Research
The generalized electric medicine group is part of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the Macao Polytechnic University and is dedicated to the research of new methods and technologies in the field of artificial intelligence and their application in various fields, such as medical imaging and healthcare field, physiological information field, and education field. Our goal is to develop computer algorithms to deal with and explain practical problems that exist in several fields.

IvyGPT: InteractiVe Chinese pathwaY language model in medical domain

General large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have shown remarkable success.

Image Quality Improvement of Mobile Ultrasound

Mobile ultrasound device suffer from low imaging quality due to hardware limitations. This research aims to improve the image quality by developing a deep learning-based algorithm, providing a more clear and high-quality ultrasound image.

Chest CT-IQA: A Multi-Task Model for Chest CT Image Quality Assessment

In recent years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic,a large number of Computerized Tomography (CT) imagesare produced every day for the purpose of inspecting lung diseases.

Video-based Physiological Monitoring with Age-Guided Enhancement

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) is a non-invasive method that monitors heart rate (HR) and other vital signs by detecting tiny color changes in the face caused by blood flow under the skin.

Automatic segmentation and direct calculation of radiotherapy

The quality of multi-focus microscopic image fusion hinges upon the precision of the image registration technology.

Nuclear Medicine Imaging Analysis

Nuclear medicine imaging uses radioactive tracers to reveal cellular physiology, providing key insights for diagnosis and treatment. It transcends traditional imaging by focusing on molecular activity, promoting personalized medicine.

Deep learning framework for microscope multi-focus images

A hybrid supervised fusion deep learning framework for microscope multi-focus images

Multi-modality

Our research focuses on the intricate world of cross-organ, multi-modality imaging, delving into a diverse array of medical imaging techniques

Application of AI algorithms in diagnosis of fundus diseases

The application of artificial intelligence algorithms in the diagnosis of retinal diseases is progressively leading the transformation of the field of medicine.

Da Vinci surgical robot

Computer-assisted surgery (CAS) has ushered in a transformative era for minimally invasive procedures, with the DaVinci Surgical System at the forefront as a cutting-edge robotic surgical platform

MRI Imaging Analysis

Analysis of MRI images included APTw imaging analysis and tumor segmentation, whole-genome analysis, and denoising.

Video-based animal behaviour recognition

Traditional pigeon farming heavily relies on manual observation and experience-based judgment, making it difficult to monitor the health status of the flock and detect abnormal behaviors in real-time.

PCB Circuit Board Defect Detection

Efficient PCB defect detection is vital for maintaining high-quality and reliable electronic devices, leading to benefits such as improved product quality, cost reduction, regulatory compliance, brand reputation, and enhanced device lifespan. Additionally, it enhances market competitiveness by meeting industry standards.

Risk prediction of breast cancer

The study of breast dense tissue is of great significance for the evaluation of breast health, the early detection of breast diseases and the risk assessment of breast cancer

Universal Ultrasound Model

Ultrasound imaging is widely utilized in clinical settings due to its cost-effectiveness, mobility, and safety. While current research in medical universal AI predominantly focuses on language models and general image segmentation, our study introduces a novel universal framework tailored specifically for ultrasound applications

Anatomy-aware Unified Model for MR-imaging-only Radiotherapy

In radiation therapy planning, CT images provide crucial tissue electron density information for dose calculation. However, CT scans expose patients to additional radiation. Although MRI images do not produce radiation, their unique signal characteristics require precise mapping to corresponding CT manifestations to ensure the effectiveness and safety of treatment. Therefore, generating high-quality pseudo-CT images from specific organ MRI data is of significant importance.

Automatic Detection of Breast Lesions in Automated 3D Breast Ultrasound with Cross-Organ Transfer Learning

This research highlights the potential of transfer learning and contrastive learning in enhancing CAD performance for breast cancer detection

AI-Enhanced Mammogram Analysis: Precision in Breast Calcification and Mass Segmentation

Breast cancer claims many lives annually. Early and accurate detection via AI-enhanced mammography improves diagnosis of calcifications and masses, easing radiologists' workloads and boosting patient survival rates. Our project uses a modified U-Net model

Unsupervised Active Learning for Efficient Annotation

In real-world applications, the performance of artificial intelligence models often declines when there are discrepancies between training data and the data encountered in deployment environments—a challenge commonly known as domain shift. This issue is particularly critical in data-sensitive fields such as medical imaging, where collecting and labeling new domain-specific data is costly and time-consuming.

Breast Ultrasound Detection Based on Self-supervised Learning using Large-scale Datasets

Advancements in deep learning and computer vision provide promising solutions for medical image analysis, potentially improving healthcare and patient outcomes.Self-supervised learning has the potential to make significant contributions to the development of robust medical imaging models through its ability to learn useful insights from copious medical datasets without labels.

Bridging Model-Specific Gaps in 3D Medical Image Segmentation via Adaptive Multi-Model Ensemble of Complementary Architectures

3D medical image segmentation is pivotal in both academic and engineering domains. nnUNet, a recent deep learning-based innovation, has demonstrated state-of-the-art performance.

Using Electronic Medical Records to Predict Physiological Age as a Biomarker to Predict Geriatric Diseases

With the increasing of population aging, aging research has gradually become an important subject in the biomedical field. Human aging is not only the accumulation of physiological changes, but also the precursor of many diseases. Therefore, in-depth research on the aging process is of great significance for early disease prevention and health management.

Artificial Intelligence Generated Content

Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) is a hot research direction in the field of artificial intelligence. Our team is dedicated to exploring the applications of AIGC technology in computer vision and graphics.

BLENet: a Bio-inspired Lightweight and Efficient Network for Left Ventricle Segmentation in Echocardiography

In echocardiography, accurate segmentation of the left ventricle at end-diastole (ED) and end-systole (ES) is crucial for quantitative assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction. However, as a dynamic imaging modality requiring real-time analysis and frequently performed in various clinical settings with portable devices, this challenges mainstream approaches that primarily enhance model performance by increasing the number of parameters and computational costs, while lacking targeted optimization for its characteristics. To address these challenges, we propose BLENet, a lightweight segmentation model inspired by biological vision mechanisms.

Multi-Dimensional Attention for Cross-Age Remote Photoplethysmography

Camera-based remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) enables contactless monitoring of important physiological signals such as heart rate (HR), with transformative potential for clinical applications. Despite the unprecedented advancements achieved by deep learning-based approaches, they predominantly overlook age-specific physiological differences, limiting their clinical generalizability.

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