Entity-level multiple instance learning for mesoscopic histopathology images classification with Bayesian collaborative learning and pathological prior transfer.

Journal: Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Entity-level pathologic structures with independent structures and functions are at a mesoscopic scale between the cell-level and slide-level, containing limited structures thus providing fewer instances for multiple instance learning. This restricts the perception of local pathologic features and their relationships, causing semantic ambiguity and inefficiency of entity embedding.

Authors

  • Qiming He
    Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
  • Yingming Xu
    Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen, China.
  • Qiang Huang
    Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China.
  • Jing Li
    Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
  • Yonghong He
    Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
  • Zhe Wang
    Department of Pathology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518033, China.
  • Tian Guan
    Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Guangdong Province, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.