arXiv:2602.07643cs.CV2026-02被引 2

现有3D医学分割模型在真实场景中泛化能力差,尤其对功能影像表现不佳。

Universality Reconsidered: Rethinking the Validation of Foundation Models for General-Purpose 3D Medical Segmentation

  • 用全身结构与功能影像数据评估主流3D分割模型
  • 模型在未见数据上性能大幅下降,功能影像失败率极高
  • 呼吁重新定义泛化能力,从区域结构评估转向全身体结构+功能评估

基础模型在3D医学影像中展现出统一定量分析的潜力,但当前对通用性的认知仍不完整。现有模型主要在有限模态和解剖区域的数据集上训练与评估。本文通过配对的全身结构与功能影像数据,评估代表性3D分割基础模型。分析显示,基准报告性能与真实世界泛化之间存在显著差距:在未见过的数据上性能明显下降,尤其在功能影像模态上表现严重退化。这表明当前基础模型远未实现真正通用性。我们主张,进步不仅需要扩大模型与数据规模,还需重新思考通用性的定义与验证方式,将评估从局部结构基准扩展至全身体结构与功能影像。我们的发现强调了基准成功与真实临床泛化之间的区别。弥合这一差距对于将基础模型从受控评估环境推向实际医疗应用至关重要。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Foundation models have emerged as a transformative paradigm in 3D medical imaging, with the promise of unified quantitative analysis across diverse targets and imaging modalities. Yet the prevailing conception of universality remains incomplete. Current models are predominantly developed and evaluated on datasets largely concentrated around a limited set of imaging modalities and anatomical regions. In this Perspective, we evaluate representative 3D segmentation foundation models using paired whole-body structural and functional imaging data. Our analysis reveals a substantial gap between benchmark-reported performance and real-world generalization, with marked degradation on previously unseen data and particularly severe failures on functional imaging modalities. These findings suggest that current foundation models remain far from achieving true universality. We argue that progress requires not only scaling models and datasets, but also a reconsideration of how universality is defined and validated, extending evaluation beyond regional structural benchmarks toward whole-body structural and functional imaging. Our observations highlight the need to distinguish benchmark success from genuine clinical generalization. Bridging this gap will be essential for translating foundation models from controlled evaluation settings to real-world medical practice.

3D分割基础模型医学影像泛化能力

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