Analysing Diffusion Segmentation for Medical Images

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.14440v1
• Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:45:54 GMT
• Title: Analysing Diffusion Segmentation for Medical Images
• Authors: Mathias Öttl, Siyuan Mei, Frauke Wilm, Jana Steenpass, Matthias Rübner, Arndt Hartmann, Matthias Beckmann, Peter Fasching, Andreas Maier, Ramona Erber, Katharina Breininger,
• Abstract summary: We critically analyse and discuss how diffusion segmentation for medical images differs from diffusion image generation. We also conduct an assessment how proposed diffusion segmentation architectures perform when trained directly for segmentation.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic models have become increasingly popular due to their ability to offer probabilistic modeling and generate diverse outputs. This versatility inspired their adaptation for image segmentation, where multiple predictions of the model can produce segmentation results that not only achieve high quality but also capture the uncertainty inherent in the model. Here, powerful architectures were proposed for improving diffusion segmentation performance. However, there is a notable lack of analysis and discussions on the differences between diffusion segmentation and image generation, and thorough evaluations are missing that distinguish the improvements these architectures provide for segmentation in general from their benefit for diffusion segmentation specifically. In this work, we critically analyse and discuss how diffusion segmentation for medical images differs from diffusion image generation, with a particular focus on the training behavior. Furthermore, we conduct an assessment how proposed diffusion segmentation architectures perform when trained directly for segmentation. Lastly, we explore how different medical segmentation tasks influence the diffusion segmentation behavior and the diffusion process could be adapted accordingly. With these analyses, we aim to provide in-depth insights into the behavior of diffusion segmentation that allow for a better design and evaluation of diffusion segmentation methods in the future.

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