The paper introduces Dual Co-Train, a source‑free domain adaptation framework for ultrasound tongue segmentation that operates under extreme data scarcity. Starting from a lightweight UltraUNet pretrained on only five labeled images, the method iteratively refines pseudo‑labels, filters unreliable masks with a contour‑based quality‑control module, and generates target‑style synthetic image‑mask pairs via a segmentation‑guided conditional GAN. The student model is trained on a mix of clean pseudo‑labeled target images, noisy pseudo‑labels with consistency regularization, and synthetic samples, enabling closed‑loop adaptation without access to source data. Experiments on 12 source‑target transfer pairs across eight datasets show that this approach improves segmentation overlap and contour accuracy over both unsupervised baselines and supervised models.
By Alisher Myrgyyassov, Zhen Song, Bruce Xiao Wang, Yu Sun, Min Ney Wong, Yihao Zhou, Yongping Zheng
The paper introduces ExiL, a mask‑conditioned progressive learning framework for bone ultrasound segmentation that models annotation as a structured refinement trajectory. ExiL uses a synthetic expert‑like brush simulator and a lightweight U‑Net to learn from imperfect masks, and it can be updated in real time from expert refinements. In experiments on UltraBones100k and a prospective volunteer dataset, ExiL cut average annotation time from 60 to 20 seconds per frame and improved mean Dice by about 0.045, achieving 0.87 Dice and 2.7 px boundary error with 10–50 ms inference.
By Arash Tavangar, Larissa K. Chiu, Hamidreza Khodashenas, Gregory K. Berry, Amir Hooshiar
UltraBench 2 is a new benchmark designed to evaluate vision foundation models on ultrasound images, addressing the lack of standardized tests in this area. It covers a wide range of anatomical structures and tasks, emphasizing reproducibility and ease of use. The authors compare existing models, finding that ultrasound-specific pretraining still outperforms on classification, while general-purpose models have matched performance on segmentation.
By Ashwath Radhachandran, Adam Tupper, Christian Gagn\'e, William Speier
The paper introduces Segment Anything Small (SAS), a data‑augmentation method that improves deep‑learning segmentation of small anatomical structures in ultrasound images. SAS uses two transformations: resizing and embedding organ thumbnails into a black background to vary organ scale, and adding noise to regions of interest to mimic tissue texture variability. Experiments on one internal and five external datasets show Dice score gains up to 0.35, with an average improvement of 0.16, and demonstrate that SAS enhances model robustness and generalizability without adding hallucinations or artifacts.
By Danielle L. Ferreira, Ahana Gangopadhyay, Hsi-Ming Chang, Ravi Soni, Gopal Avinash
arXiv:2606. 25009v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Ultrasound is a non-invasive, real-time, and cost-effective imaging technique widely used in clinical diagnosis.
By Yuexi Gu, Mengqi Wu, Yongheng Sun, Virginie Papadopoulou, Mingxia Liu, Maureen Kohi
arXiv:2606. 15176v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Ultrasound imaging is the most widely adopted medical modality globally due to its low cost and portability, yet artificial intelligence (AI) deployment remains constrained by reliance on GPU-accelerated models, creating a structural paradox where the cost of "intelligence" exceeds that of the imaging device itself.
By Weihao Gao