SIAM: Head and Brain MRI Segmentation from Few High-Quality Templates via Synthetic Training

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.02737v1
• Date: Mon, 04 May 2026 15:37:12 GMT
• Title: SIAM: Head and Brain MRI Segmentation from Few High-Quality Templates via Synthetic Training
• Abstract summary: Segment It All Model (SIAM) is a 3D whole-head segmentation framework for 16 anatomical structures.<n>SIAM simultaneously segments brain as well as extra-cerebral tissues, including cerebrospinal fluid, vessels, dura mater, skull, and skin.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Synthetic training has recently advanced brain MRI segmentation by enabling contrast-agnostic models trained entirely on generated data. However, most existing approaches rely on hundreds of automatically labeled templates, introducing systematic biases and limiting their flexibility to incorporate new anatomical structures. We present the Segment It All Model (SIAM), a 3D whole-head segmentation framework for 16 anatomical structures, trained using only six high-quality, manually annotated templates. SIAM extends domain randomization to both intensity and shape domains: synthetic image generation ensures contrast variability, while high-resolution spatial transformations model anatomical differences in cortical thickness and deep nuclei morphology. Unlike prior synthetic models, SIAM simultaneously segments brain as well as extra-cerebral tissues, including cerebrospinal fluid, vessels, dura mater, skull, and skin, enabling fully automated, preprocessing-free analysis. Evaluation across eight heterogeneous datasets (N=301), that include multiple contrasts (T1-weighted, T2-weighted, CT) and span a wide range of ages, demonstrates that SIAM matches or outperforms state-of-the-art methods for brain structures, in addition to extending automated segmentation to non-brain structures. The model also exhibits superior consistency across contrasts and repeated acquisitions, together with improved sensitivity to subtle gray matter atrophy. We openly release the model and the label templates at https://github.com/romainVala/SIAM.

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