TMAN: A Triple Morphological Feature Attention Network for Fine-Grained Classification of Breast Ultrasound Images.

Accurately diagnosing various types of breast lesions is critical for assessing breast cancer risk and predicting patient outcomes, which necessitates a fine-grained classification approach. While convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are predominantly employed in fine-grained classification tasks fo...

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Publicado en:Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 82 - 103
Autores principales: Wang, Dongyue, Xue, Min, Wang, Hui
Formato: diagnostic images equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2026
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          Wang, Dongyue
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          Breast Diseases Ultrasonography
          Image Processing, Computer Assisted Methods
          Breast Diseases Classification
          Sensitivity and Specificity Evaluation
          Ultrasonography Methods
          Diagnosis, Computer Assisted
          Human
          Female
          Convolutional Neural Networks
          Precision
          Classification Algorithms
          Magnetic Resonance Imaging
          Histology
          Logistic Regression
          Odds Ratio
          Boosting Machine Learning Algorithms
          Detection Algorithms
          Radiomics
          DICOM
          Cysts Ultrasonography
          Fibrocystic Disease of Breast Ultrasonography
          Papilloma Ultrasonography
          Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue Ultrasonography
          Breast Neoplasms Ultrasonography
          Breast Neoplasms Classification
          Validation Studies
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Comparative Studies
          Image Interpretation, Computer Assisted
          Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
          Information Science
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      ab: Accurately diagnosing various types of breast lesions is critical for assessing breast cancer risk and predicting patient outcomes, which necessitates a fine-grained classification approach. While convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are predominantly employed in fine-grained classification tasks for breast lesions, they often struggle to effectively capture and model the intricate relationships between local and global features, an aspect that is vital for achieving high classification accuracy. Additionally, Color Doppler Flow Imaging (CDFI) and Strain Elastography (SE) are two important ultrasound imaging techniques widely used in the diagnosis of breast lesions. However, their specific contributions to fine-grained classification have not been thoroughly investigated. In this paper, we introduce a Triple Morphological Feature Attention Network (TMAN) designed to enhance fine-grained classification of breast ultrasound images. The TMAN architecture comprises three key modules: Local Margin Attention (LMA), Structured Texture Attention (STA), and Fusion Attention (FA), each focused on extracting distinct morphological features. TMAN achieved an average accuracy of 74.40%, precision of 73.18%, and specificity of 96.02%, surpassing state-of-the-art methods. The findings reveal that incorporating CDFI significantly improved classification for malignant subtypes with a 10% accuracy boost, while SE had a negligible impact. These findings highlight the effectiveness of TMAN in extracting nuanced morphological features and advancing precision in breast ultrasound diagnosis. The source code is accessible at https://github.com/windywindyw/TMAN.
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