FS-Net: Full Scale Network and Adaptive Threshold for Improving Extraction of Micro-Retinal Vessel Structures

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Hauptverfasser: Getahun, Melaku N., Rogov, Oleg Y., Dylov, Dmitry V., Somov, Andrey, Bouridane, Ahmed, Hamoudi, Rifat
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author Getahun, Melaku N.
Rogov, Oleg Y.
Dylov, Dmitry V.
Somov, Andrey
Bouridane, Ahmed
Hamoudi, Rifat
author_facet Getahun, Melaku N.
Rogov, Oleg Y.
Dylov, Dmitry V.
Somov, Andrey
Bouridane, Ahmed
Hamoudi, Rifat
contents Retinal vascular segmentation, a widely researched topic in biomedical image processing, aims to reduce the workload of ophthalmologists in treating and detecting retinal disorders. Segmenting retinal vessels presents unique challenges; previous techniques often failed to effectively segment branches and microvascular structures. Recent neural network approaches struggle to balance local and global properties and frequently miss tiny end vessels, hindering the achievement of desired results. To address these issues in retinal vessel segmentation, we propose a comprehensive micro-vessel extraction mechanism based on an encoder-decoder neural network architecture. This network includes residual, encoder booster, bottleneck enhancement, squeeze, and excitation building blocks. These components synergistically enhance feature extraction and improve the prediction accuracy of the segmentation map. Our solution has been evaluated using the DRIVE, CHASE-DB1, and STARE datasets, yielding competitive results compared to previous studies. The AUC and accuracy on the DRIVE dataset are 0.9884 and 0.9702, respectively. For the CHASE-DB1 dataset, these scores are 0.9903 and 0.9755, respectively, and for the STARE dataset, they are 0.9916 and 0.9750. Given its accurate and robust performance, the proposed approach is a solid candidate for being implemented in real-life diagnostic centers and aiding ophthalmologists.
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spellingShingle FS-Net: Full Scale Network and Adaptive Threshold for Improving Extraction of Micro-Retinal Vessel Structures
Getahun, Melaku N.
Rogov, Oleg Y.
Dylov, Dmitry V.
Somov, Andrey
Bouridane, Ahmed
Hamoudi, Rifat
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Retinal vascular segmentation, a widely researched topic in biomedical image processing, aims to reduce the workload of ophthalmologists in treating and detecting retinal disorders. Segmenting retinal vessels presents unique challenges; previous techniques often failed to effectively segment branches and microvascular structures. Recent neural network approaches struggle to balance local and global properties and frequently miss tiny end vessels, hindering the achievement of desired results. To address these issues in retinal vessel segmentation, we propose a comprehensive micro-vessel extraction mechanism based on an encoder-decoder neural network architecture. This network includes residual, encoder booster, bottleneck enhancement, squeeze, and excitation building blocks. These components synergistically enhance feature extraction and improve the prediction accuracy of the segmentation map. Our solution has been evaluated using the DRIVE, CHASE-DB1, and STARE datasets, yielding competitive results compared to previous studies. The AUC and accuracy on the DRIVE dataset are 0.9884 and 0.9702, respectively. For the CHASE-DB1 dataset, these scores are 0.9903 and 0.9755, respectively, and for the STARE dataset, they are 0.9916 and 0.9750. Given its accurate and robust performance, the proposed approach is a solid candidate for being implemented in real-life diagnostic centers and aiding ophthalmologists.
title FS-Net: Full Scale Network and Adaptive Threshold for Improving Extraction of Micro-Retinal Vessel Structures
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08059