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Bi-level alignment with super-resolution head for unsupervised cephalometric landmark localization.

Gang Lu¹, Xiangwen Wang¹, Mangang Xie¹

¹College of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, People's Republic of China.

Physics in Medicine and Biology

|January 8, 2026

Summary

This study introduces BiLASR, a novel framework for accurate cephalometric landmark detection. It improves model generalizability across different clinical centers using unsupervised domain adaptation, crucial for diagnosing maxillofacial deformities.

Keywords:

bi-level alignment cephalometric analysis domain adaptation landmark localization

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Computer Vision
Machine Learning

Background:

Cephalometric landmark localization is vital for diagnosing and treating dental-maxillofacial deformities.
Domain shifts between clinical centers limit the generalizability of current landmark detection models.
Existing methods struggle with accurate localization due to misaligned semantic features across domains.

Purpose of the Study:

To enhance cross-domain generalizability in cephalometric landmark detection.
To align semantic features and improve output resolution using unsupervised domain adaptation.
To develop a robust framework for precise anatomical landmark detection.

Main Methods:

Proposed Bi-Level Alignment with Super-Resolution head (BiLASR) framework.
Employed adaptive instance normalization for target-style image generation while preserving spatial structure.
Utilized a Mean-Teacher framework with pseudo-labels and a lightweight super-resolution head for high-resolution heatmap generation.

Main Results:

Achieved a mean localization error of 1.64 mm.
Reached a 72.68% successful detection rate within the 2 mm clinical threshold.
Obtained an average classification accuracy of 81.81% for anatomical types.

Conclusions:

BiLASR demonstrates superior performance compared to state-of-the-art unsupervised domain adaptation methods.
The framework shows significant potential for clinical applications in cephalometric analysis.
Highlights utility in orthodontic surgery planning by improving landmark detection accuracy and robustness.