FU-Mamba: A Frequency-Enhanced Dynamic Scanning Framework for Accurate Dental Image Segmentation

Xinxin Zhao
Zhejiang Gongshang University
Jinpeng Ye
Zhejiang Gongshang University
Bo Wei
Zhejiang Gongshang University
Liqin Wu
Tongxiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Mahmoud Hassaballah
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Karen Egiazarian
Tampere University
Aura Conci
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque
Federal University of Ceara
Abdulkadir Sengur
Firat University
Leszek Rutkowski
Poland and AGH University of Krakow
Yan Tian
Zhejiang Gongshang University

Abstract

Precise dental image segmentation is essential for computer-assisted diagnosis and treatment planning. However, existing visual state space models (SSMs) often rely on manually designed scanning orders to flatten image patches into sequences, which disrupts the semantic spatial continuity and hinders coherent feature extraction from key foreground regions. Moreover, elements such as inconsistent lighting, reflective surfaces, and noise during data acquisition disrupt the frequency distribution by diminishing high-frequency details while enhancing low-frequency components, consequently hindering the accurate localization of boundaries. In response to these challenges, we introduce FU-Mamba, an innovative framework that incorporates dynamic scanning and frequency domain enhancement within the SSM architecture. Specifically, the dynamic mamba block adaptively learns sampling offsets via a trainable offset prediction network and performs flexible bilinear interpolation, enabling content-aware scanning that preserves spatial coherence. Furthermore, a frequency domain enhancement block balances spectral components through wavelet-guided decomposition and spectrum pooling, improving robustness under adverse imaging conditions. Experimental findings indicate that FU-Mamba attains a notable enhancement in segmentation accuracy, evidenced by a 1.1% increase in the mean intersection over union (mIoU) metric when evaluated on the dental segmentation dataset.

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