This study proposes Dual-InfNet, a novel deep-learning architecture for automated lung infection segmentation in chest CT scans to aid COVID-19 diagnosis. Dual-InfNet addresses challenges like varying infection characteristics and low contrast by integrating a Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) within each encoder layer for enhanced feature refinement. CBAM generates attention maps that adaptively refine features, while a parallel partial decoder aggregates high-level features for global infection localization. Finally, the model utilizes implicit reverse attention and explicit edge attention to refine boundaries and enhance representations. Extensive experiments demonstrate that Dual-InfNet outperforms existing models, paving the way for advanced AI applications in healthcare.

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Enhanced Chest CT Infection Segmentation with Reverse Attention and CBAM

  • Nomaiya Bashree,
  • Tareque Bashar Ovi,
  • Hussain Nyeem,
  • Md Abdul Wahed

摘要

This study proposes Dual-InfNet, a novel deep-learning architecture for automated lung infection segmentation in chest CT scans to aid COVID-19 diagnosis. Dual-InfNet addresses challenges like varying infection characteristics and low contrast by integrating a Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) within each encoder layer for enhanced feature refinement. CBAM generates attention maps that adaptively refine features, while a parallel partial decoder aggregates high-level features for global infection localization. Finally, the model utilizes implicit reverse attention and explicit edge attention to refine boundaries and enhance representations. Extensive experiments demonstrate that Dual-InfNet outperforms existing models, paving the way for advanced AI applications in healthcare.