Convolutional Feature Noise Reduction for 2D Cardiac MR Image Segmentation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.22983v1
• Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:44:50 GMT
• Title: Convolutional Feature Noise Reduction for 2D Cardiac MR Image Segmentation
• Authors: Hong Zheng, Nan Mu, Han Su, Lin Feng, Xiaoning Li,
• Abstract summary: Convolutional Feature Filter (CFF) is a low-amplitude pass filter aimed at minimizing noise in feature signal inputs.<n>We conducted experiments on two established 2D segmentation networks and two public cardiac MR image datasets to validate the effectiveness of the CFF.<n>To enable a numerical observation and analysis of this reduction, we developed a binarization equation to calculate the information entropy of feature signals.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Noise reduction constitutes a crucial operation within Digital Signal Processing. Regrettably, it frequently remains neglected when dealing with the processing of convolutional features in segmentation networks. This oversight could trigger the butterfly effect, impairing the subsequent outcomes within the entire feature system. To complete this void, we consider convolutional features following Gaussian distributions as feature signal matrices and then present a simple and effective feature filter in this study. The proposed filter is fundamentally a low-amplitude pass filter primarily aimed at minimizing noise in feature signal inputs and is named Convolutional Feature Filter (CFF). We conducted experiments on two established 2D segmentation networks and two public cardiac MR image datasets to validate the effectiveness of the CFF, and the experimental findings demonstrated a decrease in noise within the feature signal matrices. To enable a numerical observation and analysis of this reduction, we developed a binarization equation to calculate the information entropy of feature signals.

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