Risk-Sensitive Conformal Prediction for Catheter Placement Detection in Chest X-rays

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22496v1
• Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 15:47:10 GMT
• Title: Risk-Sensitive Conformal Prediction for Catheter Placement Detection in Chest X-rays
• Authors: Long Hui,
• Abstract summary: This paper presents a novel approach to catheter and line position detection in chest X-rays.<n>Our model simultaneously performs classification, segmentation, and landmark detection.<n>Risk-sensitive conformal prediction provides statistically guaranteed prediction sets with higher reliability for clinically critical findings.
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• Abstract: This paper presents a novel approach to catheter and line position detection in chest X-rays, combining multi-task learning with risk-sensitive conformal prediction to address critical clinical requirements. Our model simultaneously performs classification, segmentation, and landmark detection, leveraging the synergistic relationship between these tasks to improve overall performance. We further enhance clinical reliability through risk-sensitive conformal prediction, which provides statistically guaranteed prediction sets with higher reliability for clinically critical findings. Experimental results demonstrate excellent performance with 90.68\% overall empirical coverage and 99.29\% coverage for critical conditions, while maintaining remarkable precision in prediction sets. Most importantly, our risk-sensitive approach achieves zero high-risk mispredictions (cases where the system dangerously declares problematic tubes as confidently normal), making the system particularly suitable for clinical deployment. This work offers both accurate predictions and reliably quantified uncertainty -- essential features for life-critical medical applications.

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