Semantic Prior Distillation with Vision Foundation Model for Enhanced Rapid Bone Scintigraphy Image Restoration

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.02321v2
• Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:23:43 GMT
• Title: Semantic Prior Distillation with Vision Foundation Model for Enhanced Rapid Bone Scintigraphy Image Restoration
• Abstract summary: We propose the first application of SAM-based semantic priors for medical image restoration.<n>Our method comprises two cascaded networks, $fIR1$ and $fIR2$, augmented by three key modules.<n>We will release a novel Rapid Bone Scintigraphy dataset called RBS, the first dataset dedicated to rapid bone scintigraphy image restoration in pediatric patients.
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• Abstract: Rapid bone scintigraphy is an essential tool for diagnosing skeletal diseases and tumor metastasis in pediatric patients, as it reduces scan time and minimizes patient discomfort. However, rapid scans often result in poor image quality, potentially affecting diagnosis due to reduced resolution and detail, which make it challenging to identify and evaluate finer anatomical structures. To address this issue, we propose the first application of SAM-based semantic priors for medical image restoration, leveraging the Segment Anything Model (SAM) to enhance rapid bone scintigraphy images in pediatric populations. Our method comprises two cascaded networks, $f^{IR1}$ and $f^{IR2}$, augmented by three key modules: a Semantic Prior Integration (SPI) module, a Semantic Knowledge Distillation (SKD) module, and a Semantic Consistency Module (SCM). The SPI and SKD modules incorporate domain-specific semantic information from a fine-tuned SAM, while the SCM maintains consistent semantic feature representation throughout the cascaded networks. In addition, we will release a novel Rapid Bone Scintigraphy dataset called RBS, the first dataset dedicated to rapid bone scintigraphy image restoration in pediatric patients. RBS consists of 137 pediatric patients aged between 0.5 and 16 years who underwent both standard and rapid bone scans. The dataset includes scans performed at 20 cm/min (standard) and 40 cm/min (rapid), representing a $2\times$ acceleration. We conducted extensive experiments on both the publicly available endoscopic dataset and RBS. The results demonstrate that our method outperforms all existing methods across various metrics, including PSNR, SSIM, FID, and LPIPS.

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