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A Novel Hybrid Approach for Retinal Vessel Segmentation with Dynamic Long-Range Dependency and Multi-Scale Retinal Edge Fusion Enhancement

Yihao Ouyang·Xunheng Kuang·Mengjia Xiong·Zhida Wang·Yuanquan Wang
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Accurate retinal vessel segmentation provides essential structural information for ophthalmic image analysis. However, existing methods struggle with challenges such as multi-scale vessel variability, complex curvatures, and ambiguous boundaries. While Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Transformer-based models and Mamba-based architectures have advanced the field, they often suffer from vascular discontinuities or edge feature ambiguity. To address these limitations, we propose a novel hybrid framework that synergistically integrates CNNs and Mamba for high-precision retinal vessel segmentation. Our approach introduces three key innovations: 1) The proposed High-Resolution Edge Fuse Network is a high-resolution preserving hybrid segmentation framework that combines a multi-scale backbone with the Multi-scale Retina Edge Fusion (MREF) module to enhance edge features, ensuring accurate and robust vessel segmentation. 2) The Dynamic Snake Visual State Space block combines Dynamic Snake Convolution with Mamba to adaptively capture vessel curvature details and long-range dependencies. An improved eight-directional 2D Snake-Selective Scan mechanism and a dynamic weighting strategy enhance the perception of complex vascular topologies. 3) The MREF module enhances boundary precision through multi-scale edge feature aggregation, suppressing noise while emphasizing critical vessel structures across scales. Experiments on three public datasets demonstrate that our method achieves state-of-the-art performance, particularly in maintaining vascular continuity and effectively segmenting vessels in low-contrast regions. This work provides a robust method for clinical applications requiring accurate retinal vessel analysis. The code is available at https://github.com/frank-oy/HREFNet.

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Yihao Ouyang, Xunheng Kuang, Mengjia Xiong, Zhida Wang, Yuanquan Wang. 2025-04-18. A Novel Hybrid Approach for Retinal Vessel Segmentation with Dynamic Long-Range Dependency and Multi-Scale Retinal Edge Fusion Enhancement. https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.13553

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