IVJun 8, 2023
ViG-UNet: Vision Graph Neural Networks for Medical Image SegmentationJuntao Jiang, Xiyu Chen, Guanzhong Tian et al.
Deep neural networks have been widely used in medical image analysis and medical image segmentation is one of the most important tasks. U-shaped neural networks with encoder-decoder are prevailing and have succeeded greatly in various segmentation tasks. While CNNs treat an image as a grid of pixels in Euclidean space and Transformers recognize an image as a sequence of patches, graph-based representation is more generalized and can construct connections for each part of an image. In this paper, we propose a novel ViG-UNet, a graph neural network-based U-shaped architecture with the encoder, the decoder, the bottleneck, and skip connections. The downsampling and upsampling modules are also carefully designed. The experimental results on ISIC 2016, ISIC 2017 and Kvasir-SEG datasets demonstrate that our proposed architecture outperforms most existing classic and state-of-the-art U-shaped networks.
MANov 1, 2025
AgentGit: A Version Control Framework for Reliable and Scalable LLM-Powered Multi-Agent SystemsYang Li, Siqi Ping, Xiyu Chen et al.
With the rapid progress of large language models (LLMs), LLM-powered multi-agent systems (MAS) are drawing increasing interest across academia and industry. However, many current MAS frameworks struggle with reliability and scalability, especially on complex tasks. We present AgentGit, a framework that brings Git-like rollback and branching to MAS workflows. Built as an infrastructure layer on top of LangGraph, AgentGit supports state commit, revert, and branching, allowing agents to traverse, compare, and explore multiple trajectories efficiently. To evaluate AgentGit, we designed an experiment that optimizes target agents by selecting better prompts. We ran a multi-step A/B test against three baselines -- LangGraph, AutoGen, and Agno -- on a real-world task: retrieving and analyzing paper abstracts. Results show that AgentGit significantly reduces redundant computation, lowers runtime and token usage, and supports parallel exploration across multiple branches, enhancing both reliability and scalability in MAS development. This work offers a practical path to more robust MAS design and enables error recovery, safe exploration, iterative debugging, and A/B testing in collaborative AI systems.
CVOct 15, 2024
Resolution Enhancement of Under-sampled Photoacoustic Microscopy Images using Implicit Neural RepresentationsYoushen Xiao, Sheng Liao, Xuanyang Tian et al.
Acoustic-Resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy (AR-PAM) is promising for subcutaneous vascular imaging, but its spatial resolution is constrained by the Point Spread Function (PSF). Traditional deconvolution methods like Richardson-Lucy and model-based deconvolution use the PSF to improve resolution. However, accurately measuring the PSF is difficult, leading to reliance on less accurate blind deconvolution techniques. Additionally, AR-PAM suffers from long scanning times, which can be reduced via down-sampling, but this necessitates effective image recovery from under-sampled data, a task where traditional interpolation methods fall short, particularly at high under-sampling rates. To address these challenges, we propose an approach based on Implicit Neural Representations (INR). This method learns a continuous mapping from spatial coordinates to initial acoustic pressure, overcoming the limitations of discrete imaging and enhancing AR-PAM's resolution. By treating the PSF as a learnable parameter within the INR framework, our technique mitigates inaccuracies associated with PSF estimation. We evaluated our method on simulated vascular data, showing significant improvements in Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) and Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) over conventional methods. Qualitative enhancements were also observed in leaf vein and in vivo mouse brain microvasculature images. When applied to a custom AR-PAM system, experiments with pencil lead demonstrated that our method delivers sharper, higher-resolution results, indicating its potential to advance photoacoustic microscopy.