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Image-Based Pain Intensity Estimation Using Parallel CNNs with Regional Attention.

Xinting Ye^1,2, Xiaokun Liang¹, Jiani Hu³

¹Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.

Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)

|December 23, 2022

Summary

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This study introduces a new deep learning framework for automatic pain estimation using facial features. The model accurately predicts pain intensity by focusing on relevant facial regions, improving upon existing methods.

Keywords:

UNBC dataset pain intensity estimation parallel CNNs regional attention

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Machine Learning

Background:

Automatic pain estimation is crucial in healthcare.
Previous methods often used entire image frames, leading to background interference.
Developing robust models for pain intensity estimation remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel parallel Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) framework with regional attention for accurate frame-level pain intensity estimation.
To improve the model's ability to focus on relevant facial pain indicators while mitigating background noise.

Main Methods:

Developed a parallel CNNs framework incorporating regional attention mechanisms.
Integrated BlurPool for enhanced translation invariance and DropBlock to shield non-core regions.
Utilized channel and spatial attention modules to weigh core facial regions for pain feature extraction.

Main Results:

The proposed model achieved state-of-the-art performance on the UNBC dataset (over 12,000 images).
Achieved high accuracy (95.11%) and outperformed existing methods on RMSE and PCC metrics.
Demonstrated efficient extraction of facial pain features and accurate pain level prediction.

Conclusions:

The parallel CNNs framework with regional attention effectively extracts facial pain features.
The model demonstrates high accuracy and efficiency in automatic pain intensity estimation.
This approach offers a promising solution for objective pain assessment in medical and health applications.