arXiv:2503.19736eess.IVcs.CV2025-03

用少量标注数据实现3D超声图像组织层自动分割,提升精度并降低计算成本。

GRN+: A Simplified Generative Reinforcement Network for Tissue Layer Analysis in 3D Ultrasound Images for Chronic Low-back Pain

  • 结合生成器与分割模型,通过引导增强机制自动生成训练样本。
  • 仅用5%标注数据即达最优Dice系数,比现有方法高2.16%。
  • 适合医学影像分析、慢性腰痛研究等需少标注的场景。

3D超声可提供高分辨率、实时的软组织图像,对疼痛研究至关重要。但手动区分组织进行定量分析耗时费力。为此,我们开发并验证了GRN+——一种新型多模型框架,可在极少标注数据下实现层分割自动化。GRN+融合基于ResNet的生成器与U-Net分割模型,通过分割引导增强(SGE)策略,在分割模型指导下行生成新图像与对应掩码,并根据分割损失梯度调整生成器权重。为防止梯度爆炸、保障训练稳定,采用两阶段反向传播:第一阶段同时传播分割损失至生成器与分割模型,第二阶段仅优化分割模型,利用生成图像精修掩码预测。在29名受试者共69个完全标注的3D超声扫描上测试,仅使用5%标注数据时,GRN+在Dice系数上超越所有半监督方法;在全标注数据集上,结合SGE后其Dice系数提升2.16%,且计算开销更低。总体而言,GRN+在减少标注依赖与计算成本的同时,实现高精度组织分割,是慢性腰痛患者3D超声分析的有效工具。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

3D ultrasound delivers high-resolution, real-time images of soft tissues, which is essential for pain research. However, manually distinguishing various tissues for quantitative analysis is labor-intensive. To streamline this process, we developed and validated GRN+, a novel multi-model framework that automates layer segmentation with minimal annotated data. GRN+ combines a ResNet-based generator and a U-Net segmentation model. Through a method called Segmentation-guided Enhancement (SGE), the generator produces new images and matching masks under the guidance of the segmentation model, with its weights adjusted according to the segmentation loss gradient. To prevent gradient explosion and secure stable training, a two-stage backpropagation strategy was implemented: the first stage propagates the segmentation loss through both the generator and segmentation model, while the second stage concentrates on optimizing the segmentation model alone, thereby refining mask prediction using the generated images. Tested on 69 fully annotated 3D ultrasound scans from 29 subjects with six manually labeled tissue layers, GRN+ outperformed all other semi-supervised methods in terms of the Dice coefficient using only 5% labeled data, despite not using unlabeled data for unsupervised training. Additionally, when applied to fully annotated datasets, GRN+ with SGE achieved a 2.16% higher Dice coefficient while incurring lower computational costs compared to other models. Overall, GRN+ provides accurate tissue segmentation while reducing both computational expenses and the dependency on extensive annotations, making it an effective tool for 3D ultrasound analysis in cLBP patients.

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