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Main Authors: Zhang, Rui, Song, Xianzhi, Zhu, Linqi, Bijeljic, Branko, Li, Gensheng, Blunt, Martin J.
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00916
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author Zhang, Rui
Song, Xianzhi
Zhu, Linqi
Bijeljic, Branko
Li, Gensheng
Blunt, Martin J.
author_facet Zhang, Rui
Song, Xianzhi
Zhu, Linqi
Bijeljic, Branko
Li, Gensheng
Blunt, Martin J.
contents Reliable segmentation of multiphase pore-scale X-ray images of rocks is necessary to quantify fluid saturation, connectivity, and interfacial geometry. However, current 3D segmentation methods are typically dataset-specific, requiring retraining or extensive fine-tuning whenever rock type, fluid pattern, scanner, or acquisition conditions change. Foundation models such as the Segment Anything Model (SAM) provide strong 2D boundary priors, but they are not directly applicable to 3D data. We present SAMamba3D, a parameter-efficient framework that adapts a largely frozen SAM encoder to generalizable 3D pore-scale segmentation by coupling it with Mamba-based volumetric context modeling and progressive cross-scale feature interaction. For sandstone and carbonate datasets, with different fluids, wettability, and scanning conditions, SAMamba3D matches or outperforms current 3D baselines while reducing the need for case-specific retraining. The resulting segmented images preserve physically meaningful descriptors, including fluid saturation, connectivity, and interface morphology, enabling more reliable and rapid analysis of large 3D multiphase images.
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spellingShingle SAMamba3D: adapting Segment Anything for generalizable 3D segmentation of multiphase pore-scale images
Zhang, Rui
Song, Xianzhi
Zhu, Linqi
Bijeljic, Branko
Li, Gensheng
Blunt, Martin J.
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Reliable segmentation of multiphase pore-scale X-ray images of rocks is necessary to quantify fluid saturation, connectivity, and interfacial geometry. However, current 3D segmentation methods are typically dataset-specific, requiring retraining or extensive fine-tuning whenever rock type, fluid pattern, scanner, or acquisition conditions change. Foundation models such as the Segment Anything Model (SAM) provide strong 2D boundary priors, but they are not directly applicable to 3D data. We present SAMamba3D, a parameter-efficient framework that adapts a largely frozen SAM encoder to generalizable 3D pore-scale segmentation by coupling it with Mamba-based volumetric context modeling and progressive cross-scale feature interaction. For sandstone and carbonate datasets, with different fluids, wettability, and scanning conditions, SAMamba3D matches or outperforms current 3D baselines while reducing the need for case-specific retraining. The resulting segmented images preserve physically meaningful descriptors, including fluid saturation, connectivity, and interface morphology, enabling more reliable and rapid analysis of large 3D multiphase images.
title SAMamba3D: adapting Segment Anything for generalizable 3D segmentation of multiphase pore-scale images
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00916