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Dong Zhu¹, Tianyi Ma¹, Lintao Zhang¹

¹Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China.

Scientific Reports

|September 26, 2025

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This study introduces EDNet, a novel deep learning network for segmenting liver images from CT scans. EDNet improves accuracy in segmenting the liver, aiding in early liver cancer diagnosis.

Keywords:

Attention mechanisms Multi-scale feature fusion Residual structure Segmentation of liver CT images

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision

Background:

Accurate liver segmentation in CT images is vital for liver cancer diagnosis and staging.
Respiratory motion and unclear boundaries complicate liver segmentation in CT scans.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an end-to-end liver image segmentation network (EDNet) for improved accuracy.
To address challenges posed by liver motion and unclear boundaries in CT imaging.

Main Methods:

Proposed EDNet, an end-to-end network utilizing a residual structure.
Incorporated an automated feature fusion module (ECAdd) for multi-scale feature extraction.
Integrated a Deep Feature Enhancement (DFE) attention module to capture fine-grained details.

Main Results:

Achieved high Dice scores (0.9651 on LiTS2017, 0.9683 on 3D-IRCADb-01).
Obtained high IoU scores (0.9330 on LiTS2017, 0.9385 on 3D-IRCADb-01).
Demonstrated significant advantages in segmentation performance and robustness across datasets.

Conclusions:

EDNet provides a reliable and effective solution for liver CT image segmentation.
The network shows strong potential for clinical application in liver cancer diagnosis and staging.