Hierarchical Classification for Improved Histopathology Image Analysis
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| author | Byeon, Keunho Song, Jinsol Hong, Seong Min Chong, Yosep Kwak, Jin Tae |
| author_facet | Byeon, Keunho Song, Jinsol Hong, Seong Min Chong, Yosep Kwak, Jin Tae |
| contents | Whole-slide image analysis is essential for diagnostic tasks in pathology, yet existing deep learning methods primarily rely on flat classification, ignoring hierarchical relationships among class labels. In this study, we propose HiClass, a hierarchical classification framework for improved histopathology image analysis, that enhances both coarse-grained and fine-grained WSI classification. Built based upon a multiple instance learning approach, HiClass extends it by introducing bidirectional feature integration that facilitates information exchange between coarse-grained and fine-grained feature representations, effectively learning hierarchical features. Moreover, we introduce tailored loss functions, including hierarchical consistency loss, intra- and inter-class distance loss, and group-wise cross-entropy loss, to further optimize hierarchical learning. We assess the performance of HiClass on a gastric biopsy dataset with 4 coarse-grained and 14 fine-grained classes, achieving superior classification performance for both coarse-grained classification and fine-grained classification. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of HiClass in improving WSI classification by capturing coarse-grained and fine-grained histopathological characteristics. |
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| spellingShingle | Hierarchical Classification for Improved Histopathology Image Analysis Byeon, Keunho Song, Jinsol Hong, Seong Min Chong, Yosep Kwak, Jin Tae Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Whole-slide image analysis is essential for diagnostic tasks in pathology, yet existing deep learning methods primarily rely on flat classification, ignoring hierarchical relationships among class labels. In this study, we propose HiClass, a hierarchical classification framework for improved histopathology image analysis, that enhances both coarse-grained and fine-grained WSI classification. Built based upon a multiple instance learning approach, HiClass extends it by introducing bidirectional feature integration that facilitates information exchange between coarse-grained and fine-grained feature representations, effectively learning hierarchical features. Moreover, we introduce tailored loss functions, including hierarchical consistency loss, intra- and inter-class distance loss, and group-wise cross-entropy loss, to further optimize hierarchical learning. We assess the performance of HiClass on a gastric biopsy dataset with 4 coarse-grained and 14 fine-grained classes, achieving superior classification performance for both coarse-grained classification and fine-grained classification. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of HiClass in improving WSI classification by capturing coarse-grained and fine-grained histopathological characteristics. |
| title | Hierarchical Classification for Improved Histopathology Image Analysis |
| topic | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00504 |