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| author | Wang, Jiamu Kwak, Jin Tae |
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| contents | In computational pathology, researchers often face challenges due to the scarcity of labeled pathology datasets. Data augmentation emerges as a crucial technique to mitigate this limitation. In this study, we introduce an efficient data augmentation method for pathology images, called USegMix. Given a set of pathology images, the proposed method generates a new, synthetic image in two phases. In the first phase, USegMix constructs a pool of tissue segments in an automated and unsupervised manner using superpixels and the Segment Anything Model (SAM). In the second phase, USegMix selects a candidate segment in a target image, replaces it with a similar segment from the segment pool, and blends them by using a pre-trained diffusion model. In this way, USegMix can generate diverse and realistic pathology images. We rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of USegMix on two pathology image datasets of colorectal and prostate cancers. The results demonstrate improvements in cancer classification performance, underscoring the substantial potential of USegMix for pathology image analysis. |
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| spellingShingle | USegMix: Unsupervised Segment Mix for Efficient Data Augmentation in Pathology Images Wang, Jiamu Kwak, Jin Tae Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition In computational pathology, researchers often face challenges due to the scarcity of labeled pathology datasets. Data augmentation emerges as a crucial technique to mitigate this limitation. In this study, we introduce an efficient data augmentation method for pathology images, called USegMix. Given a set of pathology images, the proposed method generates a new, synthetic image in two phases. In the first phase, USegMix constructs a pool of tissue segments in an automated and unsupervised manner using superpixels and the Segment Anything Model (SAM). In the second phase, USegMix selects a candidate segment in a target image, replaces it with a similar segment from the segment pool, and blends them by using a pre-trained diffusion model. In this way, USegMix can generate diverse and realistic pathology images. We rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of USegMix on two pathology image datasets of colorectal and prostate cancers. The results demonstrate improvements in cancer classification performance, underscoring the substantial potential of USegMix for pathology image analysis. |
| title | USegMix: Unsupervised Segment Mix for Efficient Data Augmentation in Pathology Images |
| topic | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.16160 |