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Lung cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, and early detection is crucial for improving patient survival rates. Traditional lung nodule detection methods are inefficient and inaccurate, making them inadequate for clinical needs. Although deep learning methods have made progress in medical image analysis, existing approaches still perform poorly in detecting small, morphologically complex lung nodules, leading to missed detections and false positives. Additionally, the high computational complexity of previous models hinders real-time detection. To address these challenges, this study proposes a Transformer- based lung nodule detection model called LN-DETR. The model integrates a Partial Convolution-based Efficient Multi-scale Attention (PC-EMA) module, a Grouped and Shuffled Convolutional Cross-scale Feature Fusion (GS-CCFM) module, and introduces a Channel Transformer (CTrans) module. PC-EMA combines Efficient Multi-Scale Attention with partial convolution to enhance multi-scale feature extraction while optimizing computational efficiency. GS-CCFM uses Grouped and Shuffled Convolution (GSConv) to achieve efficient cross- scale feature fusion. The CTrans module employs a cross-channel attention mechanism to further strengthen feature fusion capabilities. Experimental results on the LUNA16 and Tianchi lung nodule datasets demonstrate that LN-DETR outperforms existing object detection models in detection accuracy, computational efficiency, and model complexity. On the LUNA16 dataset, LN-DETR achieved an F1 score of 91.5% and a mean Average Precision (mAP) of 93.1%; on the Tianchi dataset, the F1 score was 87.4% and the mAP was 86.4%, both significantly higher than baseline models. Furthermore, the reduced parameter count and computational overhead make the model more suitable for broader clinical applications.
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NEUROCOMPUTING
ISSN: 0925-2312
Year: 2025
Volume: 633
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JCR@2023
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