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QGD-Net: A Lightweight Model Utilizing Pixels of Affinity in Feature Layer for Dermoscopic Lesion Segmentation
Wang, Jingchao1; Huang, Guoheng1; Zhong, Guo2; Yuan, Xiaochen3; Pun, Chi Man4; Deng, Jie5
2023-12-01
Source PublicationIEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
ISSN2168-2194
Volume27Issue:12Pages:5982-5993
Abstract

Response: Pixels with location affinity, which can be also called 'pixels of affinity,' have similar semantic information. Group convolution and dilated convolution can utilize them to improve the capability of the model. However, for group convolution, it does not utilize pixels of affinity between layers. For dilated convolution, after multiple convolutions with the same dilated rate, the pixels utilized within each layer do not possess location affinity with each other. To solve the problem of group convolution, our proposed quaternion group convolution uses the quaternion convolution, which promotes the communication between to promote utilizing pixels of affinity between channels. In quaternion group convolution, the feature layers are divided into 4 layers per group, ensuring the quaternion convolution can be performed. To solve the problem of dilated convolution, we propose the quaternion sawtooth wave-like dilated convolutions module (QS module). QS module utilizes quaternion convolution with sawtooth wave-like dilated rates to effectively leverage the pixels that share the location affinity both between and within layers. This allows for an expanded receptive field, ultimately enhancing the performance of the model. In particular, we perform our quaternion group convolution in QS module to design the quaternion group dilated neutral network (QGD-Net). Extensive experiments on Dermoscopic Lesion Segmentation based on ISIC 2016 and ISIC 2017 indicate that our method has significantly reduced the model parameters and highly promoted the precision of the model in Dermoscopic Lesion Segmentation. And our method also shows generalizability in retinal vessel segmentation.

KeywordDermoscopic Lesion Segmentation Dilated Convolution Group Convolution Lightweight Quaternion Convolution U-net
DOI10.1109/JBHI.2023.3320953
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Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaComputer Science ; Mathematical & Computational Biology ; Medical Informatics
WOS SubjectComputer Science, Information Systems Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications ; Mathematical & Computational Biology ; Medical Informatics
WOS IDWOS:001147165700027
PublisherIEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855-4141
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85173356896
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CollectionFaculty of Science and Technology
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Corresponding AuthorHuang, Guoheng
Affiliation1.School of Computer Science and Technology, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
2.School of Information Science and Technology, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, 510006, China
3.Faculty of Applied Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, 999078, Macao
4.Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, 999078, Macao
5.First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Wang, Jingchao,Huang, Guoheng,Zhong, Guo,et al. QGD-Net: A Lightweight Model Utilizing Pixels of Affinity in Feature Layer for Dermoscopic Lesion Segmentation[J]. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2023, 27(12), 5982-5993.
APA Wang, Jingchao., Huang, Guoheng., Zhong, Guo., Yuan, Xiaochen., Pun, Chi Man., & Deng, Jie (2023). QGD-Net: A Lightweight Model Utilizing Pixels of Affinity in Feature Layer for Dermoscopic Lesion Segmentation. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 27(12), 5982-5993.
MLA Wang, Jingchao,et al."QGD-Net: A Lightweight Model Utilizing Pixels of Affinity in Feature Layer for Dermoscopic Lesion Segmentation".IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics 27.12(2023):5982-5993.
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