An Edge-aware Prompt-enhanced SAM for Ultrasound Image Segmentation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.07240v1
• Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:20:23 GMT
• Title: An Edge-aware Prompt-enhanced SAM for Ultrasound Image Segmentation
• Abstract summary: We propose EP-SAM, an edge-aware and prompt-enhanced adaptation of the Segment Anything Model (SAM)<n>EP-SAM generates high-quality prompts that effectively guide the model toward target regions of interest.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Ultrasound image segmentation is essential for delineating anatomical structures and lesions, providing the foundation for accurate diagnosis. While the Segment Anything Model (SAM) has demonstrated remarkable success on natural images, its performance on ultrasound data is often hindered by poor boundary delineation. To address this limitation, we propose EP-SAM, an edge-aware and prompt-enhanced adaptation of SAM. Specifically, we leverage multi-block feature extraction from the image encoder to enrich coarse-to-fine semantic representations, while edge-aware supervision of the image encoder improves robustness to contour ambiguity and speckle noise. By integrating these complementary cues, EP-SAM generates high-quality prompts that effectively guide the model toward target regions of interest. Experimental results on multiple benchmarks demonstrate that EP-SAM consistently outperforms existing SAM-based methods.

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