Intracranial Aneurysm Segmentation with a Dual-Path Fusion Network

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Title: Intracranial Aneurysm Segmentation with a Dual-Path Fusion Network
Authors: Ke Wang, Yong Zhang, Bin Fang
Source: Bioengineering, Vol 12, Iss 2, p 185 (2025)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Technology
LCC:Biology (General)
Subject Terms: intracranial aneurysms segmentation, digital subtraction angiography, dual-path, view fusion, Technology, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
More Details: Intracranial aneurysms (IAs), a significant medical concern due to their prevalence and life-threatening nature, pose challenges regarding diagnosis owing to their diminutive and variable morphology. There are currently challenges surrounding automating the segmentation of IAs, which is essential for diagnostic precision. Existing deep learning methods in IAs segmentation tend to emphasize semantic features at the expense of detailed information, potentially compromising segmentation quality. Our research introduces the innovative Dual-Path Fusion Network (DPF-Net), an advanced deep learning architecture crafted to refine IAs segmentation by adeptly incorporating detailed information. DPF-Net, with its unique resolution-preserving detail branch, ensures minimal loss of detail during feature extraction, while its cross-fusion module effectively promotes the connection of semantic information and finer detail features, enhancing segmentation precision. The network also integrates a detail aggregation module for effective fusion of multi-scale detail features. A view fusion strategy is employed to address spatial disruptions in patch generation, thereby improving feature extraction efficiency. Evaluated on the CADA dataset, DPF-Net achieves a remarkable mean Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) of 0.8967, highlighting its potential in automated IAs diagnosis in clinical settings. Furthermore, DPF-Net’s outstanding performance on the BraTS 2020 MRI dataset for brain tumor segmentation with a mean DSC of 0.8535 further confirms its robustness and generalizability.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2306-5354
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/12/2/185; https://doaj.org/toc/2306-5354
DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering12020185
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b1018094859f44bf886a86be022548d3
Accession Number: edsdoj.b1018094859f44bf886a86be022548d3
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:23065354
DOI:10.3390/bioengineering12020185
Published in:Bioengineering
Language:English