DBF-Net: A Dual-Branch Network with Feature Fusion for Ultrasound Image Segmentation

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Main Authors: Xu, Guoping, Wu, Ximing, Liao, Wentao, Wu, Xinglong, Huang, Qing, Li, Chang
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author Xu, Guoping
Wu, Ximing
Liao, Wentao
Wu, Xinglong
Huang, Qing
Li, Chang
author_facet Xu, Guoping
Wu, Ximing
Liao, Wentao
Wu, Xinglong
Huang, Qing
Li, Chang
contents Accurately segmenting lesions in ultrasound images is challenging due to the difficulty in distinguishing boundaries between lesions and surrounding tissues. While deep learning has improved segmentation accuracy, there is limited focus on boundary quality and its relationship with body structures. To address this, we introduce UBBS-Net, a dual-branch deep neural network that learns the relationship between body and boundary for improved segmentation. We also propose a feature fusion module to integrate body and boundary information. Evaluated on three public datasets, UBBS-Net outperforms existing methods, achieving Dice Similarity Coefficients of 81.05% for breast cancer, 76.41% for brachial plexus nerves, and 87.75% for infantile hemangioma segmentation. Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of UBBS-Net for ultrasound image segmentation. The code is available at https://github.com/apple1986/DBF-Net.
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spellingShingle DBF-Net: A Dual-Branch Network with Feature Fusion for Ultrasound Image Segmentation
Xu, Guoping
Wu, Ximing
Liao, Wentao
Wu, Xinglong
Huang, Qing
Li, Chang
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Accurately segmenting lesions in ultrasound images is challenging due to the difficulty in distinguishing boundaries between lesions and surrounding tissues. While deep learning has improved segmentation accuracy, there is limited focus on boundary quality and its relationship with body structures. To address this, we introduce UBBS-Net, a dual-branch deep neural network that learns the relationship between body and boundary for improved segmentation. We also propose a feature fusion module to integrate body and boundary information. Evaluated on three public datasets, UBBS-Net outperforms existing methods, achieving Dice Similarity Coefficients of 81.05% for breast cancer, 76.41% for brachial plexus nerves, and 87.75% for infantile hemangioma segmentation. Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of UBBS-Net for ultrasound image segmentation. The code is available at https://github.com/apple1986/DBF-Net.
title DBF-Net: A Dual-Branch Network with Feature Fusion for Ultrasound Image Segmentation
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11116