用冷原子量子计算提升肠镜图像分类,兼顾精度与可训练性。
Medical Imaging Classification with Cold-Atom Reservoir Computing using Auto-Encoders and Surrogate-Driven Training

- 用自编码器压缩图像,再以脉冲参数编码为量子态
- 引入可微代理模型突破量子测量不可导瓶颈,实现端到端训练
- 在真实医疗场景下表现稳健,适合当前量子硬件条件
我们提出一种基于中性原子储层计算的混合量子-经典流水线,用于医学图像分类,聚焦于息肉检测的二分类任务。针对高维数据问题,集成引导式自编码器,学习紧凑且具有判别性的图像表示,同时适配量子储层计算。此类系统的关键挑战在于量子测量的不可微性,造成“梯度障碍”。我们通过引入可微代理模型模拟量子层,实现整个系统的端到端反向传播。该训练过程联合优化分类准确率与自编码器对图像的忠实重建。学习到的潜在表示被编码为里德伯哈密顿量中的脉冲失谐参数,随后通过期望值获得量子嵌入,并输入线性分类器。仿真结果显示,该方法优于使用PCA或无引导自编码器的传统方法。我们还进行了消融实验,评估量子与训练参数的影响,证明该流水线在当前NISQ时代对真实医疗影像应用具备鲁棒性与灵活性。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
We introduce a hybrid quantum-classical pipeline, based on neutral-atom reservoir computing, for medical image classification, focusing on the binary classification task of polyp detection. To deal effectively with the high dimensionality, we integrate a guided auto-encoder. This pipeline learns compact and discriminative representations of image data that are also well-suited for quantum reservoir computing. A key challenge in such systems is the non-differentiable nature of quantum measurements, which creates a 'gradient barrier' for standard training. We overcome this barrier by incorporating a differentiable surrogate model that emulates the quantum layer, enabling end-to-end backpropagation through the entire system. This guided training process is jointly optimized for classification accuracy and for faithful image recovery from the auto-encoder. The learned latent representations are encoded as pulse detuning parameters within a Rydberg Hamiltonian, and quantum embeddings are subsequently obtained through expectation values. These embeddings are then passed to a linear classifier. Our simulations show that this method outperforms some traditional approaches that use PCA or unguided autoencoders. We also conduct ablation studies to assess the impact of various quantum and training parameters, demonstrating the robustness and flexibility of our proposed pipeline for real-world medical imaging applications, even in the current NISQ era.
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