Alternate Diverse Teaching for Semi-supervised Medical Image Segmentation

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Main Authors: Zhao, Zhen, Wang, Zicheng, Wang, Longyue, Yu, Dian, Yuan, Yixuan, Zhou, Luping
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author Zhao, Zhen
Wang, Zicheng
Wang, Longyue
Yu, Dian
Yuan, Yixuan
Zhou, Luping
author_facet Zhao, Zhen
Wang, Zicheng
Wang, Longyue
Yu, Dian
Yuan, Yixuan
Zhou, Luping
contents Semi-supervised medical image segmentation studies have shown promise in training models with limited labeled data. However, current dominant teacher-student based approaches can suffer from the confirmation bias. To address this challenge, we propose AD-MT, an alternate diverse teaching approach in a teacher-student framework. It involves a single student model and two non-trainable teacher models that are momentum-updated periodically and randomly in an alternate fashion. To mitigate the confirmation bias from the diverse supervision, the core of AD-MT lies in two proposed modules: the Random Periodic Alternate (RPA) Updating Module and the Conflict-Combating Module (CCM). The RPA schedules the alternating diverse updating process with complementary data batches, distinct data augmentation, and random switching periods to encourage diverse reasoning from different teaching perspectives. The CCM employs an entropy-based ensembling strategy to encourage the model to learn from both the consistent and conflicting predictions between the teachers. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of our AD-MT on the 2D and 3D medical segmentation benchmarks across various semi-supervised settings.
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Zhao, Zhen
Wang, Zicheng
Wang, Longyue
Yu, Dian
Yuan, Yixuan
Zhou, Luping
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Semi-supervised medical image segmentation studies have shown promise in training models with limited labeled data. However, current dominant teacher-student based approaches can suffer from the confirmation bias. To address this challenge, we propose AD-MT, an alternate diverse teaching approach in a teacher-student framework. It involves a single student model and two non-trainable teacher models that are momentum-updated periodically and randomly in an alternate fashion. To mitigate the confirmation bias from the diverse supervision, the core of AD-MT lies in two proposed modules: the Random Periodic Alternate (RPA) Updating Module and the Conflict-Combating Module (CCM). The RPA schedules the alternating diverse updating process with complementary data batches, distinct data augmentation, and random switching periods to encourage diverse reasoning from different teaching perspectives. The CCM employs an entropy-based ensembling strategy to encourage the model to learn from both the consistent and conflicting predictions between the teachers. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of our AD-MT on the 2D and 3D medical segmentation benchmarks across various semi-supervised settings.
title Alternate Diverse Teaching for Semi-supervised Medical Image Segmentation
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.17325