Can Foundation Models Really Segment Tumors? A Benchmarking Odyssey in Lung CT Imaging

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Autori principali: Ayllón, Elena Mulero, Mantegna, Massimiliano, Shen, Linlin, Soda, Paolo, Guarrasi, Valerio, Tortora, Matteo
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author Ayllón, Elena Mulero
Mantegna, Massimiliano
Shen, Linlin
Soda, Paolo
Guarrasi, Valerio
Tortora, Matteo
author_facet Ayllón, Elena Mulero
Mantegna, Massimiliano
Shen, Linlin
Soda, Paolo
Guarrasi, Valerio
Tortora, Matteo
contents Accurate lung tumor segmentation is crucial for improving diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient outcomes in oncology. However, the complexity of tumor morphology, size, and location poses significant challenges for automated segmentation. This study presents a comprehensive benchmarking analysis of deep learning-based segmentation models, comparing traditional architectures such as U-Net and DeepLabV3, self-configuring models like nnUNet, and foundation models like MedSAM, and MedSAM~2. Evaluating performance across two lung tumor segmentation datasets, we assess segmentation accuracy and computational efficiency under various learning paradigms, including few-shot learning and fine-tuning. The results reveal that while traditional models struggle with tumor delineation, foundation models, particularly MedSAM~2, outperform them in both accuracy and computational efficiency. These findings underscore the potential of foundation models for lung tumor segmentation, highlighting their applicability in improving clinical workflows and patient outcomes.
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spellingShingle Can Foundation Models Really Segment Tumors? A Benchmarking Odyssey in Lung CT Imaging
Ayllón, Elena Mulero
Mantegna, Massimiliano
Shen, Linlin
Soda, Paolo
Guarrasi, Valerio
Tortora, Matteo
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Accurate lung tumor segmentation is crucial for improving diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient outcomes in oncology. However, the complexity of tumor morphology, size, and location poses significant challenges for automated segmentation. This study presents a comprehensive benchmarking analysis of deep learning-based segmentation models, comparing traditional architectures such as U-Net and DeepLabV3, self-configuring models like nnUNet, and foundation models like MedSAM, and MedSAM~2. Evaluating performance across two lung tumor segmentation datasets, we assess segmentation accuracy and computational efficiency under various learning paradigms, including few-shot learning and fine-tuning. The results reveal that while traditional models struggle with tumor delineation, foundation models, particularly MedSAM~2, outperform them in both accuracy and computational efficiency. These findings underscore the potential of foundation models for lung tumor segmentation, highlighting their applicability in improving clinical workflows and patient outcomes.
title Can Foundation Models Really Segment Tumors? A Benchmarking Odyssey in Lung CT Imaging
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01239