CRIS: Collaborative Refinement Integrated with Segmentation for Polyp Segmentation

Abstract: Accurate detection of colorectal cancer and early prevention heavily rely on precise polyp identification during gastrointestinal colonoscopy. Due to limited data, many current state-of-the-art deep learning methods for polyp segmentation often rely on post-processing of masks to reduce noise and enhance results. In this study, we propose an approach that integrates mask refinement and binary semantic segmentation, leveraging a novel collaborative training strategy that surpasses current widely-used refinement strategies. We demonstrate the superiority of our approach through comprehensive evaluation on established benchmark datasets and its successful application across various medical image segmentation architectures.