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TabAttention: Learning Attention Conditionally on Tabular Data

  • Michal K. Grzeszczyk*
  • , Szymon Płotka
  • , Beata Rebizant
  • , Katarzyna Kosińska-Kaczyńska
  • , Michał Lipa
  • , Robert Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha
  • , Przemysław Korzeniowski
  • , Tomasz Trzciński
  • , Arkadiusz Sitek
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Sano Centre for Computational Medicine
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam
  • Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw
  • Medical University of Warsaw
  • Warsaw University of Technology
  • IDEAS NCBR
  • Tooploox
  • Harvard University

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Abstract

Medical data analysis often combines both imaging and tabular data processing using machine learning algorithms. While previous studies have investigated the impact of attention mechanisms on deep learning models, few have explored integrating attention modules and tabular data. In this paper, we introduce TabAttention, a novel module that enhances the performance of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) with an attention mechanism that is trained conditionally on tabular data. Specifically, we extend the Convolutional Block Attention Module to 3D by adding a Temporal Attention Module that uses multi-head self-attention to learn attention maps. Furthermore, we enhance all attention modules by integrating tabular data embeddings. Our approach is demonstrated on the fetal birth weight (FBW) estimation task, using 92 fetal abdominal ultrasound video scans and fetal biometry measurements. Our results indicate that TabAttention outperforms clinicians and existing methods that rely on tabular and/or imaging data for FBW prediction. This novel approach has the potential to improve computer-aided diagnosis in various clinical workflows where imaging and tabular data are combined. We provide a source code for integrating TabAttention in CNNs at https://github.com/SanoScience/Tab-Attention.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2023 - 26th International Conference, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages347-357
Volume14226 LNCS
ISBN (Print)9783031439896
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event26th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2023 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 8 Oct 202312 Oct 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference26th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2023
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period08/10/202312/10/2023

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