๐ŸŽ‰ We are honored to share that our labโ€™s paper, “PDZSeg: Adapting the Foundation Model for Dissection Zone Segmentation with Visual Prompts in Robot-Assisted Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection,” has been published at the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.

The paper is accepted for presentation at IPCAI2025, and weโ€™re especially humbled to receive the ๐—น๐—›๐—จ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐——๐—น ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ: ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

In this work, we address the challenge of accurately delineating the dissection zones during endoscopic submucosal dissection procedures. By integrating flexible visual cuesโ€”such as scribbles and bounding boxesโ€”directly onto surgical images, our PDZSeg model guides segmentation for both better precision and enhanced safety. Leveraging a state-of-the-art foundation model (DINOv2) and an efficient LoRA training strategy, we fine-tuned our approach on the specialized ESD-DZSeg dataset. Our experimental results show promising improvements over traditional methods, offering robust support for intraoperative guidance and remote surgical training.

Our sincere thanks to every colleague (Mengya Xu, Wenjin Mo, Guankun Wang, Huxin Gao, An Wang), mentor (Dr. Ning Zhong, Dr. Zhen Li, Dr. Xiaoxiao Yang, Prof. Hongliang Ren), and community member whose support has been indispensable. This achievement reaffirms our collective effort and inspires us to further refine robotic-assisted techniques towards enhanced safety and effectiveness.

Paper available at: https://lnkd.in/g7KcytnE

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