Optimizing cardiovascular image segmentation through integrated hierarchical features and attention mechanisms.

Journal: Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases are the top cause of death in China. Manual segmentation of cardiovascular images, prone to errors, demands an automated, rapid, and precise solution for clinical diagnosis.

Authors

  • Shijia Liao
    School of Informatics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
  • Bin Wang
    State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga 2650, Australia. Electronic address: bin.a.wang@dpi.nsw.gov.au.
  • Shiming Lin
    School of Informatics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.