Multi-task learning with Multi-view Weighted Fusion Attention for artery-specific calcification analysis
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In general, artery-specific calcification analysis comprises the simultaneous calcification segmentation and quantification tasks. It can help provide a thorough assessment for calcification of different coronary arteries, and further allow for an efficient and rapid diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, as a high-dimensional multi-type estimation problem, artery-specific calcification analysis has not been profoundly investigated due to the intractability of obtaining discriminative feature representations. In this work, we propose a Multi-task learning network with Multi-view Weighted Fusion Attention (MMWFAnet) to solve this challenging problem. The MMWFAnet first employs a Multi-view Weighted Fusion Attention (MWFA) module to extract discriminative feature representations by enhancing the collaboration of multiple views. Specifically, MWFA weights these views to improve multi-view learning for calcification features. Based on the fusion of these multiple views, the proposed approach takes advantage of multi-task learning to obtain accurate segmentation and quantification of artery-specific calcification simultaneously. We perform experimental studies on 676 non-contrast Computed Tomography scans, achieving state-of-the-art performance in terms of multiple evaluation metrics. These compelling results evince that the proposed MMWFAnet is capable of improving the effectivity and efficiency of clinical CVD diagnosis.
Date Issued
2021-07-01
Date Acceptance
2021-02-01
Citation
Information Fusion, 2021, 71, pp.64-76
ISSN
1566-2535
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
64
End Page
76
Journal / Book Title
Information Fusion
Volume
71
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
British Heart Foundation
Grant Number
PG/16/78/32402
Subjects
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-02-06