Intelligent Diagnosis Using Dual-Branch Attention Network for Rare Thyroid Carcinoma Recognition with Ultrasound Imaging

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Main Authors: Li, Peiqi, Gao, Yincheng, Li, Renxing, Yang, Haojie, Liu, Yunyun, Liu, Boji, Ni, Jiahui, Zhang, Ying, Wu, Yulu, Fang, Xiaowei, Guo, Lehang, Sun, Liping, Chen, Jiangang
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author Li, Peiqi
Gao, Yincheng
Li, Renxing
Yang, Haojie
Liu, Yunyun
Liu, Boji
Ni, Jiahui
Zhang, Ying
Wu, Yulu
Fang, Xiaowei
Guo, Lehang
Sun, Liping
Chen, Jiangang
author_facet Li, Peiqi
Gao, Yincheng
Li, Renxing
Yang, Haojie
Liu, Yunyun
Liu, Boji
Ni, Jiahui
Zhang, Ying
Wu, Yulu
Fang, Xiaowei
Guo, Lehang
Sun, Liping
Chen, Jiangang
contents Heterogeneous morphological features and data imbalance pose significant challenges in rare thyroid carcinoma classification using ultrasound imaging. To address this issue, we propose a novel multitask learning framework, Channel-Spatial Attention Synergy Network (CSASN), which integrates a dual-branch feature extractor - combining EfficientNet for local spatial encoding and ViT for global semantic modeling, with a cascaded channel-spatial attention refinement module. A residual multiscale classifier and dynamically weighted loss function further enhance classification stability and accuracy. Trained on a multicenter dataset comprising more than 2000 patients from four clinical institutions, our framework leverages a residual multiscale classifier and dynamically weighted loss function to enhance classification stability and accuracy. Extensive ablation studies demonstrate that each module contributes significantly to model performance, particularly in recognizing rare subtypes such as FTC and MTC carcinomas. Experimental results show that CSASN outperforms existing single-stream CNN or Transformer-based models, achieving a superior balance between precision and recall under class-imbalanced conditions. This framework provides a promising strategy for AI-assisted thyroid cancer diagnosis.
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spellingShingle Intelligent Diagnosis Using Dual-Branch Attention Network for Rare Thyroid Carcinoma Recognition with Ultrasound Imaging
Li, Peiqi
Gao, Yincheng
Li, Renxing
Yang, Haojie
Liu, Yunyun
Liu, Boji
Ni, Jiahui
Zhang, Ying
Wu, Yulu
Fang, Xiaowei
Guo, Lehang
Sun, Liping
Chen, Jiangang
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Heterogeneous morphological features and data imbalance pose significant challenges in rare thyroid carcinoma classification using ultrasound imaging. To address this issue, we propose a novel multitask learning framework, Channel-Spatial Attention Synergy Network (CSASN), which integrates a dual-branch feature extractor - combining EfficientNet for local spatial encoding and ViT for global semantic modeling, with a cascaded channel-spatial attention refinement module. A residual multiscale classifier and dynamically weighted loss function further enhance classification stability and accuracy. Trained on a multicenter dataset comprising more than 2000 patients from four clinical institutions, our framework leverages a residual multiscale classifier and dynamically weighted loss function to enhance classification stability and accuracy. Extensive ablation studies demonstrate that each module contributes significantly to model performance, particularly in recognizing rare subtypes such as FTC and MTC carcinomas. Experimental results show that CSASN outperforms existing single-stream CNN or Transformer-based models, achieving a superior balance between precision and recall under class-imbalanced conditions. This framework provides a promising strategy for AI-assisted thyroid cancer diagnosis.
title Intelligent Diagnosis Using Dual-Branch Attention Network for Rare Thyroid Carcinoma Recognition with Ultrasound Imaging
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.02211