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Lightweight Medical Image Segmentation with UNet Architecture.

Yingwei Yang^1,2, Guodao Zhang^1,2, Winfried Post³

¹School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, ZheJiang, Hangzhou 314000, China.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

|May 23, 2026

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This study introduces two efficient lightweight segmentation models, MCS-Net and DAC-Net, for improved skin lesion analysis. These models enhance feature learning and boundary delineation using attention and multi-scale context, achieving better segmentation accuracy.

Area of Science:

Medical image analysis
Computer vision
Artificial intelligence in dermatology

Background:

Accurate segmentation of skin lesions is crucial for diagnosis and treatment.
Existing segmentation models often face challenges with computational cost and boundary delineation.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose two novel, efficient, and lightweight semantic segmentation models (MCS-Net and DAC-Net) for skin lesion segmentation.
To enhance feature representation and boundary delineation in medical images using attention mechanisms and multi-scale contextual cues.

Main Methods:

Development of a symmetric six-level U-shaped architecture.
Integration of attention mechanisms and multi-scale contextual information within the UNet framework.
Evaluation using standard segmentation metrics such as Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) and mean Intersection over Union (mIoU).

Keywords:

Light-weight model Medical Image Segmentation Mobile health

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Main Results:

The proposed MCS-Net and DAC-Net models demonstrated superior performance in skin lesion segmentation.
Significant improvements in DSC and mIoU were observed compared to existing methods.
The models achieved enhanced feature learning and more precise boundary delineation.

Conclusions:

The developed lightweight segmentation models offer an effective solution for skin lesion analysis.
The integration of attention and multi-scale context is a promising approach for improving medical image segmentation.
The proposed architectures are efficient and suitable for practical applications requiring high accuracy.