Colorectal Cancer Image Segmentation and Classification with Deep Neural Network Based on Information Theory
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum. Microsatellite instability (MSI) status can be considered as an indicator to predict the prognosis of CRC. We employ MSI prediction of CRC image by designing a neural network model of which base network is DeepLabv3+ with OctaveResNet. Additionally, we add a channel sort module to divide a feature map along with channel intensity. Then each feature map goes through distinct convolution paths. Each convolution path is designed based on information theory: the most important feature goes through the lightest convolution path, vice versa. By dividing feature map and applying different amount of convolutional operation, the model can extract features efficiently. In the experiment, total model weight is reduced but accuracy increases.
2020 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM)