Automated Segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Attention U-net with Patch Mechanism

This paper addresses ischemic stroke detection using deep learning techniques to interpret medical images like MRI and CT scans, with a focus on segmentation. Ischemic stroke occurs when a blockage in brain arteries disrupts blood flow, impairing brain functions. The study aims to develop a model...

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Main Authors: CINAR, N., UCAN, M., KAYA, B., KAYA, M.
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Published: Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava 2025-02-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4316/AECE.2025.01004
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UCAN, M.
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description This paper addresses ischemic stroke detection using deep learning techniques to interpret medical images like MRI and CT scans, with a focus on segmentation. Ischemic stroke occurs when a blockage in brain arteries disrupts blood flow, impairing brain functions. The study aims to develop a model for automatic segmentation of ischemic stroke areas, facilitating efficient diagnosis in medical settings. An enhanced Attention U-Net model with a patch-based approach using MRI data is proposed for this purpose. The model was validated on the ISLES’22 public ischemic stroke dataset. The segmentation process consisted of three stages. First, the standard Attention U-Net model achieved a Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) of 88.9%. In the second stage, the MRI images were divided into 32x32 patches and reanalyzed, increasing the DSC to 93%. In the final stage, different attention mechanism methods were added to the U-Net architecture and the effect of attention mechanism on segmentation success was observed. As a result of the experiments, the U-Net architecture using spatial attention achieved 94.86%, the U-Net architecture using SE attention achieved 95.40%, and the U-Net architecture using CBAM attention achieved 96.47% DCS success. The study concludes that the enhanced model outperforms existing methods, demonstrating that the proposed approach is effective for segmenting ischemic strokes and yielding significant results compared to similar studies in the literature.
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spelling doaj-art-348fc745ecfb432da97009bd5bb9cc752025-08-20T03:05:42ZengStefan cel Mare University of SuceavaAdvances in Electrical and Computer Engineering1582-74451844-76002025-02-01251294210.4316/AECE.2025.01004Automated Segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Attention U-net with Patch MechanismCINAR, N.UCAN, M.KAYA, B.KAYA, M.This paper addresses ischemic stroke detection using deep learning techniques to interpret medical images like MRI and CT scans, with a focus on segmentation. Ischemic stroke occurs when a blockage in brain arteries disrupts blood flow, impairing brain functions. The study aims to develop a model for automatic segmentation of ischemic stroke areas, facilitating efficient diagnosis in medical settings. An enhanced Attention U-Net model with a patch-based approach using MRI data is proposed for this purpose. The model was validated on the ISLES’22 public ischemic stroke dataset. The segmentation process consisted of three stages. First, the standard Attention U-Net model achieved a Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) of 88.9%. In the second stage, the MRI images were divided into 32x32 patches and reanalyzed, increasing the DSC to 93%. In the final stage, different attention mechanism methods were added to the U-Net architecture and the effect of attention mechanism on segmentation success was observed. As a result of the experiments, the U-Net architecture using spatial attention achieved 94.86%, the U-Net architecture using SE attention achieved 95.40%, and the U-Net architecture using CBAM attention achieved 96.47% DCS success. The study concludes that the enhanced model outperforms existing methods, demonstrating that the proposed approach is effective for segmenting ischemic strokes and yielding significant results compared to similar studies in the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.4316/AECE.2025.01004attention u-netbrain stroke segmentationdeep learningischemic strokeu-net
spellingShingle CINAR, N.
UCAN, M.
KAYA, B.
KAYA, M.
Automated Segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Attention U-net with Patch Mechanism
Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering
attention u-net
brain stroke segmentation
deep learning
ischemic stroke
u-net
title Automated Segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Attention U-net with Patch Mechanism
title_full Automated Segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Attention U-net with Patch Mechanism
title_fullStr Automated Segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Attention U-net with Patch Mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Automated Segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Attention U-net with Patch Mechanism
title_short Automated Segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Attention U-net with Patch Mechanism
title_sort automated segmentation of acute ischemic stroke using attention u net with patch mechanism
topic attention u-net
brain stroke segmentation
deep learning
ischemic stroke
u-net
url http://dx.doi.org/10.4316/AECE.2025.01004
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