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FRNet V2: A Lightweight Full-Resolution Convolutional Neural Network for OCTA Vessel Segmentation.

Dongxu Gao^1,2, Liang Wang³, Youtong Fang¹

¹College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.

Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)

|April 25, 2025

Summary

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A new lightweight neural network, FRNet V2, efficiently segments blood vessels in Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) images. This method significantly reduces parameters, enabling faster and accurate analysis for ophthalmic disease diagnosis.

Keywords:

ConvNeXt V2 blood vessel segmentation dataset neural networks optical coherence tomography angiography

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Medical Imaging
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is crucial for diagnosing ophthalmic diseases by imaging retinal and choroidal vessels.
Current OCTA segmentation methods often use encoder-decoder architectures, which are parameter-heavy and slow.
There is a need for efficient and accurate OCTA image segmentation techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose FRNet V2, a lightweight full-resolution convolutional neural network for efficient blood vessel segmentation in OCTA images.
To improve segmentation accuracy and reduce computational complexity compared to existing methods.
To provide a solution for OCTA image analysis in resource-constrained settings.

Main Methods:

Developed FRNet V2, a lightweight full-resolution convolutional neural network.
Integrated ConvNeXt V2 architecture with deep separable convolution and a recursive mechanism.
Introduced a lightweight hybrid adaptive attention mechanism (DWAM) using channel and spatial self-attention blocks.

Main Results:

FRNet V2 achieved comparable Dice coefficients and accuracy to other methods on OCTA-500 and ROSSA datasets.
The model demonstrated a reduction of over 90% in parameters compared to existing methods.
FRNet V2 offers significantly improved efficiency and reduced computational complexity.

Conclusions:

FRNet V2 presents an efficient and lightweight solution for OCTA image blood vessel segmentation.
The proposed method enhances feature representation while minimizing model parameters and computational load.
FRNet V2 supports fast and accurate clinical applications in ophthalmology, especially in resource-limited environments.