnel crack detection

Introduction: Crack damage is a significant issue in tunnel environments, requiring efficient and reliable detection to ensure structural integrity. Many existing solutions are computationally expensive, making them unsuitable for the tight...

A Preliminary Study on the Auto-Segmentation of Targets and Organs at Risk in Pediatric Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation

Introduction Leukemia is one of the most prevalent cancers in children. The use of total marrow and lymphoid irradiation (TMLI) via helical tomotherapy (TOMO) as a conditioning regimen prior to bone marrow transplant (BMT) has been widely a...

Improving deep learning-based segmentation of diatoms in gigapixel-sized virtual slides by object-based tile positioning and object integrity constraint

Diatoms represent one of the morphologically and taxonomically most diverse groups of microscopic eukaryotes. Light microscopy-based taxonomic identification and enumeration of frustules, the silica shells of these microalgae, is broadly us...

Acoustic Impedance Inversion from Seismic Imaging Profiles Using Self Attention U-Net

Seismic impedance inversion is a vital way of geological interpretation and reservoir investigation from a geophysical perspective. However, it is inevitably an ill-posed problem due to the noise or the band-limited characteristic of seismi...

Spatiotemporal prediction of sneeze pollutants in enclosed spaces: a CNN-LSTM approach validated by field measurements and CFD-Robotics arm twin system

Densely populated enclosed environments, characterized by complex thermal stratification and overlapping breathing zones, represent high-risk clusters for the airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens. To address the dual challenges of...

EmoRepLKNet: Facial Emotion Recognition Neural Network Based on UniRepLKNet

This study presents a facial emotion recognition network based on UniRepLKNet to address the difficulty in effectively capturing feature information and preventing key facial information from occupying a more prominent position in the facia...

Weed Detection from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery Using Deep Learning—A Comparison between High-End and Low-Cost Multispectral Sensors

In order to meet the increasing demand for crops under challenging climate conditions, efficient and sustainable cultivation strategies are becoming essential in agriculture. Targeted herbicide use reduces environmental pollution and effect...

Automated segmentation of brain metastases in T1-weighted contrast-enhanced MR images pre and post stereotactic radiosurgery

Abstract Background and purpose Accurate segmentation of brain metastases on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is tedious and time-consuming for radiologists that could be optimized with deep learning (DL). Previous studies assessed several ...

Deep Learning-Based Approaches for Brain Tumour Segmentation and Classification

Brain tumours are caused by the abnormal growth of cells in the brain. This occurs mainly due to genetic changes or exposure to X-ray radiation. When the tumours are detected early, they can be removed via surgery. The tumour can be removed...

Analysis of applying machine learning methods in rock classification problems on core samples

Relevance. Core studies in the oil and gas industry allow us to obtain some filtration and capacity characteristics of rocks, as well as to give an idea of the composition and structure of the subsoil. This information is extremely importan...

Deep nested U-structure network with frequency attention for building semantic segmentation

Abstract The automated segmentation of buildings from remotely sensed imagery has undergone extensive research and application across various industrial domains. Despite this, several challenges persist, including incomplete internal extrac...

2D U-Net Framework for Multiclass Automated Segmentation of Healthy Structures, Ischemic Stroke, and Glioblastoma in the Rat Brain.