arXiv cs.AI· Md. Sadibul Hasan Sadib, Md. Mohayminul Mukit, Rahmatul Kabir Rasel Sarker, Tahmid Alam Tamim, Md. Monir Hossain Shimul·· 14 小时前AI 评分8
基于深度集成校准选择性预测的 ROI 甲状腺结节超声分类研究因方法学错误被撤稿
Calibrated Selective Prediction Using Deep Ensembles for ROI-Based Thyroid Nodule Ultrasound Classification Under Dataset Shift: A Retrospective Evaluation
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一篇用五成员 ConvNeXt-Tiny 深度集成做 ROI 甲状腺结节超声分类与选择性分诊的 arXiv 论文已被作者撤稿，作者称方法与分析存在重大错误、报告结果不正确。该研究在 TN5000 上报告 AUC-ROC 0.9395、ECE 0.0088，外部 TN3K 上 AUC-ROC 降至 0.7870、ECE 升至 0.1899，显示阈值跨数据集迁移受限。
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Abstract:Background: Deep learning models can classify thyroid nodules on ultrasound, but reliable clinical decision support also requires calibrated probabilities, uncertainty estimation, and selective referral, particularly under dataset shift.
Methods: We developed a calibrated deterministic five-member deep ensemble for ROI-based thyroid nodule classification and selective image-based triage. TN5000 was used for model development, five-fold cross-validation, member-wise vector-scaling calibration, and fold-specific threshold selection. TN3K served as an independent external dataset-shift evaluation. The framework used ConvNeXt-Tiny with squeeze-and-excitation attention, ensemble-mean malignancy probability, and mutual information (MI) as an ensemble-disagreement score. A three-tier policy assigned images to No-FNA suggestion, FNA recommendation, or radiologist review.
Results: On pooled out-of-fold TN5000 predictions, the ensemble achieved AUC-ROC 0.9395, AP 0.9715, ECE 0.0088, and Brier score 0.0813. At 50% nominal MI retention, 7.2% of cases received a No-FNA suggestion, 39.9% an FNA recommendation, and 52.9% radiologist review, with 98.3% No-FNA NPV and 99.83% malignancy capture. On TN3K, AUC-ROC decreased to 0.7870, AP to 0.7254, ECE increased to 0.1899, and Brier score to 0.2281. The frozen TN5000 policy assigned 83.7% to review, 1.0% to No-FNA, and 15.3% to FNA recommendation. No malignant image entered the No-FNA pathway, but FNA-recommendation PPV fell to 76.6%.
Conclusion: The framework showed strong internal discrimination and calibration, but limited external threshold transportability. Selective prediction may help identify images unsuitable for automated triage, but local recalibration, threshold validation, and prospective clinical evaluation are required before deployment.
| Comments: | Withdrawn by the authors. The methodology and analysis contain substantial errors, and as a result the reported results are incorrect and should not be relied upon. A thoroughly revised version may be submitted in the future |
| Subjects: | Image and Video Processing (eess.IV); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV) |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2607.12075 [eess.IV] |
| (or arXiv:2607.12075v2 [eess.IV] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2607.12075 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite |
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From: Sadibul Hasan Sadib [view email]
[v1]
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:50:57 UTC (1,803 KB)
[v2]
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