Saliency Object Detection-Based Medical Image Fusion: Future Directions for Smart Healthcare Systems
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Saliency Object Detection-Based Medical Image Fusion concentrates on the most prominent anatomical parts that naturally attract attention. The process begins with a two-step pipeline. First, it identifies the salient regions those structures most critical to a diagnostic decision. These highlighted areas are then fed into a guided-filtering framework. This work blends them with complementary information from a second imaging modality, such as CT and MRI. The method uses total variation regularization to suppress noise while preserving edges. A saliency-based weighting scheme ensures that every key detail is retained. The result is a single, high-quality image that carries the full diagnostic power of both inputs, providing physicians with a clearer, more informative view without sacrificing clinically relevant information.
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TY - JOUR AU - Diwakar, Manoj PY - 2026 DA - 2026/02/02 TI - Saliency Object Detection-Based Medical Image Fusion: Future Directions for Smart Healthcare Systems JO - Biomedical Informatics and Smart Healthcare T2 - Biomedical Informatics and Smart Healthcare JF - Biomedical Informatics and Smart Healthcare VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 4 DO - 10.62762/BISH.2025.918243 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/BISH.2025.918243 KW - medical image fusion KW - object detection KW - total variation KW - saliency features AB - Saliency Object Detection-Based Medical Image Fusion concentrates on the most prominent anatomical parts that naturally attract attention. The process begins with a two-step pipeline. First, it identifies the salient regions those structures most critical to a diagnostic decision. These highlighted areas are then fed into a guided-filtering framework. This work blends them with complementary information from a second imaging modality, such as CT and MRI. The method uses total variation regularization to suppress noise while preserving edges. A saliency-based weighting scheme ensures that every key detail is retained. The result is a single, high-quality image that carries the full diagnostic power of both inputs, providing physicians with a clearer, more informative view without sacrificing clinically relevant information. SN - 3068-5524 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
@article{Diwakar2026Saliency,
author = {Manoj Diwakar},
title = {Saliency Object Detection-Based Medical Image Fusion: Future Directions for Smart Healthcare Systems},
journal = {Biomedical Informatics and Smart Healthcare},
year = {2026},
volume = {2},
number = {1},
pages = {1-4},
doi = {10.62762/BISH.2025.918243},
url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/BISH.2025.918243},
abstract = {Saliency Object Detection-Based Medical Image Fusion concentrates on the most prominent anatomical parts that naturally attract attention. The process begins with a two-step pipeline. First, it identifies the salient regions those structures most critical to a diagnostic decision. These highlighted areas are then fed into a guided-filtering framework. This work blends them with complementary information from a second imaging modality, such as CT and MRI. The method uses total variation regularization to suppress noise while preserving edges. A saliency-based weighting scheme ensures that every key detail is retained. The result is a single, high-quality image that carries the full diagnostic power of both inputs, providing physicians with a clearer, more informative view without sacrificing clinically relevant information.},
keywords = {medical image fusion, object detection, total variation, saliency features},
issn = {3068-5524},
publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
}
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