Image Features Research Articles

A device-dependent auto-segmentation method based on combined generalized and single-device datasets.

Although generalized-dataset-based auto-segmentation models that consider various computed tomography (CT) scanners have shown great clinical potential, their application to medical images from unseen scanners remains challenging because of device-dependent image features. This study aims to investigate the performance of a device-dependent auto-segmentation model based on a combined dataset of a generalized dataset and single CT scanner dataset. We constructed two training datasets for 21 chest and abdominal organs. The generalized dataset comprised 1203 publicly available multi-scanner data. The device-dependent dataset comprised 1253 data, including the 1203 multi-CT scanner data and 50 single CT scanner data. Using these datasets, the generalized-dataset-based model (GDSM) and the device-dependent-dataset-based model (DDSM) were trained. The models were trained using nnU-Net and tested on ten data samples from a single CT scanner. The evaluation metrics included the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), the Hausdorff distance (HD), and the average symmetric surface distance (ASSD), which were used to assess the overall performance of the models. In addition, DSCdiff, HDratio, and ASSDratio, which are variations of the three existing metrics, were used to compare the performance of the models across different organs. For the average DSC, the GDSM and DDSM had values of 0.9251 and 0.9323, respectively. For the average HD, the GDSM and DDSM had values of 10.66 and 9.139mm, respectively; for the average ASSD, the GDSM and DDSM had values of 0.8318 and 0.6656mm, respectively. Compared with the GDSM, the DDSM showed consistent performance improvements of 0.78%, 14%, and 20% for the DSC, HD, and ASSD metrics, respectively. In addition, compared with the GDSM, the DDSM had better DSCdiff values in 14 of 21 tested organs, better HDratio values in 13 of 21 tested organs, and better ASSDratio values in 14 of 21 tested organs. The three averages of the variant metrics were all better for the DDSM than for the GDSM. The results suggest that combining the generalized dataset with a single scanner dataset resulted in an overall improvement in model performance for that device image.

Multi-objective classification prediction method for coal gangue based on image feature extraction

ABSTRACT Coal gangue is a solid waste discharged during the coal production process, consisting of rocks and minerals, and is a nonmetal mineral resource with attributes suitable for comprehensive utilization. This study explores the pre-classification issue of coal gangue comprehensive utilization through image recognition methods. Initially, coal gangue was categorized into four types – Residual coal, Gray gangue, Red gangue, and White gangue-based on its appearance, chemical composition, phase composition, and usage characteristics. Subsequently, the color features, texture features, and shape features of different types of coal gangue were analyzed using box plots, correlation coefficients, and cluster analysis. Finally, by comprehensively considering color, texture, and shape features, and by simplifying highly correlated variables, a support vector machine was employed for classification prediction. The overall recognition accuracy rate for multi-target classification reached 89%.

Enhanced Cross-stage-attention U-Net for esophageal target volume segmentation

PurposeThe segmentation of target volume and organs at risk (OAR) was a significant part of radiotherapy. Specifically, determining the location and scale of the esophagus in simulated computed tomography images was difficult and time-consuming primarily due to its complex structure and low contrast with the surrounding tissues. In this study, an Enhanced Cross-stage-attention U-Net was proposed to solve the segmentation problem for the esophageal gross tumor volume (GTV) and clinical tumor volume (CTV) in CT images.MethodsFirst, a module based on principal component analysis theory was constructed to pre-extract the features of the input image. Then, a cross-stage based feature fusion model was designed to replace the skip concatenation of original UNet, which was composed of Wide Range Attention unit, Small-kernel Local Attention unit, and Inverted Bottleneck unit. WRA was employed to capture global attention, whose large convolution kernel was further decomposed to simplify the calculation. SLA was used to complement the local attention to WRA. IBN was structed to fuse the extracted features, where a global frequency response layer was built to redistribute the frequency response of the fused feature maps.ResultsThe proposed method was compared with relevant published esophageal segmentation methods. The prediction of the proposed network was MSD = 2.83(1.62, 4.76)mm, HD = 11.79 ± 6.02 mm, DC = 72.45 ± 19.18% in GTV; MSD = 5.26(2.18, 8.82)mm, HD = 16.22 ± 10.01 mm, DC = 71.06 ± 17.72% in CTV.ConclusionThe reconstruction of the skip concatenation in UNet showed an improvement of performance for esophageal segmentation. The results showed the proposed network had better effect on esophageal GTV and CTV segmentation.

The Depth Estimation and Visualization of Dermatological Lesions: Development and Usability Study.

Thus far, considerable research has been focused on classifying a lesion as benign or malignant. However, there is a requirement for quick depth estimation of a lesion for the accurate clinical staging of the lesion. The lesion could be malignant and quickly grow beneath the skin. While biopsy slides provide clear information on lesion depth, it is an emerging domain to find quick and noninvasive methods to estimate depth, particularly based on 2D images. This study proposes a novel methodology for the depth estimation and visualization of skin lesions. Current diagnostic methods are approximate in determining how much a lesion may have proliferated within the skin. Using color gradients and depth maps, this method will give us a definite estimate and visualization procedure for lesions and other skin issues. We aim to generate 3D holograms of the lesion depth such that dermatologists can better diagnose melanoma. We started by performing classification using a convolutional neural network (CNN), followed by using explainable artificial intelligence to localize the image features responsible for the CNN output. We used the gradient class activation map approach to perform localization of the lesion from the rest of the image. We applied computer graphics for depth estimation and developing the 3D structure of the lesion. We used the depth from defocus method for depth estimation from single images and Gabor filters for volumetric representation of the depth map. Our novel method, called red spot analysis, measures the degree of infection based on how a conical hologram is constructed. We collaborated with a dermatologist to analyze the 3D hologram output and received feedback on how this method can be introduced to clinical implementation. The neural model plus the explainable artificial intelligence algorithm achieved an accuracy of 86% in classifying the lesions correctly as benign or malignant. For the entire pipeline, we mapped the benign and malignant cases to their conical representations. We received exceedingly positive feedback while pitching this idea at the King Edward Memorial Institute in India. Dermatologists considered this a potentially useful tool in the depth estimation of lesions. We received a number of ideas for evaluating the technique before it can be introduced to the clinical scene. When we map the CNN outputs (benign or malignant) to the corresponding hologram, we observe that a malignant lesion has a higher concentration of red spots (infection) in the upper and deeper portions of the skin, and that the malignant cases have deeper conical sections when compared with the benign cases. This proves that the qualitative results map with the initial classification performed by the neural model. The positive feedback provided by the dermatologist suggests that the qualitative conclusion of the method is sufficient.

A Rice Leaf Area Index Monitoring Method Based on the Fusion of Data from RGB Camera and Multi-Spectral Camera on an Inspection Robot

Automated monitoring of the rice leaf area index (LAI) using near-ground sensing platforms, such as inspection robots, is essential for modern rice precision management. These robots are equipped with various complementary sensors, where specific sensor capabilities partially overlap to provide redundancy and enhanced reliability. Thus, leveraging multi-sensor fusion technology to improve the accuracy of LAI monitoring has become a crucial research focus. This study presents a rice LAI monitoring model based on the fused data from RGB and multi-spectral cameras with an ensemble learning algorithm. The results indicate that the estimation accuracy of the rice LAI monitoring model is effectively improved by fusing the vegetation index and textures from RGB and multi-spectral sensors. The model based on the LightGBM regression algorithm has the most improvement in accuracy, with a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.892, a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.270, and a mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.160. Furthermore, the accuracy of LAI estimation in the jointing stage is higher than in the heading stage. At the jointing stage, both LightGBM based on optimal RGB image features and Random Forest based on fused features achieved an R2 of 0.95. This study provides a technical reference for automatically monitoring rice growth parameters in the field using inspection robots.

Preoperative assessment of tertiary lymphoid structures in stage I lung adenocarcinoma using CT radiomics: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

ObjectiveTo develop a multimodal predictive model, Radiomics Integrated TLSs System (RAITS), based on preoperative CT radiomic features for the identification of TLSs in stage I lung adenocarcinoma patients and to evaluate its potential in prognosis stratification and guiding personalized treatment.MethodsThe most recent preoperative chest CT thin-slice scans and postoperative hematoxylin and eosin-stained pathology sections of patients diagnosed with stage I LUAD were retrospectively collected. Tumor segmentation was achieved using an automatic virtual adversarial training segmentation algorithm based on a three-dimensional U-shape convolutional neural network (3D U-Net). Radiomic features were extracted from the tumor and peritumoral areas, with extensions of 2 mm, 4 mm, 6 mm, and 8 mm, respectively, and deep learning image features were extracted through a convolutional neural network. Subsequently, the RAITS was constructed. The performance of RAITS was then evaluated in both the train and validation cohorts.ResultsRAITS demonstrated superior AUC, sensitivity, and specificity in both the training and external validation cohorts, outperforming traditional unimodal models. In the validation cohort, RAITS achieved an AUC of 0.78 (95% CI, 0.69–0.88) and showed higher net benefits across most threshold ranges. RAITS exhibited strong discriminative ability in risk stratification, with p < 0.01 in the training cohort and p = 0.02 in the validation cohort, consistent with the actual predictive performance of TLSs, where TLS-positive patients had significantly higher recurrence-free survival (RFS) compared to TLS-negative patients (p = 0.04 in the training cohort, p = 0.02 in the validation cohort).ConclusionAs a multimodal predictive model based on preoperative CT radiomic features, RAITS demonstrated excellent performance in identifying TLSs in stage I LUAD and holds potential value in clinical decision-making.

水稻籽粒堆积特性离散元法模拟研究

Accurately determining the angle of repose for irregular and dispersed agricultural grain materials requires a simulation model that effectively represents the actual grain shapes and utilizes numerical methods to analyze their stacking behavior. This study focuses on "Yongyou 15" rice grains, employing 3D raster scanning technology to obtain precise contour data. Through a reverse modeling process, a detailed 3D geometric model of the grains was developed, resulting in a discrete element model comprising 618 grains of varying diameters, created using granular polymer theory. Discrete element analysis software (EDEM) was integrated with MATLAB image processing to simulate the falling and stacking process of the rice grains within a stainless steel bottomless cylindrical tube. The contour of the grain heap was analyzed using linear fitting, followed by a micro-mechanical investigation of the grain heap structure. The analysis indicated that the pressure depression within the heap is caused by the oblique transmission of contact forces. The simulated angle of repose under experimental conditions was 31.29°±0.41°, differing by only 0.81% from the actual measured angle of 31.04°±0.21° obtained through physical stacking experiments. These results demonstrate that combining numerical simulations with image feature extraction is a reliable and efficient method for assessing the stacking properties of agricultural materials.

MolNexTR: a generalized deep learning model for molecular image recognition

In the field of chemical structure recognition, the task of converting molecular images into machine-readable data formats such as SMILES string stands as a significant challenge, primarily due to the varied drawing styles and conventions prevalent in chemical literature. To bridge this gap, we proposed MolNexTR, a novel image-to-graph deep learning model that collaborates to fuse the strengths of ConvNext, a powerful Convolutional Neural Network variant, and Vision-TRansformer. This integration facilitates a more detailed extraction of both local and global features from molecular images. MolNexTR can predict atoms and bonds simultaneously and understand their layout rules. It also excels at flexibly integrating symbolic chemistry principles to discern chirality and decipher abbreviated structures. We further incorporate a series of advanced algorithms, including an improved data augmentation module, an image contamination module, and a post-processing module for getting the final SMILES output. These modules cooperate to enhance the model’s robustness to diverse styles of molecular images found in real literature. In our test sets, MolNexTR has demonstrated superior performance, achieving an accuracy rate of 81–97%, marking a significant advancement in the domain of molecular structure recognition.Scientific contributionMolNexTR is a novel image-to-graph model that incorporates a unique dual-stream encoder to extract complex molecular image features, and combines chemical rules to predict atoms and bonds while understanding atom and bond layout rules. In addition, it employs a series of novel augmentation algorithms to significantly enhance the robustness and performance of the model.

Breast Histopathological Image Classification Based on Auto-Encoder Reconstructed Domain Adaptation

As an effective computer-aided diagnostic tool, deep learning has been successfully applied to the classification of breast histopathological images. However, the performance of the deep model is data-driven, and it is difficult to obtain satisfied results when the number of histopathological images is small and labelling histopathological images is difficult. Moreover, in traditional deep learning methods, the representation of features is monotonous, which leads to the limitation of the classification performance of the model. This study proposes an auto-encoder reconstructed semi-supervised domain adaptation for a breast histopathological image classification algorithm. First, the model was pre-trained and transferred to extract high-level features of the sample images. Then, the encoding and decoding parts of the auto-encoder were used to reconstruct the feature representation learning and the sample feature reconstruction learning, respectively. This ensured that the useful information for the classification was purified and retained. At the same time, the domain discriminator was used to confuse the source and target domain features to enhance the learning ability of the model. Finally, the distribution difference of features at different depths of the auto-encoder was measured to minimize the discrepancy of feature distribution between domains, so as to complete the classification of histopathological images. Compared to the results of the comparative and ablation algorithms from the BreakHis to SNL datasets, the proposed method achieved the best results in terms of F1 score (93.40%), accuracy (95.24%), sensitivity (94.66%), and specificity (95.56%). The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves a remarkable classification performance.

An End-to-End Adaptive Method for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Rolling Bearings Using Time–Frequency Image Features

The deep learning model has attracted widespread attention in the field of rolling bearing remaining useful life (RUL) prediction due to its advantages of less reliance on prior knowledge, high accuracy, and strong generalization. However, a large number of prediction models use very complicated artificial feature extraction and selection methods to build the original input features of the deep learning model and health indicator. These approaches do not fully exploit the capabilities of deep learning models as they continue to heavily rely on prior knowledge, The accuracy of their predictions largely hinges on the quality of the input features, and the generalization of manually crafted features remains uncertain. To address these challenges, in this paper, an end-to-end prediction model for the remaining useful life of rolling bearings is proposed, which is divided into three modules. First, a short-term Fourier transform module is incorporated into the model to automatically obtain the time–frequency information of the signal. Then, the convolutional next (ConvNext) module, which is a simple and efficient pure convolutional neural network, is utilized to extract features from the spectrogram. Finally, we capture the short-term dependence and long-term dependence by two parallel channels Transformer and self-attention convolutional long short-term memory (SA-ConvLSTM), and the self-attention mechanism is employed for the adaptive prediction of the bearing’s remaining useful life. Through integration with artificial intelligence, this method proposes a high-performance solution for predicting the remaining useful life of bearings. It has minimal reliance on manual labor, stronger fitting capabilities, and can be widely used for predicting the remaining useful life of bearings.

Deep learning model combined with computed tomography features to preoperatively predicting the risk stratification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors

BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are prevalent neoplasm originating from the gastrointestinal mesenchyme. Approximately 50% of GIST patients experience tumor recurrence within 5 years. Thus, there is a pressing need to accurately evaluate risk stratification preoperatively. AIM To assess the application of a deep learning model (DLM) combined with computed tomography features for predicting risk stratification of GISTs. METHODS Preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) images of 551 GIST patients were retrospectively analyzed. All image features were independently analyzed by two radiologists. Quantitative parameters were statistically analyzed to identify significant predictors of high-risk malignancy. Patients were randomly assigned to the training (n = 386) and validation cohorts (n = 165). A DLM and a combined DLM were established for predicting the GIST risk stratification using convolutional neural network and subsequently evaluated in the validation cohort. RESULTS Among the analyzed CECT image features, tumor size, ulceration, and enlarged feeding vessels were identified as significant risk predictors (P &lt; 0.05). In DLM, the overall area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) was 0.88, with the accuracy (ACC) and AUROCs for each stratification being 87% and 0.96 for low-risk, 79% and 0.74 for intermediate-risk, and 84% and 0.90 for high-risk, respectively. The overall ACC and AUROC were 84% and 0.94 in the combined model. The ACC and AUROCs for each risk stratification were 92% and 0.97 for low-risk, 87% and 0.83 for intermediate-risk, and 90% and 0.96 for high-risk, respectively. Differences in AUROCs for each risk stratification between the two models were significant (P &lt; 0.05). CONCLUSION A combined DLM with satisfactory performance for preoperatively predicting GIST stratifications was developed using routine computed tomography data, demonstrating superiority compared to DLM.

Interaction of Asymmetric Adaptive Network Structures and Parameter Balance in Image Feature Extraction and Recognition

To better process irregular sample images for their image feature extraction and recognition, this essay proposes asymmetric adaptive neural network (AACNN) structures, including dual structures of an adaptive image feature extraction network (AT-CNN) and adaptive image recognition network (AT-ACNN). They both comprise an Adaptive Transform (AT) module and a deep learning network, but the ACNN comprises pixel-adaptive convolutional (PAC) kernels that CNN does not have, reflecting the asymmetry of these network structures. Structural analysis and comparative testing experiments indicated that the proposed method is more appropriate and effective for dealing with irregular sample images with different sizes and views, mainly focusing on their feature extraction accuracy and image recognition efficiency. The proposed method constructs the interaction between asymmetric dual network structures, essential in improving model performance and efficiency. It specifically manifests that the PAC kernels in an ACNN resolves the problem of content-agnostic convolution in image recognition by learning image features from a pre-trained CNN. On the other hand, it improves image recognition efficiency by using feature maps extracted from the pre-trained CNN to train the classifiers in the ACNN. We also found that parameter balance was essential in adaptive neural network structure for better performance in further testing experiments. When setting the Dropout layer parameter at 0.5 and the iteration number was 32, the proposed model achieved adequate recognition accuracy and efficiency. Smaller parameters affect model performance, but more extensive parameters significantly increase computational burden and loss. Comparative testing experiments fully validated its superiority compared with traditional methods based on CNNs. Using traditional carving patterns from Anhui Province as an example, we conducted image recognition and feature graphic application under ideal parameter balance conditions and thereby demonstrated the practicality and value of the proposed method.

MediScan: A Framework of U-Health and Prognostic AI Assessment on Medical Imaging

With technological advancements, remarkable progress has been made with the convergence of health sciences and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Modern health systems are proposed to ease patient diagnostics. However, the challenge is to provide AI-based precautions to patients and doctors for more accurate risk assessment. The proposed healthcare system aims to integrate patients, doctors, laboratories, pharmacies, and administrative personnel use cases and their primary functions onto a single platform. The proposed framework can also process microscopic images, CT scans, X-rays, and MRI to classify malignancy and give doctors a set of AI precautions for patient risk assessment. The proposed framework incorporates various DCNN models for identifying different forms of tumors and fractures in the human body i.e., brain, bones, lungs, kidneys, and skin, and generating precautions with the help of the Fined-Tuned Large Language Model (LLM) i.e., Generative Pretrained Transformer 4 (GPT-4). With enough training data, DCNN can learn highly representative, data-driven, hierarchical image features. The GPT-4 model is selected for generating precautions due to its explanation, reasoning, memory, and accuracy on prior medical assessments and research studies. Classification models are evaluated by classification report (i.e., Recall, Precision, F1 Score, Support, Accuracy, and Macro and Weighted Average) and confusion matrix and have shown robust performance compared to the conventional schemes.

UniFlow: Unified Normalizing Flow for Unsupervised Multi-Class Anomaly Detection

Multi-class anomaly detection is more efficient and less resource-consuming in industrial anomaly detection scenes that involve multiple categories or exhibit large intra-class diversity. However, most industrial image anomaly detection methods are developed for one-class anomaly detection, which typically suffer significant performance drops in multi-class scenarios. Research specifically targeting multi-class anomaly detection remains relatively limited. In this work, we propose a powerful unified normalizing flow for multi-class anomaly detection, which we call UniFlow. A multi-cognitive visual adapter (Mona) is employed in our method as the feature adaptation layer to adapt image features for both the multi-class anomaly detection task and the normalizing flow model, facilitating the learning of general knowledge of normal images across multiple categories. We adopt multi-cognitive convolutional networks with high capacity to construct the coupling layers within the normalizing flow model for more effective multi-class distribution modeling. In addition, we employ a multi-scale feature fusion module to aggregate features from various levels, thereby obtaining fused features with enhanced expressive capabilities. UniFlow achieves a class-average image-level AUROC of 99.1% and a class-average pixel-level AUROC of 98.0% on MVTec AD, outperforming the SOTA multi-class anomaly detection methods. Extensive experiments on three benchmark datasets, MVTec AD, VisA, and BTAD, demonstrate the efficacy and superiority of our unified normalizing flow in multi-class anomaly detection.

Advancements in Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Imaging Diagnostics for the Management of Liver Disease—Applications and Challenges in Personalized Care

Liver disease can significantly impact life expectancy, making early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention critical challenges in medical care. Imaging diagnostics play a crucial role in diagnosing and managing liver diseases. Recently, the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging analysis has become indispensable in healthcare. AI, trained on vast datasets of medical images, has sometimes demonstrated diagnostic accuracy that surpasses that of human experts. AI-assisted imaging diagnostics are expected to contribute significantly to the standardization of diagnostic quality. Furthermore, AI has the potential to identify image features that are imperceptible to humans, thereby playing an essential role in clinical decision-making. This capability enables physicians to make more accurate diagnoses and develop effective treatment strategies, ultimately improving patient outcomes. Additionally, AI is anticipated to become a powerful tool in personalized medicine. By integrating individual patient imaging data with clinical information, AI can propose optimal plans for treatment, making it an essential component in the provision of the most appropriate care for each patient. Current reports highlight the advantages of AI in managing liver diseases. As AI technology continues to evolve, it is expected to advance personalized diagnostics and treatments and contribute to overall improvements in healthcare quality.

SS3DNet-AF: A Single-Stage, Single-View 3D Reconstruction Network with Attention-Based Fusion

Learning object shapes from a single image is challenging due to variations in scene content, geometric structures, and environmental factors, which create significant disparities between 2D image features and their corresponding 3D representations, hindering the effective training of deep learning models. Existing learning-based approaches can be divided into two-stage and single-stage methods, each with limitations. Two-stage methods often rely on generating intermediate proposals by searching for similar structures across the entire dataset, a process that is computationally expensive due to the large search space and high-dimensional feature-matching requirements, further limiting flexibility to predefined object categories. In contrast, single-stage methods directly reconstruct 3D shapes from images without intermediate steps, but they struggle to capture complex object geometries due to high feature loss between image features and 3D shapes and limit their ability to represent intricate details. To address these challenges, this paper introduces SS3DNet-AF, a single-stage, single-view 3D reconstruction network with an attention-based fusion (AF) mechanism to enhance focus on relevant image features, effectively capturing geometric details and generalizing across diverse object categories. The proposed method is quantitatively evaluated using the ShapeNet dataset, demonstrating its effectiveness in achieving accurate 3D reconstructions while overcoming the computational challenges associated with traditional approaches.

Research on the relationship between feature extraction time and training samples of hyperspectral image based on spatial domain

Hyperspectral image (HSI) feature extraction is an important means to improve the classification of different ground features. According to the structural characteristics of hyperspectral data, the general feature extraction scheme can extract features from the point of view of spectral dimension, spatial and spatial spectrum. And the feature extraction time is also an index to measure the feature extraction method. Therefore, from the perspective of spatial dimension, this paper explores the relationship between HSI feature extraction time and training sample ratio. Three groups of HSIs sets were used for correlation test and analysis in the experiment. According to the characteristics of different data sets, the best selection scheme between spatial domain feature extraction method and training samples is given.

Research on Damage Assessment Method for Reinforced Concrete T-Girder Bridges Under Munitions Strikes

As a transportation hub, the girder bridge is often an important target for both sides in combat, and it is very important for wartime decision-making and subsequent fire planning to carry out assessment on the effect of the damage to the bridge after the fight. The use of images for target damage assessment is more secure and efficient compared with the traditional method of manual inspection. However, the current image-based damage assessment of girder bridges has the problems of neglecting the damage to bridge piers and the poor stability of the damage features. To address these issues, this paper proposes a functional damage assessment method for beam bridges after being hit by ammunition based on visible light images. This method decomposes the girder bridge into two main sub-targets (the abutment and deck), analyzes its functional characteristics, designs the residual bearing capacity of the bridge and the number of passable lanes in the damage features, proposes an algorithm for conversion from image features to damage features and a fusion algorithm for the damage features, and establishes the rules for the evaluation of the damage level accordingly. The MATLAB experiment verifies that the method is able to extract the residual bearing capacity and the number of passable lanes from the image of the post-fighting girder bridge and to obtain the damage assessment results, which provides a new method for the assessment of the effect of damage to girder bridges.

Sports Image Feature Extraction Based on Machine Learning and Global Search Algorithm

This study utilizes a combination of machine learning and a global search algorithm to enhance the quality of feature extraction in sports images. A deep residual generative adversarial network is employed to deblur images and sharpen their clarity, while the optimized particle swarm optimization algorithm is utilized to extract image features with precision and identify critical information. According to the experimental results, the research method improves the peak signal-to-noise ratios in ball sports image deblurring by 12.45%, 13.91%, and 17.18%, respectively, and in track and field sports image deblurring by 11.71%, 12.91%, and 21.61%, respectively, when compared with the generative adversarial network, generative adversarial network incorporating the attention mechanism, and multi-scale convolution-based algorithm. The accuracy-recall curve of the particle swarm algorithm that has been optimised for research completely encircles the accuracy-recall curves of the other four algorithms, which verifies the efficacy of the research methodology. The research will offer a more comprehensive perspective on sports image processing.

A Method for Detecting Edge Continuity in Art and Design Images Based on Visual Attention Mechanism

To address the issues of low accuracy and significant noise impact in edge continuity detection of art and design images, this paper proposes a visual attention-based edge continuity detection method for art and design images. Determine the edge position points of art and design images using the Laplace operator, and obtain the horizontal and vertical gradients of the image edges by calculating the first-order difference method to determine the amplitude of the image edge gradient; By using the maximum and minimum operations in binary morphology instead of intersection and union operations, the image grayscale is determined, and the HSI color space features are determined to complete the edge feature extraction of art and design images. Using the SUSAN operator to clarify the kernel similarity zone of the edges of art and design images, removing similar edge image pixels, using spatial domain denoising and frequency domain denoising to reduce the edge noise of art and design images, and achieving edge preprocessing of art and design images. Introducing visual attention mechanism to transform the pixel space of edge features in art and design images, performing threshold segmentation on the edges of art and design images, and continuously annotating the segmented edge pixels. Introducing loss function to improve the convergence speed of detection, constructing an art and design image edge continuity detection model based on visual attention mechanism, outputting detection results, and implementing research. The experimental results show that the proposed method has better continuity due to the successful avoidance of noise interference by introducing visual attention mechanisms and other operations. As the number of detected pixels increases, the detection deviation rate of the proposed method remains between 0.02% and 0.03%. The proposed method has a lower detection bias rate and can effectively improve the performance of edge continuity detection in art and design images.