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Heart Sound Classification Based on Multi-Scale Feature Fusion and Channel Attention Module.

Mingzhe Li¹, Zhaoming He², Hao Wang³

¹Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.

Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)

|March 28, 2025

Summary

This study introduces CAFusionNet, a novel Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model for intelligent heart sound diagnosis. CAFusionNet enhances accuracy by fusing multi-layer features and using transfer learning, achieving superior performance in classifying heart conditions.

Keywords:

channel attention feature fusion heart sound classification transfer learning

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Artificial Intelligence
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) show promise for intelligent heart sound diagnosis, but their performance is limited by model parameters and structure.
Existing CNN models for heart sound classification have room for improvement in accuracy and efficiency.
Addressing the challenge of limited datasets is crucial for developing robust heart sound diagnostic models.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose CAFusionNet, a novel heart sound classification model that fuses features from different CNN layers.
To improve the accuracy and efficiency of intelligent heart sound diagnosis using advanced deep learning techniques.
To leverage transfer learning to overcome the limitations of small datasets in medical applications.

Main Methods:

Developed CAFusionNet, a model that fuses features from varying resolutions and receptive field sizes across different CNN layers.
Incorporated a channel attention block to weight critical features for heart valve disease detection at each layer.
Applied a homogeneous transfer learning approach to mitigate the impact of limited dataset size.
Utilized a combined dataset of public and proprietary data for model training and evaluation.

Main Results:

CAFusionNet achieved an accuracy of 0.9323 on a combined dataset, outperforming existing models.
The transfer learning approach resulted in an accuracy of 0.9665 for the triple classification task.
Visualized heat maps confirmed the significance of feature fusion from multiple layers.
The proposed methods demonstrated substantial enhancement in heart sound classification performance.

Conclusions:

Feature fusion from different layers is critical for improving heart sound classification accuracy.
CAFusionNet, combined with transfer learning, offers a powerful approach for intelligent heart sound diagnosis.
The study highlights the potential of deep learning and attention mechanisms in cardiovascular diagnostics.