CS3: Cascade SAM for Sperm Segmentation

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Autori principali: Shi, Yi, Tian, Xu-Peng, Wang, Yun-Kai, Zhang, Tie-Yi, Yao, Bin, Wang, Hui, Shao, Yong, Wang, Cen-Cen, Zeng, Rong, Zhan, De-Chuan
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author Shi, Yi
Tian, Xu-Peng
Wang, Yun-Kai
Zhang, Tie-Yi
Yao, Bin
Wang, Hui
Shao, Yong
Wang, Cen-Cen
Zeng, Rong
Zhan, De-Chuan
author_facet Shi, Yi
Tian, Xu-Peng
Wang, Yun-Kai
Zhang, Tie-Yi
Yao, Bin
Wang, Hui
Shao, Yong
Wang, Cen-Cen
Zeng, Rong
Zhan, De-Chuan
contents Automated sperm morphology analysis plays a crucial role in the assessment of male fertility, yet its efficacy is often compromised by the challenges in accurately segmenting sperm images. Existing segmentation techniques, including the Segment Anything Model(SAM), are notably inadequate in addressing the complex issue of sperm overlap-a frequent occurrence in clinical samples. Our exploratory studies reveal that modifying image characteristics by removing sperm heads and easily segmentable areas, alongside enhancing the visibility of overlapping regions, markedly enhances SAM's efficiency in segmenting intricate sperm structures. Motivated by these findings, we present the Cascade SAM for Sperm Segmentation (CS3), an unsupervised approach specifically designed to tackle the issue of sperm overlap. This method employs a cascade application of SAM to segment sperm heads, simple tails, and complex tails in stages. Subsequently, these segmented masks are meticulously matched and joined to construct complete sperm masks. In collaboration with leading medical institutions, we have compiled a dataset comprising approximately 2,000 unlabeled sperm images to fine-tune our method, and secured expert annotations for an additional 240 images to facilitate comprehensive model assessment. Experimental results demonstrate superior performance of CS3 compared to existing methods.
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spellingShingle CS3: Cascade SAM for Sperm Segmentation
Shi, Yi
Tian, Xu-Peng
Wang, Yun-Kai
Zhang, Tie-Yi
Yao, Bin
Wang, Hui
Shao, Yong
Wang, Cen-Cen
Zeng, Rong
Zhan, De-Chuan
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Quantitative Methods
Automated sperm morphology analysis plays a crucial role in the assessment of male fertility, yet its efficacy is often compromised by the challenges in accurately segmenting sperm images. Existing segmentation techniques, including the Segment Anything Model(SAM), are notably inadequate in addressing the complex issue of sperm overlap-a frequent occurrence in clinical samples. Our exploratory studies reveal that modifying image characteristics by removing sperm heads and easily segmentable areas, alongside enhancing the visibility of overlapping regions, markedly enhances SAM's efficiency in segmenting intricate sperm structures. Motivated by these findings, we present the Cascade SAM for Sperm Segmentation (CS3), an unsupervised approach specifically designed to tackle the issue of sperm overlap. This method employs a cascade application of SAM to segment sperm heads, simple tails, and complex tails in stages. Subsequently, these segmented masks are meticulously matched and joined to construct complete sperm masks. In collaboration with leading medical institutions, we have compiled a dataset comprising approximately 2,000 unlabeled sperm images to fine-tune our method, and secured expert annotations for an additional 240 images to facilitate comprehensive model assessment. Experimental results demonstrate superior performance of CS3 compared to existing methods.
title CS3: Cascade SAM for Sperm Segmentation
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Quantitative Methods
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.03772