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A Data-Centric Approach for Pectoral Muscle Deep Learning Segmentation Enhancements in Mammography Images

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Deep learning-based segmentation has emerged as a powerful and effective technique for addressing diverse medical imaging tasks. Particularly, in mammography image analysis, segmenting the anatomical structures plays a significant role in computer-aided diagnosis assistance and positioning assessment. However, accurately identifying the pectoral muscle in the craniocaudal view presents challenges even for experienced radiologists due to its variable size, potential absence, and fibroglandular tissue overlaps. These challenges are further amplified when dealing with error-prone annotations, where mislabeled or inaccurately labeled data can lead to training the model on incorrect information. Consequently, this can cause the model to learn from these errors and produce underperforming or suboptimal results during inference. To address this, we propose a two-stage data-centric approach to enhance the accuracy of the deep-learning-based mammography segmentation model. In the first stage, we introduce a shape-based label analysis to automatically identify pectoral muscle labels with possible inconsistencies for a posterior manual review and correction. Then, in the second stage, we downsample the training dataset by removing outlier images with dubious annotations. The experimental results show the effectiveness of prioritizing training data quality and reliability. This approach significantly improved the model’s ability to detect and accurately segment the pectoral muscle.

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Silva, S.V. et al. (2023). A Data-Centric Approach for Pectoral Muscle Deep Learning Segmentation Enhancements in Mammography Images. In: Bebis, G., et al. Advances in Visual Computing. ISVC 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14361. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47969-4_5

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